Browsing the shops on a warm inviting spring day up Mt Dandenong way .. and popped into this WONDERFUL gem of a place. It has everything .. James is a craftsman/furniture maker/wood designer. He uses recycled timbers .. jarrah, eucalypt, mahogany .. wood reclaimed from older homes throughout the metropolitan area, wood originally milled from the Dandenongs themselves or the forests around James' home area of Warburton/Millgrove. Beautiful, unique (haven't seen similar around), can make it to your individual requirements .. what a find !! Just loooove his work. But there is more .. his amazingly talanted partner Rosemary does leadlighting .. James makes the frames from recycled timber, and Rosemary does leadlight mirrors, lamps, windows or feature pieces .. can replicate leadlight articles you want copied, or can make a piece to your specifications .. but there is more .. she is a wonderful artist/painter in her own right and has her works (for sale) up on the walls .. stunning stuff .. but still more !! .. she makes designer jewellery (some work of a friend too) .. lovely, fabulous bling to delight the eye and adorn the ears/neck/wrist .. luved it and bought several pieces. What really amazes me is how damn inexpensive it all is for the quality you get .. they are starting out so prices are modest to get stock moving .. I emptied my purse then and there and will be going back for more so I can finish off my Christmas shopping wih beautiful, hand crafted, unique (and some quirky) gifts. Really a special little shop. Very unassuming from the outside, but go in and have a look .. well worth the drive (a pub next door for a drink/meal as part of the day out), and certainly well worth the effort to look for gifts for others or a treat for yourself !! Seriously blown away by the place, the ethics (reclaimed wood = no knocking down virgin forests or tropical Indonesian rain forest), the quality and the range (tabels, bowels, frames, paintings, jewellery, leadlight, mirrors, jewellery boxes, hand made cards) etc etc etc

Approximate cost: $Varies but very reasonable in comparison to simila