Laurie McBurnie- The Carpentry Coach

03/19/2025

Check out my webpage at: Furniturebylaurie.com
I will also be posting photos here of furniture that I have refinished to sell. Stay posted!

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10/27/2024

Wow, time flies! It's been a busy summer/fall with creating new pieces, doing some refurbishing of antiques, running our Airbnb, maintaining our property, and adding a new puppy to our family!

With winter coming, I would like to clear out my inventory in order to have space for new projects. Therefore, I am doing end-of-season pricing for my benches. Each bench will now sell for $225, the low back black bench is perfect for entryway with a large mirror, coat rack or art work. I have a small van so delivery is possible depending on location.

More photos and measurements available on request. If you are interested, please PM me or email at:
[email protected]

03/09/2024

I have been thinking that there are probably a lot of people with furniture that is perfectly functional but needs a bit of help, whether it be minor repairs, painting or refinishing. So....since I love to do that work, in addition to making benches, I am offering my services at very reasonable rates. Folks can contact me to discuss what they need, and we go from there. I do not do antique restoration work or room size pieces of furniture but am perfectly comfortable with dressers, desks, chairs, small tables, etc. Pick up and delivery possible depending on location. Please contact me: [email protected] or text (802) 999-9702

01/08/2024

Happy New Year Everyone!!
Finally able to finish up with my latest bench and excited to create more! This one is similar to an earlier style, Northern white maple with contrasting finials and feet. It seems to be a popular look! Love to hear what you think!

10/06/2023

10/06/2023

As promised, here are photos of 2 more benches which I created over the summer. Yesterday, they found a new location at the Artisans' Hand in Waitsfield, Vermont! This is so exciting for me! I now have space to design and build more!

07/27/2023

Well, the website is still in the making, but I would love to share what I'm doing.

06/12/2023

Hello Everyone! After quite a long absence from this page, I am back with another exciting enterprise! I am starting a new business called "Yes I Can Furniture Re-Creations." I am doing one-of-a-kind pieces, for now mostly benches, created from recycled parts from other sources. With my experience in carpentry, these pieces are well structured as well as beautiful! I will be linking to a webpage soon, and in the meantime, will be posting photos here. So stay tuned!

02/04/2021

Hello everyone! This article was written by June Cook, a writer for our local newspaper, after talking with me about my Carpentry for Women Workshop, which I just started offering this year. What I love about the article is how June linked together two of my passions in life: coaching and working with wood. So I thought I would share it by way of explanation of my cover photo!