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Puzzle and Game Table

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In the Fall, we received a request from a Design Company that was working to create a clubhouse space in a community to create several tables for the space which could be used for puzzle assembly, and game-playing.

We were excited to work with a team of folks dedicated to creating a space where neighbors could come together and become friends, spending time together, enjoying things that didn’t only revolve around electronic devices or food.

We worked with the lead designer on the project and utilized an inspiration photo of a piece they had fallen in love with, but didn’t have the dimensions they needed for the space.

Using Alder, we spent the time laying out the design, milling, cutting, sanding, and assembling the tables.  A tapered leg met with a simple arched apron that housed a lined drawer with an elegant brushed nickel pull and full-extension, soft-close slides.  Gracefully resting atop the base, was a 2 inch deep, lined box to be used for puzzles or games, with a removable top, to allow the games and puzzles to be safely stowed in their current status, and the tables to be used for other endeavors as needed.

After sanding to 220, we applied a black stain and 4 coats of crystal clear finish, and finished with a buff and wax.

Delivered just in time for the Holidays these tables now grace the community lounge just 35 miles from our shop, and the residents have used them for everything from drinks and cigars to poker to bridge and cut-throat Monopoly among many other things.

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Customer Review (Howard & Joan H., Lakewood, CO) - 

"The most important reason to work with ZCD was that I saw the before and after pictures of the restoration job you did on that antique bench. I have seen period furniture and you restored it to an original new condition. That combined with the quality I saw in your new furniture ventures convinced me that you were a great craftsman and you also had the discipline to keep antiques as antiques and restore them to their former beauty and not try to modernize them."

"What Joan and I and our kids saw was a much loved family heirloom which was given to you (ZCD) in a beat up and broken condition restored to its former beauty and usefulness as we remembered it. You even used square nails which Joan loved. Your restoration will provide our family with many more years and perhaps generations of enjoyment of the marble top chest/cabinet."

"You are a great craftsman who is both creative for new designs and yet has the self-discipline to channel that creativity into carefully restoring antiques to their original glory. So if you have a project new or old, Chris can handle it."

Customer Review (Gary & Linda M., Longmont, CO) - 

"ZCD was referred from our daughter in-law.  Chris did a good design for our custom table at a reasonable price."

"A very well built and attractive dining table, and it will last for many years."

"We highly recommend Chris.  His work is first rate and you get a one of a kind piece that meets your specification, instead of a store-bought compromise."