Journal

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

Depth, height, hanging and interior fit-out on a wardrobe made to your size, plus how tall pieces are built in sections and assembled in…

Raised and fielded panels, cock beading and exposed butt hinges. What the Denbigh dresser range involves, the room it needs and what gets changed.

What to measure and in what order before you commission furniture, including the ceiling, the skirting, the door swing and the route into the…

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…

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.