What do you put you widescreen TV on in a period home. We all love our technology but if you live in a period house sometimes its a problem to get something appropriate to set it on.   A customer who lives in a Georgian property in Dun Laoghaire asked if we could come up with something [...]

All of us at Wilsons Yard love to get feedback from customers on  how our products look when they are incorporated into their projects and its great to see pictures of the end product. A really nice couple have been refurbishing their home in Belfast and have been popping in and getting some furniture, reclaimed cast [...]

  Sometimes we buy really big dramatic Architectural Features and Garden Follies. I know that not everyone has the surroundings that will do them justice and that sometime they seem overpowering in our yard. However, some people have very large gardens or properties that simply need a major structure or focal point to give impact [...]

Donacloney Mill was the centre of village life from its expansion in the early 19th century until it closed a few years ago. The Mill was built using Belfast brick, so when we got news that parts of the mill were being demolished, we thought it would be a good idea to get some of [...]

Hi Folks, Ian from the flooring department at Wilsons Conservation Building Products.    Recently i had the pleasure of meeting a client with a very clear and determined design of a reclaimed floor she wanted to use throughout her newly built apartment in Lisburn.    After a few meetings and several emails later I came across rare [...]

We have recently acquired A new batch of beautiful Oregon pine flooring, like most of our reclaimed products it has an interesting history.After making its way from the Northern American states at the turn of the century it was used in the construction of  the West park Hospital London. West Park Hospital was built in 1920’s [...]

Sometimes it’s just the one piece that makes all the difference. A couple of years ago we (Wilsons Conservation Building Products) sponsored a college that were designing a garden for the Annual Hillsborough Garden Show Ireland. We supplied all the hard landscape items including bricks and decorative items along with a pair of Victorian Style [...]

Original Brass Globe Taps  We bought this bath with very interesting globe taps and I guessed that they were going to be special when restored.   This is how they turned out, fully restored with replacement seals and the ever popular Nickel plate finish.  Restored Nickel Globe Tap   Personally i think they look stunning.  Alan 

Last week I was asked to have a look at a large rejuvenation project in the Blackstaff area in west Belfast. Amongst other things there were reclaimed timber beams for sale. I was taken to what remains of the old Blackstaff linen Mill    I came across a lovely batch of antique timber and when I [...]

Restorations, new builds, and other various building projects offer you the opportunity to place your own personal stamp on something magical. That’s why great care and time is spent by most building entrepreneurs to finish off their project and ensure maximum impact.   A critical feature often gets overlooked is the property's entrance.   Although this might seem [...]