Journal
Notes from the workshop, and the odd useful guide.

Floor bed safety for toddlers in the UAE: rails, mattresses, tiles and air-conditioning
A practical hazard-by-hazard guide to floor bed safety for toddlers in Dubai and UAE homes, from mattress fit to AC vents.

Furnishing a Dubai villa vs an apartment: what changes and what doesn't
What stays the same and what changes when furnishing a Dubai villa versus an apartment: floors, sun, AC, scale, majlis seating,...

Built-in vs freestanding furniture in Dubai homes: when to commission joinery
The honest trade-offs between built-in joinery and freestanding furniture in Dubai homes: tenancy, the fitted look, budget and ...

How to care for birch plywood furniture in Dubai: humidity, air-conditioning and cleaning
A workshop guide to looking after birch plywood furniture in a Dubai home: cleaning, sun, air-conditioning and humidity, felt p...

Ordering custom furniture in Dubai: how it works, start to finish
What happens between “can you make something like this?” and a finished piece in your home — the drawings, the pricing, the tim...

Montessori furniture in Dubai: what actually matters, age by age
Low, open, reachable. A plain guide to what Montessori furniture is for at each age, what is worth buying and what is not, from...

Birch plywood, MDF or solid wood: what actually survives a Dubai home
Humidity, air conditioning and sunlight are hard on furniture here. A plain comparison of birch plywood, MDF and solid wood for...
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