We’ve been working on this custom fireplace over the last week and are using some of our favorite inlay techniques to achieve a unique and interesting look. The client requested a series of shells be visible from the surface, which means hand selecting each piece of shell and placing it in just the right spot […]
What do concrete and caramels have in common? They are both beloved by local chocolatier David Gambill, who owns Sonoma Chocolatiers in Sebastopol. David is a customer of ours who ordered a custom concrete slab a few years ago to use in his chocolate shop, specifically for making caramels, for which you need a totally
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We are so pleased to announce our participation in this years 4th annual National Heirloom Exposition, hosted at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa. Like last year, our Flowform fountains will be featured in the Demeter Biodynamic Garden and Lounge, exhibiting and demonstrating their flexibility as beautiful water features, aquatic plant beds and biodynamic
We clocked another milestone in the shop recently – our longest table, biggest pour to date! Our commission was to create a 14 foot long outdoor table with an inner recess for it’s corresponding stand. It would also have a separate copper heating element running through the bottom to heat it up for chilly outdoor
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At Bohemian Stoneworks, like other concrete and stone shops, we use a good amount of water for many steps in our process. This includes mixing the concrete, powering our water-jet grinders, power-washing finishes and the shop’s cleanup process. Normally the disposal of this water can be costly and wasteful, especially for a small business. Being the environmentally
The fireplace you’re living with is not necessarily the fireplace you’ll have forever. There was a certain period of time in which interior designers attached elaborate facades to the front of residential fireplaces, which to some modern homeowners can feel overwhelming and outdated. We were recently commissioned to solve such a problem, lightening up a
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We are so excited to announce the opening of the newly renovated Hog Island Oyster space in the San Francisco Ferry Building, featuring an array of new countertops and features by Bohemian Stoneworks. Working with architect Cass Calder Smith, we developed a U-shaped oyster bar that would house the shucking station and be the visual focal point
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Bringing a modern aesthetic and superior functionality to a country farm house is a great way to update your look but incorporate natural elements into the overall design. For this farm house, located on the Russian River, we used locally sourced Russian River aggregate in all the mixes and custom colors to compliment the natural
This project from a home in the Sea Ranch, California community along the coast is one of our all-time favorites. One of the rooms we worked on was the kitchen, which had a custom color matched golden yellow countertop to compliment the warm wood accents and bright sunny windows. The owner also wanted to preserve
This fireplace feature needed a remodel and an updated look. Using a special technique and concrete mix, we pressed real wood into setting concrete to give it the look and feel of wooden planks. These massive, one-piece slabs were put on the exterior and interior of the fireplace in this updated Eichler house for a
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