We started making small objects for our home using wood off cuts from larger projects. During the Covid-19 pandemic, we have rekindled our love for making these elegant pieces and want to show you the ones we currently have.

we make a variety of small objects using off cuts from our larger projects.

We always wanted to make small objects but were held back by a busy schedule. While they take a long a time to make, they utilize materials from our larger projects, such as doors and tables.

Not wanting to waste these beautiful materials, we transformed them into objects for the home. The first one was a walnut tray for My Le’s desk at home, which was made when 1925Workbench first began. Next, we made an iPad holder from reclaimed wood and a scroll tray which we gifted to a friend. We wrote a diary entry about our scroll tray, too! Read it here.

Our current small objects:

Scroll tray
Chopsticks tray
Ring tray
Butcher block cutting board

In the end, these objects can be used for whatever best fits your space and your lifestyle. We just love making them. The rest is up to you.

Chopsticks tray used for pens

Chopsticks tray

Reducing waste

Using off cuts to make our small objects contributes to the conscious consumer society we support. By repurposing materials, we decrease our overall waste and honour the natural beauty of wood. Besides, it is a pleasure to make something beautiful out of something that would otherwise we wasted. Pieces we cannot use become firewood that heat a portion of our shop during the winter.

We now have an online shop for our small objects. It’s a way our clients can have a handmade, Canadian made piece to accent their space. We find joy in having our own “little shop” amidst our larger projects and we hope you do too.

Note: We are still open for business during this time, although email response times may be longer than usual. If you would like us to make something for you, please email us at info@1925workbench.com with pictures of your space and dimensions.

Find us on Instagram: @1925workbench

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.