We build furnitureGreg Aanes Furniture is one of the few remaining artisan furniture manufacturers that produces the work of a contemporary designer. Founded in 1980 by designer and woodworker Greg Aanes, we are located in Bellingham, Washington. Building on a tradition that began with the Arts and Crafts movement, our woodworkers combine a reverence for handwork with the progressive use of modern thinking, tools, and technology.
We build each piece to order, so you can choose from a huge variety of standard styles and sizes for every room of your home and office, and from seven rich hardwoods including Cherry, Oak, Mahogany, Walnut, Beech, Rock Maple, Figured Western Maple, Mango and Bubinga. My wood beginnings were as a finish carpenter on high-end houses in Aspen, Colorado in the 70s, and later was fortunate enough to work with a Norwegian immigrant furniture maker.
Even as a child growing up in Eastern Iowa I loved visiting Amish furniture shops, finding the endless variety of wood fascinating.
We build each piece to order, so you can choose from a huge variety of standard styles and sizes for every room of your home and office, and from seven rich hardwoods including Cherry, Oak, Mahogany, Walnut, Beech, Rock Maple, Figured Western Maple, Mango and Bubinga. My wood beginnings were as a finish carpenter on high-end houses in Aspen, Colorado in the 70s, and later was fortunate enough to work with a Norwegian immigrant furniture maker.
Even as a child growing up in Eastern Iowa I loved visiting Amish furniture shops, finding the endless variety of wood fascinating.
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I do not short the shop end of this business for anything.
Period.
Building furniture at our own high level is our operant reality, and we set the standards, not follow them.
Is every piece made by hand?
Yes, every piece of furniture we sell is built by hand in our shop on Queen Street.
We do use state of the art technology when it enables to create a better product.
How long have you been making furniture?
2. Greg started this in 1981.
Our shop employee roster has gone up and down over the years depending on a combination of our workload and available talent.
Period.
Building furniture at our own high level is our operant reality, and we set the standards, not follow them.
Is every piece made by hand?
Yes, every piece of furniture we sell is built by hand in our shop on Queen Street.
We do use state of the art technology when it enables to create a better product.
How long have you been making furniture?
2. Greg started this in 1981.
Our shop employee roster has gone up and down over the years depending on a combination of our workload and available talent.
Our furniture is made from premium-grade North American hardwoods, predominately in cherry and walnut.
The more one knows about the unique characteristics of wood and its source, the better one can understand the degree of warmth and beauty that it brings to our lives.
Each grain pattern is a unique masterpiece of design, texture and splendor.
We use a total of Eight Hardwoods as shown below.
Cherry (Prunus Serotina) - This traditional wood is native to North America, we get our Cherry from the Appalachian plateau of Pennsylvania.
The more one knows about the unique characteristics of wood and its source, the better one can understand the degree of warmth and beauty that it brings to our lives.
Each grain pattern is a unique masterpiece of design, texture and splendor.
We use a total of Eight Hardwoods as shown below.
Cherry (Prunus Serotina) - This traditional wood is native to North America, we get our Cherry from the Appalachian plateau of Pennsylvania.
The only way I wish to work is using total transparency.
This means customers as well as employees.
Authoritarian commands do not allow people to be their best.
The down side is we can become mired in endless communication loops and repetitions, so I look for whether someone really wants to know beyond a certain point and then try to pipe down.
I hate the impersonality of email.
I don't even do Facebook.
However once we are working on logistics with features or dimensions I need the pertinent details in emails!
This means customers as well as employees.
Authoritarian commands do not allow people to be their best.
The down side is we can become mired in endless communication loops and repetitions, so I look for whether someone really wants to know beyond a certain point and then try to pipe down.
I hate the impersonality of email.
I don't even do Facebook.
However once we are working on logistics with features or dimensions I need the pertinent details in emails!
Leathers are becoming more and more problematic, hence the additional cost.
The level of flaws which limit us to only utilize only a portion a hide are increasing.
Being a natural material leather has flaws.
At the bottom we have some totally synthetic coverings of excellent quality (what I use in my own house) and they are denoted by "syn" after the name.
A common desire for genuine leather is because it is a natural material.
I believe you should make your choice based on other factors.
The huge amount of waste in using leather and the tanning process does not result in a green material.
The level of flaws which limit us to only utilize only a portion a hide are increasing.
Being a natural material leather has flaws.
At the bottom we have some totally synthetic coverings of excellent quality (what I use in my own house) and they are denoted by "syn" after the name.
A common desire for genuine leather is because it is a natural material.
I believe you should make your choice based on other factors.
The huge amount of waste in using leather and the tanning process does not result in a green material.
If what you see is not here let me know and I will post it.
Table Drawings show the leg locations and place settings so you may visualize how many people may sit at the table.
These drawings are furnished assuming the user has the ability to interpret CAD drawings.
They are a truncated version showing the main pertinent dimensions, not all views, dimensions and notes we see in the shop.
Our craftsman are well educated proffessionals.
Because a line does not carry through to another part on the drawing does not mean they will build the furniture with a large gap to match the drawing.
Table Drawings show the leg locations and place settings so you may visualize how many people may sit at the table.
These drawings are furnished assuming the user has the ability to interpret CAD drawings.
They are a truncated version showing the main pertinent dimensions, not all views, dimensions and notes we see in the shop.
Our craftsman are well educated proffessionals.
Because a line does not carry through to another part on the drawing does not mean they will build the furniture with a large gap to match the drawing.
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