There is something about old oak that invites stories. Perhaps it is the colour: that deep, almost blackened surface created by centuries of smoke, polish, candlelight and human touch. Perhaps it is the weight of it: a solid oak table, coffer or chair can feel less like a piece of furniture and more like a […]
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Pick up a piece of old oak furniture and you’re holding more than timber and joinery. In the 16th and 17th centuries, oak chests, cupboards, bed frames and panelling lived in a world where the supernatural wasn’t a Halloween theme, it was a genuine, everyday anxiety. People worried about witchcraft, ill luck, “evil influences,” and […]
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