dufficy fine carpentry and design

May 2022

Cannot recommend John highly enough! We worked with him to craft an entire wall of custom bookshelves, and we were extremely satisfied with the entire project. When we first reached out, John was very upfront that he was quite busy (understandably so - just look at his portfolio!). Despite that, he worked with us to figure out a timetable that fit our needs. 5/5 for clear, direct communication even before the project began! We chatted on the phone and exchanged emails with some basic information about what we wanted, and then John came out for a site visit. He was friendly, prompt, and professional - he was able to get all his initial measurements in one pass, and we were able to proceed from there. It felt somewhat surreal how smooth the process was. Design, construction, and installation were spread out over approximately six weeks (pretty much exactly the schedule we'd agreed on). Amazingly, 99% of construction happened offsite - John was very conscientious about limiting the project's impact on our living space. If you've never had significant work done on the interior of your home... Congratulations, you're very lucky! And it can be difficult to overstate how disruptive and stressful it can be. Needless to say, we were immensely appreciative of how thoughtful John was about keeping our home a *home*, and not a construction site. The biggest "disruption" we experienced was during installation - which took less than a day. As for the finished product, we couldn't be more pleased. The bookshelves fit into the space beautifully, and add wonderful depth and structure to an otherwise bland wall. (We're planning on painting the shelves in the next few weeks, so I'll circle back once that's done with pictures.) An unabashed 5/5 from us. Thanks, John!

Nov 2021

Since we bought our place I've wanted a window seat in from of the curved window bay in our dining room, and John brought that vision to life with amazing skill. Based on a very rough sketch I made, her created a seamless window bench with built ins on the side and storage underneath. He has great attention to detail and extraordinary craftsmanship, and made everything look perfect. This seemed like a really challenging job to me since we had gobs of Victorian molding to work around - molding running down from the windows, crazy chair molding, etc, and the whole back of the seat had to be curved. Also, none of the molding is perfectly square since it's all old. John was really careful to cut everything exactly for a smooth fit around some really intricate molding. It looks great (and will look even better once I find a custom cushion!)

May 2021

We worked with John to design and build a custom floating desk/shelf project. We came to him with inspirations, rough ideas, and rough measurements and he helped guide us to a clearer picture. His sense of working with wood and highlighting the wood's natural characteristics (walnut in this case) in an otherwise modern style was impressive. We are very happy with the end result and glad we worked with John. Highly recommended.