Lately many people are asking for exterior stair railings, not necessarily because they need one themselves, but because an aging family members chided, When are you going to get a railing I can hold onto so I don’t fall and break my neck? Who wants that kind of guilt & liability? An investment in a well-made, sturdy [...]
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Ways to Personalize Your Exterior Stair Railing
By Jennifer on February 22, 2012 in Architectural, Design, Gates & Railings, Ornamental & Artistic Metal Work
When Off-the-Shelf Isn’t Good Enough: 50 Ways to Add Pizazz with Custom Metal Work
There are endless ways to add unique touches around your home & landscape with decorative metal work. I’ve listed 50 ways here and I’m keeping a running tab. Leave a comment with your own ideas and I will add it to the list. Interior Architectural 1. Staircase railings 2. Staircases 3. Loft / balcony railings [...]
Client as Artist, Metal Railing as Canvas
We recently created and installed this simple metal deck railing for clients in NE Portland. Simple yes, but unique & stunning still the same due to the creativity of our clients. They wanted to add an assortment of handmade colored glass tiles to the railing but didn’t know quite how. After talking through some ideas we decided on [...]
Driveway Gate — Work in Progress
By Jennifer on February 24, 2010 in Architectural, Gates & Railings, Ornamental & Artistic Metal Work, Process & Technique
A glimpse of what’s going on in the shop these days — a driveway gate & walk-through gate for clients who run a lavender farm in Woodinville, Washington. As they prepare to open their farm to the public they need a stout & eye-catching driveway gate to 1) attract, impress & spark curiosity as people [...]
SouthWest Style in the SouthEast
We are officially bi-coastal! We installed this railing for my mother & stepfather over the holidays in Durham, North Carolina. We’re quite relieved that all the pieces survived the freight trip and that our long-distance measuring proved accurate. For the story behind the railing, click here. ( Note the nice NC sunshine in December — [...]
Asian Chandelier Adds Warmth
Just in time for the shortest day of the year Dave and I added some warmly exotic lighting to our dining room. For several months I had been eyeing some Vietnamese lights at my favorite local bistro/retail store Mint Tea. I knew it was time to buy when Abdul, the co-owner, told me they were having a [...]
Metal Work for a House with a Past
Here are photos of a recent project we completed in Northeast Portland. Our client is renovating this old beauty with the help of a PDC grant (Portland Development Commission targets certain neighborhoods for revitalization and offers grants for building improvements). It has been converted to two apartments and an art studio. Word has it that [...]
Whimsical Ornamental Railing
By Jennifer on November 20, 2009 in Architectural, Gates & Railings, Ornamental & Artistic Metal Work
We recently installed this stair railing at a client’s home. To read the story behind the design, go here. We used a hammer textured powder coat called silver vein.
Shots around the Studio
By Jennifer on October 29, 2009 in Architectural, Gates & Railings, Ornamental & Artistic Metal Work, Process & Technique
I went around with my camera today taking photos of our goings on. We recently got this southwestern porch railing back from powder coat. Next stop, palletize & ship to North Carolina. Laser cut parts for the ribbit railing. Rust happens! Natural oxidation in action on the railing we built for our house [...]
Frog Motif Makes for Simple & Fun Metal Railing
By Jennifer on October 14, 2009 in Architectural, Design, Gates & Railings, Ornamental & Artistic Metal Work
We were asked to come up with some railing designs for a new client in Battle Ground, WA; an 80 year old woman who is upgrading her home for better accessibility and ease-of-use . Her one-level home with its open floor plan is spacious and classy and she doesn’t want to clutter up its charm [...]