I've been in love with built-in bookshelves for as long as I can remember. Maybe it's that they remind me of my childhood home, or maybe it's just that I knew from early on, without really knowing, that built-ins can be a beautiful way to maximize a space and make it feel positively custom. Whatever the reason, I have been ripping out pictures of built-ins and fantasizing about them since I started hoarding home design magazines a decade ago.
So my dream finally came true when after spending more than two years talking incessantly about how the knee-wall in our master bedroom would be the-perfect-spot for built-ins and making grand promises of how my ever-growing piles would transform into neat, useful, and dare I say, decorative additions to our room, my husband finally gave in.
Enter Bill Jones of FreshAir Millworks, carpenter extraordanaire. In one short week (and only one day in our house for the installation), Jonesy whipped up a new piece for us that delivered exactly the vision I had every night as I fell asleep staring at that wall. I don't know why it took us so long to move on this project -- possible fear of working with a contractor (we're newbies), not knowing how to access a contractor without getting ripped off (personal referrals are key), or just getting up the gumption to spend a chunk of money on something so -- well -- permanent (that's a hard one to swallow unless your absolutely sure what you want). But the whole process of working with Jonesy was so easy, that it's hard to stop coming up with projects for him now.
Want a little bit of FreshAir Millworks for your home? Contact Bill Jones at (508) 587-1109.