Leather armchair on grass in evening light

Furniture that lived before it reached you.

Found, restored by hand, and documented in full. One of one. The opposite of flat-pack.

Restored blue painted dresser with orchids and a pale mirror

Everything in your home should have a story.

A YIRP piece starts in an estate sale, a workshop, or a forgotten store. An artisan sees the bones. Then they restore it with materials chosen on purpose.

The result is furniture that will outlive you, with the papers to prove it.

Carved wooden dresser with dark metal handles — Carved dresser

Solid timber · original handles

Victorian leather armchair — Victorian armchair

1890s · Edinburgh · reupholstered

Industrial pine dining table — Industrial dining table

1920s · Berlin · reclaimed pine

Close view of a wooden cabinet with rows of small drawers and brass knobs

Mid-century walnut dresser with brass pulls

White painted chest of drawers with a wooden bowl and eucalyptus

Know exactly what you are buying.

Origin: Copenhagen estate sale, 2024
When found: Water-damaged veneer, loose joints
Restored by: James Mitchell, furniture artisan
Hours invested: 14 hours over 3 days

Cream sideboard with an oak top, plants and framed prints

The work is the proof.

Every piece comes with the record. Where it was found, what was done, who did it, and how long it took.

Own something that outlives you.

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Furniture that lived before it reached you.

Everything in your home should have a story.

Carved dresser

Victorian armchair

Industrial dining table

Know exactly what you are buying.

The work is the proof.

Own something that outlives you.