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Mesquite counter top

Mesquite counter tops, bar tops in designed using mesquite end grain, edge grain, plank or face grain.  Some tops use book matched mesquite which can enhance the uniqueness of the top

Mesquite Countertop

Kitchen Center Island

Mesquite Bar Tops

Beautifully handcrafted from Texas woods such as Mesquite as well as your traditional woods of Walnut & Cherry.  Custom designed to fit into any space.

Bar Tops

Stair Treads

Staircase

Outdoor Table

Custom Design Furniture

Walnut counter top

Walnut is a rich nutty brown color.  It adds warmth to any room in the home.  

Walnut Countertops

Cherry Counter tops

Cherry Countertops

Maple center island Counter Tops

Maple counter tops used all over the house including kitchen, bathroom, laundry room, office.  Center island tops, bar tops using edge grain, end grain, plank style/ face grain.

Maple Countertops

Brizilian Cherry Counter tops

Brazilian  Cherry counter tops in face grain, edge grain, and end grain designs.  Brazilian Cherry is also known as Jatoba.  It is one of the worlds hardest woods.  very durable and highly resistant to dents

Brazilian Cherry Countertops

Chicago Bread Baker's Kitchen.  Design by Fred M Alsen of fma Interior Design.

Chicago Penthouse Bread Baker's Kitchen featuring Greenfield Cabinetry by Fred M Alsen of fma Interior Design.

Expanding a dark, enclosed kitchen into a large, bright, but functional space for an avid bread baker posed several design challenges. The original kitchen was divided by a wall from the dining room, which had large windows facing onto a magnificent eighteenth-story city view. The client wanted to remove the wall in order to open the kitchen to the windows. Yet the client, who loves to cook, did not want to lose useable working space. In addition, because the apartment is located in a high-rise condominium, the plumbing could not be moved, requiring us to anchor the prep area around an inconveniently-located sink. In addition, the client insisted on a large bread area with a butcher’s block countertop that needed to be balanced against an otherwise modern aesthetic. 

Solutions
We solved the workspace concerns by creating three work zones. Zone one uses one side of the island and countertops around the sink to build a prep area. Zone two groups the cooktop, refrigerator, and an undercounter oven into a cooking space. An 18-inch inset in the island creates a three-sided work area around the cooktop. Zone three provides the client with a large end-grain mesquite butcher’s block worktop and a French-door wall oven for baking. To extend the kitchen into the former dining room, we used a handmade face plank mesquite counter-height breakfast bar with a hand dovetailed waterfall leg that echoes the waterfall on the island. The bar provides an eating area that allows diners to look out the windows onto the city lights and stunning sunsets while simultaneously permitting the cook to keep an eye on pots on the stove. By using wood on the breakfast bar, we tied together the two sides of the kitchen, wrapping the modern white matte glass-fronted cabinets in the warmth of the deep reddish hues of the mesquite. The bar lays directly on an American-quarried soapstone countertop shot through with quartz veining that mirrors the grain in the wood. A cork floor offers a soft support for long hours of cooking, and acid etched mirror glass backsplashes bounce light without reflections. A colorful glass cityscape mosaic behind the sink mimics the views out the window and, along with a wall of vintage food posters, brings splashes of color into the kitchen.

Chicago Penthouse Bread Baker's Kitchen by Fred M Alsen of fma Interior Design

Spalted Pecan and Mesquite dinning room table

For the hard to find size, color, style we custom build to you our clients specifications.   We will help you choose wood type, shape, size and base.  

Custom Tables

Outdoor Furniture

counter top drain board

Design Options

Mesquite Face Grain counter top

Mesquite Face Grain counter top with under mount sink

Face Grain Counter Tops

Pecan Butcher Block Center Island

Culinary Island.  3 inch thick end grain tops with  multiple woods, including mesquite, pecan, hickory, cherry.  available options include wine racks, integrated cutting boards, knife blocks, dove tailed drawers, multiple shelves and locking casters to be used as a cart.

Culinary Islands

Brazilian Cherry, Jatoba Counter Top

Edge Grain Wood Countertops

Kitchen Design

Center Islands, Bar Tops, Breakfast Bar, Counter Tops for the kitchen

Pecan / Hickory butcher block counter tops

Pecan and hickory butcher block counter tops.

Pecan / Hickory Butcher Block Countertops

Live Edge & Book Matched Slabs

Bathroom, Vanity Mesquite counter top

Bathrooms

Cherry End Grain

End Grain Countertops

Walnut Chopping block set on granite counter top

Chopping Block

Walnut Credenza

Furniture

Mantel

Garage Apartment Built-In

Country Home in Texas

Small Kitchen for A Backyard Casita

Custom Built Ins & Floating Shelving

Kitchen Carts

The Manhatten Project

End Grain Butcher Block Top

Kitchen Remodel

Ranch House Barn Doors

Pecan Oval Dining Table

Mesquite Dining Table

Cherry Farmhouse Table

Bar Top with Waterfall

The Ultimate Home Bar

The Ultimate Man Cave

Wimberley Farmhouse

Wimberley Farm House

Texas Live Oak Center Island with Live Edge

End Grain Cherry Center Island Top

End Grain Cherry Center Island 4" thick finished with Conversion Varnish to seal and protect wood several coats all sides.  Water & stain resistant, simple soap & water clean up.  

Lake House Center Island

Farmhouse Kitchen Counter Tops

1970's Texas Ranch House Kitchen Remodel:  Alder distressed countertops stained American and Dark Walnut

Laundry & Mud Rooms

Wood Countertops for the laundry room, mud room and pantry 

Small Dining Spaces

Tables and bench tops for bench seating in breakfast nooks and small dining spaces

Conference Tables

Home office and Commercial Business Furniture

The Board Room

Deep Epoxy Pour Furniture

Live edge Slabs for the Kitchen

End Grain Butcher Block

Live Edge Dining Table

Texas Historical Society - San Felipe de Austin Musuem

Pecan Live Edge with Deep Epoxy Pour

Pecan Slab Center Island

Hunting Lodge Pecan Slab Center Island

Butlers Bar

Utilize an empty wall for a bar, shelving and storage.  Walnut edge grain top with walnut floating shelving, LED Lighting for the main living space.  Cabinets are flat panel.  Style is Contemporary Farmhouse.

Home Bar

1890's Ranch Remodel

Mesquite Countertop with Inlay

Walnut End Grain

Live Edge Slabs Create Beautiful Counter tops

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Eat-in kitchen - large contemporary galley concrete floor and brown floor eat-in kitchen idea in Austin with wood countertops, a farmhouse sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, white backsplash, wood backsplash, colored appliances and an island

Large elegant galley medium tone wood floor eat-in kitchen photo in Austin with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, wood countertops, gray backsplash, stainless steel appliances and an island

Open concept kitchen - mid-sized victorian galley open concept kitchen idea in Austin with a farmhouse sink, recessed-panel cabinets, medium tone wood cabinets, granite countertops, terra-cotta backsplash, stainless steel appliances and an island

Example of a trendy kitchen design in Austin

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