Gilly's Blog

Hayward House Furniture, where every project has a story, and every piece of furniture gets a whole lot of love. We interview Shannon, featuring her transformation of an old farmhouse hutch, using Gilly's Lime Wax.   Please tell us a little about you and your business. We’d love to hear about how long you’ve been involved with what you’re doing and what inspired you to take this career path and when. Although I have been painting furniture for nearly 10 years, my journey from corporate cog to creative business owner started 2 years ago. I had worked in corporate all my...

The original Panton store was started by Shelley Panton in 2009 after a complete career change as the result of the GFC. Her background in food, visual merchandising and events provided the perfect skill set to create an amazing space for beautiful homewares and gifts. Running the shop by day, Shelley spent her evenings at the pottery wheel, crafting ceramics to sell in the store.  Examples of Shelley's pottery Based in Melbourne, the store's first location was a quaint old butcher shop in the back streets of Middle Park, an inner city suburb known for its extensive range of 30s and...

Are you looking for a natural-looking seal for your kitchen bench tops? And, you'd like something that's food safe and easy to use? Enter Gilly's Kitchen Bench Oil. A wonderful solution that will nourish, protect and enhance any timber or bamboo surface that is exposed to water and other spills. This includes any timber in a bathroom or laundry setting.     We don't use any synthetic driers in our Kitchen Bench Oil, which is why you do need to wait up to 30 days for it to cure. The integral ingredient in our formulation is tung oil, which is...

Easy to use, smells wonderful and is food safe - show your timber some love with Gilly's Liquid Beeswax.