Black Dog Designs

08/14/2025

Keepsake necklaces allow you to wear your cherished memories close to your heart.
Made with a swatch of fabric from a loved one’s favorite shirt, a tiny human’s beloved onesie, or a even a swatch from your wedding dress.

08/13/2025

Last night I completed 8 seats for a dining set! This fabric has an amazing texture and high-end appeal!
Stripped original, replaced any worn out support straps, added new padding, fabric and dust cover.
Now I’ll move on to refinishing the chairs & the table, which has a built-in granite lazy-Susan in its center!!! How amazing is that! Stay tuned!

08/06/2025

I got over 50 reactions on one of my posts last week! Thanks everyone for your support! 🎉

08/02/2025

Commissioned piece, not for sale

This lil gal is ready to return home! Client wanted to tone it down and remove the orange from the wood. So we stripped it down, used wood bleach then did a paint wash with in khaki, which had a green undertone to counter the orange tones.
After that we sealed it up with Minwax water base polyurethane. MenardsAce HardwareWomen of WoodworkingCraftsman

Erin WalkerBryan, Ohio

07/29/2025

07/16/2025

Before Jack White was the artist we know today, he had somewhat of a unique business. He opened Third Man Upholstery in Detroit when he was 21, after apprenticing with future bandmate Brian Muldoon. There, he crafted one-of-a-kind furniture that evolved into a sort of performance art.

White and Muldoon formed the aptly-named garage punk band The Upholsterers, and released one single in 2000 titled “Makers Of High Grade Suites”. They pressed only 100 copies, and hiding them in various pieces of furniture they worked on.

“It’s so great. It’s there," Jack White told NPR in 2011. "There’s [100] pieces of furniture out there that have those records, and maybe one day someone will find them.”

07/16/2025

We made the beautiful burl walnut 🌳 veneer
pop 🤗 by conditioning the doors with and trimming this piece in
⭐️ “Stars at Night” by . 🎨 Completed with Minwax walnut stain and polyurethane. 🛠️ Hardware was swapped with very similar, yet hardier, pieces from Hobby Lobby

**commissioned piece; not for sale

07/13/2025

Not sure where to purchase fabric? Here is a good site I’ve found with quality, affordable choices!

Fabric Wholesale Direct is one of the largest online fabric stores that provides fabrics at wholesale prices directly to the public with no minimums.

07/13/2025

Maintaining a piece of history! Passed through family generations, this ol’ girl got a facelift and some new bling. Women of WoodworkingMinwaxAll-In-One Paint by Heirloom TraditionsHobby LobbyMenardsCraftsman

07/06/2025

Get ready to shine 💎 with these stunning, handmade masterpieces, crafted from fine china plates, soon to be showcased at Junk&Disorderly 💕