One of our clients recently kindly let us take away the remains of a laburnum tree that had been cut down in his garden. Laburnum has always been used traditionally for wood working, but its popularity waned somewhat after tropical hardwoods were imported over the last century. Laburnum is a very hard, dense wood, and has been used for cabinet …
Website update – new gallery section
We’ve just added a new section to the gallery pages of our website. It features photography of the two tables that we were commissioned to build and design for clients recently. You can see the gallery here, and read more about how these very special tables were made here.
Workshop secrets: from a sketch to finished tables in oak and walnut
Ok, maybe not workshop secrets exactly, but a glimpse into how we work. In our last blog post, we published some very kind words from some clients about the two tables that we designed and built for them – you can see photography of the finished tables in that post. The photos …
The latest client testimonial – oak tables
We recently completed work on two tables for our clients Jean and Hugh, and we recently delivered the finished article. Jean Hugh were very pleased, and seemed genuinely appreciative of the work we had done. We’re very pleased to say that they were happy to supply a testimonial to our work, and here it is. “Having spent …
Beautiful photo boxes in European oak
As you may have seen by looking around our blog and website, we don’t just design and make large furniture at Mark Williamson Furniture, but also like to make smaller objects out of beautiful wood. These are two types of photo boxes we make in solid European oak. The larger square …
Drawings – part of the process
Clear, precise drawings and a specification that shows out of what timber and with what fixtures a piece of furniture is to be made are all vital in ensuring that the client gets exactly what they want. If you read on our page about the process of how we work, you will see that the drawings and spec can then …
Bespoke ash bedroom furniture
We’re happy to say that this recently finished commission was for another repeat customer who asked us back again to design and build some bespoke furniture that was perfect for their particular needs, up in Milton Keynes. They required a single bed and frame, with a cabinet to match. The bedroom cabinet measures 1200mm long …
Back to Chorleywood (3rd time!) to fit living room cabinet and shelves
If you’ve had a good look through our various photographic galleries here on our website, you will have seen the bespoke bedside cabinets and wardrobe that we designed and made for our clients in Chorleywood. It happens often that happy customers will call us back when time and funds permit to continue making more furniture for the rest of their …
Oak gate and floating shelves – for a house oozing character
One of the aspects of our company is that we are as flexible as possible – and so can make you anything you desire out of wood – and we do regularly, for our clients. This is a recent example. We were asked to make and fit some ‘floating’ shelves’ for a house which already had …
Congratulations Mark and Rachel!
I’m Mark’s web guy – and I hope I don’t embarrass him or Rachel, but wanted to wish them every happiness for their future together after their wedding last Friday. Congratulations! Mark Williamson Furniture, a family business…