Hi! I am interested in well made English style furniture. I read the assessment Mr. Collie make on Councill. I would like to buy furniture for a new dining room. And I would like things that are beautiful and well made, particularly the chairs which today seem to be so poorly made and can only handle about 100 lbs. (All my male relatives are in the 200 lb. range :-)

Some furniture is handmade like Elijah Slocum but you have to go through a designer and pay a huge upcharge. What about Elijah Slocum? What about all this designer furniture that you see in the magazines and can only buy through a designer? I'm not sure it's very well made and so so expensive for what you get....but maybe I'm mistaken.

What manufacturer would you recommend for case goods? What about Mr. Buchanan?

Thank you.