Handmade jarrah and marri furniture, Yallingup, Margaret River region
I drove over the hill,
saw the ocean, and said —
we're never going home.
— John Streater, on arriving in Yallingup, 1982
Handmade in Yallingup, Western Australia, since 1982
Jarrah · Marri · Tuart
Meet the maker
A craftsman trains for a lifetime.
John Streater makes solid jarrah and marri furniture by hand in Yallingup, in the Margaret River region of Western Australia: dining tables, desks, cabinets and commissions, one piece at a time. You can see the finished work in our gallery.
John arrived in Yallingup in 1982 — twenty-five years old, having driven across the Nullarbor with a board for the surf. He spent six years working for a local maker, then in 1988 raised his own workshop on Blythe Road, by hand, in jarrah and southwest limestone. He is still at the bench inside it.
Every piece carries an inlaid gum leaf — hand-carved, placed somewhere quiet, an authentication for future generations. The trees come from the bush around the gallery; the work comes from forty-plus years of doing only this.
“I wanted to create Australian culture
in my furniture.”
— John Streater, The Australian
The gallery
And the work of others, on our walls.
The east room of the workshop is given to artists we admire — glass, painting, photography, pearls, sculpture — from across Western Australia.
Featured artists →
What visitors say
Five stars on TripAdvisor.
★★★★★
Beyond AWESOME
“The man walks on water. If Jesus was a carpenter..then John was his tutor. The man gives timber a voice.. for future generations 😀”
★★★★★
High quality wood furniture
“I bought an amazing and unique jarrah dining table here which I'm totally thrilled about. It was also reasonably priced. I met John Streater himself at the gallery, and he explained some of his work. It was really nice to meet the actual artist at the workshop. … The quality of the workmanship is definitely the best I've seen in the Margaret River area.”
★★★★★
Wood glorious wood!
“A wonderful stopover on our recent trip in WA, made even more special by receiving a warm welcome by the very John Streater himself! We could not resist purchasing a couple of gifts and a beautifully crafted chopping board made of Jarrah for ourselves.”
★★★★★
A timber artist
“John really is a timber artist and if we return to the area in the future we would love a piece of his work for our own home. For timber lovers this place is a must visit.”
Plan your visit
Down Blythe Road, into the bush.
The gallery sits on John and Pam's rural property — twelve minutes inland from Yallingup beach, half an hour from Margaret River township. Free entry, no booking.
105 Blythe Road, Yallingup Siding
Every day · 10am – 4pm