Saturday, February 16, 2013
Our living room redo - part II
Friday, December 7, 2012
Lefèvre Interiors new website online
My dear readers, I am pleased to announce that our new website is online !
The passed weeks we have worked hard on the design and construction of the new website of our company LEFEVRE INTERIORS.
I would love to thank the team of our webmaster TALES for their dedication and the support we received !
You will notice a special page, dedicated to the Lefèvre Interiors workshop and our team of craftsmen.
A special thank you to the photographer CLAUDE SMEKENS for the gorgeous photoshoot he took at the workshop !
Photographer Claude Smekens at work.
Today I posted a few pictures to see at the gallery page of our new site.
Enjoy!
To know more about our company, please visit our new website at
I wish each one of you a relaxing weekend !
xx
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Lefèvre Interiors new website online
Thursday, November 8, 2012
French Paneling - Signature Lefèvre
Since many years, our company, Lefèvre Interiors , is renown, for manufacturing high end custom made interiors, specialized in paneling. My ancestors were cabinet-makers, working according to time-honored techniques and traditions.
As current managers of Lefèvre Interiors (already for the 4th generation) Jan and me are convinced we have to continue this tradition in respect for our ancestors at the first place but even to keep this beautiful art alive.
Today we are preparing the design and creation of a French 18th century inspired paneling.
Jan is taking over, by measuring, a moulding from a French 18th century boiserie panel.
Oak hand-painted French paneling.
As inspiration to design paneling, Jan and me frequently visit ancient castles. We are always hoping to find mouldings we hadn’t seen before, to add to our collection.
And I love to browse into my father’s or grandfather’s collection of ancient books.
Lefèvre’s team of highly skilled craftsmen offers over 120 years of experience.
To continue the traditional work of our ancestors, and to manufacture 18th century boiseries, we need experienced and high skilled craftsmen -cabinetmakers and woodcarvers-, because mouldings have to be carved by hand.
Our employee Freddy at work. Freddy is working in our company for 40 years! Working at the same company for all these years is probably not very common these days.
My father (who passed away in 2001) was an experienced woodcarver and during his spare time, we frequently found him in his studio, working on one of his creations in wood.
Stained oak French Régence styled paneling.
Detail
French Provencal oak paneling in a Belgian country house.
French Régence styled paneling with exceptional hand carved mouldings.
Every single piece of furniture or paneling or library or any other project does not leave our workshop without the Lefèvre Interiors estampille . My father was the first of our family who raised the Lefèvre ‘estampille’, following 18th century French ébénistes (cabinet-makers).
J. = the first letter of my father’s first name Jacques
Lefèvre = the family-name of August (founder of Lefèvre Interiors and my great-grandfather), Medard (my grandfather), Jacques (my father) and me.
1890 = year of establishment of our company, founded by my great-grandfather August Lefèvre (1867-1942)
The rafters and the 3 joiner’s planes refer to my ancestors, three previous generations of cabinet-makers.
If you would like us to help designing and manufacturing your paneling, even if you live outside Europe, feel free to contact us at info@lefevre.be
For more Lefèvre Interiors realisations visit our website at www.lefevre.be
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French Paneling - Signature Lefèvre
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Closet cabinetry finished
In my latest post (here) I told you about a bespoke Lefèvre Interiors closet cabinetry, we were working on.
I would love to thank you for all your nice comments on this post! I really appreciate this!
Today I show you a few pictures of the finished wardrobe, as it was installed at our client’s home yesterday.
Talk to you soon!
xx
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If you would like us to help designing your closet or dressing room, feel free to contact us at info@lefevre.be
For more Lefèvre Interiors realizations visit our website at www.lefevre.be
Closet cabinetry finished
Friday, August 31, 2012
Bespoke closet cabinetry by Lefèvre Interiors
As summer holidays are finished and everything is going back to normal, the employees in our workshop are busy preparing and finishing clients’ projects.
I would love to share with you today one of our latest projects we are working on : a bespoke wardrobe closet created from highly durable french oak.
After having discussed the design with our clients, I tried to collect some images for my inspiration (I am sorry to not know the source of them), before starting the design plans of the cabinetry.
Design plan of the cabinetry
Here below I posted 2 pictures of the progress in our workshop.
Notice the glass fronted drawers.
Neither cabinet doors nor hanging rails are assembled yet.
Some more Lefèvre Interiors wardrobe cabinetry.
Lefèvre Interiors Photo credit Montse Garriga
Happy weekend to you all !
xx
Greet
If you would like us to help designing your closet or dressing room, feel free to contact us at info@lefevre.be
For more Lefèvre Interiors realizations visit our website at www.lefevre.be