Chairs are made in small batches in Green Gables’ dedicated chair workshop.
Crafted in solid Cherry or Walnut with no sapwood in the seat, each chair has its boards selected for a uniform tone that deepens with time.
We use a zero-VOC, hand-rubbed linseed oil that enhances the grain’s natural depth while keeping the surface safe and easily repairable for years to come.
In Columbiana, Ohio, chairmaker Keith inspects a chair — a quiet continuation of American woodworking tradition.
Traditional joinery techniques, like these wedged tenons, have held Windsor chairs together for centuries.
solid, unstained, american cherry, white oak, or black walnut
oil the chair with linseed oil or another furniture oil every 1-2 years
we ship smaller orders of single chairs via regular fedex. for all other orders we ship via metropolitan delivery
Made from solid Cherry or Black Walnut sourced locally in Ohio and Appalachia.
Shipping chairs is expensive. Roseland covers the difference between $95 and the cost to ship your chairs.
Keep your packaging and we will cover return shipping costs.
Cherry begins pale and golden, with a clean, quiet grain. In the first months of use, light and air bring out its natural warmth and depth.
With time, cherry settles into a deeper red-brown tone. The grain becomes warmer and richer, giving the wood a more settled, lived-in character.
Fresh walnut begins dark and expressive, with cool brown tones and visible movement in the grain. At first, its color can feel more dramatic and varied.
With age, walnut gradually lightens toward a medium brown. The contrast softens, the undertones grow warmer, and the grain feels more settled over time.
At Roseland, we’re passionate tree buffs and are committed to helping bring back the iconic American chestnut to its native range. We will donate 3% of all unit-level profits at the end of 2026 to the American Chestnut Foundation and other similar efforts.
At Roseland, we are proud to finish our chairs by hand, the old fashioned way. We select wood for its natural character - we don’t stain, spray, use lacquers or polys, and we don’t do VOCs. Here are some of the ways this might be different to what you’re used to:
We select and combine staves of wood for a stain-free construction. While our partners do their best to combine staves in a pleasing way, you can expect more natural variation in grains and tones than you might in a stained piece of furniture.
Cherry wood starts light and darkens significantly in the first three months. From months 3 to 12, the darkening slows, reaching a deep, rich tone with red undertones. Walnut starts as a deep brown and gradually lightens over time. In the first three months walnut’s tone becomes warmer and lighter. From months 3 to 6, the change slows as it settles into a medium brown with golden or amber tones. In our opinion, the mature tones of both woods are preferable to the initial ones.
Many furniture companies seal their wood with an additive layer that closes the grain and can be sanded to a near mirror finish - the lacquer or polyurethane is being sanded rather than the wood itself. With a breathable oil finish, the wood’s grain is exposed, which is naturally coarser than sanded polyurethane or lacquers.
