Ever had a job getting something to fit and thought that made to measure furniture was just too expensive….. well as always A world of furniture have the solution!
A world of furniture have so many manufacturers under our belts, Besp-oak, Devonshire Pine, Phoenix Wood Furniture, Tellow Furniture Design, Habasco, Woodpecker Furniture, On Reflection, CPW, to name a few, it is easy to forget that even with all of these furniture manufacturers at our disposal and their huge selection of ranges there is always something that they don’t do and this is where some shining examples of what is good about the furniture industry and English manufacturing step forward with their ability to conjure up some fine pieces of made to measure furniture.
We received this morning a couple of examples of this made to measure furniture in all its glory from a couple of lesser known but fantastic manufacturers based in the UK – I know its hard to believe but we still do manufacture something after all!
The first example was an oak cabinet with adjoining bookcase from a company called Phoenix Wood Furniture (based just outside Bath) and it was truly gorgeous – I know – this statement is probably a little ott but it is…. well…… gorgeous…. so there.
I mean you have to see it to believe it, a large 2 door cupboard with internal shelving joined to an open bookcase with adjustable shelves, now you probably think that there is nothing really remarkable about this but when you see the quality of the craftsmanship then you will really appreciate the work that went into it, you see the bookcase is a lot shallower than the cupboard by well over a foot….
This has meant that a special L – shaped plinth had to be designed along with the same shape for the cornice sitting atop of the whole thing, it really is a work of art and gives you a nice rosy feeling inside when it is then successfully installed into the customers home and this really needed installing, Martin and Ben the delivery team certainly had to squeeze it in, it was as snug as they get, gently wrapping around the awkward shape of the wall, with only millimetres to spare at the top.
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Pheonix Oak Special, stepped back view.
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Made to measure furniture from Phoenix Wood Furniture
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Pheonix Oak Special, installed into the customers house.
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Made to measure furniture excellence!
But Phoenix Wood Furniture are not the only ones, there is another company called On Reflection (strange name as they have never made mirrors….) based down the road in Rye.
We have dealt with Les and the team at On Reflection for many years and they have crafted a few hundred made to measure pieces over the years for us and it seems so common place to do that you really forget that the items coming through is made to measure furniture at all especially considering the prices which are usually within a couple of pounds of the standard item that has been used for the basis of the alteration.
The piece they sent us this week was a great (in the picture above) little single door two drawer wardrobe with an accompanying bookcase made to the same height, very simple, very practical, great price, what more do you need, as the cheeky little meerkat says – simples!
These are just a couple of examples of the made to measure furniture but there is much more that can be achieved by these companies and others like them, so the next time you think that you would like a little something for the gap under the stairs or for that awkward little niche in the kitchen or even a slightly wider oak TV cabinet for your new widescreen Plasma purchase then give us a call and a nice piece of made to measure could be winging it’s way to you sooner than you think.
