We’ve started to update our website galleries with photography of our most recent commissions. One is of a light-filled bedroom in a stunning house in Henton, and for which we designed, made and fitted bespoke bedroom furniture for our clients. The other gallery is of a large living room in a house in Crafton, and we fitted the curved units, …
Wherever I hang my hat, that’s my home – bespoke coat peg rack, Oxfordshire
Apologies for the poor and slightly amended Paul Young lyric reference (anyone else remember him?), but this coat pegs ensemble shows that we don’t just make big kitchens, and that we’re happy to take on much smaller projects. Our client supplied us with the rather gorgeous highly polished alloy pegs, and we made a backing piece for them from English …
American cherry bookcase – Haddenham, Bucks
Completed last year, we designed and made this beautiful shelving unit from American Cherry for clients that were moving into a brand new house in Haddenham, Buckinghamshire. They already owned a large bookcase in their previous property that they could not take with them, so they commissioned us to make one that perfectly fitted the new space and housed …
Under stairs storage, Arts and Crafts house – Gerrard Cross
Our under stairs storage solution continues to be a favourite among our clients – simple, useful, elegant and an excellent use of wasted space. We completed this commission earlier this year in the large arts and crafts house near Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, that we have carried out much work in. The work consisted of designing and making (see the workshop shots) of two …
Bespoke living room furniture – Crafton, Buckinghamshire
Last week, we returned to a beautiful house near Crafton, Buckinghamshire, where we have carried out much work in the past couple of years. We designed, made and fitted a bespoke kitchen (photos here), some beautiful dividing and sliding doors, and some living room cabinets. Here, Mark shows us some of the fine features that we designed and incorporated into …
A seat by a window – Thame, Oxfordshire
A window seat is something that can give so much pleasure – but can also prove to be a very practical addition to a room, adding useful storage space as well. Our clients in Thame asked us to design, make and fit a window seat that would look beautiful in the light and bright bay window of the family room. …
The Office
Although our workshop floor is where all our furniture making skill and experience comes to fruition, our compact office is the beating heart of our business. We have some exciting changes happening around here at Mark Williamson Furniture, so we have been sprucing up our office space to more comfortably and efficiently meet the challenges and hard work of …
Arts and Crafts house floating shelves – now with books!
Last year we installed some simple and elegant floating shelves for clients that live in a wonderful Arts and Crafts house in the Gerrads Cross area. We posted about the shelves on our blog back then and you can read more about them here. The thing is, usually when we finish installing our shelves, or whatever furniture it may be …
Jack explains why we number hinges – custom made furniture, Thame, Oxfordshire
This is Jack, who works with us at Mark Williamson Furniture. He’s learning about how to design and make beautiful bespoke furniture and has already become an integral part of our team. Here, he shows us the method we use for getting the right hinges on the right doors, and this is vital, because every individual piece is made and …
Study shelving and cabinets – Lacey Green
We have been back to a beautiful period cottage but with a very modern feel in Lacey Green. We fitted some shoe tidy cupboards for the same clients a few months back, pictures here. Out clients asked us to design, make and fit useful shelving either side of an old fireplace, in a room that was destined to be used as a study. …