Naked Truth Skincare

The Naked Truth attitude

Naked Truth Radiant Skincare values holistic treatments and ethically made products. Owner Kylie McIntee wanted these principles to reflect in the space.

Working with Batay-Csorba Architects, Naked Truth Radiant Skincare now has a beautiful studio showcasing natural materials.

All pieces are made of solid white oak.

Like a cloud

Pastel colours and soft accents create a calming atmosphere that strives for simplicity (a lot like us!). The furnishings allow the natural wood and brass accents to shine.

Our “floating” white oak slats showcase the original brick wall, making use of a unique feature of the space.

Artwork by Natalie Schiabel.

Natural materials are emphasized: White oak compliments the pastel colour scheme and brass hardware finishes.

Shelving and reception

As if floating, vertical white oak slats appear light and airy. These long, thin pieces are labour intensive but we love their effect. Used also for the reception desk (see below right), slats allow the table to be curved to create continuity with the other pieces.

Designed by Batay-Csorba Architects, this reception desk is special because of its sculptural nature and was challenging to make. It’s also the perfect way to be welcomed into a skincare boutique as beautiful as this one.

If you would like us to make something for you, email us a picture of your space with dimensions to info@1925workbench.com.

Find us on Instagram: @1925workbench.

custom reception desk

The scroll tray

Inspired by our piping table and made to look like an open scroll, this piece is simple and beautiful. Just the way we like it.

The scroll tray story

Collaborating with Akai Ceramics at the 2018 Interior Design Show, we displayed their ceramic pieces on our piping table. To say thank you, we drew inspiration from our piping table to create these special trays as a gift. We decided to call it the scroll tray. Made in white oak, we consider this our signature small piece.

Tim Lam incorporated our trays in his design for the One Room Challenge. See if you can spot them here!

Our piping table

The inspiration for our scroll trays is our very own piping table, the name being inspired by its pipe-shaped legs. The design was guided by our recollection of bamboo daybeds in Vietnam looked like.

And yes, we make tables and desks too! Blog post on this coming soon.

If you want us to make something for you, please email us with pictures of your space and dimensions to info@1925workbench.com.

Keep up with us on Instagram: @1925workbench.

Our very own piping table.

Our hook and rolling ladders

As much as we love our sliding doors, we like to switch things up by making a ladder or two (or more!). Better yet, you don’t need an at-home library or a Victorian manor to have one of these in your home. Easily incorporating them into your every life, this stylish addition adds a cool factor to your space.

Our hook ladder for Robert Watson Lofts. We love this ladder like we love Paddington the cat.

Flat track hardware: While most manufacturers make rounded hardware for rolling ladders, ours is flat. Same as our signature sliding door hardware, the flat track is as unique for a ladder as it is authentic to our brand.

Available hardware finishes: As of now, we offer raw steel (our most popular), matte black and brass finishes.

Not just for show

A lot of people think ladders have no use in the modern home, but what we like most about our ladders is this: they are actually useful.

• Bunk bed

• Hard-to-reach storage

• High cabinetry

• Library

• Your unique needs

On the right: Our rolling ladder is featured in a Designlines article about a Candy Factory loft conversion by architect firm Studio AC.

This is a very special project because we made copper hardware to match the white and copper theme of the loft.

See the completed loft featured in Designlines.

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Our white oak rolling ladder with copper hardware featured in Designlines. Loft designed by Studio AC. We love!!

Rolling white oak ladder

Special project: Display shelves made of metal and white oak with white oak ladder

Walnut rolling ladder

Ladder on rolling hardware in raw steel finish for Tip Top Lofts.

Walnut rolling ladder

Rolling ladder for a small loft kitchen

White oak rolling ladder

Very special project: Copper finish is not one of our regular hardware finishes

Walnut rolling ladder

Special small size walnut ladder with brass rolling hardware. Kitchen designed by Justin Rahim.

White oak hook ladder

White oak hook ladder with matte black hardware

Metal ladder

We also make ladders in metal. View a metal hook ladder we made for Tip Top Lofts here.

And finally…

The library ladder. Although we pride ourselves on the versatility of our ladders, we love a classic library ladder, too. Click here to watch a video of our client Lilli’s son sliding on the library ladder we made for them.

If you want us to make something for you, send us a picture of your space with dimensions to info@1925workbench.com .

Find us on Instagram to see more: @1925workbench.

Rolling vs. Hook ladders

Rolling ladder : The wheels roll along the track while wheels allow easy movement on the ground. This requires a continuous track.

Hook ladder : Can be unhooked moved to another length of track elsewhere in the room. This is a good option if a space cannot accommodate continuous track.

Hook ladder hardware

Special project: bedroom makeover

We designed a bedroom for two small boys. This one’s a special project because we crafted the entire space: bunk bed, shelves, drawers and door. Having two boys ourselves, we know the importance of practical furnishings that are simple yet effective.

Room makeover!

Welcome to a practical bedroom by us.

Drawing on our love for multi-purpose designs, we created pieces that are not only nice to look at, but useful. The drawers by the window provide a seating area and storage space while the drawers open from the lower bunk to store clothing.

Small space? No problem.

We utilized every inch of space in designing this room. If you live in Toronto, like us, you know that homes can get cramped, and they only seem to be getting smaller. Since our sliding doors take up so little space, we often work with clients living in downtown condos. For this condo, we ensured that the kids’ bedroom has everything it needs without looking cluttered.

The result: a modern bedroom made in Baltic birch plywood.

Better yet, this space should last until the boys are in their teens because the simple layout is highly adaptable to an ever-changing sense of style! We made a bunk bed using Baltic birch plywood for our own two boys. Click here to see how we decorated the room to match our vision.

If you want us to make something for you, please email us at info@1925workbench.com with a picture of your space and the appropriate dimensions.

To see what we’re doing next, find us on Instagram: @1925workbench.

New! Our signature walnut stools!!

We are excited to launch our new solid walnut piece, the loveable and sturdy walnut stools!! It comes in 2 heights, 18" and 9" It is perfect for that occasional seating, side table, or an accent piece. It be used as stools for a dining set, or console. We use the little one as a stepping stool for our toddlers in the bathroom, it looks great!

Please inquire for pricing and sizes.

This solid rift-cut white oak bed will have you seeing paradise birds

Paradise is not too far fetched here in the Regent Park condominium complex. Not if you've got a solid rift-cut oak bed on your side. Take a look for yourself and tell me you don't see paradise birds.

The walnut live edge desk for a newly revived home office

The waterfall edge is stunning with a live edge walnut piece because it actually does look like water is falling. This was made using one continuous solid piece of live edge walnut. The corner is mitered for that seamless fall.

Need I say again? Walnut, walnut, walnut. We can't have enough walnut. It is timeless beauty.

Set against the white built-in cabinetry and the grey tones rug, the walnut desk with raw steel legs really pops.

This is the view coming into the front door on your left side. Our client were thinking of putting a navy blue chair with this, I think it would look gorgeous because of that nice contrast between the deep blue and the yellow/brown warmth of the walnut, against a neutral backdrop. 

A closer look at the live edge. This would also work nicely as a mantle, or a simple kitchen island.

View from the dining room area looking into the the home office

Another look !

A bed and tallboy dresser made of reclaimed wood for industrial loft

Another Firry Old Pine bed is made for this industrial loft. Our client also wanted a tallboy dresser to go with it. The result is gorgeous!

Furnishing a New Reno in Yonge and Eglinton with a Dining Table and Console

After their place was finished with new floors, walls and a kitchen, what our clients needed was some beautiful handcrafted wooden furniture that bring about function and beauty to their space.

Ottawa has it Good with Two Barn Doors and a Walnut console!

Our client from Ottawa ordered their doors, hardware and console then drove to Toronto to pick them up! Talk about fun! Take a look for yourself how worth it the drive was.

Space Saving for Small Mudroom

For a small house without a hallway closet, this little built-in was the best solution for storage, and a coat station. The space is in the back room where where coats, shoes, bags, etc. were dumped,  it was always a mess... ...until now.  A space of 44" w x 96 h x 18" d was salvaged for a built-in entirely of solid white oak to act as a pantry, coat closet, shoe rack, purse rack, and everything in between.

If you would like a build-in storage unit with thoughtful space saving considerations...consider talking to us!

My Dream Console Table

After much complaining and whining about the fact that I don't have a work space (partly because our house is so small), Rock finally made me a wall mounted console table to my desire! It would have to work together with all the pieces we have in the house, and work in a way that virtually takes up no space and still be functional.

If you would like a custom built console for your work space that seamlessly blends in with your house, contact us!

Ohh La La...Sleek and Sophisticated Dining Set in a Modern Reno

55Design is back on our blog, this time they have The Long Feast walnut dining table and matching bench in mind for a modern reno in the Danforth.

Rock and my father-in-law really worked hard to get the table and bench done before Christmas because that's what was asked of us. They leave the workshop at 10 pm everyday, you don't want to know the face I have on when Rock gets home at that time. But I promise it was a beautiful face when I saw the finished table and bench at the shop.

Are you ready for a complete make over of your house and have a stunning dining set to complete the look?  Talk to 55Design, because you will be glad you did, and everything will work out from there!

The Pedestal Walnut Table Roams the City Again

Hillcrest seems to be a great area in Toronto, and the 4 feet by 10 feet pedestal walnut table thinks so too!  So that's where it's will settle, in a beautifully and delightfully renovated house along with many charming pieces such as a salvaged orange vanity on the main floor powder room.

I'm being invited back in the new year when the chairs are in and the renovation is more settled to take photos of the place!  I'm very excited about that and very excited to see what chairs our client fancies for this table!

A Vanity for each Bathroom

One for upstairs, and one for downstairs; One made of solid walnut, and one made of reclaimed hemlock; One big and one small.  But both are beautiful and functional! That's one lucky house...to have its owner treat it so well!

If you want a vanity made just for your space, please contact us!

Custom Home Office in Forest Hill, Toronto

This is not your ordinary home office, it is made with much thought and style. The dominating wood element here goes very well with the location of the house, Forest Hill! 55Design.ca came up with the design of the entire office and contacted us to have it built, from the sliding barn door, to the shelves, to the desk and the counter top, to the installation of the units and lighting, we were asked to make it happen, and look! It happened.

Now are you inspired enough to get a home office going?

Another "Can you handle the big-ness?" Walnut Table

This table belongs perfectly with this well thought out beautiful house.  From the interior design to the available space, even I, a seasoned table looker, got a little intimidated.

More of the Chalkboard Wardrobe

Here are some more pictures of the Chalkboard wardrobe in its home! Our client just sent in these pictures.  You can read the original blog here

The Chalkboard Wardrobe

Looking for a free-standing wardrobe for the front of the house to store the kids jackets and shoes, our client came to us asking for a design that brings a little fun while still maintains the formality of the house.  More importantly is the durability factor--kids!

For the fun part, we suggested to have the panels of the doors painted in chalk board paint, and the handles to be of bright colours, different lengths, and installed one vertical and one horizontal.  For the durability, we suggested to go with white oak since our client wanted a lighter wood because the house already has many dark wood elements such as the floor.  White oak is modern and beautiful, and it has the colour of bamboo, and bamboo is quite the "in" thing these days.

I hope the kids (and parents) have fun with the chalkboard.  I can't wait to see what it looks like with chalk play on it!

IS IT BIG ENOUGH FOR YOU?

If you have the space for a 5 feet by 10 feet long walnut dining table, then why not!  A little intimidating to sit for dinner at this table, but think about all the food it can hold...oh, and not to mention all the guests you can have.  Be prepare for some envious eyes though.

It started out because our client up-sized to a big house from a condo downtown Toronto.  So the dining table they had looked a little midget in the large dinning room.  After getting the walnut slab door on sliding hardware from us for their master bed,  it just makes sense to get a walnut slab dinning table suitable for a long feast!  Yes, the table is the same one we have in our dinning room and we called it "The Long Feast", but our kitchen and dining room combined is 200 square feet, so our Long Feast is a little short and small compared to this Long Feast...so we all called it the Extra Big and Long Feast!

We had a little photo shoot of the table at our workshop, can't help it, it was fun!

You must be wanting to see it in the client's house by now.  Look below.  It took 3 moving men to carry it it in and one Rock to assemble the legs to the table top.  I'm always, of course, prancing around, not doing much (but not much gets done without me though).

Wait!  Sorry, I can't find my SD card with all the pictures in it!  Stay tune...getting it to it soon...I know I'm torturing you.