Since opening, Sweet Chick has been featured everywhere, from Zagat to The New York Times. See their website for the full list. This location, on Bedford Ave. was the first (of two) we designed. The owners added the Southern flair by choosing thematic vintage wall decor.

Making Man From The Woods Signature Bench Design

Making Man From The Woods Signature Bench Design

Installing the backbar in Sweet Chick

Installing the backbar in Sweet Chick

Installing the stepped bottle display in Sweet Chick

Man From The Woods Geometric Shelves

Concrete Moon technique with stripes of reclaimed woods

Man From The Woods’ signature Picnic Table Design from the Weather Bespoke Collection

Making Man From The Woods’ signature Picnic Table Design

Picnic Table Elements

Man From The Woods’ signature Picnic Table Design

Man From The Woods’ signature Picnic Table Design

Antique cupboard stripped and ready to be turned into a patchwork backbar

Bar counter install

Concrete Moon technique under resin with stripes of reclaimed woods

Bidding the bar farewell

A visual walk-through from Zagat:

Man From The Woods did the interior design and production for East Wick restaurant. We integrated architectural remnants, fixtures, and reclaimed wood.

Interior Design Elements:

One of a kind booth seating

OOAK restaurant benches

Metal salvaged from historic movie theater

resin inlay tables

Conjoined booth benches

Intricate wrought iron balances the wood

Vintage lighting adorns the entryway

Shelves behind the bar

Reclaimed tin ceiling used to coat the bar.

Refinished tin from the 1800s

Refinished tin from the 1800s

Resin coated brushed tin

Custom built bar

Man From The Woods Picnic Table

Man From The Woods Picnic Table

Man From The Woods Picnic Table

Man From The Woods Picnic Table

Assorted seating

Custom Bench

Custom Extra Long Restaurant Bench

Showcase window booth

Custom Man From The Woods Bench

Custom Man From The Woods Bench

Raised Window Table

Dining area near the front window

Vintage lighting, concentric squares tin ceiling

Vintage lighting, concentric squares tin ceiling

Vintage lighting, antique mirror

Wrap-around server station connected to bar

East Wick Restaurant Exterior Design:

Creating the elements for East wick Restaurant’s Interior and Exterior Design:

East Wick was the first artist friendly restaurant on the South side of Graham Avenue in Brooklyn, with stunning handmade furniture design.  We scoured the Northeastern United States for beautiful antique elements to include in the restaurant’s design, and found treasures like a 5′ x 2′ French mirror, and beautiful Empire revival tin panels.

This interior was a custom design for one of Williamsburg’s first South Side artist hangouts, referred to by locals as “Lee’s Bar”.

Interior furniture design and build, 2009.

Facade window display furnishings.

Bar counter, top of angled corner. Salvaged column and woods, wrought iron, and artisan’s concrete.

Bar counter with wrought iron corner.

Bar counter, top of angled corner. Salvaged column and woods, wrought iron, and artisan’s concrete.

Bar counter, top of angled corner. Salvaged column and woods, wrought iron, and artisan’s concrete.

Bar counter, top of angled corner. Salvaged column and woods, wrought iron, and artisan’s concrete.

Bar counter, top of angled corner. Salvaged column and woods, wrought iron, and artisan’s concrete.

Bar counter, top of angled corner. Salvaged column and woods, wrought iron, and artisan’s concrete.

Bar counter with railroad ties and historic moldings.

Bar counter with wrought iron corner where the wood is joined.

Reclaimed lumber and artisanal concrete bar surface.

Old timey register counter.

Bar counter egress. Salvaged column and woods, wrought iron with historic remnants

Angled rough hewn bench detail.

Bench detail.

Small restaurant tables, round and rectangular. Forest Corners angled bench.

Small restaurant tables, round and rectangular. Forest Corners angled bench.

Restaurant table base detail.

Bar counter egress. Salvaged column and woods, wrought iron.

Restaurant tables (rectangular tops) and bench, all made from reclaimed woods. Half-booth seating.

Restaurant two-person tables with seats (one leg), all made from reclaimed woods.

Restaurant table, recycled wood.

Restaurant table (top view), recycled wood.

Restaurant bench and tables (rectangular tops), all made from reclaimed woods.

Restaurant two-person tables with seats (one leg), all made from reclaimed woods.

We redesigned Stromboli to honor its classic New York history.

Existing woodwork was replaced and the walls were covered with interlocking pieces of recycled wood from around the city.

Before

After

The cooler was resurfaced as part of the redesign.

Before

After

After redesigning the fridge

Fridge connection detail

Antiqued wooden panels replaced the drop ceiling, adding warmth.

Patchwork table tops from reclaimed wood to warm up the space:

tabletops for 12 Chairs before finish (wip)

Twelve tabletops for 12 Chairs (wip)

Patchwork historic woods with food safe finish

Rich toned tabletops before installation

We added architectural shelves wrapping around the column to provide extra storage, and a dining ledge in the window.

Antique bar restoration.

Graffiti meets history as the space is reimagined.