Mid-Century Modern Solid Walnut Dining Table (Or Desk) 1
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Mid-Century Modern Solid Walnut Dining Table (Or Desk)

$1,995

This mid-century modern dining table was built to be used as a desk in a Santa Monica office being redecorated in walnut.

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Jonathan Walkey

Jonathan Walkey

Jonathan Walkey Furniture Maker

La Mesa, CA
Member since: 2013
4.9
50 Maker Reviews

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Jonathan Walkey is retired professional furniture maker who now makes selected pieces for discriminating clients. I am a one man studio, specializing in decorative arts and crafts, mid-century, Greene & Green, etc. furniture. my own personal style generally includes contrasting hardwoods with beautiful grains and hand worked inlays. In between commissions I simultaneously work on personal studio furniture projects.

I was raised in Lincoln Massachusetts where my father was the director of the DeCordova Museum of modern art. My mother worked as an expert in fine crafts and furniture . I attended many arts and crafts classes and summer art camps at the Museum. I was trained as a silversmith at age 11 and at age 12 built a 10 foot kayak made of wood and canvas. I was a U.S. Navy trained aviation mechanic and earned my living for 15 years as a master mechanic, working mainly on motorcycles. I am also a former carpenter, criminal appellate attorney, credentialed teacher, professional writer, and painter.

Today I apply my talents and interests to building fine arts and craft furniture. My lifelong continuing education combines training of the mind with training of the hands. What you buy from Jonathan is fine art as well as heirloom quality furniture built to last many lifetimes. These qualities are reflected in the cost of my work, neither of which should ever be compared with that of commercial furniture.

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  • KC

    Kevin Carpenter

    For Kevin's Desk
    5.0

    This was my first experience with working with a Marketplace project, and I must say it was an enjoyable experience. My chosen “maker” Jonathan, was a pleasure to work with. He provided consistent updates on my project which included photographs. He listened to my directions and created the desk of my dreams.

    Thanks for creating my beautiful desk!

  • GS

    Greg Szczepanski

    For "Tricky Tripod" Table Bases
    5.0

    It was my first custom order and from the beginning I had a good vibes about it. Jonathan provided detailed description and progress in making..
    I am very happy with overall experience. Final product - walnut table base - is simply gorgeous.
    Thank you!

  • PA

    Peggy and Alan Frank

    For Scott's "Mittens And Slippers" Jatoba Coffee Table
    5.0

    We have just received the coffee table that Jonathan Walkey made for us. It is beautiful…exactly what we requested and perfect for our space! We really appreciate the way Jonathan kept us posted on his progress and the pictures he sent as he worked on the table. We are grateful for his excellent craftsmanship, reasonable price, honest opinions and prompt delivery. If we need any more pieces, we'd love to work with him in the future.
    Peggy and Alan Frank

  • RE

    Roger Evans

    For Santa Monica Dining table
    4.8

    We just received our table last evening. The craftsmanship is superb and we love the table. We would recommend this craftsman highly to anyone and will use him for another project that we are working on. Shipping was a little slow , but the end result was excellent, and the shipping personnel were professional and courteous and careful.
    Overall extremely satisfied.

  • RB

    Richard Benedict

    For Lift top coffee table Project
    5.0

    My Wife and I originally commissioned Jonathan to build a custom lift top coffee table, as we could not find what we were looking for at any furniture stores or through online sources. While working with Jonathan on the design of this table, we quickly realized that we were working with someone that was as meticulous as I am, therefore we added 2 additional tables to the original order.

    All three tables are made of Bubinga and Padauk for a perfect match. Jonathan was extremely helpful in the design phase, providing suggestions that helped insure that the finished products would meet our high expectations. During the building phase, Jonathan was prompt to keep us abreast of his progress by providing pictures and email updates.
    Once the tables were completed, Jonathan personally delivered the three tables to our house in Nevada which allowed us to meet him, and discuss the tables.

    We found Jonathan easy to work with. He is a true craftsman with very high standards for his work. We would recommend him to anyone, and would not hesitate to use his talents again in the future.

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