Wheatley furniture & Custom Cabinetry

Handmade in durango, colorado.

Featured Furniture Projects

  • Stereo Cabinet, Kwila, Ash Interior, 2005.

  • Bench, Bubinga, Linen Upholstery, 2004.

  • Beech & Moabi cabinet, 2003.

  • "After Esherick", American Ash, Leather Upholstery, 2005.

  • Bench Detail, Bubinga, Linen Upholstery, 2004.

  • Douglas Fir & Claro Walnut Chest Detail, 2007.

  • "After Esherick", Ebonized American Ash, Leather Upholstery, 2005.

  • Stereo Cabinet Detail, Kwila, Ash, 2005.

  • Bubinga Chest Detail, 2005.

  • Douglas Fir & Claro Walnut Chest, 2007.

  • Beech & Moabi Cabinet Detail, 2003.

  • Bubinga Chest, 2007.

  • "After Esherick", American Ash, Leather Upholstery, 2005.

  • "After Esherick" Detail , American Ash Leather Upholstery, 2005.

  • Beech & Moabi Cabinet Detail, 2003.

  • Douglas Fir & Claro Walnut Chest Interior, 2007.

  • Custom Vanity, Unfinished Maple (to be finish by client), 2024.

Featured Custom Cabinetry & Architectural Installations

  • Custom Kitchen Cabinetry, Historic Remodel, 2024 .

  • White Oak Architectural Installation, 2023.

  • White Oak Floating Vanity, 2024.

  • Built-In Cabinetry & Facade. Conceals home's air-return & furnace filter, 2024.

  • Laundry Room Cabinetry, White Oak Floating Shelves, 2024.

  • White Oak Vanity, 2024.

  • Bath Linen Cabinet, Glass doors. Designed and built to accommodate steeply-angled ceiling, 2024.

  • Stained White Oak bookcases, bench with drawers & window trim, 2024.

  • Pantry & Tall Storage, 2024

  • Floating Media Cabinet, Custom Alder Venner & Solid wood, 2024.

  • Floating Office Cabinet, Custom Alder Veneer & Solid Wood, 2024.

  • Built-In Wardrobe, 2024.

  • Custom media cabinet, 2025

  • Built-In Linen Cabinet, Red Oak floating shelves & top, 2025

What’s the story?

I grew up in Durango, CO and moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1997, where I got my first job at a custom cabinet shop shortly after.

In 2003, having gained several years of professional experience and training, I applied and was accepted to the Krenov School of Fine Woodworking, located on the northern CA coast, in the town of Fort Bragg. I studied fine furniture making there for two years, graduating in 2005 after having received over 3500 hours of formal instruction and practice in traditional fine woodworking and furniture making.

After graduating from furniture school, I moved back to San Francisco where I had the privilege of working as a furniture and cabinet maker in an excellent custom shop for the next seven years.

During that time I enrolled in the California College of Arts, initially for its architecture program, but switched to illustration after my first year, working at the furniture shop while attending school.  I graduated with honors and a BFA in 2011. 

 In 2012 I moved to New York City to pursue a graduate degree at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, where I earned an MFA in the Illustration as Visual Essay program.

Upon completing my MFA, I returned to Durango, Colorado in 2014 and have been working in Durango and its surrounding communities as a furniture and cabinet maker since.

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