

Kenneth made this shelf for Judy in the late 1950s. I think he was commissioned by Maxine for a gift for Judy. Judy married Larry and left the shelf behind. When Jean and Maxine moved from their home on Newberry Street and a miscommunication between Maxine and Judy, the shelf was put on the auction block. Judy attended the auction and bought the shelf for $13.00.

One of the biggest wood projects Dad did was build Grandfather clocks. These pictures show one of the small clocks (both Dennis & Kenny have one, so the clock in the mirror is appropriate to show two of them). Dad is shown stanging next to our first clock, now belonging to Dennis. We have one of the large clocks as shown in the next picture.



He built numerous hall trees, sofa tables, and piano benches



Dad made several different types of quilt racks and holders.



.....and bathroom shelves



Holders for many things.....napkins, special coins, UK placemats



For the dining room....Dad built many casserole holders, trivetts, and nut cracker bowls



He built what-not sheves for all occasions...in our Christmas room, and our bedroom, plus many more shelves.



He made many rolling pin holders so all of us "donut shop owners" could hang our huge rolling pins.....and whirley gigs for outside hanging.

Hanging letter boxes and baseball card boxes.....and Dad made at least 50 of the plant hangers.

Holders for thread in the sewing room....Rosebud vases
Plastic bag holders and "roll of stamp" holders....
Holders for picture calendars (I now use this one to display calendar pictures I particularly like...I have another one in the kitchen for the picture calendar)....Barbie doll boxes (he made nine of these for me.....four of them are for each of my granddaughters with a Happy Holidays Barbie bought the year they were each born)



A portable desk to be used in the car.....and a box he built for me in the 1960s to hold all of my beautician supplies


This box was built to hold crafts...I believe it was one of a kind. Dad built numerous scissor holders.




Dad built many picture frames....one example is of the picture frames he built for all of us for our quarter posters. He built a holder for an antique cup and saucer with a bar below it for a cross stitch mini towel made by Cindy Phillip.


A magazine rack.....a clock



A magazine rack.....a clock
Coaster holders and hurricane lamps



He made several pen holders 



Believe these are one of a kind....a phone stand for my desk and a cedar box 



Dad made numerous pictures frames for all of us....this one was made for postcards. The postcard is of the Alliance fountain. He made many wood frames for the cross stitch project shown.

I didn't photograph every frame, shelf, etc.....but you get the idea of what Ken Phillip did during his retirement years.


I didn't photograph every frame, shelf, etc.....but you get the idea of what Ken Phillip did during his retirement years.
I knew Dad had built something for every room in our home....we see and use them every day.....but, until I started this project of capturing them on film....I had no idea the extent of just how many items he had built before and during his retirement years. If doing what you love creates a happy life.....our Dad, Ken Phillip, did a good job.