Chairs & Accessories

 

Crafted in 18th Century Tradition by J. Van Hoven, Chairmaker
15880 Quality Trail * Scandia, MN 55073
Phone: (651) 433-2185    Email: jvhwindsor@aol.com    website: www.periodwindsors.com


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Member of 


The Society of
American Period
Furniture Makers

AND

 
I would like to personally welcome you to our website. I hope you enjoy your visit as you browse through the gallery of photos displaying my handcrafted furniture. I look forward to building an heirloom piece for you!

Correct Windsor chairs and accessories are truly reminiscent of colonial America.  Eighteenth century chairmakers created chairs of the utmost grace and design.  In 1917, Wallace Nutting sought to replicate these exquisite chairs. I create my chairs much in the same manner.

The Windsor chair is of simple design while expressing the utmost of graceful form. Prior to the Industrial Revolution, one could find a Windsor chairmaker in most large eastern towns and in fact, as far west as the Mississippi River. Today, antique Windsors are rare, highly prized and expensive, my chairs are reproductions offered as an alternative. I am a collector of antique Windsors, as well as a member of the Society of American Period Furniture Makers.

My Windsor furniture is built using the skills developed by the 18th century craftsman, constructed entirely by hand with tools long ago forgotten. Ours is a family shop, I can be found at the lathe or the assembly bench, while my wife is working in the finishing area. The most common finish is a black milk paint over a red undercoat, exhibiting a worn but not abused look, followed by a hand rubbed oil finish.

There is no finer chair, than a hand-turned, bench-made Windsor chair built by the same traditional methods and tools used by our forefathers. For your protection, each piece of Windsor furniture leaving my shop is branded with my name and dated with four numerals of the year built.  A paper label of authenticity is also attached.

You will not find an online shopping cart on our website. We prefer to work personally with our customers. Please come visit our workshop or contact us by phone at (651) 433-2185 or
Email:
jvhwindsor@aol.com.

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