Tallulah Ravens Emporium

General information

My name is Fiona, and I'm based in Brampton in beautiful windy wild Cumbria. Our shop and workshop is at Unit 13, Townfoot Industrial Estate, Brampton , Cumbria CA8 1SW . Our Facebook page is Tallulah Ravens Emporium

I source and paint new, antique and vintage furniture. I've been painting professionally for over 15 years now, I'm also an Automotive Airbrush Artist, and own and run and Accident Repair Centre called M&R Bodyworks in Brampton, with my husband Mark our website is www.airdevils.co.uk . I also create my own fine art originals and prints, which are available to buy in the Art section.

I've painted my own furniture and things in my home for years, but decided to turn it into a business in 2013 when I started up-cycling furniture for myself and my husband Mark to use in the Shepherds Hut which we are building. I got rather hooked and realised how much I love turning and old unloved dark oppressive pieces of furniture into beautiful colourful pieces with a new lease of life and energy that will again be treasured and used. I also wanted to source new and very stylish unusual furniture collections and accessories, and then decided i would turn it into a business, I named my company after our beautiful yearling filly Tallulah Raven. We bred Tallulah ourselves she was a Friesian x Knabstrupper who tragically died of Colic aged 18 months in 2013. We loved her so much and were both so heartbroken at her sudden death , and sad that we wouldn't need to say her name any more, we wanted to keep her memory alive, and so my venture got its name, and now we can say it as much as we like!

All my hand painted furniture is sourced locally to me and each piece is totally unique, I never paint the same thing twice, nor aquire the same piece twice. All my up-cycled furniture is painted by me in my studio in Brampton. All the colour schemes and designs happen on the day, when i look at a piece of furniture and it comes to me what colours and artwork if any, would suit its shape and style.

Each piece of furniture is meticulously prepped and sanded, I don't just paint straight onto the furniture, after years in the Automotive industry, it just doesn't feel right painting anything thats not sanded!!

When everything has been sanded and prepped and primed if it needs it , I then paint it. I use a variety of different paints, from different manufacturers, which i also stock in my shop. I use Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint and Fusion Mineral Paint, which are all available to buy from my shop, it depends on the colours and effect i want to achieve as to what product i use. I apply designs and effects, which reflect the character of the particular piece of furniture I'm working with, so each piece is totally unique!

For the new pieces of furniture that I have for sale, and the accessories and soft furnishings I've chosen them becouse I really like the style and quality of them, and the extravagance in some cases!! I'll continue to add and source new furniture and accessories so keep looking , there will always be something new! Our retail premises in Brampton opened on the 1st December 2014. We are open from 11am Monday to Friday and 11am till 4pm on Saturdays, i continually update and change my stock, I'm developing and adding things to this website as time goes by as well.