Elements that shape a home

Some elements of a home can't simply be added to a cart. The character of a home is shaped by more than fittings.

Solid timber doors. Genuine plasterwork. Pressed tin panels. Handcrafted furniture. Specialist finishes such as Porter’s Paints. These are the architectural components that shape a room and influence how it feels. They require conversation, consideration and often custom detail.

At Fragments, we supply these products alongside our other fittings and hardware. If you're renovating or restoring, we can guide you through the selection process to ensure every element feels appropriate, balanced and enduring.

You're invited to contact us or visit our Hobart showroom to chat about your project.

Handcrafted solid timber refectory dining table with stretcher base in a light-filled period dining room, featuring pale timber floorboards, traditional skirting and architraves, simple timber cross-back chairs and soft neutral walls.

Handcrafted Furniture

Our furniture is made and restored in Hobart by one of our own team members, Chris, a craftsman with decades of experience working with timber.

Each piece is individually made by hand, using traditional techniques and a deep understanding of proportion and detail. He also restores older pieces, carefully bringing them back to life while respecting their history.

Chris is happy to custom-make pieces, including dining tables, kitchen island benches, sideboards and vanities. He's available to chat with you about your furniture needs when he's in the store every Tuesday and Thursday, and on alternating Fridays and Saturdays.

Porter’s Paints Eggshell Finish tin on a rustic timber table beside a ceramic vase of white blossom, set against a softly textured neutral wall in a period-style interior with natural daylight.

Porter's Paints

We're proud to be a long-time supplier of Porter’s Paints, an Australian brand renowned for its complex colours and beautifully considered finishes.

Porter’s colours are formulated with multiple pigments to create depth, movement and subtle variation, allowing walls to feel soft, atmospheric and genuinely interesting in changing light. This complexity is particularly well-suited to period and character homes.

Their products are water-based and low VOC, with a strong focus on environmentally responsible manufacturing. They allow you to create richly textured, character-filled interiors without compromising on environmental standards.

Classic white period kitchen featuring a pressed tin splashback in a traditional pattern, shaker-style cabinetry, marble benchtops, farmhouse fireclay sink beneath a timber-framed window, aged brass tapware and warm timber floorboards.

Pressed Tin

Pressed tin is part of Australia’s architectural story. Originally introduced in the late 1800s as an affordable alternative to ornate plasterwork, it became a defining feature of Federation and Edwardian homes across Tasmania and beyond.

Our pressed tin panels are made from aluminium (so they won't rust) using traditional patterns that honour this history. Used on ceilings, splashbacks, feature walls, or gable ends, they add texture and subtle ornamentation without overwhelming the space.

Like everything we offer at Fragments, it is about authenticity and doing the job properly, with products that belong in character homes. Browse our catalogue now.

Traditional plaster ceiling rose with ornate chandelier in a period Tasmanian interior, featuring soft neutral walls, classic cornice detailing, timber floorboards and restrained furnishings.

Plaster Ceiling Roses

Original plasterwork is one of the defining features of period homes. It frames a room, sets the scale and quietly reinforces the architecture.

We supply genuine plaster ceiling roses, wall vents and corbels that are true to traditional profiles and proportions. These are not lightweight composite imitations, but solid plaster pieces with the depth and detail that older homes deserve.

Whether you're restoring damaged elements or reinstating features that were removed years ago, we help ensure the detail is appropriate, balanced and enduring – consistent with the character of Tasmanian period homes.

Victorian four-panel timber door fitted with a traditional dark brass knob, set within simple period architraves in a softly painted neutral interior with timber floorboards and natural daylight.

Timber Doors

We offer a carefully considered range of solid, engineered timber doors suitable for both internal and external use. The designs sit comfortably within period and character homes, from Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian through to more restrained transitional interiors.

Proportion and detailing matter. Rail and stile widths, panel configuration and glazing layout all influence whether a door feels authentic to a home’s era. We help you select styles that respect the architecture rather than compete with it.

It's common for older houses to have doors that aren't a standard size, but our full range can be custom-made to suit whatever size you need. Browse our catalogue now.

Powder room featuring teal floral wallpaper installed above a white painted timber dado rail, with simple wall panelling below, a classic white pedestal basin with brass tapware, light Victorian timber floorboards, and a slim gold framed mirror centred above.

Wallpaper

Wallpaper introduces colour, pattern and texture in a way that paint alone cannot.

We offer a considered range of wallcoverings from James Dunlop Textiles, including collections from Casadeco, Mark Alexander, Romo, Mokum and Clarke & Clarke. Many of these designs originate from leading European houses, with refined palettes, textured plains and expressive prints suited to both period and transitional interiors.

Wallpaper books are available to browse in our Hobart showroom. You're also welcome to explore the James Dunlop website and contact us for pricing, availability and guidance on selection.