Commissions
The workshop builds a small range of pieces, all made to order in solid hardwood. Below is the working list, with rough price ranges and lead times. Quotes are always given in writing after a workshop visit or site visit, and the figures below are starting points rather than final numbers.
Dining tables
Refectory, trestle, and pedestal tables in oak, ash, or walnut. Solid tops, traditional joinery, finished in hardwax oil. Sized to your room. From £1,800 for a small four-seater refectory in ash, up to around £4,500 for a larger pedestal piece in walnut. Lead time eight to ten weeks.
Sideboards and dressers
Country dressers, low sideboards, welsh dressers, glazed display cabinets. Often the slowest pieces to make because of the joinery in the case work and the time spent on the door fitting. From around £2,200 for a small sideboard, up to £6,500 for a tall dresser with glazed top. Lead time eight to twelve weeks.
Bookcases and bureaux
Freestanding and fitted bookcases, writing bureaux, hall consoles. Hardwood throughout (no veneered carcasses). From £900 for a small bureau, £1,400 for a basic bookcase. Lead time six to ten weeks.
Kitchen islands and butcher's blocks
Freestanding kitchen islands, butcher's blocks, breakfast tables, larder cupboards. Often part of a larger kitchen project run alongside a kitchen fitter. Islands from around £2,400, butcher's blocks from £700. Lead time six to ten weeks.
Fitted joinery
Alcove cupboards, fitted shelving, window seats, panelling, fitted bookcases, occasional staircases. Site visit is the first step; everything is sized and quoted to the actual space, and installation is included. Pricing varies too much to publish a starting figure, but a typical pair of alcove cupboards with a shelf bridge above is in the £1,800 to £2,800 range. Lead time eight to twelve weeks for the build, plus one or two days on site for the install.
Smaller pieces
Small things the workshop will happily make: cutting boards, serving boards, bread bins, side tables, plant stands, candle holders, small turned bowls from the lathe. These usually come together as fill-in work between larger commissions, so lead times are shorter (two to four weeks) and prices are modest.
What the workshop doesn't take on
- Painted kitchens with sprayed finishes. There are specialists for that; this isn't one.
- Built-in wardrobes with full sliding-door fronts.
- Repair work on existing furniture. The workshop occasionally takes on heirloom restoration, but it's not the day-to-day work.
- Commercial fit-outs (pubs, restaurants, retail). Single-room residential is the right scale for one pair of hands.
How to start
Email [email protected] with a sentence about the piece, roughly the room or location, and any deadlines you're working to. A reply usually arrives within a working day, and the next step is a phone call or workshop visit to talk through the design before any drawings are made.