About MapleTree
Maple Tree Furnituremakers & Co. Inc., in operation since 1997, designs and builds heirloom-quality custom furniture and cabinetry. Maple Tree makes it possible for the discriminating furniture customer to commission furniture that is especially designed to exactly meet his or her functional requirements, taste and budget.
Owner Peter Elliott founded Maple Tree with the following goals:
1. To offer furniture customer an affordable alternative to mass-produced furniture, by eliminating the large
mark-ups of distributors and retailers and by means of his patented furniture construction method.
2. To stem the loss of American jobs overseas by making furniture locally.
3. To help orphans around the world, by making donations to Christian orphanages. (Our favorite is Abode for Children:
Visit www.gospa.org
Background of Owner and Founder, Peter Elliot
Owner and founder Peter Elliott, was born and raised in Canada (hence the “Maple” in MAPLETREE). From childhood, Peter developed a deep appreciation for antique furniture, as his father, a country doctor, loved to find and restore antiques, and Peter would help his father strip layers of paint down to find the beauty of handmade furniture beneath. From these early experiences, Peter developed a belief that furniture should be built to last for generations.
Later in life, Peter graduated from the University of British Columbia with a degree in civil engineering and is a licensed professional engineer. After a twenty years’ career in the designing and building of steel mills around the world, Peter founded MAPLETREE, in 1992, to change his woodworking hobby into a full-time occupation. Over the years, he had developed a new method of constructing furniture, to make furniture stronger and more durable, and his method has been patented in the U.S. Patent Office. As appropriate, MAPLETEE uses both this patented method and conventional carcass construction.
Owner Peter Elliott founded Maple Tree with the following goals:
1. To offer furniture customer an affordable alternative to mass-produced furniture, by eliminating the large
mark-ups of distributors and retailers and by means of his patented furniture construction method.
2. To stem the loss of American jobs overseas by making furniture locally.
3. To help orphans around the world, by making donations to Christian orphanages. (Our favorite is Abode for Children:
Visit www.gospa.org
Background of Owner and Founder, Peter Elliot
Owner and founder Peter Elliott, was born and raised in Canada (hence the “Maple” in MAPLETREE). From childhood, Peter developed a deep appreciation for antique furniture, as his father, a country doctor, loved to find and restore antiques, and Peter would help his father strip layers of paint down to find the beauty of handmade furniture beneath. From these early experiences, Peter developed a belief that furniture should be built to last for generations.
Later in life, Peter graduated from the University of British Columbia with a degree in civil engineering and is a licensed professional engineer. After a twenty years’ career in the designing and building of steel mills around the world, Peter founded MAPLETREE, in 1992, to change his woodworking hobby into a full-time occupation. Over the years, he had developed a new method of constructing furniture, to make furniture stronger and more durable, and his method has been patented in the U.S. Patent Office. As appropriate, MAPLETEE uses both this patented method and conventional carcass construction.