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Services available
for Interior Designers, Architects and Builders
Shaker Inspired works closely with interior designers, architects and builders
around the world who look for these critical details in cabinetry,
millwork, hardware, furniture and more to meet their clients' needs.
Design
assistance -
We can provide professional assistance for every aspect of your
client's Shaker-inspired project. Our first-hand knowledge of all
existing Shaker structures and interiors, along with our large library
of sample Shaker rooms and buildings are invaluable assistance tools
for your client's needs.
Trim
- You can see examples of the trim details that the Brother's
used manifested in many American homes built in the early to mid
nineteenth century. For your clients who are looking for this special
style of "early American" detailing, Shaker design is
an obvious choice.
Other
Details - Canterbury, New Hampshire nurtures a very special
Shaker inspired crafts community. Through Shaker Inspired
you will have access to many skilled Canterbury artisans who celebrate
the Shaker ideal of simplicity and beauty in a variety of mediums.
These include:
- Furniture
makers -
who work to such a standard of excellence, they create museum
quality pieces that are destined to become family heirlooms.
- Quilters
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who design and stitch together quilts of such beauty they will
be passed on for generations. They also make a wonderful assortment
of braided rugs to adorn your floors.
- Ironworkers
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who hammer and forge quality reproductions of Shaker hardware
- from door hinges and hooks to kitchen utensils.
- Potters
- who
create their own unique sets of dishware, vases and flower pots
that will lend their rustic grace to your home.
- Stone
carvers -
who have the ability to help you create anything from granite
posts for your Shaker inspired fence, to polished granite counters
for you kitchen or bathroom.
The possibilities
are endless. Shaker Inspired is your all-encompassing resource
for all those elements that make a home simple and elegant - the
Shaker way!
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About the Builder...
Kent
Ruesswick is the founder, and lead craftsman for Shaker
Inspired He's been a resident and active participant
in the community of Canterbury, New Hampshire since 1958,
including a good portion of his youth which was spent playing
in his family's large old barn, and roaming the neighboring
fields and forest.
For
the last 23 years Kent has practiced his trade by working
as a builder in the residential construction market. His experience
building new homes as well as remodeling existing structures
has given him the opportunity to examine up close many of
the trades involved, allowing him a greater understanding
of how a building works as a home.
While
he has lived within walking distance of a celebrated Shaker
community nearly his entire life, it wasn't until ten years
ago that his appreciation deepened for their architecture,
clean design style and philosophy. Since then he has made
it his goal to search out, and learn more about, as many of
the still existing buildings and villages as he can. His search
for a complete understanding of the Shaker design fundamentals
has carried him from Kentucky to Maine, with many stops in
between. His goal is simple, to help you discover the beauty
and simplicity of Shaker architecture and reproduce it in
a home setting.
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