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Autumn news from Marc & Rachel in Somerset: handmade mirrors, picture frames & cabinets.

17th November 2020 By Marc Wood

Welcome to our late Autumn news from Marc Wood Joinery in Somerset. We have been busy crafting our handmade wooden furniture, running Click & Collect from the Ilminster Emporium and getting design inspiration from our Somerset farmhouse workshop. This month we feature our bespoke wooden picture frame and bathroom cabinet. With 5 star reviews for our chunky framed wooden wall mirror and our bestseller has been our large mirror with shelf.

Hello from Somerset!

  We hope that you are keeping safe and well under the current C19 restrictions and that you have not been too badly affected by the closures.
  Here in the Southwest we feel fortunate that the November lock down in England has been very different from earlier in the year; all of our local suppliers remain open and we can continue to make our mirrors, picture frames and cabinets.
We can still get ‘take out’ hot chocolate at the beach and our 10 year old son is back in school with his friends.
What next for our high street shop space?
  The Ilminster Emporium has been closed since Bonfire Night along with the other ‘non essential’ shops in our little town, which is difficult as we approach the usual time for Christmas shopping.
  We traders all pulled together to set up a successful Click & Collect service and you can still buy a small range of our handmade mirrors, picture frames and cabinets from the shop.
The Ilminster Emporium has been closed since Bonfire Night along with the other ‘non essential’ shops in our little Somerset town so we traders all pulled together to set up a successful Click & Collect service and you can still buy our handmade wooden picture frames, mirrors and cabinets.
  As the news was coming in about the new English lock down and after working so hard to build up the momentum lost in March, we all wanted to keep the Emporium going, even if we couldn’t open as normal.
  We set up a new Instagram page and pledged to collectively promote every traders items as often as we could on our social pages.
We also have an evolving window display to entice our lovely local customers to keep shopping with us.
  So far the results have been really good and we are very thankful for everyone who has continued to support our little shop.
  You can contact us via the Emporium Facebook page to reserve any items.
Get 10% discount off our Etsy shop prices by buying your handmade wooden furniture, picture frames and mirrors directly from Marc Wood Joinery in Somerset.
10% discount off our Etsy shop prices
As seen on our website, we are happy to offer this discount for all direct sales (not delivery costs) via PayPal or BACS, email us for more information.
Our workshop at Flaxdrayton Farm may be chillier in the Autumn months, but it can also be very beautiful with a frosty morning sparkle or an eerie mist in the afternoon and we have taken some really atmospheric photos over the years.
Autumn in the workshop
As the weather turns colder we have stopped using the extra outdoor space which we hired to help social distancing in our workshop.
We are carefully balancing the staffing hours to continue to keep the team safe and unfortunately that means that our extra long lead times have not yet returned to their pre pandemic low of 2 – 3 weeks.
Our farmhouse workshop may be chillier in the Autumn months, but it can also be very beautiful with a frosty morning sparkle or an eerie mist in the afternoon and we have taken some really atmospheric photos over the years.
You can find more workshop pictures on our Instagram pages.
Our lovely new customer Susan gave us 5 stars on the 9th November and left a review of the extra wide frame wooden mirror which we recently made for her. “ My mirror is beautiful, very well made and stunning in its simplicity! ”
5 star Reviews
We are now into double figures with our reviews on Google and it is really helping our little business to stand out on the web, we want to say a HUGE thanks to all who have taken the time to leave us a comment or two.
Our lovely new customer Susan gave us 5 stars on the 9th November and left a review of the extra wide frame wooden mirror which we recently made for her.
“ My mirror is beautiful, very well made and stunning in its simplicity! ”
If you have the time to support us by leaving a review, please visit our Google My Business Page.
Here is our latest 5 star review on our Etsy.com shop
Rachel was very happy with her custom made ‘dovetail’ mirror with water resistant Danish Oil finish and she left us this great review on 3rd November 2020
“Marc came back to me so quickly with a quote on a bespoke mirror. It fits our bathroom perfectly and looks lovely ”
Marc Wood Bespoke Joinery handmade sustainable natural wooden furniture from South Somerset UK.
Contact us before 23rd November for a pre Christmas delivery Our cabinets and larger pieces remain at 6 weeks (down from 8) but we are able to accommodate pre Christmas deliveries for most of our mirrors and for all of our picture frames if purchased by Monday 23rd November.
Contact us before 23rd November for a pre Christmas delivery
Our cabinets and larger pieces remain at 6 weeks (down from 8) but we are able to accommodate pre Christmas deliveries for most of our mirrors and for all of our picture frames if purchased by Monday 23rd November.
Marc and our team are all working very hard and we and hope to be able to extend this offer with a special limited number of mirrors and picture frames, available for delivery right up until Christmas week, please watch our social pages for updates.
Every November we have a little family celebration to remember when our crazy Jack Russell ‘Marv’ came to live with us, 4 years ago. We are so pleased that we made the decision to collect our bouncy puppy a few weeks before Christmas to give us all time to settle in before the chaos of wrapping paper and shiny decorations added to the daily disarray of lost squeaky toys and a knocked over water bowl. Marv is still very playful and his water bowl sometimes gets knocked over still, but we all love him.
The best Christmas gift (with a waggy tail!)
  Every November we have a little family  to remember when our crazy Jack Russell ‘Marv’ came to live with us, 4 years ago.
  We are so pleased that we made the decision to collect our bouncy puppy a few weeks before Christmas to give us all time to settle in before the chaos of wrapping paper and shiny decorations added to the daily disarray of lost squeaky toys and a knocked over water bowl.
  Marv is still very playful and his water bowl sometimes gets knocked over still, but we all love him.
At Marc Wood Joinery in Somerset we are always very interested to see the photos that you send us of your handmade pieces in their new home. This month we have Hesta’s two large picture frames and Debby’s mirrored bathroom wall cabinet to show off and we think they look great.
 Your photographs
Our kind customers have kept us going these past few months, closing completely in March was very upsetting and like many others we honestly did not know if we would have a business to come back to.
Your understanding of our extra long lead times has been much appreciated and we are always very interested to see the photos that you send us of your handmade pieces in their new home.
This month we have Hesta’s two large picture frames and Debby’s mirrored bathroom wall cabinet to show off and we think they look great.
For more customer photos see our Pinterest pages.
We will be back with another update next month.
If you have any questions or if there is anything which we can create for your home, just ask. 
Best Wishes,
Marc & Rachel Wood

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Our latest handmade furniture &’Lock Down’ life in Somerset.

30th April 2020 By Marc Wood

We hope that you are staying safe and well during this health emergency, our online shop is closed and we have put the team on furlough, Marc is single manning the furniture workshop and we are taking on a low volume of orders (lead times have increased by 1 – 2 weeks)

Although we are very grateful for all of the support from the local council, NHS and essential workers helping us through, it has taken quite a bit of adjustment and stress here in the Wood household, as we know that it has for many of us.

We are enjoying spending family time on our daily walks through the Somerset countryside, which is on our doorstep (see our Instagram for more pics) and we can amuse ourselves with classic board-games from the loft, plus the boys got home haircuts last week!
At Marc Wood Bespoke Joinery in Somerset UK we craft furniture, mirrors and picture frames from sustainable natural wood. Our modern rustic wooden furniture designs are custom made to order and we can deliver and install near to Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Dorset and Taunton.
We were very excited to launch our new shop space in the Ilminster Emporium at the end of March, we held a party in the shop with local small businesses and our friends and family, the Mayor even helped out by cutting the ribbon, marking the official opening!
After several great weeks in this very lovely iconic building in the old town centre we all made the decision to close up our shop just before the ‘lock-down’ went into effect across the UK.
Although it was sad to say goodbye to all the other lovely Emporium traders and our new friends on the committee, we all felt that it was irresponsible to encourage visitors into the town as the virus took hold across the country.
We will all be back with great new displays as soon as we can and we hope that you will be able to visit the Emporium on Silver Street on your next visit to South Somerset.
At Marc Wood Bespoke Joinery in Somerset UK we craft furniture, mirrors and picture frames from sustainable natural wood. Our modern rustic wooden furniture designs are custom made to order and we can deliver and install near to Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Dorset and Taunton.
In the days before we made the decision to close the workshop we also completed our latest handmade pieces.  A chunky modern rustic sideboard (seen here in it’s new home!) and our new design of ‘tall boy’ chest of drawers, which is pictured in our studio and is now in Scotland thanks to our dedicated specialist courier Barry Whitcher, who is still working hard ensuring that items get from A to B across the country.
Both of these pieces of furniture make use of our classic ‘cut out’ handle and we will be featuring the ‘tall boy’ and lots of other new handmade items in our online shop once we are open again.
At Marc Wood Bespoke Joinery in Somerset UK we craft furniture, mirrors and picture frames from sustainable natural wood. Our modern rustic wooden furniture designs are custom made to order and we can deliver and install near to Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Dorset and Taunton.
This April we reached the milestone of 100 subscribers to our YouTube channel and we will be adding more videos in the coming weeks, find us under Marc Wood Joinery.
Woodworking tips & tricks:
This month we have an ingenious tip for smooth sanding around a curve.
It can be challenging to sand a curve and you often need your piece of sanding paper to be solid yet supple enough to carefully remove surface layers whilst fitting into the required shape.
Cover a flexible A5 notepad with sandpaper of the necessary grade for your needs and curve the notepad to fit into the curve of your wood then you have a very useful and study sanding pad.
If you place an edge of the sanding paper into the notebook, the pages will secure it as you apply pressure. Find out more about woodworking technique on this great easy to read blog.

We will be back with another update next month and if there is anything which we can create for your home, just ask. 

Best Wishes,
Marc & Rachel Wood



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Our kitchen island is handmade from natural wood with a solid granite worktop

29th November 2019 By Marc Wood Leave a Comment

We want to share our latest kitchen storage design; designed by Marc and crafted to our usual high standard in our South Somerset workshop by Marc and the team.

our wooden kitchen storage island with granite worktop is handcrafted to order in our rural workshop, you can choose to have more space devoted to drawers and the number or height of your shelves.

See our Etsy shop to buy from our collection, call us in Somerset on 01460 241372 or email marcswood@hotmail.co.uk

Our sturdy yet elegant kitchen storage island is made from sustainable natural wood (usually Redwood or Larch) and features a chunky granite worktop.

This particular kitchen island trolley measures approx. 89 cm high X 91.5 cm wide and 43 cm deep and we are always happy to design to your specifications,

Our modern kitchen island on wheels is handmade from sustainable natural wood and with a chunky granite worktop, chrome handles and painted in a modern grey; contact Marc Wood Joinery in Somerset for custom made kitchen storage.
Our portable classic kitchen island trolley in a pale grey finish is handmade from sustainable natural wood with a solid black granite worktop and chrome towel rail; contact Marc Wood Joinery in Somerset for custom made kitchen storage.
Our modern rustic custom handmade wooden kitchen wall shelf measures 90 cm height long and has been inspired by the clever re-use and upcycling of wooden coat hanger hooks to be used as tea towel hooks, for cookery aprons or to store light kitchen equipment. Our design is based on traditional west country farmhouse country kitchens and each piece of kitchen furniture is handmade by Marc Wood Joinery in Somerset UK from eco sustainable and reclaimed wood. Our wide kitchen wall shelf with upcycled hooks can be custom made to any size and we can arrange delivery or installation near Somerset, Dorset, Devon, Bristol or Exeter.

 Our shelves with coat hanger hooks (as seen above) are a stylish way to tidy utensils, aprons & tea towels or display your favourite crockery and go-to cookery books along the top.

View our handcrafted kitchen furniture and storage collection online.

 

With a metal side rail for smooth portability and which can be used to hold tea towels or appropriately handled kitchen utensils; our handmade wooden kitchen island rests on sturdy caster wheels with breaks, so that you can securely station your storage cart wherever you choose.

Our kitchen island trolley will add stylish and adaptable storage within your kitchen area, with two properly constructed pull drawers, and two wide shelves, each with 26 cm of usable height.

This handmade small kitchen shelf has been handmade from natural wood in our rural Somerset workshop; contact Marc Wood Joinery to find out more abut our beautiful, high quality custom handmade mirrors, frames, bathroom cabinets & wooden furniture, custom made to order.

The robust shelves of our kitchen island are excellent for keeping your cooking pots, cups, plates or food tidily arranged; the upper shelf is in slatted wood to aid the circulation of fresh air and increase the shelf life of your fresh fruit & vegetables.

This handmade kitchen island has been finished in modern pale grey; because our solid wooden kitchen cabinets, wall shelves and kitchen storage islands are each handcrafted to order in our rural workshop, you can choose to have more space devoted to drawers and the number or height of your shelves.

We are happy to use a different paint or a wood toned Danish Oil if you would prefer an alternative finish to perfectly suit both your space and your personal style.

Contact Marc and Rachel to discuss your own bespoke wooden kitchen storage design, kitchen island prices start at £450 for a natural wooden worktop option.

Marc Wood Joinery; visit us online to see more beautiful, high quality custom handmade mirrors, frames, bathroom cabinets & wooden furniture in sustainable natural timbers.

Visit us on Pinterest or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram and twitter; call us at our Somerset workshop on 01460 241372 or email marcswood@hotmail.co.uk and let us know how we can design and create for your home.

Marc Wood Joinery; visit us online to see more beautiful, high quality custom handmade mirrors, frames, bathroom cabinets & wooden furniture in sustainable natural timbers. See our Etsy shop to buy from our collection or call us at our Somerset workshop on 01460 241372 or email marcswood@hotmail.co.uk and let us know how we can design and create for your home. We are close enough to Bristol, Bath, Devon, Dorset and Wiltshire for a site visit and delivery.

We are near enough to Bristol, Bath, Devon, Dorset and Wiltshire for a site visit and reduced delivery costs.

custom handmade modern rustic kitchen cabinets & storage from natural wood, designed and handcrafted by Marc and the team at Marc Wood Joinery in Somerset UK using traditional joinery technique. Our in house wall cabinet, kitchen island and kitchen furniture designs mix country farmhouse natural timber textures with our signature decorative dovetail joint and a sleek modern shape for a unique range of high quality furniture and home décor.

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Our latest handmade wooden coffee table is a smaller version of our most loved living room classic

10th January 2019 By Marc Wood Leave a Comment

Our wooden coffee table is handmade from solid, chunky sustainable natural timbers and is

Our small 50 x 50 cm coffee table is perfect for small spaces and maintains our chunky, solid modern farmhouse furniture style
 our handcrafted 50 x 50 cm coffee table

perfect for smaller, compact living spaces.

Carefully designed by Marc Wood and handcrafted from a mixture of reclaimed wood and eco friendly timbers by Marc and our talented small team in our rural Somerset workshop; this small version of our modern rustic coffee table is a fusion of the traditional rustic wooden ‘slab’ style farmhouse table top and a more contemporary, modern design.

Our 50 cm square chunky table top is large enough to use as a stylish serving space for when you have guests and then when you are feeling mellow, chilling out with your blanket and cosy drink your sofa side essentials within easy reach; we’ve included a spacious lower shelf for added storage.

We’ve had some great reviews of the latest addition to our living room range, our lovely repeat customer Paul recently sent us this comment;

” love the table. Your workmanship is a good as ever and it now has pride of place in our lounge “

Our rustic square coffee table in natural wood will compliment the current ‘rural retreat’ vibe, wherever your home may be!

The natural wood grain of our handmade small coffee table in eco soilid wood is complimented by the Danish Oil finish.
The natural wood grain is complimented by the Danish Oil finish.

If this 50 x 50 cm wide and 45 cm high size or design isn’t quite perfect for your needs, please contact Marc and Rachel to discuss your own bespoke eco-friendly wooden coffee table, prices start at £230.00.

Marc Wood Joinery; visit us online to see more beautiful, high quality custom handmade mirrors, frames, bathroom cabinets & furniture in reclaimed wood and eco-friendly FSC timbers.

View our Etsy shop or Facebook, Instagram or Pinterest page; call us at our Somerset workshop (near enough to Bristol, Bath and Exeter for a site visit and delivery for £60 or lower) 01460 241372, email marcswood@hotmail.co.uk and let us know how we can design and create for your home.

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Bathroom cabinets & mirrors, designed & custom handmade from natural sustainable wood in Somerset UK

23rd February 2018 By Marc Wood Leave a Comment

Find out more about the inspiration and craftsmanship of our high quality, traditionally handmade bathroom cabinets.

 All of our bathroom cabinets and bathroom storage pieces are designed by Marc and handcrafted from eco friendly solid wood by our talented small team in our rural Somerset workshop.

Pictured below, our single mirror door bathroom vanity cabinet is compact at 43.5 height X 38.5 width cm and 14 cm deep; 2 shelves allow for maximum storage.
More details & shop here
 
 
handmade by Marc Wood Joinery in Somerset, our modern rustic bathroom cabinet is made using sustainable natural eco wood.
Our quirky farmhouse bathroom shelf with 4 upcycled coat hanger hooks pictured right is designed to hold your bath towels, wash bags and nightwear.
More details & shop here.
Our large bathroom cabinet with double mirrored doors measures 70 cm height X 80 cm width and 16.5 cm deep and is handmade by us in Somerset near Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Devon and Dorset
Our large double mirror door wall cabinet above measures 70 cm height X 80 cm width and 16.5 cm deep overall size.
The slim style is perfect for those bathrooms with lots of wall space but limited room to move about.
More details & shop here.
Designed and handmade in Somerset by Marc wood Joinery our solid wooden shelf is deep enough for bathroom towels and bathroom jars and cosmetic containers. For eco-friendly versatile storage in your modern rustic bathroom we use natural reclaimed wood and sustainable wood; the coat hanger hooks are upcycled and will hold your bathroom towels, washbags and dressing gown. Update your bathroom space with our solid wooden bathroom storage and furniture range, inbuilt storage avoidable and we can install near Somerset, Bath, Bristol, Dorset, Wiltshire and Devon.

These handmade bathroom cabinets are available to order now, with our current waiting list we will need two weeks for completion and delivery via 24 hour courier.

Our workshop at Flaxdrayton Farm in Somerset has been influential for our latest furniture designs.
We are also happy to design and create something for you with custom dimensions; all of our eco friendly furniture, mirrors and picture frames are designed by Marc and handmade to order by Marc and the team in our Somerset workshop.
bathroom cabinet with single mirror door, large size in natural sustainable wood
Long bathroom shelf with book end, designed and handmade by Marc Wood Joinery in Somerset UK from eco natural reclaimed wood, any size made.
Our larger single mirror door bathroom wall cabinet pictured above is our most popular. This cabinet has 3 shelves and measures  56 cm height X 54 cm width and 18 cm deep overall size.
More details & shop here

At Marc Wood Joinery we are happy to create bespoke pieces to fit even the most awkward spaces in your home; we spend time designing and then refining our sketches to suit your personal style.

Marc is seen here, hard at work in our workshop; as a small ethically focused business, customer service is very important to us and we are most happy when we make you happy!
Our high quality wooden framed mirror comes in a dark stain and features our signature hand cut dovetail detailing at the mirror frame corners. This modern rustic wall mountable mirror has a wide wooden frame is handcrafted from a mixture of sustainable and reclaimed wood by Marc and our talented small team in our rural Somerset workshop, using traditional techniques. Update your home with our solid wooden furniture range, we can install near Somerset, Bath, Bristol, Dorset, Wiltshire and Devon.
Marc Wood uses traditional joinery techniques to create beautiful furniture from eco friendly timbers.
Designed and handmade in Somerset by Marc wood Joinery our solid wooden high quality wall mounted bathroom cabinet is handcrafted from a mixture of sustainable and reclaimed wood by Marc and our talented small team in our rural Somerset workshop, using traditionally techniques. Our bathroom cabinet will compliment both an rustic architectural, modern farmhouse or a more cosy 'country farmhouse' bathroom vibe. Update your bathroom space with our solid wooden bathroom storage and furniture range, inbuilt storage avoidable and we can install near Somerset, Bath, Bristol, Dorset, Wiltshire and Devon.
We also create wooden framed mirrors and wall mounted and floor standing bathroom cabinets, towel cupboards and sink stands with wooden panelled doors; see a selection here. 
wooden door bathroom cabinet vanity unit in reclaimed wood, custom handmade to order in Somerset UK
Browse and shop here or read a selection of our (200 plus!) wonderful customer reviews.
Call us at our Somerset workshop on 01460 241372 or email marcswood@hotmail.co.uk.

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Using a mixture of reclaimed and eco friendly FSC certified wood along with upcycled materials, Marc is a creative designer-maker of beautiful, high quality furniture and home accessories. He has an art and design background and trained in Joinery to put his furniture design into practice, inspired by a love of the diverse west-country landscape of rolling hills, ancient woodland, and wild coasts. Together with wife Rachel they run Marc Wood Joinery from their Somerset workshop situated within a complex of 18th Century farmland outbuildings shared amongst a lively local artisan community. Our assistant Dom has trained in joinery and loves the outdoor life, one of his favourite duties is walking our Jack Russell puppy Marv in the afternoons and he is an excellent sounding board for Marc's latest designs. This thriving small online business offers ready made and bespoke pieces for those who want high quality furniture design and craftsmanship with a commitment to sustainability, minimising waste and re-using discarded materials.
We are inspired by our natural surroundings to design & create pieces which we hope will be loved & used for a lifetime or more.

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Reviews

” Excellent workmanship, really pleased with my new bespoke mirror, arrived on time, good quality, finished off beautifully, would recommend to anyone” Susan, 29th May 2018

” Thank you for my beautiful bespoke frame! Exactly what I wanted and really good quality. You have been very helpful throughout the process, thank you” Jess – June 2018

” beautifully made by hand, looks just as good inside as out and has useful shelving area. Excellent communication and service. I definitely recommend ” Helen – April 2018.

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