Some pieces take on a life of their own during making — and this is one of them. A bespoke memorial garden bench, hand-carved from solid oak, created to celebrate and remember two very special people.
The centrepiece of the backrest is a sweeping, hand-painted rainbow arching above a pair of clasped hands, each wearing a friendship bracelet. Carved clouds frame the scene on either side, and two bold red hearts sit warmly at the edges — full of love and meaning. At the very top of each post, a delicately carved butterfly watches over the bench: one amber and golden, one teal and soft. These two butterflies are the bench in miniature — the same bond, the same difference, the same care for one another.
The front legs tell their own stories. On one side, a hare sits alert among hand-painted sunflowers with a little bee buzzing nearby. On the other, a charming highland cow peers out from a riot of sunflowers, wearing a tiny flower crown. Every carving was designed around the people being remembered — the animals they loved, the colours that meant something, the details that only people who knew them would recognise. Every inch was carved and painted by hand in the Free Range Designs workshop in Mid Wales.
Key Features
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Rainbow centrepiece with clasped hands — friendship bracelets on each wrist, hand-painted in full colour
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Two butterfly finials — one amber, one teal; each carved and painted individually at the post tops
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Hare and highland cow leg carvings — surrounded by hand-painted sunflowers, each leg its own scene
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Two carved red hearts on the backrest edges — bold and warm
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Fully bespoke design — every carving and motif chosen around the people being remembered
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Solid oak throughout — built to last outdoors for decades
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Three coats Epifanes matt varnish for lasting outdoor protection
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Hand-carved and painted in Mid Wales — every detail by hand
Dimensions
- Material: Solid oak
- Finish: Epifanes matt varnish, 3 coats, with hand-painted colour detail
- Seating: please contact us for exact dimensions — all benches are made to order
Your Version
If you have people to remember and a vision — however formed or however vague — this is exactly where to start. We work from the animals, symbols, colours and words that mattered to them, and build a bench that could not belong to anyone else. Get in touch to tell us about them.
Typical lead time is 4–5 weeks. Prices include VAT.
