I have designed and built a varioty of pieces,100 or so.My Wife is starting a web page to show some of my work.We just want to know what people think?
creationsbyren.net
All opinions accepted gracelfully
Thank you for your time. Ric&Tra
2007-01-20 05:19:30 · 7 answers · asked by rick n 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
they are beautiful....also, there was a question in yahoo answers i saw a few minutes ago about someone who is looking to buy or have made a light oak king size headboard. maybe you can get intouch with him and ask him what he is looking for........i'll go back and see if i can find him or her and let you know the question and you can search for it......
2007-01-21 18:43:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, you sure are talented. I really liked the cherry desk and matching stool. I would go with the advice of the first person who answered. Your furniture is nice, but the way it is being showcased and how the site looks is as big of a marketing tool as building the furniture in the first place. You are definitly at the point where a neutral back ground is needed behind the furniture to showcase it, so it's not "fighting" with what else is in the pic. I would look into a professional photographer or a better camera and one background drop that could be used for all the pics.
2007-01-20 06:42:14 · answer #2 · answered by puzzleraspie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The furniture looks great I personally would doll it up with a couple decor items ivy books in the book case etc a small little lamp,in a nice room and take pictures again for the website. Then people will be able to imagine it in there home. One suggestion I would do to the cool cupboard Is make one Hoosier like one where you could pull the the counter top out and use it like a Hoosier people would love that also all of your links don't works You should also check out Space X doors another way to use your bookcases in homes.http://spacexdoors.com/movie.htm
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2007-01-20 06:18:13 · answer #3 · answered by dianehaggart 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your woodworking skills look great. Obviously quality cannot be evaluated from pictures on a website, but if you were local to my area I would definitely be interested enough to look at your work in person.
Your website on the other hand, is in need of much work still. The larger photo of the bench is a great one to have immediately visible to website visitors. But you have 3 pages that insinuate they provide information about you/your company, "all about us," "about," and "a little about us", and none of the 3 do so... one shows up blank, another talks about a business (service provider) established in 1920... That should be corrected immediately, and the testimonials by "John Doe" in California look quite unprofessional, especially because the same one is repeated multiple times.
I designed my company's website, and I saw our page ranks & website traffic increase dramatically with the new format. Try separating your products into a few categories, such as "furniture", "accessories", "artistic/sculpture" and "larger projects", each with their own page. You can easily combine your "about us" info with your contact information if you have a limit on how many pages you are allowed. As your site is currently, even with a high-speed cable Internet connection, it is on the slow side to load, so if you can't divide the photos onto a few pages, at least modify the images for quicker loading.
Some of your photos are of so-so quality and you really should try to take new ones of those that are less impressive. Your clocks are stunning, but should be photographed on a contrasting background to really emphasize their beauty, same applies to several of your other pieces as well.
Your furniture and other items definitely look good, so now it's time to worry more about how you present them. Don't forget to include prices if you plan to sell items, and information about shipping, returns and all that sort of thing would also be necessary. Good luck!
2007-01-20 05:49:24 · answer #4 · answered by interior designer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The furniture looks good quality. Not in the US so not in a position to buy it. Looks like your company has been going for a while and you have managed to build it up to enable you to employ staff.
The web site needs some attention, but practise makes perfect, your wife is doing well.
Good luck with it.
2007-01-20 05:55:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The furniture looks nice and well made but I feel some of it needs to be stained darker. Oak is not a good wood to make furntiure. It looks really country craftsy and will only appeal to a small audience.
Also, some of the lines on the furniture are too simple. More detailing will make it look more unique.
2007-01-20 06:20:15 · answer #6 · answered by Summer 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your products look good. Keep up the good work.
2007-01-20 05:53:12 · answer #7 · answered by carmcewan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋