Forbidden Fruit Designs

maker from Cambridge, MA

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About Forbidden Fruit Designs

Paul Norman has two interrelated businesses. Forbidden Fruit Guitars refers to his lutherie (guitar making) business. Forbidden Fruit Designs includes all furniture and crafts that are not guitars. …

Service areaWe are located in Cambridge Massachusetts with a shop in Medford Massachusetts. We directly serve this area and approximately a 50 mile radius. Of course, orders can emanate from anywhere in the world, but you will have a hard time appreciating Paul Norman's work from pictures. We create objects and it is best if our work can be viewed in 3D (minus the silly glasses).
ShippingWe will ship worldwide, but of course, vast differences in price relate to the size of the object and the proximity to its source. While some small objects (e.g., gargoyle carvings) have shipping cost that can be calculated in PayPal, larger objects (e.g., guitars, tables, etc.) vary widely in shipping cost due to size, carrier and geographic location. It is best to contact Paul directly when figuring out shipping costs for these items. Our preferred carriers are USPS and FedEx. UPS has proven to be unreliable in delivering goods in the condition in which they began.
InstallationWe do make built-ins (everything from moldings to entertainment centers to full finish woodwork for a residential remodeling job.) Some items can be pre-fabricated and installed. Other items must be built in place. We will gladly work with architects or a home owner with a complete vision of the project. Paul Norman has a Massachusetts Home Improvement Contractor's License (#168875). Where building permits are required, the home owner is responsible for obtaining them. Paul's remodeling business goes under the name SherpaDog Renovations - in honor of his favorite dog breed (Tibetan Terriers). We will either work time-and-materal or provide a quote. Generally, the home owner receives a better deal under the time-and-material model. Paul will work on remodeling projects within a 25 mile radius of his shop or home (they are about 1 mile from each other).

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I highly recommend Paul, based on my experience a few years ago, when he remodeled my kitchen from the studs out. It is a small kitchen that presented several challenges. Only a meticulous, resourceful and conscientious craftsman like Paul could pu...

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Paul's sense of design, craftsmanship, and commitment to quality yielded outstanding resutls for cabinet repair and refinishing he performed at our house. The work was begun and completed when promised which made working with him a pleasure.
I hired Paul Norman of SherpaDog Renovations to rebuild a large enclosed front porch which had been destroyed by carpenter ants! I was pleased by the variety of cost effective redesign options Paul offered. In the end I chose to add some ornament t...

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