UPDATE: December 9, 2014 Stephen loved the chairs so much, he ordered matching handrails. Stephen & his wife are elderly and mildly handicapped and part of the reason why he engaged Renowned Furniture to custom make his dining chairs was because he wanted to be sure that they were made […]
Barbra is relocating. She’s retiring to her son’s house in the Samford Valley just outside Brisbane. There are many pieces that she will be getting rid of as a result of the downsize but the solid maple dining suite that we’ve been working on for many years is remaining in […]
Well we’re still going through white oak heaven (more on that soon!) and now there are American oak poles rolling out of every spare bit of room we have left at the workshop. ( Time to start thinking about expanding 😉 ). There had to be more than 4 cubic […]
Barry’s grandfather grew up in the great depression. As a boy, he worked at a furniture factory and he used to gather up any scraps and offcuts he was allowed to and take them home. Although he remained unqualified for the duration of his time there, he watched and learned and he created […]
One of the world’s best speaker manufacturers JBL have been putting out amazing speakers for more than 4 decades and these classics are among some of the greatest. Chris came to us looking for a high quality timber restoration on these beauties. While the internals of these speakers are still […]
We made some custom rosewood furniture for John & Julie earlier this year and I don’t think we posted it so here it is. They have returned with a couple of badly beaten cedar bedsides which we have now restored. We are also now working on their solid oak dining […]
Michael found us via the web through our posts and blogs. He saw Jim’s Tallboy work and decided Renowned were the right guys to do the very delicate restoration of his grandmother’s antique mahogany desk for his mum’s 50th birthday surprise. Every mum deserves a son like Michael. Along with his […]
Over the past 12 months, Renowned have been engaged in some truly interesting co-development projects designing and building unique coffee tables. Some were for show but most were themed, like “The Plectrum” That was done for a guitar enthusiast where the shape and style of each layer looks like a […]
You might remember that we restored a 100 year old grand dining table for Mark about 6 months ago. Well, Mark and Tracey have been building a new home on the river in Brisbane and we are now in the process of building 22 dining chairs & 4 carvers to […]
Kate had an interesting task for us to assist with. Kate workswith handicapped children and there is a world renowned therapy using sand play that helps with all sorts of early development. These little tables are lined internally so that they are water proof and the children can make watery […]