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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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kitchen cabinets, cupboards & islands custom handmade in natural wood

9th February 2019 By Marc Wood Leave a Comment

Our handcrafted kitchen furniture includes cabinets & storage islands for practical, stylish cookery & display spaces; be inspired by our update of the classic West Country farmhouse kitchen!

This impressive glass fronted wall cabinet is a beautiful showcase for your vintage crockery and elegant glassware. Each is custom handmade to order from solid natural wood by Marc Wood Joinery in our Somerset workshop.
Handmade glass fronted double door kitchen wall cabinet.

Carefully designed by Marc and handcrafted from a mixture of reclaimed wood and sustainable timbers by Marc and our talented small team in our rural Somerset workshop, our modern rustic kitchen furniture encompasses compact wall cabinets, extra large tables and granite worktop island trolleys. 

this kitchen island trolley has a high quality solid granite worktop and 2 shelves. The upper shelf is in slatted wood to aid the circulation of fresh air and increase the shelf life of your fruit & vegetables. Designed and custom handmade to any size by Marc Wood Joinery in Somerset UK.
Our kitchen island with a solid granite worktop.

Our kitchen furniture is handcrafted from real, natural wood and is a design fusion of traditional rustic farmhouse style and a more contemporary sleekly modernist design.

We love the classic angular ‘dovetail’ joint, which works as both as a durable jointing technique and a quirky decoration for our cabinet doors.  

The subtly curved corners of our wooden and glass fronted cabinets combine with our signature ‘hidden’ integrated wooden handles to offer stylish modernist simplicity with the mellow informality of natural wood. 

Thoughtfully designed by Marc and handcrafted from a mixture of reclaimed wood and Forest Stewardship Council certified timbers by Marc and our small team in our Somerset workshop; this wall mounted double door kitchen cabinet features the distinctively shaped 'dovetail' joints reminiscent of heritage country furniture while the smoothly contoured finger jointed corners give this piece a modern mid century design edge.
Our kitchen cabinets feature the classic ‘dovetail’ joint on the solid wooden doors.

If this isn’t quite perfect for your needs, contact Marc and Rachel to discuss your own bespoke eco-friendly wooden cabinet, cupboard, dresser, dining table or island trolley; cabinet prices start at £165.00 

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 sustainable natural timbers.

See our Etsy shop to buy from our collection, visit us on Pinterest or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram and twitter; call us at our Somerset workshop (near enough to Bristol, Bath and Exeter for a site visit and delivery for £60 or lower) 

Our rustic farmhouse kitchen wall cabinet with a single wooden door has been designed by Marc Wood Joinery UK to feature our signature ‘dovetail’ and ‘finger’ joints and is custom handmade in real, solid wood. Comes with 3 shelves and can be made tall, wide & narrow to fit any awkward kitchen wall space.
Our kitchen wall cabinets can be made with a single or double wooden or glass fronted door.

01460 241372 or email marcswood@hotmail.co.uk and let us know how we can design and create for your home.

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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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