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How things are made, how to choose, and how to look after what you own.
The Welsh Dresser Explained: Base, Rack and Top
How a Welsh dresser is put together: the separate rack, the plate groove, the usable top, the Denbigh and Ruthin patterns, and the sizes…
Commissioning a Bedside Table
Height against the mattress, one drawer or two, and whether a bedside table should match the bed or the room, on a small made-to-order…
Why Solid Wood Furniture Moves, and How It Is Built to Allow for It
Why solid wood swells and shrinks with the seasons, how floating panels and fixed-to-move tops allow for it, and how to keep a room…
Commissioning Furniture for a Listed House
Out-of-square rooms, uneven floors, low doorways, damp and heat, and where listed building consent does and does not come into freestanding furniture.
Standard Dining Table Sizes in the UK
Standard UK dining table sizes: 30in (76cm) high, 35 or 39in deep, 60 to 120in long, and 24in of edge per person. How many…
What the Bryn Hall Guarantee Covers
Lifetime cover on the structure, ten years on fitting, ironmongery and finish, what is excluded, and what counts as timber behaving normally.
Choosing a Made-to-Order Wardrobe
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…
The Denbigh Range: The Most Formal Thing We Make
Raised and fielded panels, cock beading and exposed butt hinges. What the Denbigh dresser range involves, the room it needs and what gets changed.
Measuring a Room Before You Commission
What to measure and in what order before you commission furniture, including the ceiling, the skirting, the door swing and the route into the…
From Catalogue Piece to Bespoke Commission
What clients change when they move away from a catalogue design, what it costs in money and weeks, and when a range piece becomes…
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.