scandinavian a la carte

We are going to be trying something a little different for us over he next few months.

Up until now we have bought stuff, refinished it to our own tastes and then tried to sell it.

The new plan is to sell pieces in their raw state and provide options for finishing to suit the buyer.

We have no idea how its going to work out!  We started this last week and had one item sell (a Don sofabed) and one client who has some work under consideration.

The advantage to the buyer is they get to choose fabrics and finishes to suit their aesthetic.  The disadvantage to them is its a bit of a leap of faith - they are trusting that we can do what they want.

The advantage to us is that we have pre-sold the piece.  The disadvantage is we are committing to the buyer's timelines!

Its all going to be interesting...

Meanwhile, heres some stuff that is on offer. The first is a NZ four-seater sofa.

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As you can see, it is presently "fairly ruff" but it will come up nicely. The timber is relatively blonde and has only light grain figuring in it. At just over 2.05m wide, it fills a lot of space but is quite light on its feet.

The arms have an interesting angular flare to the rear and overhang quite significantly at the front. The seat has the typical radial spring system and the back is sets of horizontal springs. Oh - its a low-back version too so its got a great looooong loooow profile.

We have a stubby Morgan high-back two-seater that came to us from Hamiltron along with one of the Larsen tables we told you about earlier.



This is real "old lady" stuff at the moment - a brown velour fabric just screams out for doilies on side-tables and antimacassar cloths on the backrests! But the bones are good.

The size would suit an apartment or even a larger bedroom. We also have three low-back chairs in hte same Morgan style that could each be matched to this piece.

More soon!