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Terrapin Studio’s Woodcraft

Intro & Descriptions of Work

The exhibit work was designed by architects and designers for the many companies who contracted the exhibit shop. The Chaco Culture exhibit and the MCI Lobby were the only two of my numerous projects I had time to get pictures of. As the artist and finisher for this shop, I created the end result of all the exhibits, including; building the glass exhibit cases, painting and silk-screening panels, frames and drawing the levels of the relief map to be cut in the shop, then finished and silk-screened it. Applying fabric to wall panels, matching colors, etc…

The Chaco Culture Visitors Center exhibit in New Mexico done for the National Park Service.

MCI Lobby in Washington DC.

The Wood Care Shoppe was established in 1983 as a refinishing business. My husband and I were subcontracted to the exhibit shop and then a custom furniture shop before opening our own custom furniture shop in 1985 in Rockaway, NJ.

This is a portion of the work done. Some of the designs were from architects and designers, some were our own designs.

Bathroom vanity done in antique white, white and navy blue laminate.

Custom recessed tubular lighting runs through the inner track around the mirror.

Medicine cabinets above the sink with a mirrored backsplash and drawer over the tank lid,

Making a very small bathroom look large and elegant.

A Maple table base with an oval glass top, etched to match the shape of the base.
Exercise room built in wall unit done in grey Birds-Eye Maple and black lacquer laminate with smoked glass doors.

Media center for large projection screen television with matching silk speaker covers.
Wall mounted entertainment unit with creamy pickled finish on Red Oak,

retracting doors and venting below center unit for heating.

Reception area for a NJ. Medical Center done in Mahogany with Brass reveals,

Granite tops and custom made tambour doors.

Cabinet/Diamond storage made of solid Walnut with Tamo veneer and brass knobs,

which matches a previously built wall unit.

Den cabinetry with locking units, hung from the walls to keep heating system in tact.

Library and desk with custom made door and drawer knobs,

pickled Red Oak finish and wood grain silk speaker covers.

A bedroom created in Birds-eye Maple hardwood and veneer with Swiss Pear-wood accents.

Bar/entertainment center of Birds-eye Maple and Goncola Alves hardwood, has retractable doors, glass top serving shelf,

utensil storage, with recessed lighting and speaker cabinets covered with matching silk.

Dining room buffet finished in chrome with a double faux-finished marble top

and black velvet linings in the drawers.

Wall hung dining room buffet units made of Bubinga hardwood and veneer,

Granite tops and black velvet linings in the drawers.

Media room entertainment unit and coffee table with storage, done in Lace-wood,

peach and brass laminate, silk speaker covers and a removable frame to enclose television.

Granite top bar with pickled Red Oak finish and brass accents with matching stools.

Media room coffee table and wall hung stereo cabinet with an iridescent Peacock finish on Birds-eye Maple.

Coffee table accented with black lacquer laminate.

The wall unit was accented with brass laminate and a black and clear enamel finish.

Dining room buffet in Holly hardwood with butt and book matched Olive Ash Burl veneered doors

and a deep recessed chrome kick to make it float.

Bedroom created in White Oak with Granite inlayed into tops, doors, drawer pulls and bull-nose edges along with brass in a Southwestern design. Main unit creates a mantle over a marble fireplace with arched beveled mirror doors.

Armoire also has beveled mirrored doors with brass and granite accents.

The pictures go on and on,,,, so as I can, I will get more onto my site.

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