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When Workhorse was conceived, we were extremely intentional about holding true to our mission, that Workhorse would be “A Coworking Space For The Uncommonly Hard Working.” When you read that line, your brain might go to the people inside the space—the entrepreneurs, small business owners, creators, and remote workers. And you’re certainly not wrong.
But the uncommonly hard-working ethos also applies to our materials—the tables, the counters, and even the brick in the kitchen have been sourced from somewhere where it worked hard before they got to Workhorse. And it’s all still working hard.
We tell stories about these materials all the time on tours, and we thought it was high time (nearly six years after we opened our doors!) to give them their own spotlight.
Sit back and enjoy the stories of Workhorse’s hard-working materials.
- The 12’ Hot Desk Tables
- The Kitchen Counters
- The Landing Tables
- Lobby Coffee Table
- Wood Paneling on Various Walls
- The Company Names Sign by the Elevator
- The Seahorse Room Table
- Horse Photography Throughout The Space
- The Horse Photo behind The Barn Doors
The 12’ Hot Desk Tables
If you’ve worked from one of the long wooden tables in our Hot Desk area, it’s highly likely that you’ve responded to an email or made a friend from a 12’ table made from wood sourced from a shipbuilding factory in Seattle. They are perfectly imperfect, just like we like them. They’re also on wheels, so we can move them around for events of all stripes.
The Kitchen Counters
Our kitchen counters are also made of wood, but that wood wasn’t sourced from a shipbuilding factory. It came from bleachers in Eastern Washington. How much cheering and excitement do you think these guys saw before they arrived in Edmonds? And now, while you’re pouring yourself a cup of coffee or heating up your lunch, you can know that they’re silently cheering you on, too.
The Landing Tables
When you perch on a stool at one of the landing tables overlooking the building’s entry, you should know that they were once one big piece of maple wood that was cut in half. Also on wheels, when you roll them together, you can see how well they match—kind of like fraternal twins. They were epoxied in our downstairs garage workshop by Workhorse’s (and the building’s) owner, who dabbles as a renaissance man when he’s not treating his podiatry patients. Their legs are made of 4” pipes, which he also fastened.
We highly—highly—recommend pulling these tables out and using them for guest receiving or a drink station during events. It’s such a nice touch. Contact us here to talk about any celebrations you’re planning.
Lobby Coffee Table
Lovingly deemed “The River Table” by Larry, Workhorse’s owner, who made it (and added wireless charging pads plus outlets for your devices), the lobby coffee table is made from quilted maple he sourced in Sedro Woolley. As he says, this is his “first river table, done in my dining room against my wife’s advice. The legs were cut on the plasma cutter.” The plasma cutter lives in his downstairs workshop. If you missed clicking the link to check that out when we mentioned it above, you can watch it here.
Wood Paneling on Various Walls
When you walk into the building and into the space, you’ll see areas of wood paneling. As you may have gleaned by now, that wasn’t just purchased from Home Depot. It is fence wood from Upstate New York, where Larry grew up.
The Company Names Sign by The Elevator
Larry’s been futzing with how he wants to display names of businesses that utilize Workhorse’s address as their address (for security, separation of work and home, Google My Business, and more—you can read more about our Local Business Memberships here). He and his friend, Matt, have been sand-blasting company names onto the signs and having a lot of fun with it. You can see part of the process here. The wood behind all of the signage they are blasting and welding is barn wood.
The Seahorse Room Table
This massive, beautiful table full of little metal horses and outlets is made from recycled pallet wood with epoxy in a steel frame, all of which was crafted in the basement. It weighs thousands of pounds and was lifted over the railing with a hoist by one engineer. The writer of this piece (Whitney) was extremely displeased she wasn’t there to see the hoist happen.
Horse Photography Throughout The Space
The majestic running horse photos? Those were taken by Larry at the Gypsy Gold Farm in Ocala, Florida. If you haven’t been in our largest conference room, The Clydesdale, there is a small series in black and white on the wall there. Come ask for a tour to check them out!
The Horse Photo behind The Barn Doors
He also built some cool sliding doors in front of the horse image outside of Workhorse 2. Feel free to open and close those doors to see the horse peeking out from its stall. It’s a fun touch, and the photo was taken at a barn in Duvall. As Larry said, it was “the 6th barn I scouted to find the proper perspective.” He really is all in on Workhorse.
Workhorse Works Hard With You
Our hard-working attitude carries through everything we do, and even if you never know these stories, they’re important to what we’re building at Workhorse. Every design decision is made with deep intention and care. We hope you can feel that!
What’s your favorite hard-working Workhorse material? What do you want to see built next?
And if you haven’t set foot in the space before, but really want to now that you’ve read all about it, sign up for a free day pass to check us out.
