About C&V Designs
Chase and Valerie — a husband and wife team with a shared passion for natural materials, thoughtful design, and hands-on craftsmanship. In our studio, we bring wood, metal, and other raw elements to life, creating everything from expressive art pieces to custom tables and timeless home goods. Every piece we make is rooted in a love for detail, utility, and organic beauty.
Our inspiration comes from nature and each other — from the textures, tones, and quiet balance found outdoors. We design with the goal of bringing nature into the home in meaningful, useful, and creative ways — to help reconnect people with the world around them in these modern times.
On our small farm, we mill our own wood from naturally fallen trees, giving each piece a second life. Most of this lumber becomes furniture or small goods, but every so often, we uncover boards so distinctive they inspire us to tell a story through design.
Milling teaches patience. Even after it’s cut, the wood must dry slowly, revealing its true character over time. By the time we begin shaping it, we’ve already built a relationship with the material. Each project becomes an intimate collaboration with nature — our role is simply to listen, honor the wood, and bring its inherent beauty to life.
We’re especially drawn to the imperfections in wood — the knots, cracks, and color shifts that hold the story of a tree’s life. These marks aren’t flaws but features that connect us to the natural world. Every decision — to highlight a crack, fill a void, or leave a surface raw — becomes part of that ongoing narrative. In each piece, we strive to balance refinement with authenticity, letting the material’s story guide the design.