C. Grain Furniture

Charlie Mancini says a kitchen island takes about a week to a week and a half, depending on whether the stain is correct. Large arched built-in bookshelves with cabinets take about a week and a half to build, plus a couple of days for painting, so around two and a half weeks total. He is currently booked about five months out.

“We're booked five months out. A kitchen island, around a week to a week and a half depending on if I get the stain correct. Arched bookshelves built-in with cabinets, build process is about a week and a half and then painting is definitely a couple of days, so around two and a half weeks total.”Charlie Mancini

Charlie Mancini says the hardest piece was a TV console with fluted doors. Flutes are concave half circles running vertically up and down. Most fluted furniture online is carved by machine, but he hand-carved about 60 flutes to keep personality in the piece. It took a long time but turned out beautiful. The console also had a built-in electric fireplace in the middle.

“A lot of people, if you search up a fluted dresser online, 99 percent of the time a machine robot will carve those flutes in. I did them by hand, about 60 flutes going up and down. It took a long time. It was really fun to do.”Charlie Mancini

Charlie Mancini specializes in custom in-home furniture and built-in cabinets. He builds TV and media consoles, record player consoles, bedside and entryway tables, bookshelves, and kitchen islands. He works in mid-century modern styles but can match inspiration photos or your existing decor. He does not do kitchen cabinets yet, but handles most other wood furniture and cabinetry.

“We specialize in custom in-home furniture and custom built-ins. Not anything to do with kitchen cabinets yet, but if you're into mid-century modern style wood furniture or anything to do with wood cabinets then we pretty much do it all.”Charlie Mancini