I’ve passed Fabulous Furniture on 28 in Boiceville a gazillion times, but last Saturday was the first time I pulled over. In a way, I wish I hadn’t, because I wanted everything in the shop and couldn’t afford a thing. If you’ve gone that route before, you know the place….with the car sculptures out front.

Steve Heller is the genius behind the metal sculpture, auto furniture and woodwork. His father was a junk collector/antiques dealer and he started working with reclaimed wood when he was 12. He opened shop in 1973.

Most of the wood used comes from fallen or rotten trees and other “misfit” trees that are unappealing to loggers. The defects are what create the intense patterns.

There are car bars and car couches and car lamps, but Steve also works on just cars. In fact, he won the NY Times’ Collectible Car Contest earlier in the year. Are you ready for this? He takes new cars and antiques them by adding old exterior parts. He’s currently working on a kick ass station wagon in the back of his building.

If you’re into collectible cars, you gotta visit this place!