Seeing is believing! That’s why our Hartford House workshop is open to the public weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Much of our furniture is built in independent workshops in the North Georgia area, but we have an on-site builder crafting pieces every day. All of the sanding, staining and hand rubbing takes place in our Hartford House workshop.

Every piece of Hartford House furniture is built from top grade lumber. Primarily, we use Eastern white pine, but we also use maple and oak for many of our pieces. Occasionally, we use other hardwoods upon customer request.

The sanding process is very important to the look of a piece of Hartford House furniture. The craftsperson who sands must have a gentle touch to ensure the furniture is smooth for staining, but doesn’t have any unnecessary dips and bumps.

Furniture staining is an art! Stain must be applied evenly to each piece of furniture, but that’s not always the most challenging part of the job. The trick is often in the blending of the stain to an existing piece of furniture. Because wood is a natural product, each piece will take the stain differently. So, we know we can’t perfectly match a stain, but we can blend very closely. In addition to stains, Hartford House also offers painted and crackled finishes.

Hardware can completely change the look of a piece of furniture! Hartford House offers a large selection of knobs, pulls and hinges for furniture. In addition, we also purchase vintage reproduction hardware for many of our pieces.

The final step in the finishing process is hand rubbing. We carefully rub each piece of furniture by hand until it achieves a rich, warm glow that we call “The Hartford Finish,” a finish unique to Hartford House products.