“Cellar Door” - Dissected Door Series

Private Commission

Oak Door Segment Wrapped with Oak Frame - Table

60”l x 12”w x 36”h

This project was a series of 5 total that I completed for a client in Santa Barbara. He and his family had just purchased an old home to rebuild and got rid of pretty much everything but the original giant oak door. Coming in at around 8’ tall, 3'“ thick and around 200lbs it was a beast of a door that he estimated to be around 100 years old. He wanted to incorporate the door into the new home in a creative way so he handed it off to me and let me do my thing! We ended up with 5 projects that you can see throughout my portfolio: “Open”, “Closed”, “Cellar Door”, “Hatch”, and “Heavy”.

This project, “Cellar Door”, was a collaboration with my client’s interior designer to bring the color and texture of the entry pieces inside of the house and incorporate them into the decor. Using a similar color scheme as the entry way pieces I added a sturdy frame and legs made almost entirely of the remaining door pieces. I used the last of the scalloped texture to create a lower slatted shelf which tied everything together. The process was a huge learning experience for me on a lot of levels but I really enjoyed conceptualizing with another creative brain to bring something so beautiful into existence!