the Zen Toolbox

Rebecca did an excellent job on our custom made front desk. She was direct, honest, and fair during the entire process. We are very happy with our front desk. Thank you Rebecca!

Working with Rebecca was a pleasure, and we are thrilled with the bookcases she constructed. From start to finish, Rebecca was highly professional, attentive, meticulous, straight forward. She involved us in the design process every step of the way and communicated clearly and promptly about timeline, estimated cost, schedule, etc. We appreciated her creativity and approach as well as her conscientious - she always left an immaculate work space at the end of the day and also went above and beyond in terms of catering to our particular needs. She even completed the work ahead of schedule. The quality of the workmanship is so beautiful and exceeded our expectations. I strongly recommend working with Rebecca.

Rebecca was a great support to get the ball rolling here in terms of organization. Her expertise was essential to my own ability to jump start the organizational thinking necessary to start to address what had build up over years of accumulation. The process of clean up and reordering of work and personal areas in my home and studio would never have begun without her clear thinking about smart questions and suggestions. Now we are well on our way on the journey to create order so that I can be creative again. Thank you, Zen toolbox!

We love the Zen Toolbox! We were kept closely informed about the scheduling of work times, invited to inspect work quality and design choices in an ongoing way, and so appreciate the beauty and wonderful crafting of our new built-in bookshelves. Thank you, Rebecca!

We retained Rebecca mainly to repair an exterior wood gate and an exterior wood cabinet door. The work involved figuring out the best way to make the repairs, buying materials, assembly, and painting. We were very pleased with her work. She is very professional—prompt and detailed billing, excellent quality work, dependable, and good communication with us. We plan to retain her in the future and are happy to recommend her to our friends.

Rebecca built our floor-to-ceiling bookshelf with the highest level of attention to detail and quality. It was a challenging project: the wall is uneven, the bookshelf is large, and it had to match an existing bookshelf across the room. She rose to those challenges with enthusiasm and I'm thrilled with the end result.

Rebecca is wonderful to work with, she has great ideas, is very organized, works hard and communicates well. If you are interested in creating a unique project the Zen Toolbox is the way to go!

I recently gave my daughter the sewing table I had purchased in the 1960's. It was solidly made, but over the years had lost a piece of trim, a drawer pull and well, just looked worn out. Rebecca was able to match the trim and find new drawer pulls that fit the existing holes. My daughter could have painted it herself, but with two children under the age of five, it would be a challenge for her to get it done. Rebecca did a great job; she applied primer and then two coats of a semi-gloss paint that will be easy to wipe down. Additionally, she treated a part of the veneer that wasn't painted with a wood wax to improve its appearance and extend its life. It was a bonus touch that gave the table a nearly new appearance. I was very pleased, and my daughter is very happy with it.

My gardening tools were stored in two very inconvenient locations, but I didn't want a plastic shed sitting next to the back entrance of my house. Kits for wooden sheds were either too narrow or too wide. Rebecca designed and built a tool shed that not only stores everything I need to garden; we can also store two bags of charcoal near the grill. It fits in the space perfectly, and it matches our decor and art collection outside, as well as inside of our home! It look so good, our neighbors think we should turn it into a wet bar, since it sits so close to our patio furniture. For now, I like being able to find all of my tools in one place!