I was recently looking through boxes of things we haven’t even opened since we packed them up in Brooklyn before moving to the farm . Surprisingly, there are an awful lot of boxes filled with “important” belongings that we’ve hardly missed in the last year and a half. Such things as my teapot (which after … Continue reading
So, at long last, I’m really stoked to share with you a link to our handcrafted furniture website: www.thesealab.com Take a look at our portfolio to see our Fall collection and see what we’ve been up to in the woodshop. PLUS if you’re in New York, please come visit us at the Brooklyn Flea this … Continue reading
In addition to all of my canning and baking escapades this summer, M and I (mostly M, but I do come in handy sometimes) have been working up furniture in the woodshop. We’re preparing prototypes and refining the design of the first collection, planning to make it public this Fall : ) Some of the … Continue reading
Lately, the first priority around here has been lumber: milling, stacking, cataloging, re-stacking and relocating lots of lumber. Since making friends with a local tree surgeon, M has been receiving calls multiple times times each week to salvage gigantic logs which are the remnants of stately generations-old trees gracing estates around the Eastern Shore. Typically … Continue reading
As previously noted one of the motivating factors for our city exodus was to live off the land and make furniture. Well, this weekend we got one step closer. Over the past few weeks in between the renovation projects M has been bolt by bolt assembling the LumberMate Pro (yes, that is the actual model name), … Continue reading
Pioneering the Ordinary 