“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work”
– Thomas Edison
aPreserving our heritage
  

We offer a comprehensive range of dedicated Craftsmen Restoration services. Be it; Landscape Gardening and Construction, Stained Glass and Leadlight work, Cabinet making, Wood turning, French polishing, Upholstery, Restoration, Drape making, Painting and Decorating, Floor covering specialists, Fibrous Plastering and Mould making, Ceramic and floor Tiling, Solid plastering and Bricklaying, specialist metal work and Foundrymen, to craftsmen Signwriters who still today maintain the old traditions of hand rendered brush lettering and specialist Gold leaf and stencil work. and many more.

Whatever your special project…we can assist.

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Product Range - Interior Design - Available Now to Order !!!
Interior Design With Style

Presenting a range of period style fitments and curved work on native or exotic timbers for the focal point in your home Design With Style introduce the Craftbuilt range. Please contact us for any enquires regarding purchsing and installation.

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aFire Surrounds
Kereru

Tui
Kakapo Takahe
Kotuku Huia
Other fireplace surrounds available from : 20th Century Fireplaces UK
   

aCorbels
C13 C12 C11 B9
A13

A3

 A2 - Small A2 - Large

A5

 A1
aInterior Brackets - In Native or Exotic Timbers
Full Fireplace B11
B8 B7 B2 A7
   
 Architrave Block

 MANTLE EDGE PROFILES
MP 6 - 140mm Wide
MP 8 - 180mm Wide
MP 10 - 240mm Wide
aCurved Handrails - Custom made to match any era or style

Wreaths
Ramps
Easings

Arches
Profile Samples
     
aCarvings
   
       
aExterior Fretwork & Lacework - In 35mm Pine or 18mm Signply
 
aFluted or Turned Verandah Posts
 
aExterior Brackets - In 35mm H3 Pine or 18mm Signply
 
aNeck Mouldings
 
Verandah Posts
Finials
 

Spindles

 Post Caps
 
aBarge Boards - Gable Lace - Custom Patterns Available
 
aArched Windows & Doors
aAll sizes and styles to match existing or Architect designs
   
aLouvre Vents & Shutters

• In Cedar or Pine
• All Sizes
• Ornamental or Weather proof for ventilation
• 16mm Blades housed into stiles
• 10mm Blades in shutters
Arched Top Shutter
Small Round Rectangle
aGuy Garey (Artist Blacksmith - Chestnut Tree Forge)

uy Garey works from his forge in Portobello on the Otago Peninsula, New Zealand creating ornamental ironwork using traditional blacksmithing techniques.

Guy ‘took up the hammer’ after being shipwrecked by Hurricane Hugo in the Caribbean some years ago. He established Chestnut Tree Forge in New Zealand fifteen years ago and at the turn of the century spent a year in the USA on a blacksmithing sabbatical. He also teaches blacksmithing from his forge.

Guy is a founding member of the Artist Blacksmith Association of NZ. He has shown work in numerous art exhibitions and has work in NZ, Australia, USA and UK. One of his pieces is included in the entrance gate to Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, London.

Guy’s art and architectural work ranges from traditional to contemporary. He says of his work
“I love working with iron; its possibilities and inherent contradictions are endlessly fascinating.”
Room Screen


Balcony Corn Balcony Lily
Boxer Windvane
Chandelier - Detail Chandelier - View
Hinge
hat is it that drives thousands of New Zealander’s (supposedly sane) to use their “spare” time removing countless old layers of paint, lifting vinyl flooring, tearing down sarking and old lathe and plaster, stripping sanding or polishing old timber flooring, tiling, sourcing matching skirting boards and cornice detailing, sifting through second hand and salvage yards for the elusive “gem” that will look just perfect “there”, and enduring countless other dreadful tasks which might be considered cruel punishment if dealt by the court system? It is this same dedication we are all endowed with…to capture our homes as snapshots from a more elegant and timeless era when quality of life meant more than our modern plastic coated throw away world of today.

We are dedicated and proud to be part of this “collective insanity” and committed to keeping the past alive for future generations.

To all of you out there with aching limbs, and tired backs, give yourselves a pat on the back!

Brent, Suzanne and Ross
Your Design With Style Team.