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08 September 2021

Circular Door Pole and Café Curtain Rods

Written by Juliet Fishenden
We were delighted to be able to provide café rods, bespoke brackets and a crescent door pole for a most dramatic tartan curtain that greets you as you enter The Hunter’s Moon pub and restaurant in South Kensington. Its interiors look really stylish and inviting. There are few things more satisfying in our business...
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26 May 2021

Measuring A Bay Window For A Curtain Pole

Written by Juliet Fishenden
If measuring up your standard window for a curtain pole was easy, measuring a bay window involves a few more steps and measurements to take. Bays can be curved or have a number of bends based on the number of windows contained in the bay. The more bends, the more measurements are needed. To...
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01 January 2021

Interior Designer Jane McIntyre – and Made by the Forge Part 2

Written by Juliet Fishenden
In the second part of our blog on Interior designer Jane McIntyre, Jane tells us how she works with Made by the Forge’s curtain poles. “Often a whole room is schemed around a curtain fabric so what you hang then on them is very important. There was a time when large, grand windows demanded...
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01 June 2020

Measuring a window for a curtain pole

Written by Juliet Fishenden
Measuring A Window For A Curtain Pole It’s extraordinary how much gets done around the house when you are actively discouraged to leave it. What about that window you’ve been meaning to spruce up for ages? How difficult can measuring up for a Made by the Forge curtain pole be? Answer? Not at all…...
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03 February 2017

Ram’s Horn finial curtain pole

Written by Juliet Fishenden
Prior to the industrial revolution, the humble blacksmith was installed at his forge in every country village throughout the land. His bread and butter trade was practical ironwork producing horse tack, farm tools and ploughs and in the less enlightened ages, swords and armour. People soon started to employ the local smithy to make...
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24 September 2016

Celebrating the beauty of simplicity

Written by Juliet Fishenden
Some of our clients send in images of their new ironwork and the image below is from a customer who wanted brackets for a wooden shelf he wanted to mount on the wall. His idea was simple and stylish and the handmade brackets bring a touch of individuality to his home with the added...
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03 February 2016

The Beauty of Silk

Written by Juliet Fishenden
There is something wonderfully decadent about silk. It is so beautiful to touch and always a delight to see framing a window or a cushion. It is a timeless, natural fabric which works well in soft furnishings for both contemporary and country home interiors. Natalie Canning, a curtain and blind expert, generously shares her...
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02 September 2015

Express Poles

Written by Juliet Fishenden
If you are thinking of restyling a room and your window needs a curtain pole we can offer some poles immediately. For that desperate rush when one needs to get a pole fast we can now offer you a variety of express curtain pole kits. You can now order the same handcrafted quality in...
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26 March 2015

Contemporary style, keeping it simple

Written by Juliet Fishenden
We have been looking into how we can show off our classic wrought iron curtain poles to their best advantage. There are so many ways to dress a window space we have decided to go for a contemporary, subtle material to achieve a distinctive, luxurious look. If big bold patterns are not your thing...
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03 November 2014

Bespoke Service

Written by Juliet Fishenden
At Made by the Forge we pride ourselves in offering a proper, old fashioned customer service. We have many products available in a standard size and we also offer a custom made service if you need it. For example with our curtain poles we are able to make curtain brackets at any projection to...
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