Drama averted!
Before and after shots. The guys had an accident with a vase but now it’s back to normal. We had hell’s own trouble trying to match that finish but with our amazing French polisher, experience comes in handy!
Residential Projects
Simon’s custom made Qld red cedar desk
One of our talented master craftsmen, Simon, stands proudly behind the finished result of his fine toils – a solid Qld red cedar and leather inlay partners’ desk. Now set to bear witness to some interesting conversations over the course of the next lifetime.
5 art deco rockers and 2 antique captain’s chairs!
Updated: May 8, 2017 All return deliveries should be like this one! These silky oak and vinyl 1950’s rockers are among the finest examples we’ve ever seen and the new coverings chosen just set them off so well. A part delivery of almost a house full of gorgeous furniture going […]
Oak wine cellar table
May 15, 2017 Hinted, mild tannins, strong finish, fruity undertones with a brilliant oak flavour and colour. This custom-made oak table will be great now and should cellar easily for 100 years! Updated: April 26, 2017 The oak wine cellar table is taking shape, and we are matching the stools […]
Turning Japanese
Updated: April 17, 2017 This was originally a one piece tall wall unit made in Japan back in the late 1800’s! We’ve been asked to carefully turn it into two buffets to site either side of a beautiful dining suite in a home on the beach. The timber used to […]
Bobby’s cherished sewing machine and Old cedar chest of drawers
Bobby had a mains pipe burst at home and it flooded the whole downstairs area. All the modern furniture was written off but these 2 classics survived to tell another tale!
Mary’s dream
Updated: May 3, 2017 Mary was very happy with the completed job. She had no idea it could come back looking so wonderful. It is a family treasure, so getting it repaired was very important to her. March 29, 2017 Mary’s late husband bought this for her in 2 pieces […]
Walter’s going Aussie
Walter has a new house and the window moulds have been replaced with something reminiscent of the Taj Mahal. He wants to “get back to Queensland”! We built an amazing bed for Walter some months ago and now we’re renovating his home! The things we do.
Angie’s pine squatters chair
Updated: May 10, 2017 Here is the finished pine squatters chair. March 22, 2017 Angie has had this lovely old pine squatters chair in her family for many years (It had 6 coats of gloss white paint in it). Hand made by her great grandfather, it has some unique […]
Dave’s desk
Dave had us restore the bottom half of his desk. Claiming that the top was almost all leather and it was in good condition. He’s also about 6’4″ so he asked us to raise the old 1860’s flamed mahogany beauty so that he could fit under it!! We added some […]