Rustique Handcrafted Natural Furniture
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Kaslo, BC
V0G 1M0
CANADA

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Dining & Lounge Rustique


Simple and beautiful, the Curving Couch is built to custom dimensions to fit with (3) base cushions and (1) long backrest cushion with an arching top to match the curving cedar. Designed for strength with hardwood seat slats, and for efficiency in that the couch can easily be disassembled, the Curving Couch is made to be custom upholstered. Custom ordered, the couch was transformed into a pull-out futon.


Rustique Dining Chair.
With an open grain radiating backrest wood-pegged to a bark-on birch frame, complimentary angles, and custom seat heights this chair is a classy and comfortable addition to one a Rustique dining table, or even the one already in your home. Available with a bark-on birch (as seen in photo) or peeled twig frame.


A versatile furniture piece carefully handcrafted of dense-growth BC-mountain cedar and birch, Brodie's uniquely designed Pull-out Futon Couch offers welcome to friends and family or the perfect chance to cozy up by the fireplace for the night. To pull out, simply slide the slatted frame out using the handles on the underside of the front log, and easily slide the futon out into position. To put away, simply slide the slatted frame in and set the futon upright. Amazing!!


Carefully handcrafted with a solid BC birch table surface, and cedar log legs, Brodie features the Rustique Breakfast Bar. Each seat and table top is a work of art, as Brodie likes to play with and arrange various grains and shades of birch wood. His artistic approach celebrates balance, and grain displays, in colour and in texture. All surfaces are sanded to a silky smooth finish.

Brodie recommends that the breakfast bar be placed as near as possible to your favourite morning window. Rise to the morning in style and in comfort.



Here, we feature the more traditional Rustique Bar Stools. Carefully handcrafted with a solid BC birch seat, and cedar log legs, the unique beveled-edge design makes for comfortable seating. Custom built with or without the bark-on birch cross rungs. An ebonized version is also available.

Here we feature the less traditional style Rustique Bar Stool. Co-designed with Peter Galonski for the 2007 Designing Vancouver Expo, this original design bar stool combines a number of innovative approaches to creating a stool that is sleek, comfortable, and displays the natural character of each individual piece of wood.

'The Brodie', as it is known, features a hand-shaped saddle-style spalted birch seat, two raven's-wing black dimensional douglas-fir legs in front and one single curving piece of yew out the back. The yew leg is joined straight through the seat where it is wedged with black walnut, and polished smooth.

 


This is a specialty bark-on birch Dining Chair which Brodie built for himself. It's design was pleasing to Brodie, however, he learned a lot about the importance of comfort from this diner. Since this piece, he has come to develop the open grain backrest which makes for a very comfortable and enjoyable sitting experience.


Each original Table & Counter top is a work of art. Individually selected, each piece of wood is carefully positioned in relation to each other, maximizing strength and an overall balance & flow of surface grain pattern & colour. These are aspects of woodcraft only available in handcrafted work.


This Rustique bench is crafted from a cedar slab with a living edge. As an entraceway piece, it is to be used as a comfy seat for changing footwear.

 


Hawthorn Flower & Plant Stand. With hawthorn being known for it's medicinal properties for the heart, it somehow seems fitting that this table, with a uniquely joined birch table surface, would be dedicated solely to supporting flowers & other plants.

 

Futon Loveseat


This Pull-out Futon Loveseat was custom handcrafted for a Janet's strawbale home in the Slocan Valley, BC.

 


Specially featured here is the Rustique Rocking Chair. Uniquely designed and handcrafted by Brodie, this rocker is in a class of it's own. The rocker rails are uniquely fashioned by carefully splitting a curving cedar in two. This rare technique provides a smooth and consistent rocking surface while exposing the dark inner grain of the cedar wood. Balanced upon the rails, the legs are fastened with hardwood plugs & sunken fasteners. The chair body tilts comfortably back to facilitate a relaxing sitting position with the backrest extending upward to allow a comfortable head rest. The frame of the rocking chair is made of western white cedar mortise & tenoned at the joints, while the seat and backrest are made with birch. The seat is laminated to provide a smooth and comfortable surface. Make sure to send us, by email, the dimensions of your doorways when placing an order to make sure that the chair can fit where you would like to have it rest. Remember, Brodie specializes in custom tailoring to meet the individual needs of each customer. He also looks forward to crafting a rocker with the open grain backrest. The next one could be for you!


Opposite to the rocking chair, this Rustique Recliner has a split,curving cedar log applied in an inverted position to form, not a rock, but a rest. Uniquely designed, this inspired piece is fashioned with a cedar log frame, cedar back and leg rest, and a laminated birch seat. This piece now rests in the royal quarters of King Danny and Queen Angela.


Fashioned with unique twig corner-brace accents, a curving split-cedar top rail, and yew wood pyramid accent piece sturdily positioned atop the rear post, Triple-Tier Corner Shelf brings to life the corners of one's home.

Three Level Corner Shelf


The Triple-tier Corner Shelf, Brodie's most popular piece to date. As a mantle of decadence, a yew wood accent is cut like a precious gem and set atop the hind upright post. From here two curving cedars radiate outward forming side rails to the uppermost shelf surface. Bringing to life the corners of one's home.


"Custom Shelving" This is a three-tier shelf which I built specially for my mom. Hi mom!

 


This Triple Tier Corner Shelf Unit is a unique in that the corner brace accent pieces are fashioned using the deep red wood of the cedar tree roots!!

Rustique Furniture ...the possibilities are endless. Here we have a unique End Table, specially suited to any Rustique setting.


There are simply no words for this chair. To fashion the legs of this Rustique Lounge Chair, Brodie has split a curving cedar in two and fastened them opposite each other with cross rungs between. All four legs are crafted using one tree. As a backrest, he has applied the 'open grain' approach, this time with yew wood. Unique to this piece is the joinery technique, presenting the end grain of the cross supports along the outside face of the legs and backrest. For further comfort and luxury, the laminated birch seat is tailored for comfort with specialty bum prints.


Originally fashioned as a bench, Charlie and Vicki have chosen to display this spectacular piece as a coffee table in their home.  Crafted from a 1-foot diameter yew tree, which was salvaged from a logging site and slowly dried over 8 years, this ‘Giant Yew’ Rustique Coffee Table has sturdy curving cedar legs, which compliment the character and girth of the giant Yew top.  When milled by Brodie, the inner heartwood exposed a series of decay lines. These veins were meticulously carved out, following the natural patterns.  They were then filled with an epoxy filler, pigmented black to contrast and emphasize the rich colours of the yew wood.


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