the farmhouse garden
our farmhouse porch and gardens are an extension of our living space and we spend as much time outside as possible. in addition to using organic methods to care for our land, we incorporate recycled and reused materials when creating our outdoor furniture and accessories line…. check out our garden furniture, window boxes, garden totes, potting benches…and all of the other treasures….click here to view the entire collection…
featured designer…david sipi
david is the featured furniture designer for napa farmhouse 1885™…he creates most of the items in both our home collection & garden line….here is his story…
david is a native californian...was born in san francisco….raised in the napa valley...and currently lives in a fantastic, remodeled (by david of course) home in vallejo. david has always worked in creative fields...was a gourmet chef for many years...and worked at some of the best restaurants in northern california and santa fe, new mexico. eighteen years into this “first” career, david developed a debilitating industrial disability (bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome)...and...7 surgeries & 12 procedures later…david’s days as a professional chef were over…he just could not perform the rapid repetitive motion required from a top chef…
in my experience, truly creative people find other outlets for their talent and david is no exception. while in the midst of his home’s remodel, he built a table from some of the scraps of wood torn down from the property...he loved the look of the table and was inspired to reuse materials otherwise headed for the landfill.
david discovered that the slow, thoughtful work required to beautifully craft furniture was perfect for his injury…allowed the muscles and joints of his hands to be used…without the stress and overwork other tasks required… he also discovered a passion for finding eco-friendly solutions for salvaged items and 100% of his collection is handcrafted using reused, recycled and/or repurposed materials...how perfect is that for napa farmhouse 1885™?
david is a native californian...was born in san francisco….raised in the napa valley...and currently lives in a fantastic, remodeled (by david of course) home in vallejo. david has always worked in creative fields...was a gourmet chef for many years...and worked at some of the best restaurants in northern california and santa fe, new mexico. eighteen years into this “first” career, david developed a debilitating industrial disability (bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome)...and...7 surgeries & 12 procedures later…david’s days as a professional chef were over…he just could not perform the rapid repetitive motion required from a top chef…
in my experience, truly creative people find other outlets for their talent and david is no exception. while in the midst of his home’s remodel, he built a table from some of the scraps of wood torn down from the property...he loved the look of the table and was inspired to reuse materials otherwise headed for the landfill.
david discovered that the slow, thoughtful work required to beautifully craft furniture was perfect for his injury…allowed the muscles and joints of his hands to be used…without the stress and overwork other tasks required… he also discovered a passion for finding eco-friendly solutions for salvaged items and 100% of his collection is handcrafted using reused, recycled and/or repurposed materials...how perfect is that for napa farmhouse 1885™?
featured artist…tom ecklund
i met tom at the napa art & craft festival last year and immediately fell in love with his work. his potting tables and garden totes are beautiful, functional and perfectly reflect the vision of napa farmhouse 1885™...of course, everything from the collection is handcrafted and made from reclaimed and reused materials.
tom is an avid gardener and his art has always reflected this passion. he began working with ceramics and clay over 25 years ago and created numerous garden sculptures from concrete. his original designs were exhibited at craft fairs, art shows and galleries. he started designing furniture for his own garden and discovered a passion for working with reused materials. tom says “i just get a positive response from organic materials...the calibration of clay-dirt-wood-earth...i just can’t do plastics or man-made materials...just can’t”
i visited tom at his home/workshop in sebastopol, located in the sonoma valley of california. we sat in his lovely garden to discuss his product offering and found we had a shared passion for helping to “green the earth”. tom told me that sonoma county leads the state in the least amount of waste going to the landfill. he gleans vintage architectural items from various salvage sources in northern california and is always on the lookout for treasures that other people think of as trash...”i love getting things for free...we live in a throwaway society..i use the cast-offs to make my art”
tom’s potting tables have been featured in sunset magazine and i am thrilled to present tom as an artist featured at napa farmhouse 1885™. we are currently carrying his garden totes and potting tables…click here to begin shopping...and we will be adding additional products for your garden throughout the year…
tom is an avid gardener and his art has always reflected this passion. he began working with ceramics and clay over 25 years ago and created numerous garden sculptures from concrete. his original designs were exhibited at craft fairs, art shows and galleries. he started designing furniture for his own garden and discovered a passion for working with reused materials. tom says “i just get a positive response from organic materials...the calibration of clay-dirt-wood-earth...i just can’t do plastics or man-made materials...just can’t”
i visited tom at his home/workshop in sebastopol, located in the sonoma valley of california. we sat in his lovely garden to discuss his product offering and found we had a shared passion for helping to “green the earth”. tom told me that sonoma county leads the state in the least amount of waste going to the landfill. he gleans vintage architectural items from various salvage sources in northern california and is always on the lookout for treasures that other people think of as trash...”i love getting things for free...we live in a throwaway society..i use the cast-offs to make my art”
tom’s potting tables have been featured in sunset magazine and i am thrilled to present tom as an artist featured at napa farmhouse 1885™. we are currently carrying his garden totes and potting tables…click here to begin shopping...and we will be adding additional products for your garden throughout the year…
