Remember Alfie our much-loved company hound? He also enjoyed a decent break over the Christmas and New Year period to relax and stretch his legs (and paws..). The beautiful beaches of North Devon are his destination of choice, and there aren’t many places better to go for bracing walks in the UK when the sky is blue and the sun …
Have van, will travel
This is our company van without which it’d be hard to get much done. There’s also room for a cage for Alfie (remember Alfie the workshop dog?) in the back as he’ll come along on the occasional journey too. It’s proven that advertising on your work vehicle really works, so if you see the van parked up or out and …
Are you on Twitter?
Are you on Twitter? We are, and you can converse with us or follow Mark Williamson Furniture on Twitter at @MarkWFurniture. While 90% of the stuff that gets posted onto Twitter is complete junk – self-deluded X Factor dropouts or über-chic supermodels taking ‘selfies’ of themselves in their ‘onesies’, we think that for business and customer interaction, Twitter can actually …
Want to see some etchings?
This is another shot taken in detail from the set that we did of the finished oak wardrobes for a client in Essex. The client was very clear about what sort of glass he wanted on the wardrobes, and what kind of pattern. We drew an idea in CAD, which the client liked, then had the design sand etched onto …
From the great to the small
Not all our work consists of large furniture. We also like to make smaller objects in wood, such as this book end. Have a look in our small items gallery for some more inspiration. Ideal Christmas presents for your loved ones!
Work in progress – bespoke fitted bedroom wardrobes
More works in progress in our workshop. These are fitted wardrobes, made to measure for a client’s bedroom. The interiors are made in lacquered oak, and the exteriors are painted white. The doors and side parts are made of a frame and panel construction with a bead detail (see the photo above), and all the painted components are constructed …
Commission in progress – bespoke bed and bedroom furniture in American Walnut
We are working on a commission for a client that is a bed frame, headboard, fitted wardrobes, a drawer chest and bedside drawers – all to be made in American Walnut. American Walnut has a very attractive grain which when polished and lacquered really comes through beautifully – see the last photo. Fixtures and fitting in chrome, stainless steel and …
Full steam ahead
You might remember we posted back in August about our new workshop at mark Williamson Furniture looking like a bomb site. Well, it was – but after weeks of hard work, it is now up and running at virtually full capacity. All the heavy machines that were brought in by the heavy movers have been carefully positioned, wired up, serviced …
Alfie
No, not the famous film from 1966 starring Michael Caine, but our faithful and friendly workshop dog. Ever since we posted a photo of him a few weeks ago, people have been asking what type of dog he is. Well, Alfie is a Labrador retriever, and we got him when he was almost two years old from Medical Detection Dogs. …
Heavy movers
As you might have read here, we have recently expanded the business and had to move into a much larger workshop. It might sound like a cliché, but to do a high quality job, you need top quality tools, so we invested in more of them. But it’s not quite like buying a new drill or saw from B&Q and …