Out with the old and in with the new!!!
- By Alicia Newman
- Furniture
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Here at the furniture market we listen to what our customers say to us. After receiving feedback from our customers and a bit of banter in the office, we have decided to mix a few things up.
We are extremely proud of our French furniture ranges, and have over the years added to it and changed a few things here and there. But we have decided to do a massive overhaul of some of the items in the range.
We understand that some customers want furniture to match so they can have a full set, and some want it to look a bit more eclectic so the items will all work together but they don’t match exactly. Our previous designs were slightly more eclectic and whilst all worked together as a group beautifully, didn’t match exactly. So fast forward several months of re-designing and manufacturing we now have the same detail in the carving on bedsides and chest of drawers, whilst still keeping some of the furniture slightly different.
We have also added extra drawers on some items, changed handle designs and positioning and completely changed some items for the better.
For example we used to manufacture and sell a lovely bedroom chair with an upholstered seat and rattan back, now the new design is a beautiful upholstered seat and upholstered heart shaped back rest. The dining chairs have also had a face lift with a larger slightly wider back rest for added comfort during meals.
We have also redesigned the French sideboard to having 3 drawers across the top and 3 spacious cupboards below. Again we listened to customers who desperately wanted a French sideboard, but were a bit pushed for space. So we have introduced a smaller compact sideboard- still oozing French glamour, but ideal in a smaller space.
With the beautiful bombe chest, whilst it was a practical design with 2 deep drawers, we just felt there was a lot of wasted space as it was elevated on long cabriole legs. Simple solution add another extra deep drawer so now there is enough space to store even more, yet still keeping the cabriole leg that is recognised with French furniture.
Now our 1 door and 2 door armoires come with hanging rail, fully adjustable shelves and also a drawer, to make full use of the storage potential of these large beautiful, quality items.
We changed designs on the beds, so now there are 4 styles of bed. There is a bed to suit all tastes- a simple and elegant bed with minimal carving, another bed with slightly more carving on the headboard and footboard, and then a bed that is truly a masterpiece of hand carving. Elaborate flowing design covered with vines and scrolls. And the fourth bed, button upholstered headboard and low footboard would rival any boutique hotel room.
After being able to you a quick sneek peak, we are even more proud of our beautiful French furniture that is packed with style, elegance and everything that has become known to represent French furniture. We just can’t wait to get selling these to the public so they can be enjoyed by everyone!