We are proud to offer you our quality line of Windsor Chairs and Settees for your consideration. Our quality line of Windsor Chairs and Settees is copied exactly from the originals after carefully studying the design, construction and proportions of each style of Windsor we offer.

        Each style of Windsor is a solidly built piece of furniture that you will be proud to display in your Home.

        Our American-made Windsors are built with pride and dedication toward offering our clients one of the best Windsor Chair(s) and/or Settee(s) available in the market place today.

        The glue used to create each joint is a special glue used in the chair-making industry by the better chair makers. Each spindle that is used to form the back of one of our Windsor Chairs or Settees is notched at the spindle's end that joins with the bow; this joint is, of course, also glued. Then a hardwood wedge is, with glue applied, driven into the spindle notch, thus creating a much stronger, tighter joint. The originals were made in the same manner. The bows and back posts were also attached to the seat board by the same method.

        Each of the legs on our Windsor Chairs/Settees are joined to the seat in the same manner as the spindles and bow are joined, an extremely strong form of joinery. The original Windsors, that have survived, are often as strong and tight as the day they were made some 225+ years ago. To further add to the authenticity of our quality Windsors, we hand plane the bottom of each seat.

        The chairs typically consisted of a seat of white pine, with maple for the legs and stretchers and either ash, hickory or oak for the bendings.

        Most Windsor Chairs were painted for two main reasons. Primarily, since the chairs were made using three different kinds of wood, the grain and colors of the three woods did not match, so the Windsor Chairs/Settees were painted to hide the very noticeable contrast in the woods. Secondly, since the chairs were for the most part used outside, the paint was used to protect the wood from the elements.

        The Windsor Chair/Settee first appeared in America in about 1730. Today, a Windsor Chair, in its original paint, can fetch a rather handsome price.

        The Windsor got its start in England under the reign of King George. As the story goes, the King was out for a ride in the countryside, when he came upon a humble home belonging to one of his subjects. The poor farmer, recognizing the identity of this unexpected guest, went back into his house and brought out his best chair for the King. The King tried the chair and found it most comfortable.

        Upon returning to the castle, he summoned his royal cabinet makers and instructed them to build a copy of the farmer's chair. After the single chair was made, the King ordered that several more Windsor Chairs be made for use in the castle.

        Windsor Chairs were actually the first patio furniture. King George placed his Windsor Chairs about his gardens. Beyond this point, the story gets a little sketchy.

        Our Purist™ Line of Windsor Chairs and Settees offer the highest level of authenticity. Of course, they are hand-painted and aged with special attention paid to detail. My Grungy™ milk paint is applied in a very realistic random manner so as not to appear contrived. Each Windsor Chair, especially in a set, looks a little different from the one next to it; this is how they should look. The amount of wear and the placement of that wear differs somewhat from chair to chair; the same difference can be seen on the originals as well. The color of the exposed wood, where the wear has occurred, has taken on a pleasing warm color, but not an even color, because as appears on the originals, often the color(s) are mottled, i.e. different shades of the same color; a very nice realistic patina.

        The wear on the top of the bow is very pleasing because you are able to see the wedges that are driven into the top of each back spindle to strengthen the joint, a nice contrast of color shades. The back spindles are properly worn due to many "years of use".

        Our hand-painted and hand-worn Windsors in my Grungy™ paint with special wear and detailing are made with the Purist in mind.

        My Grungy™ paint, when aged, displays a very believable mottled paint surface which, of course, adds further evidence that the chair(s) and/or settee(s) are of the "18th Century period".

        THE PURIST™ WINDSOR APPEARS AS A VERY HANDSOME AND AUTHENTIC PERIOD WINDSOR CHAIR AND/OR SETTEE.

Front Leg and Seat Edge

Spindles & Wedges

Worn Seat

Spindles at Crest of Bow

        I hand paint, wear and age each chair & settee. This Windsor line is available in various colors of milk paint - red, blue, black, mustard, green, pumpkin and salmon. Each color is available in smooth, worn and aged paint, a lightly grunged™ aged and worn milk paint or one color over another color with proper wear. Our aged and worn Windsors, chairs and settees alike, give a satisfying appearance of an old Windsor that has endured 200+ years of use; A GOOD HONEST LOOK.

        Our hand-painted Windsor chairs and settees are each marked with the Maker's name as well as the Painter's name.

        A well designed and decorated country home would not be complete without excellent Windsors.

        Windsors are a timeless piece of furniture, having been with us, here in America, for over 260 years.

CONTINUOUS ARM CHAIR

NEW ENGLAND SIDE CHAIR

PHILADELPHIA COMB BACK ARM CHAIR

WORN SEAT, ARMS AND SPINDLES

CREST RAIL w/carved "ear" in my worn Grungy™ green/red milk paint

WORN VASE LEG

KNUCKLED ARM FANBACK CHAIR

        For your further consideration, we would like to show you a brief sampling of our other line of quality Windsor Chairs and Settees that we also proudly offer. These Chairs and Settees are made in the same manner and quality as our Hand-Painted Windsors. The basic difference is one line is hand-painted, aged and worn, while our other line of Windsors are finished by excellent finishers using a spray method. OUR CUSTOM SPRAYED WINDSOR LINE DOES NOT OFFER WEAR AND AGING.

Bow Back Side Chair	Sack Back Arm Chair	Continuous Arm Chair
Writing Arm Chair	Philadelphia Combback Arm Chair	Fanback Side Chair
Bow Back Settee	Double Bow Back Settee	Combback Settee

SETTEES VARY IN SIZE FROM 44" - 46" - 48" / TRIPLE 66" - 68" OR 84" LOW BACK

2 SEATER (44", 46" AND 48")

3 SEATER (66" AND 68")

4 SEATER (84" LOW BACK)

Our Guarantee on Windsor Chairs and Settees:

        We stand behind all our Windsors, as to construction and finishes, except in those situations involving insurance claims, i.e. damage covered by insurance, a basement flooding, acts of God, damage caused by abuse and/or accidents, but not limited to those causes.

        There are approximately 30 other styles of our Windsors available. Unfortunately, because of space constraints, we are unable to show you all the styles available on our Website. However, we can send you our 19-page packet which contains black and white pictures of all of the various styles along with all of the important measurements. Also included with your packet will be a complete price list. The cost of the packet is $5.00 (US) which covers the following costs: copying, postage and handling. Your packet will be mailed to you on the same day we receive your request.

        Please send check or money order to:
        Fireside Reproductions
        P. O. Box 20772
        Columbus, Ohio 43220
        ATTN: Windsor Packet

(1) - An excellent book on Windsors is Charles Santore's book, The Windsor Style in America Vol. 1 & 2.