Quality solid wood
furniture that will
last a lifetime

There's old saying that you get what you pay for. Those words especially ring true when purchasing quality solid wood furniture from The New Oak Tree furniture store in Navan.

Known to thousands of people as 'Dancing Don', New Oak Tree Furniture owner Don Murray does a jig on one of his tables. File photo

While marginally more expensive than assembly line, factory-made furniture, solid wood furniture, indivdually-milled by skilled craftsmen, is an investment that will pay for itself a hundred times over.

At The New Oak Tree, they sell only the highest quality hand-made furniture. The quality and care that goes into each piece can easily be seen as you browse through their brightly lit showroom. It's apparent in the fine finishing, quality hardware, and eye-catching upholstery.Well-made furniture will last for many years and see extraordinary use during its lifetime. That's why The New Oak Tree craftsmen go to such extraordinary lengths in constructing each and every piece.

Custom-made furniture means the custimer can choose the type of wood, colour and size they want. And because each piece comes with a 100%, unconditional, lifetime guarantee, it literally lasts forever.

The man behind the business is Don Murray, who you may have seen in The New Oak Tree's trademark commercials in which he dances on a dining table.

Murray has been in the furniture business for most of his 84 years. As a young boy growing up in Campbellton, New Brunswick he used to tool around his father's workshop. At 13, he decided to build a 36-inch round coffee table. After it was finished a neighbour offered him $5 for it.

"Back then a good day's wages for a well paid job was about $2 a day. I picked up the phone and called the newspaper and told them I wasn't going to deliver their paper anymore. That's when my love of working with wood was born," says Murray.

After serving in the navy during the Second World War, he returned to Canada and held various jobs before finally deciding to go back to school. After graduating from university, his love of working with wood and making furniture would lure him to Port Hope were he started The Old Oak Tree furniture factory and retail store over 50 years ago.

Over the years the business expanded to over 29 stores in both Canada and the U.S. Murray also helped other individuals set up their own factories which would end up supplying his stores.

A few years ago he decided to sell off all his stores and quietly slip into retirement. Sadly, his wife passed away shortly afterwards and Murray was left with an emptiness that could only be filled by re-igniting his passion for creating and building fine furniture.

He reopened a store and finishing centre in Port Hope, under The New Oak Tree brand, and later opened a second store in Carleton Place. Murray decided to open a store in Navan during a visit to the east end village in 2008. When he found out the old Navan Feedmill property was up for sale, he purchased it and moved in next door.

Although he has only lived in Navan for three short years, he has become a pillar of the community and has supported everything from the new cenotaph to the Navan Women's Institute cookbook.

The New Oak Tree sells only the finest quality North American-made solid wood furniture using oak, cherrywood, maple, hickory and elm, and every piece comes with a lifetime unconditional warranty. At The New Oak Tree you're not just purchasing a piece of furniture, you're purchasing a future family heirloom.

To see the finest quality, hand-made furniture for the bedroom, dining room, living room or office, visit The New Oak Tree showroom at 3495 Trim Rd. in Navan. Store hours are Monday to Thursday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. They can be reached by phone at 613-835-9792 or visit their website at www.thenewoaktree.com.

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