Making A Jewelry Armoire - Standing Mirror // Mid-Century Modern Woodworking // My First Etsy Sale

The Sayre Jewelry Armoire

Available on Etsy:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheRoaringW...

Check out my Instagram page to see what I'm working on:
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If you'd like to read more about how I make the armoire, check out my write-up over on the Simple Cove website:
https://www.simplecove.com/1224/mid-c...

Back in 2018, I made the first version of The Sayre Jewelry Armoire, which is what you see in this video. I've made a few changes since filming this that I incorporate into commissioned pieces which include the following: reinforced jewelry cabinet joinery; a brass catch for the door; a second set of brass connector bolts through the cabinet into threaded inserts in the legs. This eliminated its tendency to want to rack when there were only two bolts.

After I opened my Etsy store with my Fitzgerald Coffee Table, I also posted this armoire, and it was the first thing I sold online. Freight shipping was a trial by fire by all means, as I shipped it over three thousand miles from the San Francisco area to Boston. I made a sturdy crate lined with foam padding, and it made it there in one piece.

Just over a year after the transaction, I received a wonderful message from the buyer's wife, for whom this piece was commissioned:

"Hi Greg. You built an armoire for me this past year. I am wondering if you are still on etsy? I would love to add a review as I am grateful and amazed by your work every day. The armoire has a proud place near my dresser and brings me joy every time a walk past it. I would love to honor your work by submitting a review."

That made me incredibly happy to hear, and is something I think about when I make furniture. I want it to look nice, but I also want it to be used. This cabinet is made to be touched, opened, organized - you name it.

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