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Resin tables and clocks: how to choose a handmade piece

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Resin side table — styled

Epoxy resin can hold dried flowers, stones and mineral fragments in a clear or coloured material. This guide will help you choose a handmade resin side table or clock, with our resin tables and clocks.

What is a handmade resin piece?

The resin is poured by hand, often in several layers, then left to cure. The inclusions, flowers or stones, are placed one by one: no two pieces are alike. That is what sets it apart from a mass-moulded object.

How to choose a resin side table

  • The base : a white base brightens a room and makes vivid colours stand out; a black base sets off the flowers, as in a herbarium.
  • The inclusions : dried flowers alone, or a richer mix of flowers and semi-precious stones; fern adds a sense of line.
  • How you use it : a resin side table sits beside a sofa or a bed; it holds a lamp, a book, or a cup on a coaster.

Our three tables: white base, black base, fern and crystal.

How to choose a resin clock

  • Size : 40 × 40 cm for a kitchen or bedroom, 50 to 60 cm for a living-room wall.
  • Colour : on a pale wall, a dark clock stands out; on a coloured wall, choose white, pink or sea green.
  • Shape : round and classic, square and crisp, or organic with mineral edges.
  • The dial : Roman numerals for a classic look, Arabic numerals for easy reading at a glance.

How to spot a well-made resin piece

A smooth surface with no visible bubbles in the centre; evenly spread inclusions; clean edges; a careful finish on the sides and back. Small variations in colour and veining are normal: they are the mark of handmade work.

Where to put it

Away from direct sunlight, which can yellow resin over time, and away from heat sources. A resin table is cleaned with a soft cloth; you will find everything you need in how to care for a resin table or clock.

A gift that lasts

For a housewarming, a wedding or a milestone birthday, a resin piece is a gift that lasts. More ideas in our handmade gift ideas.

Frequently asked questions

Are the flowers real?

In our tables, yes: they are real dried flowers, set in the resin.

Does resin turn yellow?

Left in direct sunlight for a long time, it can yellow; kept away from UV light, it holds its colours.

Need help choosing?

A size, a material, an outfit to match or a gift to find: write to us and we’ll help.

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