CHARTIER crafts calm for modern living
We are Chartier — a family atelier shaping solid oak, walnut and ash into furniture, kitchens and quiet interiors. No veneer illusions. No fast design. Only honest wood, hand-cut joinery and rooms that breathe.
★ Rated 4.9 by 600+ patrons • Bespoke in 6–8 weeks • Lifetime repair promise
01 — Who we are
A name that smells of oak shavings & linseed oil.
Chartier began in 1987 in a small barn with two workbenches, one grandfather and an stubborn belief: furniture should outlive its maker. Today our atelier on chartier.name unites three generations — wood selectors, joiners, carvers and interior thinkers.
We do not chase trends. We study light, proportion and the way families really live: morning coffee at a heavy table, kids doing homework on a bench, a grandmother’s chair that still does not wobble after 30 years. That is our brief.
Every piece is signed, dated and recorded in our atelier ledger. If you own a Chartier table, you own page 2147 of our family history — and we will re-oil it for you in 2047 as happily as today.
02 — The atelier
From rough plank to heirloom in five rituals
Visit us: the smell hits first, then the sound — mallet on chisel, plane whispering. Here is how a Chartier piece is born, and what we can make for you.
Tables, chairs, beds that forgive life
Round, extending, monastic or river-edge. Sized to your room, your height, your Sunday crowd. Tested with 120 kg dance test.
Warm minimal rooms in wood & lime
Full-home concepts, kitchens, libraries, studios. We design around daylight, acoustics and barefoot comfort.
Boards, stools, lamps, small joys
Cutting boards that age beautifully, sculpted stools, paper-lantern lamps. Engraved with your family date.
Selection
We walk the lumber yard, knock on planks, read grain like palm lines. Only 1 in 20 boards becomes Chartier.
Resting
Wood sleeps 3–6 months in our loft to 8% humidity. No hurry, no cracks later.
Joinery
Hand-cut joints, no metal skeleton. You can disassemble a chair in 2070 and reassemble it.
Finish & signature
Three coats of oil, beeswax polish, then branding iron: CHARTIER + year + maker initials.
03 — Collection 2025–2026
Pieces that hold the room together
Our most loved silhouettes — each customizable in size, wood and oil tone. All made to order in 6–8 weeks.
The Sunday Table — seats 10, forgives spills
Solid 45mm oak top, bread-board ends, legs that never wobble. Oiled, not lacquered — red wine wipes off, stories stay. 240×100 cm, extendable to 320 cm.
Oak $3,150 • Walnut $4,200 — includes delivery, oiling kit and first-year check.
04 — Heritage
Three generations, one workbench
Chartier is a surname, a promise and a ledger full of sawdust. Our grandfather repaired chairs for neighbours; our parents built farmhouse kitchens; we design calm apartments — same joints, same honesty.
Two benches, a second-hand lathe, and a rule: never sell what you would not give your daughter.
120 farmhouse kitchens in oak and soapstone. Still standing, still oiled every spring.
We add interior architecture, daylight studies and acoustic wood panels — craft meets science.
Small collections, made to order, repaired forever. 40% of orders are second pieces from same families.
“We don’t make furniture for photos. We make it for the 10,000 breakfasts you haven’t had yet.”
— Paul Chartier, master joiner
05 — Journal / News
Notes from the shavings pile
Care guides, wood stories, before-afters and slow-living essays. Click any story to read the full article — each opens on its own page.
The journal is being planed smooth.
Our first stories — how to oil oak, how to choose a table size, walnut vs oak — are on the workbench. Check back soon, or visit the atelier.
How do I care for oiled wood?
Wipe with damp cloth, re-oil thinly once a year. We send a care kit with every table and a video guide. No sanding needed for 5–7 years.
How long does a bespoke order take?
6–8 weeks from approved drawing. Kitchens and libraries 10–14 weeks. We send photos from the bench at week 3 and week 6.
Do you deliver and install?
Yes — two-person white-glove delivery, room-of-choice placement, packaging take-back and first oil check after 12 months.
06 — Visit & commission
Let’s build your heirloom together
“Our Chartier table survived three moves, two toddlers and one Great Dane. It looks better now than day one.”
★★★★★ — Hélène M., oak Sunday Table, 2019
“They measured light before measuring walls. Our kitchen is warm at 7am even in January.”
★★★★★ — Jonas & Priya K., walnut kitchen, 2024
REAL HOMES — 4.9/5 FROM 600+ FAMILIES • PHOTOS SHARED WITH PERMISSION
Tell us about your room, we’ll sketch in 48h.
Send dimensions, photos and how you live. Free 30-min video consult, honest quote, no push. Atelier visits every Saturday 10–16h.
- ✦ Atelier: 14 Rue des Chênes, showroom + workshop
- ✦ Hours: Mon–Fri 9–18h, Sat 10–16h
- ✦ Lead time: furniture 6–8 weeks, kitchens 12 weeks
Request a sketch
We reply within one working day.