Sevier & Co.

07/23/2025

Hello friends, family, clients and supporters of Sevier & Co!
Our son Easton and his High Plains Little League teammates just won the Junior League Baseball State Championship! We are heading to Bend, Oregon where they will represent Colorado in the United States Went Regional tournament!

This was not a trip that we had planned for, and the travel expenses, along with the missed wor time will certainly add up quickly!

In an attempt to help with the cost of the trip, we are taking orders for custom, handmade, one of a kind baseball board games!

*Laser Engraved name, logo, team, or message.
*Choose from Oak, Walnut, Maple, or Redwood

Price ranges from $150- $175 depending on the customizations. A great gift idea for any baseball fan!

Message for more details, and thanks for supporting Easton, and the rest of us Sevier!

07/03/2025

07/02/2025

❤️ Ahh, the Lake House. ❤️ In 2019, our client found us on Facebook Marketplace and placed a ginormous order for her just freshly bought lake house in Idaho Springs, CO to be enjoyed and as a rental income. Her story of setting her sights on the dream of owning a lake house from the view of her friend's house across the lake, and the drive to make that dream come to fruition, continues to inspire.
Multiple tables and benches- outdoor and indoor, and a king size bed. All created from reclaimed wood. It was a full family ordeal with Dave's parents and grandma helping with delivery. Our business has gone 100 miles in every direction from Colorado Springs!
We were in the middle of transitioning to our garage after building out of our at that time Pastor's barn for a short while before they decided to sell.
The amount of times we have had to move workshops! It never gets easier.
The biggest gift of that time in the barn was the courage to say yes to bigger orders, not limiting ourselves and what could be built on a slanted driveway in between weather.
Ironic that we got our biggest order at the time as we balanced moving and building.
With our landlord's permission, we set up shop in our garage, the walls lovingly covered in the art from our catered to you paint party business.
I miss having that space SO much!
Part of moving meant clearing out the scrap wood pile by the barn.

It was serendipitous for our client's order.

We have no idea where much of the wood originated from and some of the pieces had to be replaced after delivery because they started oozing weird black goo.
But! The rest of the pieces have held their character beautifully. Luxuriously thick and unique! Even as the harsh sun takes its toll on them. We've never seen pieces like them again.
Each idea that has been brought to life over the years is special to me because Dave built it, and I have a lot of favorites, but these hold such a special place.
It felt like being in our home away from home!
Colorado is a land locked state, and to be close to water, and where I grew up in Evergreen, was a lovely change of pace as summer speeds by. We worked hard as a family doing maintenance work, and got to squeeze in some time fishing, fully relishing our two night stay.

What a journey the wood, and us, have been on!

05/22/2025

📸: our client 😍
Also, we are bumping up our referral credit to 10%!!
If someone books off of your review or word of mouth, you will receive 10% of their order as cash or credit for a future project.
And! If you have gotten a quote from us, we will take 10% off of our labor price.
We look forward to creating with you!

05/16/2025

We found out today that Dave didn't get the job. We are extremely disappointed but we truly believe God has something in store for us. Thank you for supporting our family business. ❤️

05/14/2025

~work in progress~

05/12/2025

Dave has a big interview today at 3:30.
The last time he interviewed for a job was a group interview for a position at Tumbleweed Tiny House Company in 2016.
We're a little nervous!
This is for a middle school woodshop teacher position, in Canon City, about an hour south of us.
Work is slower than usual, but honestly we have been praying about a change, while keeping the roots of what we have grown.
Self-employment is incredibly hard and incredibly rewarding.
We are doing the Dave Ramsey program and more actively sowing into our future. I didn't think I would live this long and I want to make the most of it! I've seen unexpected visions of Dave and I growing old and it's given me hope. We've never owned a home and we are seeking our Lord's will of where to plant our roots.
We have a daughter pursuing going out of state to college next year, and our son will be a freshman in high school this fall. We believe this position will be a step/leap of faith in a new but familiar direction.
Yes, Dave has a plethora of woodworking knowledge. The teaching aspect is a whole nother thing. 6 classes, 2 per grade, 23 per class. His innovative and sense of humor spirit is up for the task. I love that he involves me and we have been hashing out ideas.

While the benefits of paid time off (say what?!), retirement, etc. I truly think the biggest benefit will be for Dave not to be a lone ranger.
If you know him, you know he has a heart for youth and coaching. I have witnessed a change in kids largely due to his vote of confidence in them! It makes me tear up every time I think about it.
Dave and I have spoken about the desire to train up the next generation and the Lord works in mysterious ways for shizzle.
There is A LOT to figure out.
All this to say.
We are entrepreneurs to our core.
Even if he is offered the job, and he accepts it, we will likely have limited summer availability for custom projects. And we will always have availability for follow up care.
But if you have been wanting to bring an idea to life- now is the time to reach out!

05/10/2025

I enjoy building the big projects, and also the smaller ones. This "Miraculous box" was a fun build. It will be used as a toy box, so it needed to be sturdy, and safe to open and close. The box is made from solid Alder, so it is lightweight, but solid and strong. The hinges are soft close, ensuring the little fingers that open it everyday don't get slammed on.
The client sent the design and measurements she wanted. The design was done on the laser printer, and then I added the red by hand.

05/08/2025

The office with the built in cabinets also got a beautiful oval conference table.
I love the design that the clients chose. It was a challenge figuring out exactly where the leverage points would be, and how wide the base must be to ensure it stays sturdy no matter where weight is applied.
The base consists of two pieces that interlock for easy assembly. The solid color stain matches the cabinets and the desk in the office.

The last picture is the set of stairs that I went up and down hundreds of times during the install process of the built ins and the table! I got my workout in!

05/01/2025

Dave here!

There are projects that take longer than expected. Then there are projects that take longer than longer than expected.

This was one of my toughest challenges to date. A custom built in bookcase with cabinets, soft close drawers, and heavy duty sawtooth adjustable shelves. Built for the CEO of an awesome non profit here in Colorado Springs.

I installed this unit a few weeks back. I love how it turned out, and am very proud of it.
That being said, I had to wait until now to post about it, or even think about it.

As I look at it now, I am grateful for what I get to do. I am thankful that my family supports me when things don't go as smooth as I hope.
Self employment is tough, but rewarding.

We are looking forward to the future. Never sure about what is next, but always optimistic.

04/29/2025

❤️ Dedication Day. ❤️

Words can't express the emotions felt that day.

We cleaned the church while we waited for the Pastor to be ready. With 4 houses it was a lot to orchestrate! We sang, we prayed, we laughed, we cried, hugged, and said our goodbyes. It was surreal to be back in the US that afternoon.
We were absolutely honored for our family to be chosen to give the family their Bible. Dave did a beautiful speech I previously shared. The plaque was hung, the keys were given. Housewarming gifts left inside to be found.

Or how much more I want to talk about.
Snag me in person and I will ramble away.
We never know what the future holds, but I for sure see one that involves us involved with Casas por Cristo. We are praying to what extent.
But we are hooked.
And we will keep inviting others to join.
The Lord is good and his love endures forever.

04/28/2025

build DAY THREE
I can tell people are getting up a little slower.
Breakfast at the church. Mad respect for the breakfast and dinner crews! Each person signed up for different tasks (ex: Dave was head of clean up crew and I was a part of VBS/housing gifts) and everyone had a "see a job, do a job" mentality. The days were long and exhausting and everyone pitched in, but those people deserve gold stars!
We got to know so many of our church family! My introverted personality was rather enjoying the sleep away camp camaraderie more than I thought I would.

For context: we (Gordon's team) could see Kevin's team at the top of the hill. (There was a 9 inch space only a few could access to do the blackboard, chicken wire, and stucco- it was crazy to watch!) Devin's team could see them from afar but not us. Todd's team was further away from all of us on the hill.
And crazy enough, another Casas crew was working down the street from us. AND Dave and Riley saw the family they built the house for last year. It was so neat to see their joy seeing them!

I am a big fan of the show the Amazing Race. And it felt like we were on our own whirlwind of a season. We could see the progress of the other team, but we wouldn't really know where any one else was at until we got back, stories, progress, and sunburns compared.
As hard work as it was, it was FUN.
And satisfying. The ultimate LEGO build. Casas por Cristo style.
With stucco and electricity!
What a crash course in so many trades and mutual sacrifice.
We were fed again. AND AGAIN. First meal we channeled our inner hobbit to accept 2nd breakfast. She wouldn't take no for an answer. And it was cooked perfectly on her stove with propane, that ran out while cooking, so she had her daughter run to the neighbors to get more. My heart melted at the love she felt for us and us for her. Eggs, hand made tortillas, and beans.

She invited me, and others, to her table.

As I sat, knowing the massive workload we had ahead, I sat and enjoyed a delicious meal filling me body and soul.
I weirdly felt at home.
Maybe it's because we don't have our own home?
Maybe it's because I have felt missions calling us for some time?
Maybe I was delirious from the lack of sleep and dehydration.
I didn't get to sit as much and I was running off fumes.
The day was long- finishing chicken wire, drywall, electrical (hallelujah for a ceiling fan!! and outlets!!), writing verses on the studs, mixing and applying stucco, texturizing with care.
What makes a house?
What makes a home?
At one point I looked over and saw Riley and Easton eating soup next to Maria's group of friends from her church serenading us, encouraging us as we were dragging in the afternoon heat.
And it felt so normal.
I knew I had asked a lot of them. But I knew they had it in them. They worked hard, but even more so, they loved hard. Playing and laughing with the kids, learning games and trying to speak each other's language. My favorite part of the day, was getting the neighborhood kids together in Maria's house, doing a simple Bible lesson, and seeing the excitement over the Beanie Babies I brought (thank you Facebook Marketplace!) was truly priceless!
There were times we didn't think we were going to finish in time. But we did. And we did it well.
After dinner and devotional and a welcome shower, I couldn't sleep.
The next day was dedication and giving them the keys. I couldn't process so I just cried.