Journal

How things are made, how to choose, and how to look after what you own.

What clients change when they move away from a catalogue design, what it costs in money and weeks, and when a range piece becomes…

Drawleaf, telescopic and gateleg tables compared: how each mechanism works, how far it extends, and what it costs you in legroom, storage or looks.

Coach House dining chairs have a solid carved back, so they look like furniture from behind. What the range includes and what clients change.

What actually happens between the first conversation and a piece arriving in your house — the drawing, the rod, the timber selection, the finishing…

What to ask before you commission a piece, which answers should reassure you and which should not, and the questions that separate a maker…

The words that appear on drawings, quotations and in workshops, explained plainly — from apron and cock beading to rod, stretcher and tester.

Humidity, sunlight, heat and the wrong cleaning products do more damage than daily use. What actually matters, what does not, and how to deal…

The finishes we offer, what each one does to the timber underneath, how they wear, and which to choose for a table that gets…

The seven dining table forms we make, what each one is actually for, and how to choose between them on the strength of your…

The four timbers we make in, what each one actually looks like in a room, how they age, and which rooms suit which. Written…

Start with samples

We will post you timber and finish samples so you can see the colour in your own light, against your own walls, before you commit to anything.