Six years ago, while Tyler Shaheen was living with a host family during his church residency, he borrowed a few basic tools to make two nightstands out of free wood. From those humble beginnings Tyler has taken his love and passion for woodworking and created The Southern Craftsman, a business where he designs and builds furniture out of his shop in New Albany, Indiana.
What Tyler sees trending is a shift into more mid-century and Danish-style furniture, both styles that he enjoys designing and building for clients.
This table is a perfect example of the recent shift to mid-century design. This furniture trend is Tyler Shaheen’s favorite to create and build. Chairs in this photo were purchased separately.
Tyler is asked frequently if he builds chairs. He does, but they can be very costly. From his original Eriksen chair as a model, Tyler created the Eriksen plywood chair.
This Eriksen plywood chair can be purchased through Tyler’s Etsy shop in three different formats: 1) purchase and download a file and build the chair from scratch, 2) purchase the templates for the chair and build from scratch, 3) purchase the kit and assemble the chair in your home. Directions are provided and also a video on how to put it all together.
This credenza was commissioned from a client who gave Tyler full artistic freedom in designing this beautiful furniture piece, which is situated in the client’s dining room.
Story and photos by Melissa Donald
P.S. You may also like to know what’s back on trend.
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