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Entire Home Joinery Project, East Wittering

The Brief This was to become a very large joinery project for us, and it all started with an email from our good friends at Grey Tree Construction. We were asked to quote for the entire property’s bespoke joinery, to include: Front Door Staircase Boot…

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Bespoke Kitchen & Utility Room – Selsey, West Sussex

The Brief  This bespoke kitchen and utility room project was carried out for returning customers of ours, who have been gradually renovating their home in Selsey, West Sussex. Over the years we have built them a feature hardwood front door and many items of furniture,…

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Ash Utility Room – Cobham, Surrey

The Brief  This returning customer wanted to turn their dated, poorly laid-out utility room into a new solid Ash bespoke utility and laundry room with maximum storage. As the room was fairly small and narrow, we had our work cut out designing and sizing various…

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Under Stair Storage – Wittering

The Brief For this project, our clients were looking to utilise the space under their stairs and turn it into something that could be useful and still look tidy and clean.  They wanted to turn the area into storage for their washer and tumble dryer…

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Large Front Door – Haywards Heath

The Brief Our returning client was in need of a large statement front door to complement their newly refurbished home, which not only looked impressive but also proportionate to the new porch and frontage of the house. It was also important to our client, that…

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New Oak Stair Clandon

New Oak Stair Clandon, Surrey

The Brief For this project, our clients were looking for a staircase that was more in keeping with the theme and age of the home. Additionally, they also required a staircase with wider and safer treads to make using the stairs a safer and more…

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Staircase Refurbishment

Staircase Refurbishment, Surbiton

The Brief For this project, our clients were looking to get more light into both the upstairs and downstairs hallways; whilst also providing a solid and safe handrail on both sides. Additionally, the client wanted to bring the wonderful look of Oak into their home. …

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Paint to Oak Window Board

Paint to Oak Window Board

As we all know, Oak is one of the toughest timbers used in the joinery trade. Its durable qualities make it an ideal material for window sills. Not only this, but it is also less prone to scratching that may be caused by the addition…

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Triple Oak Staircase

Triple Oak Staircase – Southampton

A well-designed staircase is an integral part of most homes. Since the structure will be used daily by those living in the home, it needs to be easily accessible and have great functionality but, the design is also just as important. You will need to…

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Bespoke Wardrobe - Surrey

Bespoke Built-In Wardrobes – Surrey

Picking the perfect wardrobe for your space can seem challenging as most freestanding shop-bought closets tend to be the wrong fit for your space or they lack appropriate storage. A great way to work around this is to opt for a JLA bespoke built-in wardrobe,…

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Seafront Joinery

Wittering Seafront Joinery and Carpentry Project

The Brief This entire house carpentry and seafront joinery project was situated on the wonderful Sussex coast and was carried out in partnership with Grey Tree Developments. Whole house joinery projects are often the longest ones to carry out, however, we thoroughly enjoyed this one! …

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Oak Staircase in Wittering

The Brief We had the pleasure of creating this wonderful bespoke oak staircase for our clients home situated directly on the seafront with stunning views across the Sussex coast. For this project, we worked closely with local developers, Grey Tree Developments, who were a pleasure…

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Floating Shelves

Floating Oak Kitchen Shelves

The Brief Oak is always a popular choice with our clients, particularly for decorative elements like shelving. The visible grain of the material brings out the beauty of the wood, with the overall appearance being pleasing, yet subtle. Furthermore, being such a dense wood, it…

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Cedar Porch

Cedar Porch

The Brief As part of a whole house joinery project in Wittering, our client was after a cedar porch, complete with cedar planked seating. This project was undertaken in partnership with a local development company, Grey Tree Developments. A porch is a perfect feature for…

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Cedar Balcony

Cedar Balcony

The Brief This cedar balcony was just one of the joinery jobs completed on a new build property located in Wittering, alongside local developers Grey Tree Developments. It’s always a pleasure working with their team as their sites are always well managed, not to mention…

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Air Dried Oak Mantelpiece

Air Dried Oak Mantelpiece

The Brief Oak beams are a brilliant joinery material, however being a living natural product, there are various factors to consider, which we always discuss with our clients. These chunky air-dried oak mantlepieces were just one of the joinery jobs the team undertook on a…

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Lymington Home Joinery & Carpentry Project Book case/storage

Lymington Home Joinery & Carpentry Project

The Brief Upgrading woodwork in your home can refresh not only the whole feel of the place but bring in new character and modernise aspects that may have slightly dated. For this project based on the harbourside in the desirable town of Lymington, Hampshire, we…

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Curved Spindles, Continuous Handrail and Furniture

The Brief This customer had recently finished an extensive new build containing an office, garage and cinema. They weren’t happy with the overall look of the interior joinery, so came to us for some help.  This project was an interesting one, particularly as none of…

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Whole House Joinery

The Brief This project started as an enquiry for a new staircase. Little did we know that this would lead to a stunning home filled with our joinery for these clients in Chertsey, Surrey.  Action taken For every aspect of this project we worked alongside…

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Porch Petworth West Sussex

The Brief  A front porch not only provides extra space to your home, but is also often the first thing your guests see, creating a lasting impression. This front porch was a welcomed change from our normal workload, which usually consists of manufacturing items in…

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Oak Office 1

Bespoke Oak Office Surrey

The Brief: A customer approached us with a wonderful project of turning out the biggest oak office we have ever done. This was a great challenge and the outcome turned out perfect and exactly how the customer imagined. The customers had made do with odd…

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Little Street Centre Chichester Bespoke furniture 3

Little Street Centre Chichester

The Brief: We had our customer Little Street return for another project. The new project would entail making another batch of toys for the new Little Street Centre that will be opening in Chichester on the 28th July 2018. For this centre we were asked…

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Little Street Woking

Responding to children’s love of role play, Little Street is an award winning scaled down play centre designed around a real life town. It’s a little world for big imaginations, a place where children can go to have fun and learn through role play. The…

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Bespoke Wooden fire engine

Bespoke wooden toys for Little Street play centre

Responding to children’s love of role play, Little Street is an award winning scaled down play centre designed around a real life town. It’s a little world for big imaginations, a place where children can go to have fun and learn through role play. The…

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Oak memorial bench

Bespoke English oak memorial bench

The Brief: The passing of a family member is an incredibly difficult thing to come to terms with. For local resident, Penny, a memorial bench was the perfect way to ensure her parents’ memory lived on. Penny contacted us through our website, she had a…

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