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Australian Hardwood Custom Furniture - Tasmanian Oak
March 01 2021
(Some) Other names: Mountain White gum, Woollybutt, Australian Oak, Mountain Ash, Whitetop Stringybark... Though Tasmanian Oak is a light timber, it can vary in colour from straw to reddish brown, it has exceptional staining qualities that allow it to be matched with other timbers and finishes. This timber planes, sands, glues and finishes beautifully and readily steams and bends which...
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The Do's for buying Custom Made Australian Hardwood Furniture
February 01 2021
What are the "Dos" when it comes to purchasing custom made furniture? The furniture you select for each room should not only reflect your personal style and your family’s vibe, but most importantly it needs to fill the brief; i.e. Is it actually practical? Does it do what you need it to do? Is it worth your hard-earned dollars? If...
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Custom Furniture - The Desk
October 28 2020
With more of us working from home than ever before and quite probably for the foreseeable future, it’s appropriate, I guess, to look at the humble desk… Desk; noun A piece of furniture with a flat or sloping table-style surface; where one can read, write or work; “he sat at the desk reading” A counter in a hotel, bank or...
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Australian Hardwood Custom Furniture - Spotted Gum
February 25 2020
We're getting a lot of requests for Spotted Gum pieces at Wildwood Designs, so we thought we’d give a quick run down on one of our premium Australian hardwoods. This Australian Native grows along the east coast of Australia; from the Victoria / New South Wales border all the way to the Maryborough area of Queensland. It’s smooth bark and...
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From Tree To Your Custom Furniture Piece - The Journey
June 18 2019
Here at Wildwood Designs we’re proud of our work from imagining to creating to delivering your custom furniture piece. Whether it be a buffet, dining table, bed, entertainment unit or mirror, we take pride in what we do and how we do it. To see some of our custom pieces, please click here. So, we thought it might be interesting...
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