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Urban Forge Blog

"My Idea of the Table I Would Like to See..."
Apr 17th 2019 | Posted by Kevin Thomas - Director of Business Operations

"My Idea of the Table I Would Like to See..."

We love our standard catalog items. There is a huge selection of iron beds, seating, tables, lighting and other iron furniture and decor items in our repertoire. Even though every piece is hand-built, aside from the individual character from each blacksmith, they're essentially the same. It thrills us when someone has an idea, a dream of something specific that they can see in their mind and they ask us to help. We love to bring the things that only existed as someone's …
Guaranteed Forever?
Dec 13th 2018 | Posted by Kevin Thomas - Director of Business Operations

Guaranteed Forever?

Guaranteed Forever?Why would you want a piece of furniture that’s guaranteed forever? I’m certain that there isn’t anyone walking the earth right now that has been alive….forever. There are people who have been around for a long time. Eighty years, ninety even a hundred years is attainable, but why would you need your furniture to last longer than you? What would be the real purpose or benefit of that?Furniture and other inanimate objects that fill your home often become more than just util …
Small Town - Big Heart
Oct 3rd 2018 | Posted by Kevin Thomas - Director of Business Operations

Small Town - Big Heart

We just wanted to take a minute to brag on our hometown. Even though we've been in this community, this building for many, many years, when we launched our rebranding, these folks rallied around us like we were something special and brand new. And we are new in a sense. Or rather our face is. Our business has been here for years. This building has been here since 1929 and passed through a vast array of owners, operators, fronts, genres, businesses and restaurants. It's going to stay what it is f …
Custom Creation
Sep 28th 2018 | Posted by Kevin Thomas - Director of Business Operations

Custom Creation

Sometimes there's an idea, a vision or a desire for something that just isn't real. It could be a new position, a fantastic experience, or even a weather condition that you don't have at the moment. Something you can almost reach out and feel but can't quite grasp. Furniture can be very nostalgic and sentimental. A unique table that you sat around with your grandmother while eating cookies and milk, or an old wrought iron bed that you jumped on with your siblings during a massive pillow fight. M …
Artisan - The Real Meaning
Sep 19th 2018 | Posted by Kevin Thomas - Director of Business Operations

Artisan - The Real Meaning

ar-ti-san noun noun: artisan; plural noun: artisans Definition: "An artisan is a skilled craft worker who makes or creates things by hand that may be functional or strictly decorative, for example furniture, decorative arts, sculptures, clothing, jewelry, food items, household items and tools or even mechanisms such as the handmade clockwork movement of a watchmaker. Artisan is a word that is often over used. You will see this word in reference to a hamburger bun from a fast f …