Kate Madison Furniture sells custom-made, handcrafted furnishing for the home or office. A team of expert craftspeople build armoires, tables, chairs, buffets, beds, and desks inspired by 1880s French Country furniture. Each piece is finished by hand with quality milk paint for a distressed, antiqued appearance. All our products are built by experienced craftsmen in a 25 year-old woodworking workshop in Quebec, Canada. Each item is made of 100% premium pine wood milled in Canada.

French Country style is one of the most popular decors today. It is regularly featured in magazines, books, and television shows. It's a return to basics — where people are looking for furniture that functions with "real life" demands. It's a look that reflects simpler times, bringing back farmhouse ambiance with a contemporary feel.

About the Craftsmanship
All of the furniture is made of solid-wood milled, and constructed in Quebec, Canada. A group of 19 carpenters and cabinet makers build each piece to your specifications. The craftspeople make furniture of new and old pine wood then finish it to have an antiqued appearance. Our items feature expertly crafted crown moulding, beveled and raised panels, turned legs, wood pulls, and custom-joinery.

* None of our products contain plywood or pressboard. Each piece is crafted like it's one of a kind!

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Living with Chateau Chic, by Stephen Henderson, Food & Wine Magazine, March 2006
Francophiles to the core, a design-minded couple built their own New York château after years of traveling to 17th- and 18th-century estates in France. Here, a look at their style and the buys that can help anyone get that château look.
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Kate Madison Furniture Featured on TLC's Hit Show Moving Up!, May 2005
From Bachelor Funk to Eclectic Spunk, a Philadelphia brownstone gets remodeled.
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New England: What's What, by Elements of Living Magazine (The Design Source), October 2005
Thanks to Kate Madison Furniture, there's no need to fly off to Lyon to acquire custom-made Provencal furniture.
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Discovering Kennebunk's Lower Village, by Danie Connolly, Port City Life Magazine, July-Aug. 2005
If you are looking for antiques and fine furnishings, start with Kate Madison. This tastefully decorated store, complete with antiques and reproductions is well worth a peek.

Kate Madison Furniture Thrives on Tradition, by Carol Standish, Tourist News
"These handsomely constructed standing cupboards aren't just for clothing anymore. Open the optional pocket doors and the space inside neatly accomodates a TV, DVD and stereo equipment or your computer and keyboard tray and storage."
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Kate Madison: Virtually Starting a Furniture Business, by Dan Mac Alpine, Melrose Free Press
" ...Overall, the 50 pieces in currently in the Madison line, convey a sense of permanence and heft. The 90-degree angles, raised panel doors and drawers, turned wood pulls, and crown moldings on the larger pieces such as the armoires and cupboards seem to say, "Move me, I dare you." This is definitely not on-the-go furniture."
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Jamie Meighan O'Brien, Co-Owner
Jamie Meighan O'Brien, Owner of Kate Madison Furniture, has a red living room. This passion for color, design and home furnishing has drawn her to build a business that focuses on quality, solid wood furnishings. She grew up in retail -- gaining an eye for the unusual, and compulsion for stopping at the local antique shop.

In the real world, she spent 10 years working in creative and marketing for companies including; Time Inc., Sapient and AltaVista. Through her experience, she designed, launched products, and helped develop brands. Jamie plans on picking up a few pieces of Kate Madison furniture each year, because a house is never "finished".

Jeffrey O'Brien, Co-Owner
Jeffrey O'Brien, Co-Owner of Kate Madison Furniture, passion for details makes his life a visual pursuit. In a unique balance between design and technology, he can gab and agree with both analytical and creative minds.

He brings 10 years practical knowledge of the web from AltaVista, Cahners and the Associated Press — and balances it with a love of design from his collegiate illustration roots. Jeffrey has won awards from HOW Magazine, and BestDesigns.com for his interactive work. Jeffrey finds Kate Madison furniture clean-lined, and classic — without a catch.

Thank you for making my home so beautiful.
Having lived with the bookcases I ordered for a week now, I had to write to thank you all at Kate Madison for making my home so beautiful. My books look stunning in them and they are every detail that we spoke of. — Solace, New York, NY
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We're Thrilled!
We are delighted with our new dining room furniture - the individual pieces are all perfect for their location in the room, and for their use, but as a collection, they are breathtaking. The quality of the furniture is excellent, the delivery times were even better than expected, and your expert assistance in helping us decided on the furniture pieces to combine was sincerely appreciated. I am sure we will enjoy this furniture for many, many years to come. — Janet & Sean, Patten, ME

I wanted to take a minute to thank you for the OUTSTANDING service.
I really appreciate the extra mile you went to get my beautiful table and cupboard to me in time for my family reunion, which was a great success with your help! — Julie, Basking Ridge, NJ

I just want to thank you for the beautiful French County Bookshelf!
I am so happy with the color I decided to go with. The piece is a perfect size for our kitchen and now I can put away all my nice china from my wedding! It was a pleasure ordering from you all and thank you for my gorgeous new piece of furniture! — Dana, Chagrin Falls, OH

Everything went great!
Thank you for all your help and great customer service. We received the Metro armoire and love it! Delivery and everything went great. So happy with the piece...We will keep you in mind if we need anything else... —Meredith, Canton, MA

These pieces will look authentic in my antique colonial home.
I'm thrilled to be able to customize pieces to work into a remodeling project. The cupboard and buffet, and island add a great custom look to my kitchen. — Marilyn, Wolfeboro, NH

This piece is a keeper. It does a great job hidding all my TV clutter.
I looked at a lot of furniture dealers for a TV armoire — but, for the solid wood quality and price Kate Madison's TV Armoire was unlike anything else I found. — Christopher, Hillcrest, San Diego, CA

Coffee never tasted so good!
Our coffee table was just what we were looking for. The antique look and superior construction was a great value at the price. — Jim, Hamburg, NY

If I ever closed my desk, it would be perfect!
I use my computer armoire all the time. I'm working from home and it's a perfect solution for all my equipment and paperwork. I also have a two-year-old and it allows me to close it up and keep it away from the kids. Now, if I could just get a vacation. — Joanna, Groton, MA