Made by the Forge is involved this year with creating a wildlife corridor by partnering with Houghton Hall Estates in North Norfolk. Richard visited his old friend Head Gamekeeper Robert Hall who filled us in on the tree planting strategy. “Trees on the left hand side were planted by the estate about fifteen years...
So how do we at Made by the Forge convince you to sign up to our own modest offerings? There are a few good reasons… By signing up to our thoughtful, measured and infrequent communication, you get to legitimately claim you are supporting the upholding of one of the nation’s valuable and traditional crafts,...
Your kitchen often becomes the focal point of your home, a place of creativity, sociability and warmth. ‘Breaking bread’ together is the fundamental bonding ritual we share with others. Perhaps in the run up to Christmas or even as a New Year’s resolution, you’ve decided to make your cooking space more efficient, practical and...
Atmosphere isn’t only the air that we breathe (but we are still very thankful for that). It’s also the mood you make tangible in your home when entertaining friends. There is nothing kinder to complexions, visually warmer or welcoming than candlelight. While the only practical light before the invention of electricity, it’s since become...
As the unusually blazing summer of 2022 disappears behind us, autumn encroaches bit by bit, a little more sluggish than before and with it comes the rain and dropping temperatures. It’s time to get nice and snug before winter sets in. And that’s where Made by the Forge comes in. Treating your windows to...
Famous for its design potential, the bathroom provides homeowners with a chance to be different, an opportunity to reveal a playful side. You might say that bathroom design has very few rules so feel free to break all of them. For example, what might look out of place in any other room, may be...
Great storage space is like gold and wardrobe rails are the key to reclaiming your space. I recently took a measured tour of our house. I put my mind to it and found all sorts of spaces, nooks and crannies that could be transformed into viable storage spaces. If living under the stairs was...
Politics aside, there are few subjects that generate news more than the threats to our home planet. The proliferation of plastic is choking the oceans and burning fossil fuels for energy is causing global warming. We are reminded of the sorry state of the planet at every turn. Whether it’s Greta Thunberg sailing the...
The recent COP 26 conference in Glasgow, uniting world leaders to find immediate solutions to the runaway climate change problem, yielded mixed results. At Made by the Forge, we feel that we each have a responsibility to do our bit to offset carbon emissions both at home and at our business. We started our...
I’d like to introduce our new 16mm curtain pole range. Windows are very idiosyncratic. There’s no such thing as a standard window. They need to let the light in but also have the curtains drawn to keep the cold winds out and the dark at bay. They can be huge in some interior spaces...