Three to be Proud of...

As I write, I can hear the 'clank clank' of the horseshoe game outside, a new favorite lunchtime pasttime here at Huston & Company. The horseshoe pit is set up just between the parking lot and the experimental vegetable garden - another Huston pasttime.

These little breaks are short and well deserved. The shop has been spinning with activity these past few months. We've just completed and installed three new projects that we'd like to show you.
First, we finished library tables, seating and a conference table for the Maine Historical Society. It was a priveledge to design and build furniture for this Maine institution as they renovated their research library and completed a new addition. The library is a fantastic space in and of itself, and now adorned with beautiful new furnishings. We designed a new chair for this project, which we are calling the Maine History Chair. We have an example of the Maine History Chair on display in our showroom. Here are a few pictures from the completed library.

We've also recently completed library tables for the Miller Library at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. These tables were designed in large part by Scott Teas, the project architect from the firm TFH Architects in Portland. (If you recently received our postcard highlighting this table design, you'll notice that I didn't credit Scott and TFH by name. That was an oversight on my part, and my apologies go out to Scott, as this is certainly a design to be proud of.) The tables are built of solid cherry with four panels of PaperStone set in to the top. This was the first time we've used PaperStone, and we will definitely use it again. It's a great material - nice to work with and very durable for most applications - and it's GREEN. We thank Scott for giving us the opportunity to give it a try. Take a look at the finished table below. We are very excited about this design, now called The Colby Table.

Lastly, Gill St. Bernard's School in Gladstone, New Jersey, just completed the renovation of their Upper School Library. We've been working with Gill St. Bernard's School for many months now, designing all kinds of furniture pieces and other tidbits here and there for the new library. The library has a wonderful coherence and every detail was considered here. We had a photographer take some formal images for us once the furniture was installed. We hope you like it as much as we do.

We are currently working on quite a few residential pieces, and some more things for Princeton University, as well as completing a large project for the Westminster School in Connecticut. The showroom is newly "poshed" for the upcoming tourist season. We are looking forward to a busy summer here in the Kennebunks, and lots of sun, sand and surf. Come join us!