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Chest of Drawers
Chest of Drawers (Honduran Mahogany)

70" wide x 22" deep x 48" high

 

Built in two sections so it could be moved through a narrow stairway to the master bedroom in a Redondo Beach, CA town house, this traditional chest of drawers provides ample space for everything from jewelry to clothing and extra blankets.
Woman's Vanity (Dressing Table)
Woman's Vanity (Dressing Table) (Birch)

37 ½" long x 22" deep x 67 ½" high

 

Inspired by a similar design by modernist Austrian architect Otto Wagner, woodworker David Rosenbloom built this vanity as a gift for his wife Linda. It resides in the bedroom of their Los Angeles home.

Room Divider Chest
Room Divider Chest
Room Divider Chest (Mahogany)
Japanese Tansu Style
67" long x 42" high x 27" deep

 

This double-fronted Japanese tansu was built as a room divider for a family in Long Beach, CA, who wanted to separate an open entry area from their living room.  The side facing the front door of the house contains drawers for car keys and other items one grabs when exiting the house, plus storage for backpacks and the like.  The  side facing the living room has large drawers for linen and storage below (behind the  rice paper paneled doors) for other items used in entertaining.

Dining Room ChestDining Room Chest
Dining Room Chest
Japanese Tansu Style (Honduran Mahogany)
41" wide x 52" high x 20" deep

 

Built for a Seattle, WA couple to store their fine china, glassware, flatware and linens within easy reach of the formal dining room in a new home. Hammered iron hinges and pulls adds to the chest’s antique look.

Chest of Drawers
Chest of Drawers (Cherry)
37 ½ wide x 21" deep x 36" high

 

Made for a growing family in Mendocino, CA, this chest doubles as a   changing table. When the diaper stage is over, the top tray can be removed and the chest used by anyone, big or small.

Highboy Chest of Drawers
Highboy Chest of Drawers (Birch)
48" wide x 18 ¾" deep x 73 ¼" high

 

This pseudo-Art Deco highboy was built for a woman with very particular tastes. It had to provide a large amount of drawer space for clothing, storage for handbags and other accessories, and counter space for jewelry boxes. And it couldn’t be symmetrical or ordinary.

Side Cabinet
Side Cabinet (Cherry & Maple)
14 ½" wide x 22 ¼" deep x 25"high

 

This side cabinet with full extension drawers was not made for a bedroom, although it would be right at home there. Instead it was commission by an Oakland, CA electronics expert to house the 14 remote controllers he uses in his home theater.

Jewelry Chest
Jewelry Chest (Cherry)
18" long x 14" high x 12" deep
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Made for the woman who had jewelry in so many boxes she stopped wearing a lot of it. Each drawer is sized and compartmentalized for a different type of item - earrings, bracelets, pins, rings, etc.

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