Altare Design, LLC

04/24/2026

Nearly 2 million of people visit Chapel of the Holy Cross in Sedona, Arizona each year. How many know the story behind its pews?

Read how we designed, built, and refined custom movable oak pews to meet their specific needs: https://altaredesign.com/commission/movable-oak-pews-holy-cross-sedona

04/02/2026

04/02/2026

02/07/2016

For those that like to keep up with what's current in the world of church renovation projects... News and excerpt obtained from an article by the Herald Whig. St. Joseph Catholic Church in Palmyra -- celebrating its 150th anniversary this year -- is in the midst of its first major redecorating effort in 48 years.It's all part of a three-year, $252,000 capital campaign launched in April 2015. [ 113 more words. ]

http://altaredesign.com/renovation-of-st-josephs-church-in-palmyra-missouri

For those that like to keep up with what’s current in the world of church renovation projects… News and excerpt obtained from an article by the Herald Whig.   St. Joseph Catholic C…

02/01/2016

Here's a classic scenario: a small church in the south Chicago suburbs with a thriving congregation of young families wants to restore the sanctuary to original splendor. Due to an unfortunate renovation, the walls are white, stained glass is missing, statues are gone and the altar has the appearance of a sofa table from an alternate reality IKEA. The 70's are calling and they want their church back. [ 891 more words. ]

http://altaredesign.com/crowd-funding-for-a-church-how-to-dodge-63-73-fail-rate

Here’s a classic scenario: a small church in the south Chicago suburbs with a thriving congregation of young families wants to restore the sanctuary to original splendor.  Due to an unfortuna…

04/10/2015

5 Strategies for Woodworkers to Beat the Robot Apocalypse http://wp.me/p2fNZN-ot

Man Vs Machine A short story in the style of O'Henry by Jacob A. Aune It was a dark and stormy night. Carl huddled under his hefty roubo bench anxiously looking across the dim shop. A heavy, oak door shuddered from repeated blows. The sound of the impacts intermingled with crashing thunder. He knew his time was short but what could he - a mere man - do against such an invasion? [ 1097 more words. ]

09/12/2014

Did you know we offer laser engraving services? With our expertise, we can do the setup or work from dxf, eps or even PDF files provided by the customer. Give us a call for more information.

06/11/2014

Holy Innocent Church Slated for Closure! Change.org Petition Underway Please help the effort to save this historic parish.

It’s an old story by now. An aging diocesan church is marked for closure and a handful of parishioners attempt to prevent the inevitable. Over at the Daily Caller, there’s a brief editorial lamenting the scheduled demise of this historic… [ 109 more words. ]

06/04/2014

Projects of 2013 – Part 2 of 2 http://wp.me/p2fNZN-f1

Belated but here as promised. If a refresher is needed for part one the link can be found here: Altare’s Custom Work for 2013 Halfway into the year, work began on 7 of 12 pews for the St. Anthony Oratory of La Salette Academy. Also included… [ 181 more words. ]