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Both of these came out of real conversations with clients. No filler, no sponsored content, just what we've learned building furniture in Melbourne for over a decade.
Blackbutt, spotted gum, American oak or walnut. What each species actually does after five Melbourne winters, how they move, and which one suits a family that eats at the table every night.
7 min read
A line-by-line breakdown of joinery, stone, appliances and trades, including the costs most people forget to budget for until the invoice lands. Useful reading before you sign anything.
9 min read
Why we write
Most furniture websites tell you everything is bespoke and beautiful and then hide the price. We'd rather explain how a spotted gum top behaves in a heated room, or why a quote for cabinets came in twice as high as the client expected.
Everything here is written by the people who build the furniture. Marta quotes the jobs, Dev draws the plans, Sione installs them. If a piece of advice doesn't hold up on the bench or on site, it doesn't get published.
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What we build
Nearly every question we get asked in the journal comes back to one of these two services. Worth a look if you're at the planning stage.
Made-to-measure carcasses, drawer boxes and doors built for the actual shape of your room, not the nearest standard size.
From $8,400 supply and install
Solid timber tops, your choice of species, base and finish, sized to seat exactly the number of people you actually feed.
From $3,150 delivered
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Reader questions
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