The Glass Bird Cabinet Takes Flight

Not sure what I'm going to call this yet. It's an armoire....a bookcase....a china cabinet? It's anything, really. And it's awesome because it combines the things that I love most about vintage furniture that you can't find much anymore (fretwork/inset doors/glass) with the lines of modern furniture.

Since I couldn't find the sort of furniture that I wanted, I built it myself. I have several other fretwork designs finished and ready to send to my laser-cutting man. Although I am not sure what I will be building next...

I drew the piece in CAD and then sent the bird template to be laser cut out of 1/8" material, and then I built the rest.

Okay so I'm not a good photographer - how do you take pictures of glass without the reflection of everything behind you?? Oh look - there's the drafting table. :P

I said on facebook that I was thinking of repainting the inside turquoise, since this is Pantone's color of the year for 2013 - Emerald. But I don't know....it's kinda growing on me. I don't normally like really strong green colors but this is gorgeous in real life. It might also be because I'm really tired and don't want to repaint yet. I might repaint it once I see next year's color trend.

It fits perfectly in this awkward little alcove in my kitchen.

This went from a sketch to this in - ? 4 months?  But I think I could build the next one a lot faster. I think I've worked out the design kinks and I'm dreaming up the next project. :)
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