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Unique,  Hand Crafted Feature Pieces For that special place in

your home

''Unique, Handcrafted Feature Pieces take Centre Stage in your Home''

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Unique,  Hand Crafted Feature Pieces For that special place in

your home

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Conservation, Restoration
&
Decorative Arts

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Workshops

We have new stock
coming in all the time.
Visit us at the studio shop to see
everything we have currently available.

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Heritage Skills Studio

Unique and beautifully restored furniture

For 25 years we have been carefully selecting and restoring beautiful, antique feature pieces.

By remaining true to the craft and true to the original vision of the craftsman, we are able to provide our clients with the perfect item to finish off the look of the property

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We undertake projects, large and small, for  individual clients, interior designers, antique dealers, galleries and major institutions.

We restore, repair, refinish and transform many artifacts and antique and modern furniture in our Hampshire studio.

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 You are welcome to visit and view our current selection of furniture and decorative items we have on offer for sale in the showroom.

You can also see the items being worked on here in the studio located at

The Old Stables, Sandydown, Stockbridge,

in the heart of the Test Valley

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Verre églomisé

The Ancient Art of Decorating Glass

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Verre Eglomisé is the process of gilding precious metals on the reverse side of glass creating a soft mirrored effect.

It can be combined with hand painting, screen printing and other traditional and modern techniques to create finishes both bold & contemporary or delicate, elegant and understated.

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We use this technique on any form of glass including, tinted and textured glass which can be incorporated into pieces of furniture, table tops, wall panels, splashbacks and bespoke doors and kitchen units.

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MARBLING & Wood Graining

These endangered arts are in high demand

Marbling is an imitation created by specialist craftsmen using specific colours ground into various mediums and manipulated in a way that provides them with such an effect so that it represents a piece of natural marble. The procedure involves creating depth and translucency by building up layers of precisely graded pigments.

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The technique of wood graining uses paint to simulate the appearance of exotic and expensive timbers. Used mainly on door frames, cupboards, skirting, window casements and paneling, the technique dates back to as early as the sixteenth century 

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Gilding

Putting the sparkle back into design

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Gilding is any decorative technique for applying a very thin coating of gold to solid surfaces such as metal (most common), wood, porcelain, or stone.

 

Gilding is a great way to make a striking appearance, it will always complement the latest style or trendsetting nuance. It is impervious to the wind and rain and always radiates elegance and sophistication in the right setting.

Internally or externally, classical or contemporary, gold leaf always sets the tone and we as artisans and craftsmen are happy to provide our clients, residential or commercial with the finest examples of our trade.

Painted Furniture

 The Art of Decorative Paint effect

Throughout history artisans have decorated and enhanced wooden furniture, cabinets and chests in many ways.

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Paint in its many colours and decorative effects, from classic wood graining and marbling to ancient and modern techniques, applied can make a stylish statement to any residential or commercial piece of furniture.

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Little Greene Paint

Our wide range of

colours and finishes

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Hand Thrown

 Ceramics

Beautiful Handmade ceramic pottery

made in Hampshire

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British Colour

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Our popular Stripey candles

in a range of colours

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For many years we have been creating finishes to suit our customer's needs.
From clients who have commissioned us for one off special pieces, interior designers that we regularly work with to the antique dealers and small business we are in contact with.

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about us

Newman's Decorative living is owned and operated by

Ian Newman BA. MA, the founder and Master Craftsman behind the Heritage Skills Studio, which first opened for business in 2007, and is situated in

Sandydown, Stockbridge 

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Since its inception Ian has gone on to become one of Britain's most highly regarded keeper of the 'old skills' and has produced truly outstanding feature pieces for homes across the UK and beyond. 

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Newman's Decorative Living is located in the picturesque Hampshire town of Stockbridge in the heart of the Test Valley, selling a full range of beautiful, unique and handcrafted 'feature pieces' that take centre stage in hundreds of homes across the country.

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No project is too small or too large, we undertake local projects to major national work, and everything in between.

About
We love hearing from you and we are always happy to answer any questions about
your valued possession or repair enquiries, large or small!

Ian and Tracy 
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