Restored blue painted dresser with orchids and a pale mirror

Furniture that lived first.

Hand-restored, fully documented, one of one. A private marketplace for pieces that outlast a trend.

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In the house this season

Tobacco leather armchair in a dark townhouse library

Library chair

Evening light, original leather
Mid-century walnut dresser with brass pulls

Walnut dresser

Mid-century, brass pulls
Cream sideboard with an oak top, plants and framed prints

Cream sideboard

Oak top, painted body
Leather armchair on grass in evening light

Leather armchair

Found, waiting for the next room
Close view of a wooden cabinet with rows of small drawers and brass knobs

Not vintage style. Actually vintage.

Carved wooden dresser with dark metal handles

You get the piece and the papers.

Mass-produced furniture is designed to be replaced. A YIRP piece is found, judged by someone who knows the wood, and restored by hand.

  • Where it was found
  • What was done
  • Who did the work
  • How long it took

From the workshop

Every listing starts as timber, hide, and hours. The photograph is the last thing we make.

Hands planing timber at the bench

The piece leaves the bench. From here it either finds a room, or another pair of hands.

Townhouse sitting room with restored mid-century furniture

For buyers

Own a piece with a past, not a barcode.

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Artisan oiling a teak surface by hand

For artisans

Find raw stock. Price the work. Sell to people who pay for craft.

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