Our Story

The name has changed. After more than two decades as Royal Oak, we are now UpperWoods Furniture Company.

Why the change? It’s simple, really. Over the years many clients told us that the only reason they came into the store was because someone informed them or they saw an ad and realized we weren’t a traditional oak store. We knew our name needed to change to reflect our product lines of Canadian made, solid wood furniture in styles ranging from urban casual to rustic country.

Why UpperWoods? We liked having "woods" as part of our name. Plural, instead of singular conveyed the array of woods we carry - maple, birch, oak, cherry and pine as well as exotics. The word "Upper" is connected to our Canadian roots and Canadian product lines. Upper Canada, now southern Ontario, was first established as a British Colony in 1763. In later years it became known as "Canada West". Ok. We’re a lot further west, but the sentiment is the same. Canadian, and proud of it.

Has anything else changed? No. Same Canadian craftsmanship. Same excellent value. Same nice people. That’s it.