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Craftsmanship

From rough timber to finished piece

Every product we make — whether it's off the shelf or a full bespoke commission — goes through the same process. Here's how a piece gets from raw material to your home.

Sketch-stage inspiration: a live-edge epoxy river dining table

1. Brief & design

We start with a conversation — the space, the budget, how the piece will actually be used day to day. For commissions, we take measurements on site or work from your plans, and share sketches and material samples before anything is committed to.

Contrasting oak and padauk timber selected for a striped board

2. Material selection

We hand-pick every board for grain, colour, and stability — nothing goes into a piece with structural defects hidden under a coat of finish. For epoxy work, boards are kiln-dried and stabilised before casting.

A fitted media wall built in the Youniche Woodworking workshop

3. Building & joinery

Every joint is cut for strength first, appearance second — though with solid timber, the two usually go hand in hand. Larger pieces, like fitted media walls and storage suites, are built in sections in the workshop and assembled on site.

Hand-cut star inlay detail on a serving tray

4. Casting & detailing

For epoxy river pieces, resin is poured in stages and cured over several days before the surface is levelled, sanded through multiple grits, and polished. Inlays and detailing — like our star-inlay serving trays — are cut and fitted by hand.

Comparing a matte oiled finish against a gloss finish on hardwood boards

5. Finishing

Food-safe boards and trays are finished with food-grade mineral oil. Furniture is finished with hard-wearing oils or paints depending on the piece — always chosen for durability first.

A finished, styled media wall installed in a living room

6. Delivery & fitting

Smaller pieces are carefully packed and shipped or hand-delivered across Leicester and the East Midlands. Fitted pieces — media walls, storage suites, garden structures — are installed on site by us.

See the difference

Before & after

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Finished garden swing set with bench swing and baby seat hung, styled in the garden
Bare timber A-frame for the garden swing set, before the swings were hung
BeforeAfter

Garden Swing Set

Finished redwood-stained raised corner planter bed with new shrubs planted
Overgrown corner border against the house before the raised bed was built
BeforeAfter

Corner Planter Bed

Finished hexagonal timber water fountain with running water and planting
Empty garden corner before the water fountain feature was built
BeforeAfter

Hexagonal Water Fountain

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