Every day we are given the opportunity to make special pieces at Hickory Chair. Since we make each piece to order and make most parts here, we can make pieces other than the way they are pictured on our website or in catalogs. We call it a 'special construction'. Our craftsmen know that with each new special piece we say Yes to, they will build new skills to say Yes to even more sophisticated special construction requests in the future. While we enjoy each piece we make there are days where we have to smile as a designer's imagination becomes reality!
For example, today we made a 5303-49 Curtis Chase in an amazing shearling hide. It just wants you to lounge, nap, relax and nuzzle into the luxurious fur! A lucky home in Connecticut requested that we make this Alexa Hampton chaise for them in their COL shearling!
A couple weeks ago we were walking through our work room and noticed a rich yellow painted finish on our 9771-70 Murano Chest. In close examination of the ticket and we learned that it was made in a Sherwin Williams 6689 Overjoy paint color with Hickory Chair light distressing and weathered technique applied as well as Antique Silver knobs from our Customer's Own HardwareTM program! We are amazed how many pieces we finish each week in custom paint or stained finishes!
Thinking out of the box is what we love more than everything! Our own Skip Rumley gave our artisans and craftsmen a big challenge for our High Point Showroom! They were up to the challenge! This 9845-70 Duchamp Sideboard was ordered with its optional wood top and then finished in Antique Ivory paint. Skip ordered glass beaded wallpaper from Maya Romanoff and we applied it as Customer's Own VeneerTM over over the curved door panels and under the standard Duchamp Brass grills. From Anthropologie he purchased turquoise drop pulls that we applied as Customer's Own HardwareTM. The resulting piece is stunning!
Our last piece mentioned our excitement for our December HCC University event. We had a great event and two amazing blog posts have been created that capture their experience! The first was created by Lauren and Suzanne McGrath of Suzanne McGrath Interiors in Rye, NY and the blog (and book) 'Good Bones Great Pieces'! Click here to read their great post "Behind the Scenes at Hickory Chair". Their post is a guided tour through the workroom that shows you the countless times hands add value to each piece being made!
Then a second blog post by Rachel Cannon Lewis of SoHaus Interior Design from Baton Rouge, LA. Her blog, So House Interior Design post is entitled Hickory Chair & The Myth of Instant Gratification! Rachel's post is beautifully written and helps you understand why we are so passionate at Hickory Chair about our company, our people, our products and those who choose to entrust us to make special pieces for them! This blog post has a very different perspective from the first post. This is what makes us love what we do so much! We are all unique and why should anyone settle for something that only comes one way?
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