All in all, a very nice piece to make and the client was over the moon with the end result.
Rear elevation of house showing location of the desk on first floor mezzanine.
Sunday 20 March 2011
The illusionists desk
The brief, a floating desk in the study. The floor of the study has 2 glass panels looking down into the kitchen and dining area so the desk had to look as good from the underside as on the top.
I had the metal work chaps in the railway arch round the corner knock me up a bracket which could be fixed the wall and hold up the desk without the need for legs.
All in all, a very nice piece to make and the client was over the moon with the end result.
Rear elevation of house showing location of the desk on first floor mezzanine.
All in all, a very nice piece to make and the client was over the moon with the end result.
Rear elevation of house showing location of the desk on first floor mezzanine.
Back to my roots
Late last year I was commissioned to build a number of pieces of furniture for a client in west London. The projects have been on going and I finished the final piece last week.
The property is a beautifully restored Regency style home in Bayswater just off Westbourne park road. The restoration has been completed to a very high standard by a very talented building firm, Re-build and was project managed by Costa who I have thanks for the initial contact. There has been some stunning restoration of all the period features as well as an addition of a very contemporary rear extension.
The shutters were bought on the Portabello road and were in a right state when I took collection of them. Four days later and a lot of sanding and filling, they were restored back to there former understated glory.
The wardrobes are a combination of doors which were salvaged from a wall of fitted units in the clients previous property and new elements manufactured by myself.
Every door needed to be modified and was given a fresh coat of pre catalyst paint and laquer.
Once the wardrobes had been completed I moved on to coat cupboard, fitted into an alcove of the first floor landing and a tri-folding door set to cover the mass of electrics and computer servers in the basement. Both units utilized the same style, reclaimed doors as on the wardrobes in the bedroom and bathroom
By far, one of the most interesting peices of furniture that Ive made for a while was a fire place surround which was built to match a marble surround and harth which had been fitted in the front drawing room.
Above, coming together in the workshop
The fireplace fitted and ready for a television to be the centre piece
The property is a beautifully restored Regency style home in Bayswater just off Westbourne park road. The restoration has been completed to a very high standard by a very talented building firm, Re-build and was project managed by Costa who I have thanks for the initial contact. There has been some stunning restoration of all the period features as well as an addition of a very contemporary rear extension.
The wardrobes are a combination of doors which were salvaged from a wall of fitted units in the clients previous property and new elements manufactured by myself.
Every door needed to be modified and was given a fresh coat of pre catalyst paint and laquer.
Once the wardrobes had been completed I moved on to coat cupboard, fitted into an alcove of the first floor landing and a tri-folding door set to cover the mass of electrics and computer servers in the basement. Both units utilized the same style, reclaimed doors as on the wardrobes in the bedroom and bathroom
By far, one of the most interesting peices of furniture that Ive made for a while was a fire place surround which was built to match a marble surround and harth which had been fitted in the front drawing room.
The fireplace fitted and ready for a television to be the centre piece
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