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AdenWorks is the first to bring you upholstered teak furniture. We are taking rustic furniture to the next level by softening the rustic rugged look. We have created a new line of furniture that will take rustic to a whole new level.The Winston Chair is quite a unique piece to begin with. The backside of this chair is created by two plow handles which bring height and interest to the piece. The back and seat of the chair are formed by original wagon wheel spokes. This chair is made from eco-friendly recycled teak wood.

This chair has proven to be very popular at shows. It is one of our bestsellers with regards to dining room chairs. Since I have seen how much clients like this piece I decided to give it a bit of variation. This was the third chair I chose to upholster.

The upholstery on this piece takes it to a totally different level. It gives it a softened look yet rugged feel. The seat of this chair is covered by genuine rich brown leather making a comfy seat for an evening meal. The inside back of the chair is upholstered in brindle cowhide creating a stunning view from the front. However, I did not want to loose the beauty of the wagon wheel spokes due to upholstery. I still wanted to spokes on the back side to show through so I opted to upholster underneath the wagon wheel spokes.

Ultimately this chair is a beautiful piece to look at from any angle. It was created much like the Hudson Rocker. Each of these pieces have upholstery between the slats and spokes to heighten the detail and interest.

The Winston chair is a perfect compliment to the Junipine Table. However, this chair can easily stand alone as well. This chair was one of the main focal points of our showroom floor.

Well, this wraps up our discussion about AdenWorks brand new Aynsley Collection. I hope that you all enjoy this collection as much as I do. Please let me know if you have any advice on other upholstered items. I am brainstorming for the summer right now.

It is our goal here at AdenWorks to constantly and consistently be bringing new ideas and visions into the rustic furniture industry. Yesterday we added three brand new custom designs to our line. Our goal is to always be improving our line. We look forward to the future and to meeting your needs.

If you have been keeping up with my blogs you know that we have anxiously been awaiting the debut of our new collection, the Aynsley Collection. This collection is a blend of soft and rugged through cowhide and rustic teak. We were so excited about introducing these pieces at the past Dallas and Las Vegas Market. We could not wait for their debut.

Well, now you know what we have been up to lately. I wanted to make our new collection a surprise for buyers. It has been a success! The dining chairs are the Arabella Chair and the Winston Chair. We also have a rocking chair called the Hudson Rocker. Obviously we have other pieces in the works that hopefully will debut at the markets in the summer.

Today I just wanted to spend some time talking about the Arabella Chair. This piece was designed with the feminine spirit in mind. I wanted to take the rustic feel of teak wood a soften it by a dramatically curved, hourglass back. To heighten the feminine factor, I added hide on hair. This was the first chair I designed and from that point on I knew that a collection was in order.

This chair caught the most attention at both of the shows. Its unique modern shape combined with rustic teak creates a chair that appeals to your senses. This chair is quite versatile. It can be placed with a rugged dining room table to dress it up, or it can stand alone in an entryway or living room space. Either way this chair will be a top seller in your store.

AdenWorks is thrilled to introduce our new line. We look forward to what the future holds.
 

As I said yesterday, rustic furniture was definitely a popular choice at the Dallas and Las Vegas Markets. The rustic teak furniture caught buyers eyes throughout both shows. In our line of furniture, we create pieces that fit within different styles. This way you aren’t simply provided just western furniture or just lodge furniture.

Our furniture is a generous blend of rustic, western, transitional, rustic contemporary, and lodge pieces. The rustic look is popular among many different motifs. It simply has to be designed correctly to fit into particular settings. This is why at furniture shows, we attract various types of buyers. Our line is not limited to one style and that has been one of the main reasons people continuously look to us as their provider for all things rustic.

Today I am going to expand upon our latest collection, the Aynsley Collection. You may be able to tell by the name, that I have designed this collection. When I look over our line of rustic furniture I am constantly wondering how I can take it to the next level. I want to give our furniture something that will make it stand out in your store, client’s home, or commercial projects.

Of course the ruggedness of our rustic teak furniture line is one of the most fascinating aspects of our line. The furniture is made from recycled teak wood and includes antique farm implements in its construction. Therefore, the furniture’s construction, uniqueness, and handmade touches easily make it an eye-catcher to clients.

Well, what better way to bring out the ruggedness of our teak wood furniture than to juxtapose it with upholstery. I have stayed within the bounds of rustic by adding brown/white, black/white, and brindle cowhides to the backs of chairs, while the seat is covered in a rich brown leather.

With this in mind, I created some dining chairs and a rocking chair that combine the rustic qualities of the wood with the softness of natural cowhide. However, if you have projects or clients that are desiring a different look other than cowhide, we can do custom orders as well.

This has been a long-anticipated collection and I am glad to say that we are the first to develop this combination in our designs. I look forward to designing more upholstered furniture in the future and I have a few ideas for the upcoming markets this Summer.

Ask any furniture retailer what their goal is and the answer is simple: More Sales. Obviously this is a very basic concept, but what matters is the way you achieve high volume. Of course there are a variety of ways to move product, but the goal is to develop a strategy that allows your rustic furniture sales to consistently grow.

After listening to you, I have found that offering unique designs is the most important way to improve sales. It is critical for you as a retailer to stay up on the latest trends in rustic furniture and be able to provide your cliental with truly eye-catching designs.

Unique, custom designs is the desire of many retailers, so, as a result, it has become one of my missions here at AdenWorks Ltd. Since I have come on board at AdenWorks, one of my goals has been to rework and expand AdenWorks rustic, western, lodge, and rustic contemporary lines while adding in a few surprises of my own. Your success is very important to me, and I must constantly be discovering ways to make your furniture business grow. I am committed to creating designs that not only appeal to you but to your valued customers as well.

The end result is for your store to be furnished with pieces of rustic furniture that stops people in their tracks. The second they lay eyes on a piece, they must have it. These are the types of reactions you want and this is they way you want your store to be known. You want to be the store that is consistently moving product and updating your look.

As a designer, I hope that I can fulfill your rustic, western, lodge, and rustic contemporary furniture needs, and I am always open to your suggestions.

Furniture has always interested me. You know how it is. You are shopping one day and then, BAM! There it is, the most stunning piece of furniture you have ever seen. It just stops you dead in your tracks, and immediately you are envisioning the furniture in your home or backyard.

This is the type of reaction I strive for when you visit www.AdenWorks.com or view our furniture in person. My goal is to design compelling pieces of rustic furniture that appeals to lodge, western, rustic, and contemporary rustic motifs. I want to design furniture that makes you smile and awakens your creativity. However, while all of this sounds terrific, talk is just talk. I need to discover how to fulfill your needs and exceed your desires when it comes to rustic furniture and then make sure it happens.

Before I was adopted into “Teak City” I had spent a lot of time working at furniture shows. I have spent hours talking to customers about their particular needs, desires, likes, and dislikes about rustic furniture. I gathered all of the information that customers were voicing.

When I joined AdenWorks, I wanted to ease myself into the job. For several months I watched, listened, and took notes about the company. As time rolled on, I started thinking back to what all the customers had said at all the shows about their views on rustic furniture. I began examining how AdenWorks Ltd. was fulfilling your needs, as well as taking note of areas we could improve.

Over the next several posts I will discuss in detail what customers like you have been requesting.

AdenWorks Ltd. takes a more unique look at the furniture world. Instead of producing furniture with the new, AdenWorks constructs their handmade furniture from pieces of the past. They make the eco-friendly rustic furniture from old pieces of wood straight from history. The furniture falls into categories of rustic, western, lodge, and rustic contemporary depending on which pieces were used in construction from wagon wheels to old barns.

Following my graduation, AdenWorks Ltd. scooped me up and made me part of their rustic furniture family. AdenWorks Ltd. was on the prowl for creativity and unique, one-of-a kind designs for their teak furniture line. I guess you could say they decided to give me a whirl.

I have always had an overwhelming passion for design. Even when I was a young girl I would spend many Saturdays rearranging all the furniture in my room over and over again just to see what I could come up with.

As I got older, my passion grew. I began my own decorating business in which I would do design and furniture placement consultations, custom wall finishes, and custom painted furniture. This experience was quite successful for four years and then I decided to focus on earning my degree.

Last December I graduated Cum Laude from the University of North Texas with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Drawing & Painting. Creating art of all kinds has always been a passion of mine, but oil painting stole my heart. For all of you art lovers out there, my paintings were a combination of oil and acrylic done in a nonobjective abstract style. Color, linear qualities, and organic shapes were my defining marks in paintings and now can be seen in my rustic furniture designs. During college, painting was my life, but I knew it would never be my career. 

Design has always come naturally to me, but college helped further develop my abilities and understanding. And while designing furniture is not exactly like spending hours in a paint splattered studio the links between the two are obvious.

It was about this time last year that I found myself on the brink of disaster or maybe just a personal melt down. Either way, graduation was coming for me whether I liked it or not. There was nowhere to run, and nowhere to hide.

That was then, this is now. Now I am a designer of rustic furniture. My designs and inspirations come from recycled teak wood resulting in environmentally friendly furniture. My boundaries are limitless as I design rustic, western, lodge, and contemporary rustic furniture for both indoor and outdoor living spaces.

I have been with AdenWorks Ltd., a wholesale teak furniture company, for nine months. I have had the opportunity to design chairs, beds, nightstands, dining tables, coffee tables, hutches, and chests since I have been here. Last week we launched our brand new upholstered furniture line. (more on that later)  

The journey to this position as a furniture designer has been in the making for years now, though I didn’t even realize it. Design has always been a passion of mine, though it has been lived out in many different areas.

I would like for you to get to know me and my story of how I went from a big-eyed college student wandering from one career idea to the next, to a focused and passionate designer for AdenWorks Ltd. I hope that I will be able to keep you filled in on what we are up to here in “Teak City.”