Louise woke to the sound of Crumble barking, his tiny bark amusing in its pitch, John had already left for work, so she threw on a dressing gown and headed downstairs to let out the pup. She grabbed a coffee and powered up her laptop as she watched the dog gambol around the garden in front of the kitchen before feeding him breakfast. It had been a week since they had moved in, and their neighbours had invited them over tonight for a drink and introductions. Louise could do without it but also realised it made good sense to be good neighbours and to find out a bit more about the village.
She also wanted to get something for John to thank him for all his hard work and getting them the house. She knew he loved to tie her up and wanted to get him a bench/stool that he could tie her down to and play with her. She had seen several on a number of BDSM sites but never been able to find exactly what she wanted, a combination of padded bench and metal stock for her neck and wrists to be restrained within. After checking out multiple websites she found a furniture maker who had a sideline in making kinky furniture his designs appeared good and covered benches, crosses and beds. He was only 40 mins drive away on the outskirts of a village, he also had some amazing metal work including cuffs, hooks, and multiple stands and restraints.
Louse decided to give the number a call rather than get into long back and forth emails, after a series of rings the phone was answered. Louise heard a strong older voice answer, slightly well-spoken but with no discernible accent.
"Dark Design bespoke furniture, Steve speaking."
"Hello, I have just been looking at your website and would like to discuss getting a custom padded bench made."
"Well we can certainly do that, do have a clear idea from what you have seen what you would like, we have a lot of designs which are not all on the website so we can do anything you need. Is there anything specific beyond a padded bench you are looking for?"
"Yes, I would like to integrate a stock that a neck and wrists can go through at the front of the bench for restraint."
"I see, well for integrating metal we would need all measurements otherwise you get holes either too big or too small and you need to be in proportion for the body of whoever is to be restrained, are you able to send over those measurements?"
"Well, I would rather not get the measurements wrong as am guessing this will not be cheap is it possible to come to your workshop and get measured up?"
"We can certainly do that, just let us know when your able to come down and we can set some time aside show you all options and get you measured up."
"I am really keen to get the build going so is it possible to drop by today at all, I am only 40 mins away?" Louise asked.
"Yes we could do that how about around lunch time say 1pm, as its Friday we shut at 3pm so 1pm should work, then we can give you a tour of the stock and discuss options and get you measured up, we also require 50% down payment once agreed to cover costs, if your happy with that we can go ahead."
"Great I will see you at 1pm, thanks for being so helpful, by the way I am Louise."
"No problem, Louise, the customer always comes first here."
"Thanks, bye." Lousie inwardly laughed as she ended the call at his last comment which she sensed had a degree of innuendo to it, she guessed they met all sorts and many interesting people in their line of work.
After playing with Crumble and tiring him out, she grabbed a light breakfast took a shower, shaved, and decided what to wear. She figured a light short summer dress would cover all bases and allow her to be measured easily enough and as usual she opted for no underwear, and besides the weather was warm and she liked the feeling of the sun and slight breeze on her bare legs and pussy.
After doing her hair and makeup and having a last check in on the pup who spent half his time asleep, she jumped in the car punched in the postcode and headed out. It was a beautiful day, and she soon found herself immersed in the drive and enjoying the journey, in no time at all she entered a small village and found the satnav directing her up a quiet slip road. As she drove up the road, she saw a sign cut in thick metal outside a large barn complex that read "Dark Design Bespoke Furniture."
She pulled into the parking area which had two other vehicles in it, both had the Dark Design logo splashed over their sides, one was a pickup truck and the other a large van. She parked next to the van turned off the engine and stepped out looking around for a reception. There was a huge, shuttered barn and several linked out buildings, she spotted a door that appeared open on the side of the barn and walked towards it. As she approached it a tall well-built man appeared, he wore faded jeans and a dark blue T-Shirt, with heavy leather boots, she guessed he must be in his late fifties, he had a kind face, strong arms and was lean.
"Louise?" He asked, clearly eyeing her legs and low cut dress.
"Yes, Steve?" She replied.
"That's me, well you found us ok then, sometimes we get people lost asking at the village shop, which is always fun, I don't think they approve of us!"
"I can imagine, well it was a straight forward drive. Looks like you have a lot of workshops here, business must be good." She replied. She noticed a distinctive tattoo on his forearm that looked like a blade running through a Greek warrior's helmet with a motto in Latin underneath.
Steve caught her gaze and spoke. "It is my old unit when I served. It's in many ways why I set this up, when I left I could not face an office job and I like to work with my hands and always doing something challenging."
Louise nodded as he continued.
"I had an old uncle who left me this space with the barn and workshops and we updated it all and have now been here for about ten years, we export quite a lot too, so we have a large storage area as well as the workshops, but we only have 3 staff and only 2 of us are full time just Dom and I. Dom is our resident Blacksmith and metalwork specialist, he also served with me so I trust him and he is very skilled, he does all the really intricate metal work, I build the frames and come up with designs and then we have a girl called Vicky who does all the leather work and stitching. Anyway, let me show you around and you can see what we have, and then we can get an idea of what you're after."
Louise followed Steve into the barn, her eyes adjusting to the light as she stepped out of the sunshine. It was like an Aladdin's cave of kink, against one wall was every imaginable type of cross from bare wooden St Andrews crosses to elaborate metal crosses welded in intricate designs, some were plain, some heavily embossed with Celtic and Gothic designs with ring attachment points, shackles and further leather strap attachments.
The centre of the barn held a selection of padded benches, some finished in highly polished wood with a thin padded leather strip, others had strange angles and ratchets enabling the bench to be moved and adjusted for different restraint positions. Along another wall a long table had hundreds of cuffs, collars, belts, and metal contraptions laid out across it, it looked like a medieval torture chambers accessories thought Louise.
"See anything you like." Steve asked.
"Yes, these are great, I was thinking something like this." She indicated a long dark wood bench with a central column that she would lie along, her legs either side with the ability for her to kneel in an all fours positions with padding under her knees and small shelf on either side at the front that allowed her elbows and forearms to rest.
"Hmm that's a nice piece, they are custom made to the length of the user, though can be generic, but you will be far more comfortable if we make you a made to measure version. Have you thought about any options or additions you might like." Steve asked.
"Well, I have a couple of things in mind, but let me know what you can do?" Louise replied.
"Ok let's run you through a few options, assuming we do a custom fit we can add a pillar here between the legs with a pivot clamp, this allows you to mount a magic wand at any angle, which can be fitted so it's a perfect fit between the users legs. We can add multiple restraint options, you can have leather or metal bands, for wrists and ankles, upper thigh, and neck if desired. We can also add a mount underneath the bench that allows you to mount an anal or pussy hook, or even a dildo, this then flips up and allows you to be penetrated from underneath. We can also place a small, fixed ring at the base of your neck so if you ever wear a collar that can be connected. We can also add extra padding, so you are super comfortable on key points such as your knees and elbows whilst restrained. So, whatever you want, it's possible, just comes down to budget and imagination!" He said with a grin.
Louise felt her nipples harden as he spoke and described all the options and she imagined herself restrained and spread over the bench.
"I like the idea of the added pillar for the magic wand and also potentially the hook option, with the extra padding and the fixed ring at the neck as I often wear collars, I would also like a metal stock at the front so whilst I am on the bench and with my arms on the side supports, my wrists can be locked off and my neck. Then I could also stand the other side and just use the stock, do you think that's possible and what would it cost roughly?" She replied.
Steve replied as he glanced at her hard nipples pushing through her dress and wrote in a small notebook. "Hmm, ok got all that and yes all of that is do able. I think before we measure you up its worth asking Dom how he would connect the stock and if he has any other thoughts, he always has a different way of looking at designs. Just totting that little lot up and before Dom adds any thoughts you are looking at around £1650. Give me 2 mins and I shall get him and then we can get you measured up."
Louise inwardly gasped £1650 was far too much she had hoped for maybe a maximum of half of that amount; she wondered if she could get any discount or pay over a longer period. As she wondered this a door at the end of the barn opened and two figures appeared, as they approached, she recognised Steve and another tall man who must be Dom.
He was tall just over 6ft and she noted the same tattoo on his left forearm, he had very defined muscles, she guessed his constant metal working and hammering required significant strength. He had a striking face, kind but strong, with piercing grey blue eyes, short dark hair and he wore a leather apron over a black T-shirt with a pair of dark jeans. Louise realised she found herself very attracted to him and sensed a flutter in her pussy as the men approached her.
Steve spoke. "This is Dom are resident guru with metal, he can tell us what is possible and also any other options we might not have thought of, so if you can explain to Dom what your idea is we can then confirm all the options."
Louise relayed again her design ideas as Dom listened carefully as she spoke. Once she had finished, he looked at her, his gaze was powerful and he was eyeing her up, almost undressing her with his gaze but not in a creepy way, it was if he was appraising how she might fit on one of their creations.
