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212 Alder Street Portland, Oregon
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Honest work, and a quote you can understand.

Made for the room. Built for years.

Custom furniture, repairs, and built-ins from Mara and Dev’s three-person workshop on Alder Street.

Find the right kind of work.

All services

Care and repair

Repairs and finishing

Repairs and finishing

Loose joints, worn finishes, family pieces.

See repairs

Good things
start with the grain.

A room has its own character. We choose timber and finishes that belong in yours.

Warm oak
Character you can see and feel.
Rich walnut
A deeper tone, made to last.
Natural finishes
Let the material do the talking.
Boards clamped on the workbench
Good material. A careful joint. Nothing unnecessary.

Three visits to your home.

Everything between them happens at our bench.
  1. Measure.
    A drill press boring a clean hole in oak

    We measure the room.

    Walls, floors, doorways and the stairs the piece must climb. Drawings within a week.

  2. Make.
    Hands planing a board at the bench

    We make it at the bench.

    Boards chosen for the load they carry. Every joint dry-fitted before glue.

  3. Fit.
    A craftsman shaping chair legs in the workshop

    We fit it in place.

    Delivered, leveled and scribed to your wall. A care card stays in the drawer.

What we make

Custom furniture

Custom furniture

Dining tables, desks, and storage, drawn around the room you have.

Custom furniture
Built-in cabinetry

Built-in cabinetry

Useful storage with careful measurements and a finish that fits your home.

Built-in cabinetry
Repair and refinishing

Repair and refinishing

Keep a well-loved piece in service with sound joints and a thoughtful finish.

Repair and refinishing

Two ways to work with us.

A repair with a clear scope, or a piece designed for your space. Every project starts with a written estimate.

A wobbly dining chair

Two loose rails reglued with hide glue, one dowel replaced, finish matched.

$240 / repair
  • Collected and returned.
  • Ready in two weeks.
  • Two-year joint guarantee.

A cherry sideboard

1.8 m, three drawers, oiled. Drawings and a timber sample before we cut.

$1,200 / from
  • Shop drawings in a week.
  • Dry-fitted before glue-up.
  • Delivered and leveled.

Make room for something lasting.

Tell us what you have in mind. We will help you find the right timber, scope, and next step.

Make room for something lasting.
Boards clamped together on the bench

This is a demo

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