This monstrosity had almost become the death of me!  Having no prior cabinetry experience, my sister-in-law’s husband (‘Scooter’ to those that know him) enlisted my help in building a mahogany wall unit as part of some work he has been doing through a local design center.  Neither one of us had any idea how big this thing would become.  The unit consists of a base with six file cabinet drawers and a top with three cabinets, a glass shelf, and lights.  The whole unit is a hair over 10 feet wide, a bit over 2 feet deep, and over 8’ tall!  It was designed to have a softened, organic feel to match a table and desk that Scott is in charge of, so the base has a slight curvature both in the tabletop as well as the drawers themselves.  Luckily the unit is modular and breaks up into three base pieces, three shelf pieces, and two tabletop pieces which will actually enable us to install it in the customer’s attic.

Unfortunately, I can’t take credit for the design, but this cherry table has proven to be invaluable for homework.  The legs, skirt, and tabletop edging are all solid hardwood, but the top is plywood covered by a really beautiful dark green marbled Formica laminate (nice and durable).  The legs bolt onto the top using a lag-bolt/skirt-plate interface which is really slick and helps when trying to move this beast through doorways!