Willow & Stone Company Profile
Willow & Stone is a small family owned business specialising in the sourcing and supply of superior quality architectural period fittings, ironmongery, household goods, lighting, prints, furniture, gifts and other unusual paraphernalia for the home and garden. The company is based in Cornwall where there are two retail outlets and an online mail order service selling beautiful quality products to the global market. Willow & Stone endeavours to source as many products as possible from within the UK.
Willow & Stone was founded by Sarah Willshaw and her husband, resident artist Nick J Williams and they are supported by a team of experienced and friendly staff. The company sources and sells period fittings, traditional pieces and stylish contemporary products which are suitable for eclectic and characterful properties. Willow & Stone has a broad range of clients including architects, interior designers, property renovators and home owners and has sourced a wide collection of products spanning three centuries, catering for every taste and budget requirement.
The product range includes:
Door Knobs and Handles
Willow & Stone has a vast array of period door furniture and door knobs and specialises in antique style door furniture including genuine Georgian and Victorian door knobs. The wooden door handles range is very closely matched to original versions and the majority of solid brass, nickel and satin nickel knobs and pulls are manufactured in the West Midlands but all share the same optimum quality and attention to detail. The door knobs are finished in a range of options including solid brass, ebonised wood, nickel plated, glass, forged steel and porcelain.
Period Ironmongery
The period ironmongery range is made up of a fabulous collection of architectural hardware that is suited to period and contemporary properties as well as conversions and developments. Willow & Stone uses a small number of foundries which are carefully selected for their attention to detail and standard of workmanship. The product range includes:
- Wrought iron Suffolk latches
- Antique door knockers and centre knobs
- Letter plates and letter boxes
- Door bells, buzzers and butler bells
- Fingerplates, escutcheons, rim locks, latches and bolts
- Window catches, lifts and stays and shutter catches
- Hand forged hinges and hooks
- House numbers
- Cabinet fittings
Original Antiques, Reclaimed and Vintage
Willow & Stone holds a range of unusual and interesting antique and reclaimed products from times gone by. This range of products is ever changing and current stock items can be seen on the website. Generally this collection includes items such as letter plates, door knockers, antique door knobs, porcelain jelly moulds, printed stoneware and glass bottles.
Interior and Exterior Lighting
There is a wide range of interior and exterior lighting products for traditional and contemporary applications. The product range includes:
- Barn and fishing lamps
- French rise and fall lights
- Ceiling lights
- Pendant lights
- Shades
- Lanterns
- Table lamps
- Rope light pulls
Prints and Posters
The company stocks a fantastic collection of posters and prints such as limited edition, signed and open editions. The Bold and Noble collection is a large range of hand pulled silkscreen prints which are available in a wide choice of colours. There is also a range of cut-out style prints from French designers Famille Summerbelle and a beautiful selection of screen prints featuring typographical phrases. Other artists include Lisa Jones, Madeleine Rogers and Kate McLelland.
Furniture
Willow & Stone has sourced a range of small furniture pieces which include wooden plate racks, children’s chairs, mini chests of drawers, pigeon hole shelf units, wooden key racks and wall mounted letter trays.
Other Products
Willow & Stone offers an enormous range of other products which includes:
- Stationary, greetings cards and paper goods
- Fireside equipment
- Polish and soaps
- Pet related products
- Boot room products such as boot jacks and scrapers, wellington boot racks and newspaper baskets
- Farrow & Ball paints and wallpapers
- Gifts and sundries including clocks, textiles, sewing and craft, candles and children's clothing
- Bathroom fixtures and fittings
- Kitchen sundries including storage and baking equipment and accessories
- Gardening products including twine, post boxes, thermometers, bird boxes and feeders, potting and planting equipment and much more
Willow & Stone is committed to providing a wide and varied range of period fittings and unusual gifts and sundries. The company’s key aim is to provide a range of traditional products that are difficult to source, rare or collectable. Many of the antique products are unique and will not be available for long.
If clients are looking for a specific item, the sales team will endeavour to source the product. The website is constantly being updated with antique and salvaged products that are often unique and truly original. Products are available for delivery throughout the world and UK based clients can expect delivery of goods within ten days.