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News from May 2020

4th June 2020 By Marc Wood

Marc Wood Joinery handmade modern rustic furniture in natural sustainable wood May 2020 Blog news update
Hello from Somerset!
We hope that you are staying safe and well during May 2020.

This past month we have been enjoying the opportunity to travel a bit further for our exercise, with a lovely quiet morning on the secluded beach at Charmouth in Dorset, to help celebrate our son Arthur’s 10th Birthday.

New Furniture Designs 
We created a new chalk and pin board with characterful ‘leaf head’ hooks, stylish and useful in a  hallway or kitchen and Marc is focusing on a new ‘home working’ range with wall mounted desks and office storage for small spaces, more on this next month.

We are offering a 10% discount off Etsy shop prices (not on delivery) for all direct sales via PayPal or BACS, contact us via email for more info.

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.

Online Shop Now Open
Our key suppliers re-opened mid month and we switched our Etsy shop back on.
We are not yet ready to welcome back the team and our reduced options and extended lead times allow Marc to complete all new orders by himself.

Our classic dovetail mirror with shelf quickly became the month’s bestselling style, the inbuilt shelf is just the right depth for holding a tea light holder or two. Perfect for a relaxing evening at home.

High Street Shop Reopening
After a successful opening night with a visit from the Mayor and a write up in Somerset Life Magazine, unfortunately we only had a  few weeks of trade in March.

Along with most of the nation’s high street stores, we felt it best to close just a few days before the official ‘lock down’ and we were all sorry to say goodbye to our new shop space.

Now we can announce that the Ilminster Emporium at 19 Silver Street TA19 0DH, is planning to reopen in mid June, which is great news for us and all the other local traders involved.
We are now working on several new pieces to showcase in the characterful period building and will be operating under reduced hours and social distancing guidelines.

Making the most of our space during the C19 quiet time . . .

Now that his drum kit has been set up in the workshop (no one is about to complain!) Marc has been keeping up with his Drum practice at break-times.

We have also spruced up our home office space by repainting our lovely vintage style desk and our wonderful Jack Russell ‘Marv’ certainly approves of the comfy ‘swingy’ chair.

 

Family time has been spent up on the local allotment, teaching our son Arthur how to garden and growing our own fruit and veg, which we have all been getting to enjoy at meal times, yum!
 (see our
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On Google Reviews
We are gaining more excellent reviews outside of our Etsy shop (which has nearly 300!)

Nick kindly added 5 stars and a lovely comment about the bespoke bathroom cabinet which we made for him a few weeks ago, thanks Nick!

Tips & tricks 
This month’s very simple woodworking tip is how to use a household iron to remove small dents from wooden surfaces with a combination of heat and moisture, using a household clothes iron.

* Dab the dent with water, just enough to cover the dent and a small part of the surrounding wood. The dent should be completely wet and gathering inside the depression in the wood.

* Place a damp paper towel or piece of cloth over the dent, wring out any excess water first and then lay it directly on top of the dent. This extra moisture also creates a buffer to help protect the wood from being damaged by the heat of the iron

* Give the water time to soak into the wood for a few minutes and as the water seeps into the wood, it will cause it to soften so that when you apply heat to the dent, the wood will expand and the dent should lift out.

* Press the iron into the cloth above the dent and move it around using slow circular motions,gradually widening the area. Keep heating the wood until the cloth is dry, then lift a corner to check your progress.

* You can wet the wood again and repeat if required, while a single ironing might be all you need to deal with minor dents, for more severe depressions or areas with multiple marks you can continue to gently apply the iron and them once finished, allow to dry.

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

Best Wishes,

 

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Our most loved eco wooden bathroom cabinet design is custom handmade to suit your space

31st July 2018 By Marc Wood Leave a Comment

 

Large double mirror door bathroom cabinet in solid reclaimed wood, custom made in Somerset UK
Our latest bathroom cabinet is sleeker, taller and with much more storage space.

Our most loved eco-chic bathroom cabinet design has just been refreshed!

This new release of our two mirror door modern rustic bathroom classic is sleeker, taller and with much more storage space;

The impressively expansive mirror glass area of our grand bathroom cabinet really makes the most of any reflected light for extra illumination and enhances the illusion of a spacious bathroom. The increased reflection proportions will give you the freedom you need to focus on your personal styling.

This handmade solid wooden cabinet will fill a large wall space at a generous 80 cm wide x 70 cm high x 16.5 cm deep and with 3 shelves all of your bathroom cosmetics will be neatly stored behind the cleverly designed ‘hidden handle’ double doors.

Designed by Marc Wood and handmade by Marc and our talented team in our rural Somerset workshop, our signature traditionally hand-cut dovetail joints edge each of the mirrored door panels and we have used our favourite elegant finger joints for the smoothly contoured corners of the cabinet body. We specially select all of our timbers to beautifully showcase the natural character of the eco-friendly and sustainably sourced natural wood grain.

Our bathroom cabinets, storage cupboards and mirrors are each handmade to order from our Somerset UK workshop. We use traditional technique and sustainably reclaimed wood and FSC timber.
Our bathroom cabinets, storage cupboards and mirrors are each handmade to order.

 

We are always happy to create your ideal piece of furniture, speak to Marc and Rachel about how we can design the perfect accompaniment to suit your unique space. 

Marc Wood Joinery; visit us online to find out more about our people and processes, visit our web gallery 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 FB page; call us at our Somerset workshop 01460 241372, email marcswood@hotmail.co.uk and let us know how we can design and create for your home.

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Bespoke kitchen carts and trolleys, handmade in Somerset from eco friendly solid wood

16th February 2018 By Marc Wood Leave a Comment

We were asked to design and create this practical and stylish kitchen piece for a lovely lady in South Devon, because she couldn’t find anything else like it from within the UK.

At Marc Wood Joinery we specialise in crafting bespoke pieces to suit the awkward spaces in your home; we spend time designing and refining our sketches to suit your personal style, because what is most important to us is that our customers are happy and satisfied with their commission.

This handmade kitchen cart is available to order and we are happy to create this piece with bespoke dimensions and extra storage. This particular size ( 89 cm high X 91.5 cm wide and 43 cm depth) featuring a high quality solid granite worktop is competitively priced, see our Etsy UK shop for details.

All of our furniture, mirrors and picture frames are designed by Marc and handmade to order by Marc and Dom in our Somerset workshop.

You can simply browse our shop online via Etsy or contact us to see how we can help design and craft to perfectly complement your unique kitchen ; just follow the link from our ‘shop’ page to view our many designs and read a selection of our (200 plus!) wonderful customer reviews.

this custom handmade kitchen island, cart and trolley has been painted gloss white and features a solid granite worktop, chrome handles and towel rail. With 2 shelves and 2 drawers this premium kitchen unit has been designed  by Marc wood Joinery in Somerset UK and is available to buy from our online shop or we can visit locally if you are near Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Taunton or Sherbourne.
Our drawers are constructed from solid wood using traditional techniques and we have added a stylish chrome handle to the side of this kitchen cart, which can also be used as a towel rail.
Custom handmade by Marc Wood Joinery in Somerset UK, our granite top, white painted kitchen furniture can be made to fit any awkward space. With 2 drawers and 2 shelves this kitchen storage calssic is a very useful addition to your modern rustic home.
Our kitchen furniture can be made with a natural wood finish or gloss painted white as seen here. With 2 shelves and 2 drawers our Somerset handmade wooden trolley has plenty of storage space and can be moved to fit your space.

We use vintage and reclaimed wood, supplementing with sustainable FSC certified timbers when needed. We reuse fittings and materials whenever we can and we believe in making our workshop process eco friendly.

We can even help to arrange a reliable furniture courier to anywhere in the UK.

Call us at our Somerset workshop on 01460 241372 or email marcswood@hotmail.co.uk.

 

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