Behind the Grain Blog

Italian Olive Live Edge River Lap Table with Folding Hairpin Legs — Handcrafted Resin Inlay

by Dawn Cowan | Mar 28, 2026 | Home Decor, Kitchen & Bar, Specialty Gifts

A one-of-a-kind Italian olive wood live edge table with a stunning forest green resin river inlay and folding black hairpin legs. Handcrafted to serve beautifully as a lap table, side table, sink board, or portable counter extension — wherever life takes you.

Cedar Cookie Spatula | Hand-Carved Flipper with Desert Landscape | Artisan Kitchen Tool

by Dawn Cowan | Mar 27, 2026 | Carvings

A cedar flipper unlike anything you will find anywhere else. Rex hand-carved a detailed desert landscape into the handle — mountains, saguaros, the open Southwest horizon — on a beautiful piece of aromatic cedar. At 9½ inches with a wide spatula head, it is as functional as it is breathtaking. $130.