June 2024 by Krakatoa Garden
These guys are one-of-a-kind, and unbelievably good. We have a Victorian home, and if you’ve ever tried to shop for Aesthetic Movement/Eastlake furniture, you know just how impossible it is. Enter Laurel Crown. We placed our first order with them to outfit our parlor using stock items from their website. A sofa, occasional tables, 4 upholstered chairs, plant stands etc. We were very pleased with all of it.
But while using it, we began to think about how we could better use some of their other items if we could customize some dimensions. So we contacted Lauren Crown about this, and they were very accommodating. Intrigued, we wondered just how far we could take this customization business.
For our next project we had our study and dinning rooms to furnish. For these rooms we wanted a little less Victorian, and a bit more Aesthetic Movement/Eastlake. When we asked, they told us to send some photo ideas. Well, of course we went right to photos of original Aesthetic Movement pieces, and sent them along. The photographed pieces we sent were exquisite and intricate. Their reply: No problem! Which naturally seemed too good to be true…
We went over dimensions and sizes desired, and a week or 3 later they produced detailed drawings for our approval. One of the pieces for the dinning room was a custom console with an under-mount sink. They told us to purchase the sink we desired, and mail them the sink cutout template, which we did.
The only thing a bit disappointing about Laurel Crown is their upholstery selection, which is pretty limited. But this was easily over come, as it turned out. They told us how much fabric would be required for the various pieces, and we were able to purchase great replica Victorian fabrics from Spoonflower. Spoonflower sent our fabric directly to Laurel Crown.
Finally we had the order all together, and we paid a 40% deposit. The fabric, sink template, and all the dimensions and photos then went off from California to Indonesia, where the actual furniture is crafted. I think they said it would be about a year.
It ended up being closer to 18 months. Covid probably had a little something to do with that. But yesterday the delivery finally arrived. It was all white-glove with 4 movers. It took a few hours to get everything in, but it was all done courteously and professionally.
The best part: The furniture is stunning! Every piece. Exactly as we wished for. And our chosen fabrics ended up being perfect for their desired rooms, something we’d been worried about…
The astonishing part: They never asked for the final payment! The furniture was delivered, the movers left, and we had to ask them for the final invoice. Who does that any more? That’s what we mean about Laurel Crown being very special. And speaking of money, the prices we paid were completely within the average of high-end furniture, -not for high end completely customized furniture. Amazing. We could not recommend a company more highly than Laurel Crown.
January 2018 by David R.
Laurel Crown Furniture provides superior reproductions with superb customer service! During the '80's, while living in Manhattan, I purchased four English Regency Mahogany dining chairs ,at considerable expense, at the D & D building on Lexington Ave. If I had a dollar for every time I regretted not buying more, I'd be rich! My spouse and I decided to purchase dining room arm chairs for our new Ralph Lauren Mahogany dining table that would complement our existing English Regency side chairs. No luck, until I happened upon Laurel Crown Furniture who manufacture excellent reproductions at a fraction of the cost of my original chairs. What a terrific experience we had. Laurel Crown is a family owned business. We met with the parents and son, Lawrence - our main contact. Having run a medical communications company that prided ourselves on excellent customer service, I was so pleased with the service that Laurel Crown provided us. They came up with designs , with our input. We picked up our Arm chairs last month. They are magnificent! We like the work and experience so much , that we just decided to have them make us two more side chairs. Kudos to Lawrence and his parents for a great company!
