Stevens Woodshop: Open for Business!

Hi friends, Bettina here.

For as long as I can remember, I have loved to craft and make DIY items for my room, apartment, friends apartments, whatever! Sooo when we bought our first home in 2012, you better believe I went to work! Since moving in, Paul has been a gem; always putting up with my crazy ideas and making them come to life. I started small with things for our walls, but as my taste for expensive items grew, I realized we needed to get some more tools in our belt {see what I did there ;)} 

We started with a couple ottomans, a coat rack, a sign for the guest room and a jewelry holder. Since then we've built a coffee table, side table, headboards, entryway bench, and china cabinet. The more we built, the more we wanted to build, and it became a nice way for us to enjoy time together without just sitting on the couch :)

Initial projects before our home became a local hardware store

Paul and I never imagined we would be building furniture as a way to raise support for our adoption, but as people continued to tell us they would buy our pieces, the more we thought, why not? Over time we've bought the tools required and a few weeks ago made a trip to Lowes to make our woodshop a reality!

If only our garage wasn't built for just a single car! :)

 DeWALT to the rescue!

We started just by word of mouth, and surprisingly had a few items purchased almost immediately! Below is our work on a custom coffee table bought by one of my co-workers (thanks John and Amanda!!)

 Putting the chevron pattern together!

 Gluing them down before the the nails go in

Pattern done with trim attached!

 Sanding away! You can see I have an N95 mask and glasses...safety first people!

Stained per their request!

Complete with legs!

Since we started having more inquiries, we decided to put together a brochure that has a few of the pieces we've done for our own home, stain options, as well as contact info for custom orders! You can view it as a Google document HERE, but download it for best viewing, as the pictures are a little grainy otherwise!

As of right now, I've decided not to list the furniture on my Etsy site (as we currently don't have a good way to ship them), BUT if you don't live nearby and are interested in a piece, let me know and I can get you some pricing to have it sent your way!

We are open to doing custom pieces and would be happy to talk options, colors, and details to fit the needs of your space! 100% of these proceeds will be put toward our adoption, and our future kiddos will forever be represented in your home! :)

Please feel free to contact us with any questions and as always, spread the word! 

Happy Friday to you all! xo