WOOD

Walnut wood is essential in the making of Provencal furniture. It comes from the " Haute "(high) Provence, from a place called " Dauphiné ", from where it travels down the " Isere ", " Durance " and " Rhone " rivers until it gets to the places where it will be used to make things. It was used to make all the ornamental parts on furniture and was sometimes replaced by local less noble woods, principally for the making of certain cupboard floors and sides.

Local woods :

Mulberry wood, which is solid and very resistant to insects, is used to make chairs and also for certain furniture from the " Haute " (high) Provence and the " Haut Languedoc "..

Olive wood, although not used very much, being a very hard and veined wood, is used to make up certain furniture parts (usually for the top pieces) or as an embellishing touch in inlaying or veneering.

ALDER WOOD is used to make bottoms, sides, or even whole pieces of furniture. It is a supple, almost soft, wood. It is used to replace walnut wood, sometimes. This choice of course depends on the price that the customer wishes to pay !

PINE WOOD is used to make cupboard sides or small pieces of furniture (glass racks, " estaniés" (shelving systems), but mainly to make the bottom elements for furniture.