Live edge furniture has a way of bringing nature into a home without feeling forced. When done well, it feels warm, sculptural, and permanent — not trendy.
At Simon Silver Designs, we build custom live edge furniture for clients throughout Santa Cruz County, Monterey Bay, Carmel, Pebble Beach, Los Gatos, and the San Francisco Bay Area. Each piece is designed around the slab, the room, and the client’s vision.
What Is Live Edge Furniture?
Live edge furniture keeps the natural edge of the wood visible. Instead of cutting every line perfectly straight, the design allows the tree’s original shape, grain, and movement to become part of the finished piece.
This works especially well for:
Dining tables
Coffee tables
Console tables
Benches
Desks
Entry tables
Statement furniture pieces
The result is furniture that feels organic, one-of-a-kind, and connected to the material.
Designed for High-End Homes and Natural Interiors
Live edge furniture works beautifully in coastal California homes because it pairs well with natural light, stone, plaster, glass, steel, and simple architectural spaces.
Clients in places like Carmel, Pebble Beach, Los Gatos, Santa Cruz, Atherton, Woodside, and Mill Valley often want furniture that feels refined but not sterile. A well-built live edge piece can bring warmth and character into a clean modern home.
Custom Furniture From Santa Cruz County
Simon Silver Designs is based in the Watsonville / Santa Cruz County area and builds custom furniture for homeowners, designers, contractors, and architects throughout the Central Coast and Bay Area.
Whether you are looking for a live edge dining table, walnut console table, redwood slab table, or custom furniture piece, we can help turn the right piece of wood into something lasting.
Built With Real Wood and Careful Proportions
A good live edge piece is not just about finding a dramatic slab. It needs the right proportions, the right base, the right thickness, and a finish that protects the wood while keeping it natural.
At Simon Silver Designs, each piece is considered from start to finish:
Slab selection
Flattening and shaping
Edge cleanup
Base design
Sanding and finish
Delivery and installation planning
The goal is to create furniture that feels strong, elegant, and built for long-term use.
This multi use desk is made from Claro Walnut and blackened wax finished steel. The warmth and grain patterns of the walnut complement the clean, smooth lines of the table base. The steel in the piece brings life to the concrete modernity of its space, while the wood adds character and story. This piece is multipurpose, the extension desk can be separated from the longer unit, which features removable caster wheels, and can be placed in other areas of the building, and used for display and/or dining purposes.
A Silver Maple slab salvaged from a clients property had a large natural void in the center, we used 1/4” tempered glass to elegantly fill the space, increasing usable surface area, and adding to the aesthetic. The table sit atop a base made from figured Claro Walnut.
A single solid block of Walnut, carved and sculpted to be an aesthetically pleasing piece of functional art. Capable of being an end table, coffee table, bench, etc.
Dimensions
18H x 26W x 15D in
45.72H x 66.04W x 38.1D cm
Weight
68.04 kg
150 lb
Start a Live Edge Furniture Project
To start a custom live edge furniture project, send rough dimensions, photos of the room, preferred wood type, and your ideal timeline.
Every piece is built individually, with attention to the wood, the home, and the way the piece will be used.