About Spencer Ratliff
Spencer’s versatility with materials and skills in custom furniture and cabinetry can really bring any vision to life. Whether someone wants a sleek modern piece or a rustic design, he can tailor each project to fit individual tastes and needs.
What kind of project are you thinking about?
Spencer is based in Knoxville, Tennessee with his wife Melody and sons Atlas and Oliver. With his creative talents and Melody’s support on the business end of things they run Old North Designs and Able Trade, a shared maker space built for industrial professionals that they started in 2020.
“Spencer has been great to work with and will not sacrifice on quality. He’s always thinking of the best ways to make even mundane furniture a little bit better through small details and attention. He’s become a go-to for items on all of my projects.”
Working with Old North Designs
What does it look like to work with Spencer? Well here is a little walkthrough of our process. You reach out with an idea, inspiration photo, general measurements or architectural plans whatever details you have gathered to help pitch what you want. Then Spencer gathers all that info and draws up some ideas. He works with you to finalize what you want and then builds a masterpiece. When you work with Spencer you are getting something that has never been made before and likely wont ever be made again. The process takes time but when you are able to see and feel the final product that you in part helped create there is nothing you can compare it too. This item is now a heirloom and will last generations.
Here is the original inspiration photo…
Then here are some design ideas Spencer pitched…
And now the final product!
