Greene & Greene
Medicine Cabinet
Humble origins but a distinguished
pedigree combine in the ultimate Arts &
Crafts medicine cabinet.
T
his cabinet caught my eye on my fi rst visit to the Gamble house.
I had an hour to kill before the tour began, and spent that time
in the bookstore, which is housed in the original garage. Charles and
Henry Greene added nice details to every facet of their work, even
places the owners would rarely, if ever, see. The Gamble garage is a
very nice garage.
At the back of the building is a small restroom provided for the
chauffeur. That is where the original version of this cabinet has lived
for almost 100 years.
I was taken with the form and proportions. The case is very simple,
with curved forms on the top and bottom of the sides, and a wonder-
fully proportioned door. I promised myself to someday build a version.
I had a small amount of bird’s-eye cherry that I had been hoard-
ing for several years. There wasn’t enough of it to build a large piece
of furniture, but there was too much for a small project, so it sat in
my garage. The day after completing the drawings for this project I
tripped over the precious pile of cherry and decided it was time to use
it. Some quick measurements revealed that I had just enough to build
this cabinet.
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