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Wooden furniture from our Somerset workshop; new designs Spring 2022

30th March 2022 By Marc Wood

In our Somerset workshop we have several new handmade wooden furniture designs for Spring

Slim Bookcase, Mirror With Shelf Cubbies & Triple Aperture Picture Frame

We’ve made a slim version of our classic bookcase for those narrower rooms in your home and for this design the chunky top doesn’t feature our 2 cm overhang, enabling a neat fit exactly into your space.

We were also commissioned to create our signature ‘dovetail’ mirror with a shelf divided into 3 cute cubbies and we and our customer are very pleased with the results!

Stephen gave us a 5 star review on Google in February for our handmade wooden furniture and you can see his own photo of the lovely mirror in his home if you visit our review page.

“ I purchased a mirror with custom designed solid-wood frame and shelf. Marc Wood was able to make this to my exact specifications, and perfectly colour-match to another piece of my furniture. Communication was excellent – friendly, helpful with fast responses.

Delivery was on a day of my choosing, and well packaged.

The price was great value.

A true craftsman who I cannot praise highly enough “

In other news, our triple aperture wooden picture frame for an 8 x10 inch or A4 image has had a makeover and is now available in our Dark Danish Oil finish.

Our Shop Space at The Ilminster Emporium

The Ilminster Emporium in Somerset has welcomed a new trader in ‘Modern Vintage’ with lovely original clothing and accessories by Mulberry and other heritage brands from the UK.

We were asked to make a dressing mirror to complement the ‘ Modern Vintage’ shop space which is opposite our own handmade wooden furniture and we love this elegant thick framed mirror, which sits on a sturdy wooden stand, available to buy from the Ilminster Emporium, Silver Street TA19 0DH.

Bespoke Options Always Available

As usual we are happy to create a bespoke piece of handmade wooden furniture for you, just contact Marc and Rachel wood in Somerset on 01460 5337 or email marcswood@hotmailco.uk for details.

Enjoy your Springtime,

Best Wishes, Marc & Rachel

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

17th November 2020 By Marc Wood

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 9^th 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 ”

Contact us before 23^rd 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 23^rd 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.

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.

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

Designed and handmade in Somerset, multiple aperture picture frame in natural wood for 6 X 4 inch images

10th October 2018 By Marc Wood

Our high quality wooden picture frame can be made to hold any size images you choose

Our chunky modern rustic picture frames are designed by Marc and Handmade by Marc and our team.

We use sustainable natural wood, such as Larch or Redwood, which both have an attractive grain.

The perfect 5 year anniversary or extra special gift for your loved one

Our charming multi aperture picture frame is an ideal 5th year wedding anniversary gift.

Wood is coupled with this particular anniversary to symbolise the strength and durability of your relationship as it puts down secure roots.

Display your Favourite Photographs

If you are looking for a thoughtful birthday present to showcase treasured memories then we can help create your ideal picture frame.

Everything is handmade by us in our Somerset workshop and we are always happy to create something bespoke for you.

Contact Marc and Rachel to discuss your custom order requirements.

Design Details

Our handmade multi aperture picture frame measures 81.6 cm X 19.16 cm x 3 cm depth and has 4 picture apertures to hold 6 x 4 inch miniature artworks or cherished family photographs.

Multi Aperture Picture Frames for 5 x 7 and 10 x 8 or A4 images

We can create your frame to hang in the portrait position and your picture apertures can sit in the portrait or landscape position.

Our multi aperture picture frames come with 2 hanging plates attached so that it can be wall mounted and picture glass is included.

We can finish in a classic warm rustic dark or fresh light toned Danish Oil to protect and enhance the natural wood grain.

You can buy our handmade wooden multi aperture and single aperture picture frames from us directly for a 10% discount off our Etsy shop prices by emailing marcswood@hotmail.co.uk or calling us in Somerset on 01460 53377.

Shop and view our collection on Etsy.com or at the Ilminster Emporium in Somerset (prices are set at the discounted rate)