About Sam Hardt

Sam Hardt grew up painting custom homes in Lake Tahoe working with his Dad. At 18 he then went to work for a custom cabinet shop where he stayed late and worked weekends to immerse himself in the study of wood. By the time he was 20, he was already the shop foreman. At 24, he took the artistic side of working with and studying the behaviors of wood by earning a custom-designed degree in Wood Sculpture and Design from the University of Minnesota

 After college, Sam moved to Oakland and took his education back to the cabinet industry and became the foreman of a 75,000 square foot wood shop specializing in store fixtures, shelves, and cabinets. They built and installed the display cases, shelves, tables, and more for stores like Sephora, Nike, Timberland, Gap, Starbucks, and other well known retail stores.

He was then offered a position running the design and installation crew of an African Safari Theming Construction company based out of Ft. Lauderdale, FL. He designed and installed tiki huts, custom countertops for tiki bars, bamboo trellises, boardwalks and custom theme park handrails, rhinoceros shade shelters, giraffe interactive feeding platforms, shade huts on private golf courses in the Caribbean, and much more.

Sam then moved back to Reno NV, close to where he grew up (Carson City), to get into flipping homes, and completing high-end Kitchen and Bathroom remodels. As the economy slowly picked back up, his work and artistic interest came back into play. Sam’s creativity and knowledge of all things wood have helped him connect and build some extraordinary work with remodels while developing his style of extremely beautiful epoxy river tables, nightstands, headboards, bar tops, coffee tables, and much more.

When you buy a Hardt Wood Design table, top or, headboard, you are buying a piece of art that has been created and developed by a master-craftsman who has continued to grow and develop his knowledge and curiosity about wood. Buy an already built piece or work with Sam Hardt to design your custom wood art. You will love it and all of your friends will be jealous of what’s in your home or business.

Servicing the Reno & Lake Tahoe Areas