Ocean Furniture

We’ve been here at Ocean Furniture in Shivaji Nagar for quite a while now. Most people find us because we’re right near Janani Hotel in Sorthiyawad, which is a busy little spot near Majura Gate. It’s a bit of a dusty area sometimes, but it’s where we do all our work. We started out just because we liked making things that people actually use in their houses. There isn't much fancy stuff about how we run things. Sometimes the shop gets a bit crowded with wood pieces or a half-finished sofa, but that’s just how a workshop looks when people are actually working. My cousin helps out, and we usually have tea from the stall nearby around four in the afternoon. People come in asking if we can fix a chair or make a new cupboard that fits in a weird corner of their room. We just listen and see what can be done. It’s not a big showroom with bright lights. It’s just us here, making sure the legs on a table don’t wobble and the doors on the wardrobes close right. If you walk past Janani Hotel, you'll see us. We don't spend much on signs. Most of our tools have been with us for years, and they still work fine. It gets loud with the saws going, so sometimes we have to shout to hear each other. That’s just life at the shop. We like being in this part of town.