Work
Six pieces from the last year or so, one of each kind. Every one was measured by the maker, drawn and signed before a board was cut, and fitted by the person who made it.
KitchenPenarth
A Victorian semi with a side-return extension. In-frame Shaker in a soft sage, oak island top made in the workshop, quartz elsewhere, a larder cupboard with oak drawers inside. Eight weeks making, nine days fitting.
WardrobesPenarth
A loft bedroom with a sloping ceiling on both sides. Wardrobes scribed to the pitch, a window seat with drawers between, sprayed in the wall colour so the whole wall reads as one. Two days to fit.
StaircaseDinas Powys
A 1900s hallway with a tired painted softwood stair. New oak flight with a quarter landing, square spindles, and a handrail that curves into the newel. Fitted over three days, usable each evening.
WindowsPenarth
Seven box sashes in Accoya for a bay facing the Channel, profiles copied from the one original that survived. Slim double glazing, weights and cords, draught seals. The conservation officer asked for the drawings for their file.
FurnitureLlandaff
A single walnut board chosen at the workshop, book-matched for a 2.4-metre top with one live edge kept. Tapered legs, breadboard ends, hardwax oil. Ten weeks.
AlcovesCardiff Bay
Both alcoves of a Victorian living room: cupboards below, 32 mm shelves above, scribed to a chimney breast that leaned 20 mm. Hand-painted in a deep green with LED strips under each shelf. Two days.
Come and see
Photographs flatter and brochures lie. A kitchen half-made on the bench, a drawer you can pull, a board you can run your hand along: that is how to decide. Ring to book a Saturday morning, or come during the week if you are passing the marina.
Book the free survey. A drawing follows with one price and a sample of the finish, and nothing is cut until you sign it.