Autumn aspirations

Teel, orange and deep violet: We are enjoying the beauty of autumn at the shop!

Sights of the season

As we enjoy the cooler breezes and warmer shades of Fall, we are reminded of the beauty of colour. This powerful tool is important to our own creations as well. Whether it be a light hue or natural wash, these choices give a piece character and effect the rest of a space in the process. So in the spirit of grey skies and golden landscapes, we wanted to share some pieces which we feel best capture the essence of Autumn.

But first, a few things to love these days:

• natural accents taken from outside the home (like the gourd above!)

• beautiful entry doors against burnt red brick

• walnut pieces that evoke the rustic essence of the wood

• golden yellow doors (and leaves!)

• cool grey doors

Some of our favourite Fall moments

Golden horizons

Half moon door

Autumnal accents

Sliding door on brassy beau hardware

A black and orange harvest

Curvy Corner entry door for Sam Sacks Design

Seasonal offerings

Walnut table

Crisp yellow on a Fall morning

Half moon entry door

A match made in Fall

Curvy corner door made for Andrea Gelinas

Walnut character

Walnut sliding door on bassy beau hardware

Grey chevron sliding doors.

Whether it be Autumn or not, colour is magic and we love using it for exactly that.

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

House&Home magazine Fall2015 small space issue features our house!

We had so much fun doing the photo shoot with House&Home. Kai and Morgan were so good at making our place look fantastic (that's right, our house don't normally look like this). Thank you Virginia and Sara for photographing our house in the best light!

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 !

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!