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Assorted/Occasional
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BEDROOM PIECES |
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Providing more than a
piece of furniture with a flat level top. The large wooden table which
hangs in the Great Hall at Winchester dates from between 1250 and 1280
AD, and has twelve legs and a large central support. It
is 5.5m in diameter, 8cm thick, weighs 1.25 tons, and was formed out of
121 separate pieces of oak.
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In the social history of the bedroom, rooms
used solely as bedrooms were a luxury. As the century progressed,
increasing affluence, changes in the law, and social customs, all
improved the situ ation.
In larger houses the main bedroom may have had an
adjacent dressing room, and in the largest, the man and wife slept in
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ICABINETS
AND CHIFFONIERS
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COFFEE TABLES |
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Cases with drawers,
shelves or both. Over the
course of history fashion has not only influenced the clothes we wear,
it has also influenced our surroundings and
the objects we use and own.
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 The
coffee table is an often ignored piece of furniture that is central to
every well-bred living room. Perhaps the greatest constant in its
history is the fact that the coffee-table book needs somewhere to rest. |
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DINING ROOM-MODERN |
DINING ROOM-TRADITIONAL |
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This room was the key
'male' room of the house in contrast with the drawing room and the room
would often have been at the front of the house. Middle class families
never ate in the kitchen, although in larg er
houses there was another room, sometimes called the 'back parlour',
which was used for everyday activities and might also be used for family
dining.
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LOUNGE ROOM PIECES |
MIRRORS AND PEDIMENTS |
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World culture today is
concerned with the vision of comfort. Today and for many hundreds
of years to
come humanity will pursue earthly comfort. Comfort means to possess
warmth, coolness, softness, light or shade.
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The mirror has never been seen merely as a
device reflecting your own image here and now;
for centuries, it has been a vehicle
for intricate "screen-plays". In
literature and in pictorial traditions it has often been treated as a
fantastic communication device capable of telling stories or displaying
the future. |
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OFFICE |
RANGE-CORE |
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The locally oriented
American economy of the early 1800s did not need offices as we know them
today. Business was run then much as it had been run for half a
millennium. Goods were made, transported, and sold. With the help of a
few clerks, merchants ran their small companies as family businesses.
Few differences distinguished the
merchants in
early-nineteenth-century Boston from those in thirteenth-century
Florence.
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An exciting, new and fresh approach Ideal
for a young family or the young at heart, this range was created with
the flexibility in mind to add to the fresh and open ambience of today's
modern home design. This style will enhance any home. From traditional
to contemporary, the Core Range reflects func tionality
and style Maintaining quality of manufacture the Core Range will
contribute long lasting pleasure and
pride. The crisp grain features, as well as the natural colours of this
superb timber add to the attraction of these pieces, allowing them to blend in and
complement any décor. |
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RANGE-CRESWICK |
RANGE-ESSEX |
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The
CRESWICK range would be described as such, Based on 18th century
French. Elegant with out
the ostentation of many other designs
of the period
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The
ESSEX range has symettry as a common thread through its fluting and
carved rosettes are also a
feature of this very elegant design. |
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RANGE-EUREKA |
RANGE-SOMERSET |
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Eureka Red Gum Range.
This exciting new range adds a truly AUSTRALIAN
feel to our existing traditional furniture. Our pieces are manufactured
with the finest red gum slabs and select grade boards to add warmth,
character and individuality to each and every piece. The feature of this
material will add value to your home with pure Australian charm. It is
functional yet classical and durable, while retaining soft alluring
features. This total package makes it all the more inviting to sit and
enjoy a meal with family and friends for many years to
come.
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The Somerset range had been based on the
Essex range with one distinct difference it has more curves and has
chamfered (bevelled) shape to th e
panels which gives it is own beautiful characteristics which is uniquely
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RANGE-SUMMIT |
ROOM VIEWS |
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Our
SUMMIT range is an exciting range which lends itself from the
European Modern style. it has sharp clean lines which are very well
suite d
to the Contemporary and Modern homes. Timber edging on all
furniture allows these pieces to
stand alone in the market place for quality Contemporary styles.
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A covered area, which serves to protect from
the heat of the sun, from rain, wind, or cold, or from other
inconvenience or danger, or to shelter from observation, conceal, shut
off the view, secure privacy or simply to enjoy. |
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SIDEBOARDS |
TV AND ENTERTAINMENT UNITS |
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The changes in form and
fashion of this important article of domestic furniture are interesting,
and to explain them a slight retrospect is nece ssary.
The word "Buffet," sometimes translated "Sideboard," which was used
to describe continental pieces of furniture of the 15th and 16th
centuries
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The radio was wherever it was most
convenient to have it so long as the sound could be heard. But with the
advent of TV all the furniture had to be rearranged so you could enjoy
it. |
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DISPLAY & CHINA CABINETS |
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Display cabinets are as
the term suggests cabinets that allow the discerning buyer to
house those treasured and sentimental pieces that h_SMALL.jpg) ave
been acquired over a long period. These cabinets can be made to
co-ordinate with the various ranges
that we produce. Over the 27 years of trading, there is no doubt
that there is a current piece that will delight you.
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