Sharon Knapp
Essence of Nature
Cream Ridge, NJ
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Upon retiring we decided to use our love of design and woodworking to create wine racks from repurposed materials. We use recycled wine barrels and recycled wood from shipping crates to make our designs. After separating all the salvageable wood from the crates and barrels, we plane and sand several times, then cut to our design specifications, and finish with one of several stain options. We also add either copper or black pipe finishes to many of them. It’s a good feeling to know we have saved so many items from becoming discarded as waste and have given them a new life as a decorative and functional item adding beauty to someone’s home.