Commissioning

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Commissioning your own piece of furniture

Many people can enjoy a piece of furniture that they personally commissioned from a designer maker of their choice. If you have looked at Silvercity Furniture’s website and you like what you see; the organic lines – the beautifully tactile wood with natural finish that seems to exude warmth. The exquisite figuring that one can endlessly look at without tiring – perhaps you would also like to own a piece of commissioned furniture?

Why commission furniture?

When choosing new furniture many people give little thought, if any, to commissioning their own unique piece of furniture. Many feel to do so would be way beyond their financial reach whereas in fact this is not the case. But there are many interesting concepts to consider:

· Commissioning a piece of furniture gives you the opportunity to be personally involved with its design from the earliest stages.

· It can be made to the size and dimensions of your choice

· We use Scottish hardwoods which have a great variation in figuring and shades – mass produced furniture tends to use (often endangered) wood which will very rarely have any interesting variations in pattern and colour.

· You become the owner of a totally unique hand crafted object, which will no doubt be admired and enjoyed for a lifetime.

How do I go about commissioning furniture with Silvercity?

· Jot down sizes and intended uses for the piece of furniture; e.g. size of books to go in a bookcase; size of items likely to be stored in drawers; size of DVD players/ TV’s; preferred height for a table, etc. Some customers sketch out where they would like everything to go.

· If you have any ideas on styling or design then make a note or sketch.

· Have an idea of how much you want to spend. If you like, have a look at my price guide.

· Send me an email with an idea of your requirements. You may like some feedback first, or we can arrange to meet, preferably where the furniture will go so that I can look at the surroundings. If the furniture will be upholstered, then ideas on suitable fabrics can be discussed. We can discuss your notes, types of wood, styling likes and dislikes, and other details.

· With this information I can provide a quotation for making the piece of furniture. I don’t normally provide any more drawings or details other than what we’ve already sketched during the meeting. This is because most customers either have a good idea of what they want so further detailed drawings are not necessary and just add time and expense, or, in most cases, are happy to leave the overall design to me. I find this works well because thinking about the design, your preferences, likes and dislikes, the placing of the piece and the overall function, over a period of time often allows me to come up with something that fulfils all the criteria in a far better way than if everything was detailed early on.

· If you decide to go ahead then I will require a deposit of half the total, the balance due on delivery.