Wildwood insights

First of all, what is “New Traditional”? This style aesthetic wants the formal piece but focuses on comfort and is a more streamline look.  It has a more “lived in” and personal feel. The old "less is more". It allows you to appreciate the piece and the space, more defined and less fussy. New traditional also helps to mix different...

(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...

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...

We’d like to introduce you to Oscar…  “Oscar meet the people; People this is Oscar” Oscar began life as a custom furniture piece.  We loved his look so much, we thought he'd appreciate being available to a wider audience. As you can see Oscar is a handsome young thing, a new addition to our ever-widening family of quality hardwood bedroom...

Let’s begin by acknowledging, that a bedside table is essential for a properly functioning bedroom.  Generally speaking, we need bedside tables for storage and/or adornment to complement your aesthetic style. This is one of the reasons Wildwood Designs have several collections in our custom furniture range to choose from. We take pride in enabling you to have, not only a functioning piece...

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...

What would we do without bedroom storage?!  Probably have a melt down... I'm pretty sure I would.  "Where'd I put that?" "Have you seen my...?"  "That doesn't go there!" Only bad things can happen from here on in... Good thing there are plenty of storage ideas and options about to investigate and select from. Tallboys, dressers, short-boys, wardrobes and combinations can...