Ok, just because you haven’t heard from Slab-Fab-studio for a while… it doesn’t mean we’ve been sitting on our hands.
The remodel of Shuford Rd. is finally set on a back burner, in a nicely livable state… cushy, I think is one appropriate adjective for it.
You may have seen the Shuford remodel slide show on my Billy Sproul Blogsite. I am very proud of the project and my wife, Marie Morris (who’s seen tons of kitchens in her line of work!) is very happy with the outcome too.
But now it is time to get back to REAL work!
I wanted to show you some specific projects that I am particularly proud of, and provide you with some details.
First I’d like to show off the concrete counters that Jim Ojamaa and I created for Shuford Rd.
WC converted to a wetbar off dining room
Polished aggregate exposed kitchen island.
Kitchen sink area perimeter counters
We wanted to make a subtle distinction between the tops, to create further visual interest and impact.
We chose to polish and expose the colored glass aggregates of the island, and leave the perimeter tops a… straight from the cast look.
We have been using a wonderful low VOC waterborne 2 part epoxy primer and clear finish called Eco-Tuff.
It gives the concrete color enhancement we want, yet the durability,ease of application, and eco-friendliness we need.
I will be having Lynne Harty do some professional photos of these new counters and other Slab-Fab-Studio projects.
Lynne can make the counters, etc. look as good as they do in real life… probably even better!
Lynne as recently launched her new website, do check it out, she is very good at whatever she gets involved with.
I will post those photos when we produce them.
Quickly, I’d like to share a couple of other projects with you…
One is the Shuford dinner table.
It is big, and seats more dinner guests than one should invite without having your head examined… 🙂
Shane Martin made a exquisite 1 1/2 ” x 36″x 96″ solid cherry slab.
Slab-Fab built a welded steel base in a lofty, industrial type look to contrast the natural perfection of the cherry with cold rustic steel.
With a bench seat on either side of the table, you can comfortably seat 10 people. So… let’s get the cookin started!
(See my scratch green enchilada sauce recipe here!)
Lastly,
My back has been asking for a new mattress for a couple of years.
Marie and I finally broke down and purchased a Sonno Prima mattress from Design Within Reach.
If you’ve seen DWR’s prices, I’d say “within reach” is a bit of a stretch! 🙂
The upshot… the mattress was delivered… and Slab-Fab-Studio got a chance to build a platform bed frame for it.
It was a challenging project, partly because of the large dimensions involved, but also the design effort to hide the platform support system.
The firm foam mattress is completely reliant on the platform structure for support.
A combination of a angle steel framework and Advantech engineered flooring solved the structure problems.
And the final outcome… we are ready to blast off to dreamland…. my back is happier!
Ok you guys, if you’ve gotten this far with me!
Slab-Fab-Studio is ready to roll up our sleeves with your pet project!
If you can think it up, and we can get it out our shop doors, we can build it!
Let’s get our our brains on point, pencil’s to paper, and our hands dirty!
Who says America doesn’t make things anymore?
Let’s get this American economy rolling again!
(I know, a bit grandiose… but you get the picture….) 🙂