Metal Free Library
Contemporary Free Library. Fabricated from mild steel and cedar roof. Single hinged door has acrylic window with magnetic closure.
Meet the Maker
Xavier Villela
Dirty Metal Secrets Inc.
I've been getting my hands dirty with metal for over 30 years. Everything is custom handmade by ONLY me (no employees or crew. just me). I have 10 years of experience woking with wood. I have a passion for making dreams a reality. Clients give me an idea, sketch, or specific list of needs. I work on a drawing to scale, and once approved I start on the project.
I would say my artistic creativity and blacksmithing skills are my strongest points, since I've been working the longest with them. I let my projects speak for themselves. I am a perfectionist and my own worst critic. 90% of my metal projects are mild steel, but I do work with other metals and any welding process.
When it comes to wood in my projects, I try to use repurposed wood whenever possible, but I'm not limited by it. Let's brainstorm, crunch some numbers, and make one of a kind custom pieces.
Customer Reviews
Mara Silber
Feb 28, 2019Final product is exactly as I requested. He was timely, kept me in the loop, and it came out great! We would definitely use him again and plan to.
Donaldpasswd123 Wright
Jun 28, 2018Awesome experience, satisfied customer. A+ Rating
Scott Bustabad
Dec 20, 2020By far the best experience I have ever had with any furniture product. Quality craftmanship, cares about his work. Finished project ahead of schedule and delivered it himself. Quick responses in all communication. And seemed like an all around good dude. Will order multiple pieces in the future
Brian Drolet
Nov 21, 2020Allison Green
Nov 10, 2020I am not a fan of most fireplace screens, so I spent a lot of time looking for something that was simple but beautiful. Once I found Xavier, I knew I loved the look of his custom screens, but ours turned out even better than I ever imagined. It fit perfectly in the opening and instantly gave our fireplace a clean, finished look. We had a chimney sweep come just after we received it, and he wanted to know where it came from. He was very impressed with the quality and craftsmanship, and he sees them all day long.