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Choosing the right colour fabric for your furniture

Our latest blog covered fabric: the basics including setting your budget, fabric durability, and caring for it! We wanted to give you some practical guidance on where to start your search.- choosing the right fabric may seem like an arduous…
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Fabrics: The basics

Are new to the world of upholstery? Choosing the right fabric may seem like an arduous process. This is understandable considering all of the fabric types, colour and design that are available. How do you choose the one which is right for you? Before…
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Choosing the right bar stool for you home

The kitchen is no longer a room we use just for preparing food for many its also used for socialising with our friends and family. Many of our homes today are open plan kitchen and dining spaces with a feature island. We personally designed…
custom made furniture process
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A client’s journey…how to get your very own custom made furniture

Last week we gave you our top five tips on what you need to think about before you buy a new dining table. This week we are sharing a clients story and our customer journey with you. Clients often ask us how does it work having a piece designed…

Buying a new Reclaimed Wood Dining Table? Our Top Five Tips on what you need to think about before you buy.

In a previous blog called is a table just a table? we brought you some client stories and about what makes a house a home and they shared how their table set the mood for their homes. You may think buying a new dining table is a straight…
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Summer Event Saturday 22nd June 10am-3pm

Summer Event Saturday 22nd June 10am-3pm On Saturday 22nd June 2019 we will hosting a Summer event from our workshop Kent Green Chapel in Scholar Green, Cheshire. We are looking forward to meeting up with old friends & clients and…

Designing My Own Fabric – Why did I want to do it?

It has always been a dream of mine to design and create my very own fabric. I spend my time working with fabric designed by other people. I enjoy doing this but I also have an aspiration to learn how to create my own. I dream of seeing a piece…

Our Story

Many years ago I began making soft furnishings for my own home. I enjoyed working with an exciting variety of fabrics, quickly developing a passion for creating something to make my home beautiful. I found myself spending many an hour providing…
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Where do our ideas come from? What inspires a new product idea?

People often ask us where do your ideas come from? What inspires you? Dad and I are very alike; our heads are often swimming with new ideas. We can often spend many hours in the chapel chatting and laughing about what we could make next. We…
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Upholstery is more than just fabric?.going below the surface

Many people think that upholstery is simply replacing the fabric; the truth is we actually strip back and re-build the entire piece of furniture. The product you receive at the end of its journey has basically been re-born.? There are several…
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