North - Grand Opening Be careful, When you visit Ted's sremple of cwigs”. the rustic bug might bite you. That's what North West Rustic Furnishings owner, Ted Ingham said happened to him seven years ago. Ted created a heritage canopy bed for himself and his wife fron: peeled alder poles and he says he hasn’t looked back since. Today, seven years later, the furniture craftsman now operates a thriving rustic furnishings busiacss. complete with the North Shore s only wood storage and seasoning loft come showroom, “I take my clicnts upstairs to my semple of rwigs. It looks like 3 strange forest of branches, logs and furniture,” says Ted, who seasons all the wood himself. "My whole focus is “creating heirloom quality furniture using environmentally- friendly materials and techniques. Thar means my customers don't have to worry about health hazards like off gatsing, which occurs in furniture manufactured from man- ~ made materials. My furniture crafting techniques have been used and refined since pre-industrial times, Each piece is “individually handcrafted with wood chat has its ‘own ‘uniqueness and individuality. That's because wood pieces are Lever exactly the same’. Nonh West Rustic Furnishings “now grace the new Grouse Chalet and hones in Whistler “and as far away. as Japan, “I like ro think I'm making something that people'a ‘are passing down from generation to generation,” says Ted. In the early days, ‘Ted was able ie get enough materials for “chis wood creations by combing forest roads for alder, pine and cedar. Now that his business has grown and he's “branched” into other woods «uch as arburus, birch, cherzy, ‘locust and maple.Ted is supplied by many companies with ~ serap.and underused wood, including logging companies and BC Highways. But Ted isn't entirely old-fashioned in his‘ approach to furniture making, He does’ use today’s -environmentally friendly super os for durability and he west Rustic Furniture | enjoys creating new comfortable designs ta fit our 21st century lifestyles. “I enjoy the speciality items,” he says. “The design possibilitics are as limitless as the shapes of the wood,” Rustic furnishings are undergoing a renaissance, says Ted. and the trend is sweeping across North America. So much so that his customers are now coming to him for rustic furniture workshops and do it yourself kiss.” [like to encourage people to learn these techniques,” he says. “I have a passion for working with woud.” Would be furniture- makers can naw choose trom bed, chair and table kits. And what piece of furniture does Ted like making best? His first love..the bed, of course. “People spend one-third of their lives in Ded. I've made hundreds of them. It’s an horior.” Califernia si utters & Shades |. 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