No, these aren’t huge pellets of chicken food, dried bits of horse manure, or even a new type of Bran Flakes (er, Bran Tubes anybody?). They’re actually briquettes made in our workshop from the sawdust that we produce making beautiful furniture. The reason we’re showing you these is that you may have noticed that we’ve just added a new page …
Dreaming of Devon skies
It’s been a very busy year for us – moving workshops, getting married, getting flooded out, moving house – so it was wonderful recently to get away for a long weekend and spend some time down on the Devon coast. When the weather is fine, there can’t be many other places in the world that are as beautiful as this. …
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 …
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 …
Study – recently designed and fitted for our clients
We recently finished fitting out a study for some clients, and here are a few photos taken on our phone to give you an idea of how a study we can build looks. The clients wanted the office to consist of L shaped desk unit with floating shelves above the desk. Three chunky, shelves were …
Welcome to the new Mark Williamson Furniture website!
Welcome to our new Mark Williamson Furniture website, which has been a few months in the planning and building. We’ve tried to make it easy to navigate around, and with a clean, fresh and modern design. Do take time to look through the galleries of professional photography that showcase the commissions that we have designed and built for various clients …