by LongGrainFurniture | Oct 10, 2019
Centerline Apartments Reception Desk Tenants and visitors at Omaha’s new Centerline Apartments enter to this. The interiors there take advantage of the strength of local designers and artists, with many original artworks throughout. The receptionist sits behind...
by LongGrainFurniture | Sep 18, 2019
Centerline Apartments Clubhouse Island In a prime spot in the center of Omaha, there is a beautiful new apartment complex. They went all-in on finishes and interior design, engaging a variety of local artists and designers. This table in the top-floor common space is...
by LongGrainFurniture | Oct 8, 2019
Countryside Community Church Altar The sanctuary in this gorgeous new building has the shape of a dish, with the altar at the lowest point. The space above it is exceptionally light and open. Built from four solid timbers of white oak, the mass of this altar becomes...
by LongGrainFurniture | Oct 8, 2019
Countryside Community Church Baptismal Font Sister to the altar, the baptismal font is rolled on its casters into the sanctuary when there is to be a baptism. Design mostly by Nancy Novak of Alley Poyner Macchietto Architecture, with some input from me and Les...
by LongGrainFurniture | Sep 29, 2019
Stone Foot Tea Table Like any dumb joke, the execution on this had to be elegant and flawless. Private collection, Omaha,...
by LongGrainFurniture | Sep 18, 2019
Kugler Dining Table A massive pin oak tree behind the clients’ house stood as a fixture in their kids’ young memories, but it also caused them grief for years and eventually began to threaten the roof and the house itself. The time had come. They had it...
by LongGrainFurniture | Jun 23, 2018
Bow Legged Sofa Table One of the sources I look to for inspiration is traditional Chinese furniture. A common detail is the table leg that bows outward, with a toe that turns back in. This combination creates a sense of heaviness, yet very lightly supported....
by LongGrainFurniture | Jun 20, 2018
Stitched Elliptical Coffee Table Two-dimensionally, the top of this table has a loose, intuitive composition where my interventions just fit nicely within the flowing natural grain of the wood. Three-dimensionally, it demanded some balance to this softness: I gave it...
by LongGrainFurniture | Jun 20, 2018
HHC Centerpiece Table Members and visitors to the newly renovated clubhouse at Omaha’s Happy Hollow Club find a small flight of stairs inside the main entrance. At the top of the stairs, this table holds an elaborate arrangement of fresh flowers as a greeting....
by LongGrainFurniture | Jun 20, 2018
HHC Sofa Table The Happy Hollow Club, a golf and tennis club with a long history in Omaha, recently completed a major renovation of their clubhouse. Virtually all the furniture was replaced. The new finishes are elegant, to say the least, and texture is at the fore....
