Coming from a family of educators, artists and amateur woodworkers, our founder, Carlos Taylor-Swanson has a professional woodworking background that stretches back 40 years to a Chicago area picture framing shop and follows a circuitous route through the art world, rough and finish carpentry and luxury yacht interiors. But the influences and inspirations stretch back even further.
Taylor-Swanson has always been a maker. He recalls as a 12 year old, building a clubhouse in his parents' back yard that grew big enough to attract the attention of the city's planning department. The unfortunate result became his first lesson in "best practices" for building and design. Without a doubt the most valuable lessons and experiences critical to Taylor-Swanson's early professional woodworking career came during the 10 years he spent building yacht interiors.
The first two years were spent in an Anacortes, WA boatyard where yachts up to 82' yachts were fabricated from start to finish. Later he moved to Tacoma, WA to hone his craft with a company that built luxury yacht interiors for vessels up to 240'.
Taylor-Swanson has always been a maker. He recalls as a 12 year old, building a clubhouse in his parents' back yard that grew big enough to attract the attention of the city's planning department. The unfortunate result became his first lesson in "best practices" for building and design. Without a doubt the most valuable lessons and experiences critical to Taylor-Swanson's early professional woodworking career came during the 10 years he spent building yacht interiors.
The first two years were spent in an Anacortes, WA boatyard where yachts up to 82' yachts were fabricated from start to finish. Later he moved to Tacoma, WA to hone his craft with a company that built luxury yacht interiors for vessels up to 240'.
Services
Our team consists of veteran craftsmen from a wide variety of backgrounds including luxury yacht interiors, kitchen and bath design, cabinet production, home remodelling, fine carpentry and metal fabrication.
The combined years of professional experience is over 7 decades!
As a result you can count on our team to skillfully create any woodworking project from a single custom stand-alone table to an office suite to a house full of custom cabinetry.
Our craftsmanship will exceed your expectations!
The combined years of professional experience is over 7 decades!
As a result you can count on our team to skillfully create any woodworking project from a single custom stand-alone table to an office suite to a house full of custom cabinetry.
Our craftsmanship will exceed your expectations!
The focus of this article is about the collaboration of our client and his architect son.
It was a Father's Day publication.
Our role in this project included fabrication of the cabinetry throughout the home, fabrication of all of the interior doors and the unique front door.
The living room and den both have identical, back-to-back AV cabinets with bi-fold, steel faced doors integrated alongside the steel faced fireplace surround.
This project is an excellent example of Madera's skill in crafting unique, custom designs.
It was a Father's Day publication.
Our role in this project included fabrication of the cabinetry throughout the home, fabrication of all of the interior doors and the unique front door.
The living room and den both have identical, back-to-back AV cabinets with bi-fold, steel faced doors integrated alongside the steel faced fireplace surround.
This project is an excellent example of Madera's skill in crafting unique, custom designs.
In addition to crafting refined, high quality cabinetry and furnishings, we are also known as one of the south sound's premier fabricators of gorgeous wood slab furniture, mantels and counter tops.
We have teamed up with many mills throughout the region and we have access to responsibly harvested, regionally sourced, urban woods.
Species like Big Leaf (Western) Maple, Black Walnut, Claro Walnut, American Elm, Douglas Fir, Oregon White Oak and Sequoia are available.
Many of these species have amazing grain characteristics (figure) that make each finished piece a work of art.
We have teamed up with many mills throughout the region and we have access to responsibly harvested, regionally sourced, urban woods.
Species like Big Leaf (Western) Maple, Black Walnut, Claro Walnut, American Elm, Douglas Fir, Oregon White Oak and Sequoia are available.
Many of these species have amazing grain characteristics (figure) that make each finished piece a work of art.
We have a broad knowledge of industry trends and keep up with what's new in available materials, finishes, hardware and fabrication practices.
Our commitment to sustainability goes past the trendy and is simply a core value.
From the sourcing of materials to the final finish, our process not only results in products that can last for generations but that are built in consideration of our future generations.
Madera boasts an extensive network of associates from a multitude of trades - metal fabricators, upholsterers, faux finish painters and architectural glass artisans to name a few.
Our commitment to sustainability goes past the trendy and is simply a core value.
From the sourcing of materials to the final finish, our process not only results in products that can last for generations but that are built in consideration of our future generations.
Madera boasts an extensive network of associates from a multitude of trades - metal fabricators, upholsterers, faux finish painters and architectural glass artisans to name a few.
It sounds cliche but working with you to design and build your idea is the most rewarding aspect of what we do.
Give us a call or email to start this process.
We'll discuss your needs, sketch out some possibilities and if necessary we can visit the site.
We will then talk about material options, basic design parameters and establish a budget.
With your deposit, we'll begin the design process in earnest, providing you with detailed shop drawings and renderings before any stick of wood is cut.
When completed, we will be happy to hand deliver to anywhere in the Puget Sound region.
Give us a call or email to start this process.
We'll discuss your needs, sketch out some possibilities and if necessary we can visit the site.
We will then talk about material options, basic design parameters and establish a budget.
With your deposit, we'll begin the design process in earnest, providing you with detailed shop drawings and renderings before any stick of wood is cut.
When completed, we will be happy to hand deliver to anywhere in the Puget Sound region.
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