Shop TourCome in and feel free to browse... the shop is made up of several rooms on different levels, and we have a lot of stock on display, so feel free to wander around! | Front Room | | This is the large front room you see entering from Malvern Road. |
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| The Shop Upstairs | | We have two upstairs rooms in the shop, accessed via an old and narrow staircase. Please take care going up and down these stairs, and please hold onto the hand rail! |
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| Our Workshop | | Our workshop is the heart of the shop and is as much on display as the shop itself. Please feel free to browse all pieces under restoration and ask about the processes of restoration and conservation. |
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| The Second Room | | This ground-floor room follows from the first. It accesses the office and has large double-doors opening onto our courtyard. The courtyard houses most of our architectural items, and some of the garden and statuary pieces too. |
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| Our Courtyard | | We keep most of our architectural elements, at least those that can live outside, in our open couryard: Entrance doors, balconies, fireplaces, garden statuary & fountains, etc. |
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| Our Oakleigh Warehouse | | The warehouse where we unload all our containers, and where apart from the shop, much of our items are on display. We can drive you there (10 minutes by car from the shop), or else please make an appointment via phone or by email to meet us there. |
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| The Stair Landing | | The staircase and landing are decorated with paintings, mirrors and small-sized furniture. |
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| Our Office/ Kitchen | | Come in and stay for a chat, and try our good Italian Espresso coffee! |
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| Our Dream Team | | From left to right: Vikas, Lewis, Miguel, Andrew, Ramesh, Tamara. |
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| Our Apprentice Tamara. | | Tamara receiving the first prize for Tafe's final year Craftsmanship Awards. |
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| Our Apprentice Ramesh. | | Ramesh receiving the runner-up international student prize for Tafe's Certificate III Award in Cabinet Making. |
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| A View of the Second Room | |
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| Our Shop Sign | | Hand-made by Dana, (Miguel's mother) who was a well-known artist in Florence. |
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| Some of our Antique Wine Glassware | | Miguel scours flea markets, antique shops and auction rooms to source antique French glassware, with more love for blown glass than for crystal. We stock complete sets of wine glasses, liqueur glasses, absinthe glasses, jugs, decanters and cheese cloches. |
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| The Mezzanine (above the Workshop) | | Everyone is welcome to find their way to this mezzanine above our workshop. It is always stacked with treasures. |
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| The Rear Entrance to the Shop | | This is rear entrance to the shop from a laneway between Parslow and Cressy streets, leading into our restoration workshop and the upstairs warehouse. It's an easy pick-up and drop off point for the shop. |
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