oak furniture care

The benefits of oak furniture

One of the main benefits of choosing oak furniture is its ability to last. Oak is a hardwood with a tight grain which means it is durable and can take almost anything your daily family life can throw at it!

Oak furniture is often considered to be expensive but its enduring quality and sturdiness will stand the test of time. You shouldn't have to replace well made oak furniture through daily use and owning solid oak furniture is an investment that can last a lifetime.

As well as being strong and durable oak is a lovely warm wood. The attractive appearance of oak is down to the grain, which has a subtle variegation, and to its distinctive light golden colour.

As a natural product the texture of the wood surface can vary and is made up of characteristic knots, grain, pattern and colour variations that give the oak its natural beauty and charm.

The individual nature of the wood ensures no two items of furniture are ever exactly the same. Every single item is unique.

Caring for your oak furniture

Keeping your oak furniture looking good is very simple and you will find oak is one of the easiest types of furniture to care for.

With just a small amount of care, your oak furniture will reward you with a lifetime of use. 

As you would imagine, we love wood and we hand select all the timber we use to make our furniture.

Unless requested, we finish our oak with oil. We feel this adds protection to the furniture without taking away from the natural beauty of the wood.

To clean your oiled furniture just dust or wipe it down without using spray or cleaning products and give it a light coat of Danish or Teak Oil when you feel the wood needs it. This might be when the colour begins to look a little tired from natural light or when you feel the wood has dried a little due to the heat in your home. This may need to be done every 6 to 12 months.

These oils are readily available in most DIY shops.

An oiled finish provides your furniture with a light water resistant surface but spills should be soaked up as soon as possible and then dried off with a clean cloth. As all of our table tops are made from solid oak, should you damage the surface of your furniture with a burn, scratch or stain you should be able to remove the damage with light sanding and a reapplication of oil.

Mats and table covers are always a good idea for cups or plates.

ajb interiors shop online

We have now launched our shiny new online shop where you can see examples of our furniture and you can buy online!

If you fancy a browse you will find it here

www.ajb-interiors.com/shop

Shops Away!

All our furniture is made-to-order so, if you would like an item of furniture that you can't find elsewhere, get in touch and we will happily talk it through with you and give you a quote without obligation.

full steam ahead

After a very busy month of moving, sweeping, painting and general tinkering we now have our new premises up and running and we are raring to go!

We have refreshed our ebay furniture and home accessories listings with a new look and also have a lovely new booklet showing some examples of our recent furniture and home accessories.


take a closer look

Our ebay listings can be viewed HERE and paper copies of our booklet can be sent to you by post or emailed on request.

Handmade bench / stool

This small, solid oak bench was designed and made to fit with a customer's existing dining table. It is the perfect little 'pull-out' for extra seating. This bench could be made to any size or finish , making it ideal as extra seating around a dining table. It could easily push under the table and out of the way when not in use.


Perfect for those Christmas get togethers!

All change

There are some very exciting changes happening here at AJB Interiors. 

As we seem to have outgrown our little workshop below the Skipton shop we are moving on to pastures new (well, down the road to Bingley actually!) to our new, larger workshop. 

For some time now we have had to concentrate more and more on the production and design of our furniture and have found that we are increasingly less able to give the shop the love and attention it deserves.

So, we are passing the reigns of the shop over to Mark who will be launching his new look furniture and interiors shop in the coming weeks. We will still be supplying the shop with our handmade furniture and orders can still be taken for our bespoke items through Mark.

We will also continue to take direct orders for our made-to-order furniture and home accessories as we always have and hope that our new workshop will mean we can deliver an even better level of service to customers old and new. 

Once we are settled in to our lovely new premises we hope to push AJB Interiors forward, explore exciting new areas and to design and create some great new products. We hope you will support Mark and the new look shop as you have supported us and we wish him every success.

ebay update

This week we have been working on updating our ebay listings. They now provide our customers with more information in an easier to read format (hopefully!) and we have listed 10 of our best sellers to see how the new layout is received. 

We also have a new 'about me' page on ebay that you can see by clicking here.

Holidays

We will be closed

Saturday 20th August

Sunday 21st August

Monday 22nd August

due to holidays

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www.ajb-interiors.com

or email us

ajbinteriors@hotmail.com

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design your own furniture

Design your own bespoke furniture that fits uniquely with your home and lifestyle and we'll create it for you.

From a simple rough sketch...

... to a 100% handmade, solid oak, bespoke item of furniture.

If you think you would like to have some bespoke furniture creating please get in touch for a 'no obligation' quote.

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kitchen makeover

A kitchen is often one of the most expensive rooms of your home to makeover. Appliances, tiles, and granite can all add up to an eye-watering cost! But freshening up your kitchen needn't cost a fortune. If the basics of your kitchen are sound you can make some simple changes to bring new life into your kitchen.

We created brand new, handmade, made-to-measure replacement doors and drawer fronts in solid oak for this kitchen. The result is a fresh, new looking kitchen at a fraction of the cost.

Click HERE to enlarge image.

If you would like a quote for us to create drawer fronts, doors, shelving, furniture or fascias for your kitchen please get in touch. We would be more than happy to talk it over with you.

driftwood lamp

Light up your life with one of our natural driftwood table lamps.
Handmade using 100% natural driftwood our table lamps give a touch of nature to any interior, with a soft glow that highlights the natural shapes and colours of the wood.

Wonderfully aged and weather worn, driftwood hints at long journeys spent at sea and makes each of our lamps beautiful and unique.

Prices start at just £40.

This lamp is currently for sale on ebay.

Our lamps are made using natural Scottish driftwood. We do not use moulded resin, bleach or treat the wood. We believe the beauty of driftwood is the way nature has formed it. We also sell driftwood mirrors, frames and candle holders.

Please get in touch for more information.