Furniture Designer/Artisan Scott Johnston 818-708-3744
CUSTOM FURNITURE DETAILS
Paying Meticulous Attention to Detail Produces Successful Custom Furniture Projects
Paying Meticulous Attention to Detail Produces Successful Custom Furniture Projects
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Details are the distinguishing expressions of vision
Details are the subtleties of a line
Details are the balance and flow of creativity
Details are the development of Fine Custom Furniture Design
The skill of communication is the Key! A knowledgeable furniture craftsman will ask poignant questions to discover your personal taste in style, shape, color, likes and dislikes, etc. A photo of the room is helpful so they may see the room as you do. There are numerous details that they will sort through to find what is important to you for your custom-made furnishings.
Going through this demanding exercise of details with your craftsman may seem tedious, however, putting cost and design in line and up front will leave less to chance. Assumptions can lead to expensive mistakes.
The approval of defined furniture details are transformed to shop drawings. If changes and/or modifications, thereafter, are to be made, they must be in writing to avoid any miscommunication or misinterpretation. Also, progression photos should be offered as the furniture project proceeds.
Communication ensures a pleasant experience in a successful custom-made furniture project.
SIZE: Width, Height, Depth, Shape
STYLES: Old World, Traditional, Italian, French, English, Asian, Contemporary
FUNCTION: What do you want from the piece; Storage, Display or Concealing your items. Does the piece need to be a focal point or blend into its surroundings
WOODS: Solids, Plywood, MDF, Veneers domestic & exotic, their grain cuts - plain slice, rotary rift, burls, etc. Each wood type has its own natural characteristics
METALS: Brass, Copper, Iron, Steel
STONE: Marble, Granite, Synthetic
GLASS: Standard, Cast, Pillow, Curved, Etched, Laminated Tints, Edge detail, etc.
MOULDING: Crown, Waist, Base, Frieze, Chair, Panel Rabbet, Fluting, Reeding, Turnings, Columns, Pilaster, Capitals, Corbels, Plinth blocks, etc.
ORNAMENTATION: Composition, Embossed, Metal, Carving, Coining, Ribbons, Acanthus Leaf, Cartouches, Drops, Medallions, etc.
LIGHTING: Incandescent, Fluorescent, Halogen, Fiber Optics
JOINERY: Butt, Rabbet, Dovetail, Dado, Mortise & Tenon, Doweled, Miter, etc.
DOORS & DRAWERS: Raised or Recessed Panels, Flat, Curved
DOOR OPERATION: Doors Inset, Lipped, 1/2 or Full Overlay Hinges that Lift Up/Down, Bi-Fold, Slide, Pocket, Decorative, Concealed, etc.
DRAWER OPERATION: Slides, Wood Runners, Steel with Nylon Wheels, Steel Ball Bearings, Glides, Side or Under Mount
TOP COATS: Wax, Shellac, Varnishes, Polyurethane, Polyesters, Lacquer, etc.
PAINT & STAIN: Oil, Latex, Tints, Danish Oil, UTC Colors, Gels, Aniline & Water Base Dyes
FAUX: Graining, Crackles, Textured, Ragged, Hand Rubbed, etc.
METALLIC: Gold, Silver and Copper Leafing, Liquid Metal, Power Coating & Patinas