Provincial Daybed Step

This low bench is actually an elongated step used to more easily get in and out of a raised daybed. Crafted using mortise-and-tenon joinery, the step has a low profile, with short splayed legs and a thick plank top surface. The plank top is likely formed of an elmwood board reclaimed from Qing-dynasty architecture and is beautifully textured with notches and grooves that hint at the wood's previous use. Today, the step finds its place in modern interiors as a low coffee table, as a bedside footstool or placed beneath a large artwork.