The first half of 2022 looked like bookcases, subcontracted by a carpenter pal. Bookcases for some serious bibliophiles. The best part...

After finishing the nightstands from the previous post, I turned my attention to the same client’s piano-stool-cum-doggy-chewtoy. This...

In October 2021, a lovely lady from the neighborhood emailed the Vakvrouwen with an inquiry: she was about to move out of the...

This product is currently for sale. Email amelie@amelieorate.com for delivery options. After building a beechwood stepladder on...

In March 2020, a man from Tilburg emailed the Vakvrouwen to inquire about this stepladder photo he had seen on our website: None of my...

This was the second part of a two-part contract for a bakery in Amsterdam West. I built the display case in late February/early March...

In December 2020, a baker whose sourdough I’ve long admired emailed me about building a sales counter and coffee bar for his new bakery....

I have a lifelong horror of the empty page. I used to think this was a terror specifically and unfortunately mine, but apparently this...

Sometime in late 2018 I decided to build my own recreational rowing skiff, as a culmination of the skills I accrued during my one year...

I built this bar cart in the first months of 2020 for a high-end barista business looking for a chic, portable cabinet to house a nitro...