Furniture that fits the room, the home, and the family.
A one-person shop in Lyndonville, Vermont. Thirteen years building custom furniture, restoring pieces worth keeping, and once in a while opening the shop to the public.
What I make
Custom commissions, restoration, and built-ins for old Vermont homes. Plus the occasional workshop in the shop.
Recent work
A few pieces from the last couple of years. The portfolio page has the rest.
Cherry farmhouse dining table for the Calloways
Cherry, hand-planed top, breadboard ends · Peacham, VT
Sarah and Mark were rebuilding their farmhouse kitchen and needed a table to anchor it. We picked the cherry together, talked about how big the family was going to get, and I built a piece that could handle a generation of meals.
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Restored secretary desk, three generations old
Walnut, original hardware preserved · St. Johnsbury, VT
Diane's grandmother's secretary desk had moved through three houses and a flood. The drawers stuck, the finish was lost, and the back was held on with packing tape.
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Built-in shelving and window seat
White oak, painted millwork to match trim · Lyndonville, VT
Tom's living room had two awkward corners and trim that didn't quite match anything from a hardware store. I built the shelving and bench to fit the wall it was going on, painted to match the original 1908 trim, and made it look like it had been there since the house was built.
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One piece, start to finish. This walnut console started as rough boards and ended up in a bedroom in the Kingdom. Here's the whole road.
Rough stock
Walnut, straight off the mill. Still rough, still a little wild. You pick the boards for the grain you want before anything else happens.
Milled and glued up
Planed flat and glued into a panel. This is when the grain finally shows you what it's going to be.
Cut by hand
Dovetails, cut and fit by hand before any glue. Slow, but it's the joint that holds for a hundred years.
Oiled by hand
First coat of oil. Half the top still dry, half of it awake. This is my favorite part of every build.
Home
Delivered and set in place. Now it stops being my project and starts being someone's furniture.
Coming up at the shop
Workshops, shows, and craft fairs over the next few months.
Finishing demystified: oil, wax, shellac
December 5, 2026 · Cedar Hollow Shop, Lyndonville, VT
A workshop on finishes. Oil. Wax. Shellac. When to use which, how to apply each, how to fix what goes wrong. We'll work on small sample boards together, then walk through what would change on a real piece.
Vermont Makers Winter Group Show
December 12 – January 30, 2027 · Catamount Arts Center, 115 Eastern Ave, St. Johnsbury, VT
A winter group show at Catamount Arts featuring a dozen Vermont makers. The show runs through January 30. I'm showing a walnut writing desk and a pair of maple bedside tables (the ones from the Danville commission), both available.
From the shop
A week in the workshop, more or less. Follow along on Instagram for the running view.
What folks have said
“My grandmother's secretary desk was almost unusable. They restored it without erasing what made it hers. I cried a little when I picked it up.”
Diane Whitcomb
Restoration, St. Johnsbury VT
“We commissioned a dining table for our farmhouse and Cedar Hollow built something better than we'd hoped for. It's the centerpiece of every meal.”
Sarah & Mark Calloway
Custom dining table, Peacham VT
“Quoted fair, finished on time, and the piece is going to outlive me. That's three things most contractors can't manage.”
Tom Beauregard
Custom built-ins, Lyndonville VT
Have a piece in mind?
Tell me what you're thinking. I'll come take a look.