Where you shared your first kiss. Your idyllic honeymoon. Your first family vacation. Where your ancestors came from. These are the places where we leave--or find--our hearts. Now take those places that call to you so strongly, and imagine them greeting you at your kitchen table each morning! **PLEASE NOTE: THIS LISTING IS FOR THE TABLE ONLY! ** The stools pictured are sold separately, see listing for details. The table you see pictured was conceived as part of a kitchen set. For this particular family Los Angeles holds great significance, so scenes from L.A. flow around the skirt of the table, with palm trees, the San Gabriel mountains, and just a few historic landmarks! The simple, classic creamy white and aged black motif of the table offer a wonderful backdrop to the vivid scenery. The compass-themed tabletop keeps you pointing toward true north, the diamond-patterned table base features artist-rendered passport stamps, and each leg bears wishes for safe travel--in three languages! This design makes a charming accent table, or kitchen table, or a unique, guaranteed-to-start-a-conversation dining table. The price listed is based on a 36" tabletop. 30" and 42" tops are also available. The customization possibilities for this piece are limitless…colors, destinations, languages…you're in the driver's seat! Let's start a conversation, and see where we end up! As always, I start with high-quality, unfinished hardwood furniture from Maywood Shops, and hand paint them in painstaking detail with non-toxic acrylic and latex paints, and at least 3 coats of non-toxic sealer, so clean up is as easy a a swipe with a damp cloth. Each piece is signed and numbered for authenticity. Please allow 12 weeks for completion. separately) or fully assembled.
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I'm a one-woman operation, an artist dedicated to creating one of a kind treasures for my clients, hand painting original designs onto high quality hardwood furniture, home accents, and other unusual surfaces. Each design I create is unique, intricately detailed, and made to reflect the clients' loves, interests, and lives. I create Useable Art for the Young at Heart….what can I create for you?
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linda hunt
For Keepsake Box, Memory Box, Treasure BoxIf you want a very special gift for a child or grandchild this is the place and the person who can do that for you. She is talented, good natured, imaginative, and devoted to doing a wonderful job on your project. I cannot speak highly enough about Lara and her work. I have ordered three treasure chests so far and hope the grandchildren just keep coming so I can order more. Another idea would be to make one for yourself to store all the wonderful souvenirs, tickets, menus etc. from a special trip. I know she will make the best souvenir you can buy with pictures of the holiday location so inside is all the stuff collected there and outside fabulous original pictures of that place. I think I will do that for myself.
linda hunt
For Keepsake Box, Memory Box, Treasure BoxLara was terrific to work with. In record time she created two large treasure chests for my granddaughters which they have already fallen in love with. They are two and four and wanted a place for their treasures. The decoration was chosen by my daughter-in-law and Lara did a bang up job putting all the ideas into the design. I have already ordered a third box for another granddaughter who is three. This is such a lovely idea. It is something they will keep forever with their childhood treasures.