Chunky timber coffee table and console - a couple of new designs!

Introducing two new designs for our portfolio!  The Connewarre coffee table and the Grove timber console were designed for clients who wanted several pieces for their home that matched in both style and timber.  The design brief stated that the pieces were to be modern yet timeless and all made out of seriously chunky 60mm thick recycled Messmate! The clients wanted Messmate specifically to match an existing dining table they had and we hand picked out timber with a similar tone and feature level to conform with this original piece.

 The Grove console is the ideal piece for an entrance hall. It is slimline, has push to open drawers for storage and a lovely surface for styling. The light toned wood and the simple silhouette will see this piece always be in style. My favorite part of this piece is the joint between the leg and the top which shows off the contrasting dense end grain. 

The Connewarre coffee table is a modern design with some serious street cred. Made from the same 60mm thick recycled Messmate as the console, this piece is seriously chunky. The angled legs lifts the piece to a new level with the low lying profile creating a sleekness. 

Designing truly bespoke pieces of furniture is what we do best!  If you have an idea that you want to see come to life, please contact us here for a quote! 

Maintenance of timber furniture

Our aim at Bombora Custom Furniture is to create something that will be a treasured part of your family home for many years to come.  To ensure the timber lasts the test of time, a coat of wax needs to be occasionally applied.  The wax acts to protect the timber against spills by creating a water resistant barrier.  Please however ensure that these spills are quickly mopped up to prevent it seeping through.  The wood responds to its surrounding environment by expanding and contracting. The wax also nourishes and feeds the timber itself ensuring that the surface is able to adapt to changes such as air conditioning, heating, direct sunlight and humidity. The added bonus to all this care and attention is that the appearance and feel of the timber improves over time with a lovely patina developing.  Click through to here to get the step by step instructions of how to apply the furniture wax. 

For those of you who have doors on your piece of furniture, over time with usage, the hinges can become slightly out of alignment.  As many of our designs have the timber grain and sap lines running across the piece, this change is more visible than in other parts of your home such as your kitchen cabinets.  We have put together a short instructional video that takes you through step by step how to simply adjust the hinges yourself. The link is at the bottom of the customer service page found here. 

Alison Collins is the co-owner of Bombora Custom Furniture and in charge of all things other than making furniture! 

Ex-display and prototype pieces - Get a Bombora piece on SALE!

On occasion, we have furniture for sale at a much discounted price! These are either pieces that have been on display in a store, market or trade show or a prototype of a brand new design.  These pieces are of the same excellent quality as any of our other bespoke Bombora pieces of furniture and are constructed from solid recycled timber.

We currently have this beautiful ex-display king size Lorne Point bed available for a much discounted price of $1800 excluding delivery. This design is usually $3095!  This bed is in perfect condition and features beautiful contrasting  timbers in the solid Messmate bed head.  As with all of our custom made beds, the slats are made from quality hardwood rather than the pine most often used in off the shelf pieces. 

  If you are interested in getting your hands on one of these pieces, below is a sign up form that will ensure that you get the alerts right into your inbox so you don't miss out! 

For more information on pieces of furniture currently on sale or commissioning a custom piece of furniture, please contact us here. 

In built cabinetry - permanent furniture

Having your furniture built into your home not only increases the value of your property, it also improves the function and beauty of your space.  This is a solution that greatly increases the storage possibilities in those previously unused corners of your home such as under stairs, over a blank wall or in an unusually shaped area.   We love to use solid hardwood timber for the doors rather than a veneer and use edge stripped black ply or more hardwood for the shelving. This ensures that the piece will stand the test of time as the surface is easily repairable if there are any scratches. 

Whether it is just coincidence or ‘The Block’ effect, we have been creating an increasing number of custom made, in built furniture pieces for clients lately.  Many of these clients needed something that would fit perfectly into an awkward space for which an off the shelf piece just would not work.

This under stair unit makes a fantastic statement in the entrance hall of this clients home. Previously an empty space, it is now put to very good use to store such things as shoes and wine. The black of the form ply highlights the beautiful character of the Messmate recycled timber and balances the other materials of the polished concrete and stainless steel in the space. 

This next piece was built into the recessed sections on either side of a fireplace. The timber was hand selected to match the clients Bombora dining table and is a beautiful rich brown with varying tones. The piece was designed to show off items the client wanted to display with the help of hidden LED lighting strips. 

Another reason our clients wanted pieces that were inbuilt was to create a more seamless and modern look.  A beautiful piece that is yet to be installed in a new home is a combination piece of a makeup table, bench seat and tall boy with a matching recycled timber bulk head over the top. Stay tuned for pictures of this one!  Another piece of which we are very proud of is this wall of cupboards constructed from black form ply edge stripped with hardwood with solid timber doors that have the grain continuous across the length. This was a monstrous task but after seeing the final results was well worth the effort! 

This next client wanted a piece that would fill a large 5m long space and function as both a TV stand as well as creating ample storage and visual balance. The sustainably harvested Tasmanian Oak timber is pale in tone and perfect for this modern coastal home. 

This next piece was installed in a beautiful heritage home where the owners wanted to blend the old with the new in their bathroom renovation by using a highly refined piece of recycled timber as the vanity bench top. 

Our process with inbuilt furniture pieces is to come to your home to discuss your functional requirements as well as style before measuring the space. We then send you through our design based on your ideas which is altered until it is exactly what you want.  The build of the piece is then completed on site during the installation to ensure that it fits perfectly as no wall or floor is strait or flat. 

If you have any queries regarding custom timber cabinetry and joinery, please contact us here. 

Alison Collins is the Co-Owner of Bombora Custom Furniture and is in charge of all things other than making furniture!