Artistic Wood Crafts

Omar and Belda are magnificent. They helped us refresh the cornice on our Landmarked building in Brooklyn. They created exact replicas of the original pieces — some of the pieces had to be painstakingly hand-​carved. He took away pieces of the original cornice so that he could copy them exactly in his workshop.
They gave us the most reasonable price quote amongst all the people we tried.
They are also the most pleasant people to work with. Belda has a little trouble with English but his French is fluent. So don’t be offended if your call isn’t answered — he’s just uncomfortable over the phone. However he more than makes up for it with his skills.
Their attention to detail is amazing — to the point that when they were helping us with the cornice they came up on a chipped bannister and a broken Newel post. We came in one day to find that both had been repaired but Omar wasn’t happy with the work on the Newel post so we came back again to find a grander piece attached to our Newel. They wouldn’t accept any payment for it either.

Omar and Belda of Artistic Wood Crafts built and installed custom-​made bookshelves on either side of my fireplace. I’m in an old (1840s) brownstone where there isn’t a straight line or right angle anywhere on the walls/​floors.
The work Omar and Belda did was outstanding — the end result looked great, fit the space perfectly, and was of very high quality. It’s been a few years and the bookshelves are as good as new — they were definitely built to last and I couldn’t be happier.
On top of that, Omar and Belda were true professionals — friendly, punctual, and committed to their work. Installation took about six or seven visits because the apartment’s odd dimensions made things very difficult for them, but they were great about it and they kept at it until the bookshelves were perfect.
I would recommend them for any woodworking project and I would work with them again in a heartbeat.