FURNITURE BLOG – Bespoke Furniture Makers
As bespoke furniture makers, we have a passion for using sustainable materials to produce handmade dining tables and kitchen furniture that is built for life. We are are totally inspired by the oak frames of the farm buildings that surround us here in the Loire Valley, France. And we love to combine artisan furniture making techniques with contemporary design with architectural influences. We hope that our furniture blog will give you some insight into the way we work and our influences. Furniture care tips and finishing techniques will also feature occasionally too. Happy reading!
Furniture Blog Articles
Large Oak Dining Tables
Large Handmade Dining Tables Are you thinking of having a large oak dining table made for you? Do you have plenty of space and want a large table as a…
The Renovation of Notre Dame : Does France have enough Oak Trees?
THE RENOVATION OF NOTRE DAME: AN ICON IN FLAMES It was an appalling and riveting sight to watch France’s beloved Notre Dame burn last Monday evening. The inferno that raged…
I Love Old Woodworking Machines
I Love Old Woodworking Machines & Sawmills & Sawdust &……… Anyone who follows our Facebook page knows that I have an emerging passion for photographing old woodworking machines. So being…
In the Makers Workshop this Week
ON THE MAKERS WORKSHOP BENCH THIS WEEK We are always super busy at this time of year. Everyone seems to want a dining table in time for Christmas. And they…
A Dining Table designed for small kitchen
Interior designers often contact us with ideas for something really specific they are working on. More often than not, the deadline is really tight! But recently an interior designer from…
Wonderful Client Feedback
Client Comments I always ask for comments from clients and we are well rewarded, but especially so when it comes from a client who has come back to us several…
Oiling an Oak Table top
Oak Table Top – Applying an oil finish A November Sunday morning before deliveries. Oiling an oak table top. We normally apply two coats of Danish oil when finishing a…
A Bespoke Oak Kitchen for a French Manoir
A Bespoke Oak Kitchen Earlier in the year I posted an article about the making of an oak kitchen island for a beautiful old manoir very near to us here…