Hacienda Furniture: Hand-Built Solid Wood and Iron Pieces for Spanish Colonial Homes
DeMejico builds hacienda furniture the way it has always been made: solid mesquite, hand-forged iron, and age-old joinery techniques. Valencia, CA showroom.
Rustic Mexican Furniture: What It Is, How It’s Built, and What to Look For
Learn what separates authentic rustic Mexican furniture from production imitations. Covers wood species, mortise and tenon joinery, hand-forged iron hardware, and how to identify the real thing.
Rustic Bookshelf: Hand-Built Solid Wood Shelving
Rustic bookshelves built from solid alder and reclaimed mesquite with mortise and tenon joinery, hand-forged iron hardware, and carved panel details. Hand-built in Valencia, CA for over 33 years.
Rustic Bookcase & Bookshelves: Handcrafted Mexican Wood Shelving
Handcrafted rustic bookshelves and bookcases built from reclaimed pine and alder, joined with mortise and tenon, finished with hand-rubbed oils. DeMejico has built authentic Mexican wood furniture…
Mexican Furniture: Styles, Materials, and How Authentic Pieces Are Built
What separates real Mexican furniture from mass-produced imitations comes down to wood species, joinery, and 500 years of craft tradition. A guide to Colonial and rustic styles, from mesquite to…
Spanish Furniture: A Guide to the Real Thing
Spanish furniture ranges from mass-produced imitations to hand-carved solid mesquite pieces joined with centuries-old techniques. This guide explains how authentic Spanish Colonial, Spanish…
Antique Bar Furniture: What to Look For in a Handcrafted Mexican Wood Bar
Antique bar furniture built from solid mesquite, reclaimed pine, and hand-forged iron looks the way it does because of how it was built. Learn what separates a real piece from a reproduction.
Rustic Mexican Furniture: Solid Pine, Real Craft, and What to Look For
Rustic Mexican furniture made from solid old-growth pine and built with mortise and tenon joinery is not the same as furniture that looks rustic. Here is how to tell the difference.
Handcrafted Mesquite Dining Tables: What to Know Before You Buy
Solid mesquite dining tables built with mortise and tenon joinery, hand-forged iron hardware, and age-old construction techniques. A guide to Colonial and rustic styles from DeMejico in Valencia, CA.
What to Look for in a Wrought Iron Chandelier
A practical guide to choosing a wrought iron chandelier. Learn what separates hand-forged iron from cast factory hardware, and why it matters for how a chandelier ages and holds up over time.
How to Choose a Hand-Forged Iron Chandelier for a Spanish-Style Home
Learn how to choose a hand-forged iron chandelier for a Spanish Colonial or hacienda-style home. What separates forged from cast iron, how patina develops, how to size for your room, and where to…
Spanish Style Furniture: How to Choose Authentic Hand-Carved Pieces
Learn what separates authentic Spanish style furniture from mass-produced imitations. Discover hand-carving, mortise and tenon joinery, wrought iron hardware, and how to source real pieces.









