This is the third piece that Alan and Moira have commissioned me to make. This one was to house Alan’s ever expanding collection of vinyls. The unit is made from Scottish Oak and incorporates the classic John P Johnston coopered curved side panels. When first asked to make this, I dimly asked what size is …
I had made a highchair for Alex and Fiona back in 2004, and they asked me back in 2016 to commission this storage and shelving unit. They hadn’t done anything with the room since moving in 14 years earlier, and all the books, now on shelves, were all in boxes on the floor. This entailed …
When I received a huge bill for my car, Shona suggested I create something for their new bathroom (for free). I created a round sink unit with a door, and on every 4th section of wood I left a waney edge. It was made from Scottish Oak, sourced from Dunfermline. We went on to make …
This was another special commission for me; Steven is the son of my ex-boss from my agricultural days. The brief was simple, to create something to cover a 6m long by over 2.4m high wall. The flat is a converted office block in Edinburgh, so the kitchen/sitting room is very large. They wanted display shelves …
This was an interesting commission in that it was to be built-in to a thatched house bedroom in Great Missenden. The design came from a chest of drawers and double bed already in the room: chunky, robust and covered in wood-worm! All the carcasses were made from 18mm MDF in manageable size boxes, as to …
