Paul Rulli at age ten was well on his way to developing a lifelong interest in the history, culture, art, and temperament of colonial America. Born and raised within walking distance of Old Sturbridge Village, he was a frequent visitor and eager student.
Granted access to his father’s warehouse and tools, his love of woodworking and using antique tools merged to create a desire to build period furniture with traditional methods.
Rulli earned a degree in civil engineering from Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston. Years later, this training proved an asset in his careful renderings and attention to detail in making period furniture. While working as an engineer, he continued to study 17th- and 18th-Century furniture, its makers, and local influences so he could make furniture appropriate for the two antique homes he restored.
He became a full-time period furniture maker in 1998 when he opened his shop in a former New England factory. His work is characterized by hand-cut dovetails, crisply carved ball and claw feet, shells, flame finials, vine work, and open fretwork. He offers standard pieces or custom designs in cherry, mahogany, and maple, finished in the customer’s stain and color preference. He can reproduced a custom piece from a photo, historical reference, or personal design. Although self-taught in cabinet making and joinery, he continues to attend classes and view museum collections to inform his work.
Rulli is a member of the Society of American Period Furniture Makers and has been listed for several years in the Directory of Traditional American Crafts. He lives with his wife, Lynn, in a period home in Woodstock, Connecticut.
Paul Rulli has been selected for the following Directories:
2018 FURNITURE
2017 FURNITURE
2016 FURNITURE
2015 FURNITURE
2014 FURNITURE
2013 FURNITURE
2012 FURNITURE
2011 FURNITURE
2010 FURNITURE
2009 FURNITURE
2008 FURNITURE
2007 FURNITURE
2006 FURNITURE
1992 WOOD
Biography updated October 3, 2016 Photograph updated October 3, 2016Contact information updated March 6, 2018
Or call 440-543-8566 to subscribe or buy back issues.
2,812 days until America's Sestercentennial
Special offer for Golden Glow Members
We have a special bundle deal of Christmas and December back issues
for members of the Golden Glow of Christmas Past. If you're a member and have the code from your last mailing, please Click Here to take advantage of this great offer.
We've mailed the
October 2018 issue of Early American Life to all of our current subscribers. The postal service advises you should allow up to three weeks for delivery,
so subscribers should have their copies of our new October issue by the end of August.
All new web subscriptions will start with the Christmas 2018 issue. Call us at 440-543-8566 if you have other subscription requirements.
Early American Homes
For Sale in Pennsylvania
COLUMBIA
Within the city’s Historic District, this Victorian home exudes character and boasts a view of the Susquehanna River. Built during 2 separate periods, 1836 and 1878, the house has 3 lovely porches, including one on the second floor, and 3 fireplaces. The house has been restored to period specifications, retaining all original wood and artifacts.. $430,000.
BACKGROUND
