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Custom and Handcrafted

Fathers of American Furniture Making (Part 2)

Related ReadingSee what goes into our handcrafted furniture: our handcrafted furniture → “The work is not about me, it’s about the tree, it’s about nature” –George Nakashima Today’s blog is t...

What Factors Drive Up Custom Design Costs?

Related ReadingLearn more about custom furniture: our custom program → Many design variables make custom furniture cost more than mass-produced furniture. Clients find it helpful to understand ...

Fathers of American Furniture Making

Related ReadingSee what goes into our handcrafted furniture: our handcrafted furniture → “I want to be able to work a piece of wood into an object that contributes something beautiful and useful...

T.Y. Fine Furniture: History, Nurturing the Arts and the Community

Related ReadingSee what goes into our handcrafted furniture: our handcrafted furniture → Founded in 2004 by Tarik Yousef, T.Y. Fine Furniture had very humble beginnings in a two hundred square ...

What Factors Drive Dresser Costs?

Related ReadingSee our handcrafted bedroom furniture collection: bedroom furniture built to last → I frequently speak with customers who ask why dressers tend to cost much more than a platform bed...

T.Y. Fine Furniture Versus Amish Made

Related ReadingSee what goes into our handcrafted furniture: our handcrafted furniture → Act I, Scene 1. A man is in a wood-shop using a traditional hand tool on a piece of naturally fallen Ohio ...