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24 January 2025

Clear the Chaos: Handcrafted Coat Hooks for an Organised Home

Written by Juliet Fishenden
Although Spring feels like something we can only dream of, it’s not far around the corner. The sun setting at 5 pm is less than 20 days away, in some places Snowdrops are already poking their heads out and the official start of Spring is just under 2 months away. With brighter days ahead...
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17 December 2024

Christmas Table Decorations and Trends

Written by Juliet Fishenden
Christmas is a season of joy, togetherness, and cherished traditions, and at the heart of every festive gathering is the dining table. It’s where stories are shared, laughter fills the air, and delicious meals create those special moments. In this blog, we’ll explore Christmas table decoration trends for 2024 along with some of our...
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05 October 2022

Candlesticks for the Best Dressed Tables

Written by Juliet Fishenden
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...
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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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22 December 2020

Interior Designer Jane McIntyre talks to Made by the Forge Part 1 of 4

Written by Juliet Fishenden
Jane’s professional life is as colourful as the fabrics she loves so much. She’s been an entertainment promoter working with the UK’s top comic talent, as well as organising Torvill and Dean’s ice shows. She spent time in the fashion industry and is now running her own interior design company. We’ve had a decade...
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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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25 February 2020

How environmentally friendly is iron?

Written by Juliet Fishenden
There has been no period of time in human civilisation equivalent to this present moment. Right now, we understand that our actions as consumers have reached a tipping point and if we do not check our continued and unthinking usage of materials such as plastic, we will be responsible for vastly negative and irreversible...
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04 July 2019

French Style Curtain Poles

Written by Juliet Fishenden
The French have always had the reputation for style and knowing it when they see it. The well known French Rod or French Pole is a design classic, one that we respect but also make in our own distinctive and unique fashion. Interior designers, discerning individuals and first-rate curtain makers, like Magenta Interiors, all...
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16 March 2019

Fire Pits for all occasions

Written by Juliet Fishenden
In creating a new product, like Made by the Forge’s fire pits, you often have to build it, live with it and put it through its paces to see how it can be improved. We had a lot of fun road testing both the huge Entertainer and the more portable Glamper fire pits. I...
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