Some of the sketches had names and the page was dated: 1 April 1995.
In this century-old Arts & Crafts style apartment two blocks away from President Barack Obama’s stately Kenwood home, I and an associate have gradually replaced all of the sorely abused mahagony trim with brand new oak. We have also re-cased the windows and put in new door jambs, mimicking the original style with custom milling and construction. Most of the doors have been replaced, though we did not build the doors, only finished and installed them. In addition, we replaced the mantel and designed, built and installed custom benches.
This bench supports a wide-screen TV and electroniccomponents sit on a shelf underneath. Below that is an
existing radiator. Access to the valve via a small hatch
on the end panel.
I put a floating hinged “table-top” at the junction of thecenter and right benches. It lifts up to allow access to
storage. The corner is notched to let appliance cords
reach an existing receptacle.
The tops of the center and right benches fold back inorder to allow cushioned seating.
Underneath the center and right benches is storage.
For this mantel we added bookshelves
with sliding glass doors.
