The Kathleen Stool
The Kathleen Stool. Designed by: Joey Alvarez. Dimensions 24" H. 20" W. 14" D. This elegant three legged stool was inspired by traditional woodworking classics. We love showing off the simple yet beautiful exposed joinery, thats often covered up. We realize sitting in a seat for excessive amounts of time cant be avoided, so we take our time scooping out each seat for optimal comfort. Includes a hand rubbed polymerized oil / varnish brew, with a hand buffed furniture grade wax finish. (Shown in aged Cherry)
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Joseph Ryan is a small production furniture design and build studio located in the heart of Portland, Oregon. Every piece of furniture we produce starts at the local FSC certified lumber yard. We hand select each board to ensure our furniture is built with the best lumber, and quality possible.
All products we make are handmade by us in our humble shop in Oregon. Trees grow really slow, so we do our best to maximize each piece of timber to cut down on extra waste. Additionally, we prefer to use a low - 0% Volatile organic compound finish making all of our products family friendly, and Eco-conscious.
Please message us for all inquires, and questions regarding our products and previous projects.
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Molly Sullivan
For Low Coffee Table5.0 - BA
Barbara Askenazi
For Low Coffee Table5.0Joseph is nothing short of AMAZING! He went back and forth with me to come to the perfect design and he completely understood the look I was going for, as well as the right materials to achieve that! He sent updated photos along the way. I would like to point out that he was finishing my piece in the midst of the Oregon fires and that I am sorry for the losses he and his loved ones faced. Joseph seems to be a master craftsman AND a really wonderful person!
JHJeff Hirsch
For Low Coffee Table5.0Working with Joseph was an excellent experience from beginning to end and the final product was exactly what we were looking for, if not nicer. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend!
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Sharon Pohlman
For Custom coffee table5.0I could not be more happy with our coffee table. Working with Joesph was amazing. I am happy to be supporting American products and ingenuity. Custommade allowed that to happen.
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Terry Moore
For Bookcase - Mission Style, Red Oak4.8Really lovely. Attention to detail. Great communicator. Personally delivered!
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ben hua
For Countertop Organizer5.0Joseph helped me to go through all the step to make my countertop organizers very accurate and macth with my counter. He is very detail and care about what I need. He responde my email or message very quick which make my stress go away.
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John Powers
For Kysar stool1.3Received the stools beyond the expected delivery date. One of the stools was broken due to poorly packaging. I decided to just fix myself and not deal with him again.
LBLucia Brand
For Shaker Style Two Drawer Table In Maple4.8Great quality work! Thank you!
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Amanda Stannard
For The Kysar Stool.5.0Joseph was great to work with! He modified these stools based on my request and they turned out beautifully. They arrived right on time and in great shape. I would definitely work with him again.
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sharon hocking
For sharon's coffee table5.0Joseph made what I described but better. He is a true craftsman and communication was easy, timely and professional. I will use him again in the future for any furniture building needs. Just really great and talented!
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Nayada Battaini
For Scott's Bar Stools4.8We are very happy with the finished products. They are very well made and beautiful. Joseph is very great to work with. He is kind and personable. He met the schedule as promised. We gave 4 stars for shipping because one stool arrived with shipping damage. But Joseph was very responsive and made sure the repair was done in short order. We highly recommend Joseph!
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Geoffrey Lynch
For Rea Lynch coffee table4.5Beautiful work. Very high quality. Going to hire again for more work.
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Gary Keith
For Gary's Dining Table5.0Joseph was a pleasure to work with and the final product exceeded our expectations. The craftsmanship quality was great. He communicated throughout the process and the shipping worked out great.
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Victoria Lee
For Cathance River Low Back Stool5.0Very happy with the final product. Joseph did a great job of working with us on the design and providing suggestions until we go to something thatt we were happy with. We found his pricing to be reasonable, especially for a custom piece. He was great about providing updates and pictures as the project progressed. We were worried about shipping and damage along the way but the crate used to ship everything was great and everything seemed to be protected very well. The stools even arrived with felt pads attached on the bottom which was a pleasant surprise so they were ready to use out of the crate! We would definitely use Joseph again if we were looking for a custom piece of furniture!
SWScott Worthington
For Scott's Stool5.0This venture was a leap of faith for us, and I'm happy to report that it was a success. Joseph as a pleasure to work with, and the final product was just exactly what we wanted. The high quality craftsmanship of the stools is evident, and they were delivered on time and on budget. Joseph was exceedingly polite, knowledgeable and communicative -- it's clear that he has a passion for furniture-making. Truly, this was a five-star experience.
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Linda Seerden
For Linda's cutting board4.8I am very happy with the board & so was my husband. It fits in the space perfectly. I was nervous that it wouldn't get here by Christmas, but that was not problem.
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Mary Kysar
For Stools5.0I am so happy with the stools! They turned out really beautiful. It was also really easy and pleasant to work with Joseph. Highly recommend!
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jnew11
For jnew11's Stool / side table5.0So easy to execute... and the stool is at my house. Voila! Joseph Ryan's shop is terrific to work with.
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Jessie Kileen
For El Clásico Board5.0Great experience- quality product. Very happy with purchase!
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