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Photo credit: Steve Linwood @ Independent Cambridge https://www.peterharrisonfurniture.co.uk/the-process daily 0.75 2020-08-03 https://www.peterharrisonfurniture.co.uk/items-for-sale daily 0.75 2020-08-03 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f27f29ff286596fa2e264d5/5f27f2c9faf3d92da6bd9ea6/1596453692024/brickchair2.jpg Items for Sale Brick chair made from walnut, sycamore, ash, cherry, oak, and several others. £350 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f27f29ff286596fa2e264d5/5f27f2d23c4a2800970eeaff/1596453695881/brickchair1.jpg Items for Sale Brick chair made from walnut, sycamore, ash, cherry, oak, and several others. £350 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f27f29ff286596fa2e264d5/5f27f2e38dd86201c13c52de/1596453713764/brick-side-table.jpg Items for Sale Brick Side Table – made from walnut, oak and hornbeam, with a birch ply top. £300 https://www.peterharrisonfurniture.co.uk/get-in-touch daily 0.75 2020-11-09 https://www.peterharrisonfurniture.co.uk/privacy-policy daily 0.75 2021-04-06 https://www.peterharrisonfurniture.co.uk/cookie-notice daily 0.75 2021-04-06 https://www.peterharrisonfurniture.co.uk/furniture-and-kitchens daily 1.0 2020-08-04 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/t/5f27da2f062baa1f2b17cea9/1596447295319/logo-white.png Handmade Furniture & Kitchens https://www.peterharrisonfurniture.co.uk/furniture-and-kitchens/bedroom-furniture monthly 0.5 2020-10-28 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5edbe7d2c796372e5333bd4a/5f2578c643d30f1d3aa0303a/1596300258775/piegut-bed.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Bedroom Furniture Piegut Bed – Made using turned pieces from an Islington cafe. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5edbe7d2c796372e5333bd4a/5f2578c3b71b7012a545698e/1596300261551/eggington-bed.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Bedroom Furniture Egginton Bed – Made from oak with black-stained ply slats. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5edbe7d2c796372e5333bd4a/5f2578c49ab9893ef0bd4a0d/1596302431275/hornbeam-chest-of-drawers.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Bedroom Furniture Hornbeam and Lacewood Chest of Drawers – A long, low chest of drawers containing 12 drawers including three hidden in the plinth. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5edbe7d2c796372e5333bd4a/5f2578c45cde9072ff50caf3/1603896507818/hornbeam-wardrobes.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Bedroom Furniture Hornbeam and Lacewood Wardrobes – From the same room, these have doors, plinth drawers and a lift-up flap at the top. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5edbe7d2c796372e5333bd4a/5f257b96ea3e2c6932d4ede1/1603896525867/charred-hornbeam-mirror.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Bedroom Furniture Charred Hornbeam Cheval Mirror – Charring is one of my favourite finishes for treen. However, going at a piece of complex cabinetmaking with a blowtorch is quite nerve-wracking! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5edbe7d2c796372e5333bd4a/5f2598ba05247268ef29a35d/1596302431309/chestnut-bog-chest-of-drawers.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Bedroom Furniture Chestnut & Bog Oak Chests of Drawers – Part of a bedroom suite, this pair of chests of drawers were designed so that they could be side-by-side in the room they were made for, or separated if moved to a different room. All made in traditional fashion, with hand-dovetailed drawers with oak sides and cedar of Lebanon bottoms to deter moths. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5edbe7d2c796372e5333bd4a/5f257b96b3f4f86b1bedf1e3/1596302431283/chestnut-bedside-table.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Bedroom Furniture Chestnut & Bog Oak Bedside Table – From the same suite and another favourite (it reminds me of a small animal). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5edbe7d2c796372e5333bd4a/5f25982c4ccb2332c32a7f8e/1596302431306/chestnut-bookcase.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Bedroom Furniture Chestnut Bookcase – From the same suite and made wedge-shaped to get the most room from an irregular space. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5edbe7d2c796372e5333bd4a/5f2578c6036f14351f222a02/1596302431270/pinewood-bed1.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Bedroom Furniture Pinewood Bedroom – A large bedroom suite made from alder wood. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5edbe7d2c796372e5333bd4a/5f257cf098d3e908c2e8c8ad/1596302431287/pinewood-bedroom2.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Bedroom Furniture Pinewood Bedroom – Interior of the alder wood wardrobe. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5edbe7d2c796372e5333bd4a/5f257d1e4ccb2332c3274fac/1596302431299/english-cherry-tallboy.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Bedroom Furniture English Cherry & Lacquer Tallboy – The front is veneered with four consecutive sheets of veneer. The handles are made from bog oak and steel, and the legs are lacquered wood that has been honed to give an effect like brushed steel. I also made the special door hinges. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5edbe7d2c796372e5333bd4a/5f257d20068a8958d669e46d/1603896611013/whittlesford-walnut-cod.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Bedroom Furniture Whittlesford Walnut Chest of Drawers – My clients had a dead walnut tree in their garden. We had it sawn into planks and used some of them to make this chest. The drawer fronts are five consecutive planks. The drawer linings are made from oak and cedar of Lebanon. The handles are wenge and stainless steel. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5edbe7d2c796372e5333bd4a/5f257d20edb58b6c9724abed/1596302431292/lacquer-wardrobe.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Bedroom Furniture Lacquer Wardrobe – A sleek minimalist design. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5edbe7d2c796372e5333bd4a/5f257d38df065a4df39672ec/1596302431295/peterborough-wardrobe.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Bedroom Furniture Peterborough Wardrobe – One of a pair, fitted either side of a fireplace, made from painted beech and birch ply. https://www.peterharrisonfurniture.co.uk/furniture-and-kitchens/living-room-furniture monthly 0.5 2020-08-03 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f25a45fb925a119fbfc9f84/5f25a5ac456a8268e093355d/1596365978377/brick-side-table.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Living Room Furniture Brick Side Table – made from walnut, oak and hornbeam, with a birch ply top. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f25a45fb925a119fbfc9f84/5f25a82a9ab9893ef0c2a829/1596365978429/bubble-cabinet.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Living Room Furniture Bubble Cabinet – The doors were made from MDF on a CNC router (a woodworking robot). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f25a45fb925a119fbfc9f84/5f25a655036f14351f277642/1596365978410/sawston-dresser-landscape.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Living Room Furniture Sawston Dresser – made to store cutlery, wine and crockery. The wrap-around top is oak, and the floating shelf is glass with LED lights behind. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f25a45fb925a119fbfc9f84/5f25a60405247268ef2b5e2a/1596365978399/kentish-town-hall-cabinet.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Living Room Furniture Kentish Town Hall Cabinet – This was an interesting design brief, for a piece of furniture to sit in an entrance hall and to be used to store keys, bike lights, gloves etc. The curved frames were made on a CNC router (woodworking robot) and there is a mixture of lacquered MDF and solid oak. The curved drawers were hinged on a steel spine. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f25a45fb925a119fbfc9f84/5f25a5ae5cde9072ff55f553/1596365978387/brown-chestnut-cabinet.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Living Room Furniture Brown Chestnut & Resin Dresser – Made in the 1990s. The vine motif around the top was made by routing the design , then filling the grooves with black resin and sanding level. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f25a45fb925a119fbfc9f84/5f25a64298f17912e4b068af/1596365978414/sandon-bar.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Living Room Furniture Sandon Bar – This was a little jewel box of a bar, fitted into a space around 1.5m square. The design was inspired by New York speakeasies from the prohibition era. It is made from antiqued oak, with brass worktops and antiqued mirrors. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f25a45fb925a119fbfc9f84/5f25a67447af2c526d3a0b84/1596365978421/silver-cabinet.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Living Room Furniture Silver Cabinet – A tricky job, making two matching silver cabinets for a wedge-shaped room. The adjustable shelves are glass with a painted frame, which allows the lights set in the tops of the cabinets to illuminate all the contents. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f25a45fb925a119fbfc9f84/5f25a5ae9ab9893ef0c26425/1596365978383/crystal-palace-cabinet.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Living Room Furniture Crystal Palace Cabinet – I have made several pieces like this, mainly to fit in alcoves. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f25a45fb925a119fbfc9f84/5f25a67d47af2c526d3a0c50/1596365978418/skylon-side-table.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Living Room Furniture Skylon Side Table – Inspired by the centrepiece of the Festival of Britain, the top floats above the base on stainless steel wires. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f25a45fb925a119fbfc9f84/5f25a63bb05a9806718776ca/1596365978407/ripple-sycamore-side-table.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Living Room Furniture Ripple Sycamore Side Table – The top is made from a bookmatched piece of sycamore. The drawer has a cedar of Lebanon bottom, which gives an interesting smell when opened. The fluting on the legs was inspired by the blade of a scull. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f25a45fb925a119fbfc9f84/5f25a606b3f4f86b1bf2ca92/1596365978403/milton-road-tv-cabinet.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Living Room Furniture Milton Road TV Cabinet – This was made from American cherry. I made the cabinet wedge-shaped . The floating shelves are supported by hidden cleats. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f25a45fb925a119fbfc9f84/5f25a82ceb02ec7342f28796/1596365978432/painted-dresser.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Living Room Furniture Painted Dresser https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f25a45fb925a119fbfc9f84/5f25a82bb3f4f86b1bf30e47/1596365978425/hildersham-radcover-1.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Living Room Furniture Hildersham radiator cover 1 – Made from oak. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f25a45fb925a119fbfc9f84/5f25a5f826a28453d03c5aae/1603896900736/hildersham-radcover2.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Living Room Furniture Hildersham radiator cover– Made from painted beech and birch ply. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f25a45fb925a119fbfc9f84/5f25a82c3f0cb162348f0a45/1596365978436/painted-cabinet.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Living Room Furniture Painted Cabinet – Another alcove piece. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f25a45fb925a119fbfc9f84/5f25a954eb02ec7342f2b137/1596365978440/chinese-style-cabinet.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Living Room Furniture Chinese Style Cabinet – My client was part-Chinese and wanted a piece of furniture that looked to that heritage. It also had to be quite modern, with fold-away doors revealing a TV and audio equipment. I made the handles from phosphor bronze with hammered decoration. The red finish is red ochre mixed with varnish, and waxed. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f25a45fb925a119fbfc9f84/5f25a5ae068a8958d66eb2e3/1596365978391/hampstead-window-seat.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Living Room Furniture Hampstead Window Seat – Made for a house overlooking Hampstead Heath, from laminated ply. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f25a45fb925a119fbfc9f84/5f25a9be533633532dd882a3/1596365978443/stamfordhill-window-seat.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Living Room Furniture Stamford Hill Window Seat – Seating with a range of storage, from drawers to lift-up lids. https://www.peterharrisonfurniture.co.uk/furniture-and-kitchens/kitchens monthly 0.5 2020-08-03 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f269c9a34746c6d2f60bf88/5f26a1049cf1312821f7d177/1596367775853/Piegut-Kitchen2.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Kitchens Piegut Kitchen – The island. I also made the coffee table and dining table that can be seen. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f269c9a34746c6d2f60bf88/5f269f10bfc624058aea6ef0/1596367775840/Piegut-Kitchen1.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Kitchens Piegut Kitchen – One of my favourites, made from ripple sycamore with wenge details. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f269c9a34746c6d2f60bf88/5f269efb34746c6d2f60e374/1596367775831/Hurst-Park-kitchen1.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Kitchens Hurst Park Kitchen – This was made for a beautiful extension to a 1930s house in Cambridge. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f269c9a34746c6d2f60bf88/5f269f0dfc55b9218bc0d2b8/1596367775835/Hurst-Park-kitchen2.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Kitchens Hurst Park Kitchen – It features lacquered birch ply with English oak details and Carrara marble worktops. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f269c9a34746c6d2f60bf88/5f269ec378e49e62c8c7d15c/1596367775815/Hildersham-kitchen-island1.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Kitchens Hildersham Kitchen Island – Painted beech and birch ply, with English oak shelf slats and a granite worktop. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f269c9a34746c6d2f60bf88/5f269ec335718e4a35ad47de/1596367775821/Hildersham-kitchen-island2.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Kitchens Hildersham Kitchen Island https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f269c9a34746c6d2f60bf88/5f269f26b436d408b92ccc7c/1596367775845/Thurleigh-painted-kitchen1.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Kitchens Thurleigh Kitchen – A painted kitchen in a barn conversion. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f269c9a34746c6d2f60bf88/5f269f2878e49e62c8c7d68e/1596367775849/Thurleigh-Painted-Kitchen2.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Kitchens Thurleigh Kitchen – Made from vacuum pressed ply, beech, and birch ply, with quartz worktops. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f269c9a34746c6d2f60bf88/5f26a12b34746c6d2f6109c9/1596367775866/Caxton-kitchen1.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Kitchens Caxton Kitchen – A large fitted kitchen, made from painted beech with granite worktops. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f269c9a34746c6d2f60bf88/5f26a12baa7d9b2610b13135/1596367775861/Caxton-kitchen2.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Kitchens Caxton Kitchen https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f269c9a34746c6d2f60bf88/5f26a12c028ea31cb0bdccbd/1596367775857/Caxton-kitchen3.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Kitchens Caxton Kitchen https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f269c9a34746c6d2f60bf88/5f269ec378e49e62c8c7d15b/1596367775827/Fen-Ditton-kitchen.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Kitchens Fen Ditton Kitchen – Only the second kitchen I ever made, dating from about 1980. My client didn't want doors so we made this design. The drawers are in the tops of the columns. Made from English ash, with blackwood details. https://www.peterharrisonfurniture.co.uk/furniture-and-kitchens/coffee-tables monthly 0.5 2020-08-03 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f26a39fb4be7d6b1c3a317d/5f26a569468231312b99b47d/1596369110789/CUP-coffee-table1.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Coffee Tables C.U.P Type Case Coffee Table 1 – About 30 years ago I was fortunate to be able to buy 100 redundant type cases from the Cambridge University Press. I clean them carefully, trying to preserve the graffiti and character, and set them in coffee tables with glass tops. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f26a39fb4be7d6b1c3a317d/5f26a56a78e49e62c8c82751/1596369110785/CUP-coffee-table2.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Coffee Tables C.U.P Type Case Coffee Table 2 – This is a more minimal design, made from English walnut. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f26a39fb4be7d6b1c3a317d/5f26a56afb63be11c973cbe4/1596369110782/CUP-coffee-table3.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Coffee Tables C.U.P Type Case Coffee Table 3 – They are great for displaying collections of small things: a sort of cabinet of curiosities. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f26a39fb4be7d6b1c3a317d/5f26a56859439349b9b9db08/1596369110776/Chestnut-bog-oak-coffee-table.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Coffee Tables Chestnut & Bog Oak Coffee Table – Made for a mental health clinic. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f26a39fb4be7d6b1c3a317d/5f26a56a8724ae08d595703e/1596369110795/Laminated-Ply-Coffee-Table.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Coffee Tables Laminated Ply Coffee Table – Probably the most difficult vacuum pressing piece I have made, it's laminated from several sheets of aero ply. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f26a39fb4be7d6b1c3a317d/5f26a56bfb63be11c973cbfb/1596369110792/Swarofski-coffee-table.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Coffee Tables Swarofski Crystal Coffee Table – Another difficult laminating job. The three holes in the top and sides were joined by a hollow branched casting, which was coated on the inside with black Swarofski crystals, giving a geode-like effect. https://www.peterharrisonfurniture.co.uk/furniture-and-kitchens/dining-tables monthly 0.5 2020-08-03 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f26a8d6028ea31cb0be4757/5f26a944fc55b9218bc18316/1596369681180/Beech-walnut-table.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Dining Tables Beech & Walnut Table – One of the largest (certainly the heaviest!) tables I've made. There is no framework under the top- the legs go through and the top is stabilised with three hidden pieces of steel. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f26a8d6028ea31cb0be4757/5f26a946b4be7d6b1c3a8e16/1596369739561/BirdsEye-Maple-Walnut-table.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Dining Tables Beech & Walnut Table – This was a lovely commission. The table was a wedding present from the groom's parents, and the chairs were given by various family members. The names of the givers were stamped on each piece. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f26a8d6028ea31cb0be4757/5f26a9460dc876268b20224c/1596369776274/brown-oak-live-edge-table1.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Dining Tables Birds Eye Maple and Walnut Table – Another nice one, made from two consecutive planks of quarter sawn brown oak. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f26a8d6028ea31cb0be4757/5f26a946510a750ec7289317/1596369793302/brown-oak-live-edge-table2.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Dining Tables Birds Eye Maple and Walnut Table – Detail showing the natural edge. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f26a8d6028ea31cb0be4757/5f26a946b436d408b92d6b34/1596369815641/french-walnut-extending-table.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Dining Tables French Walnut Extending Table – Based on a 20-year old design, this used bookmatched veneers on the top. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f26a8d6028ea31cb0be4757/5f26a946870e7d3f20480cbe/1596369844127/hornbeam-refectory-table.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Dining Tables Hornbeam Refectory Table – A very simple design, using this uncommon timber. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f26a8d6028ea31cb0be4757/5f26a98d8724ae08d595bd86/1596369873265/oak-tripod-table.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Dining Tables Oak Tripod Table – A design from the 1990s, derived from an earlier commission for a dining table that could fold down to coffee table height. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f26a8d6028ea31cb0be4757/5f26ac608724ae08d595edc0/1596370029139/Piegut-table.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Dining Tables Piegut Table – Made from reclaimed pine, the arched frames are to allow a large Rugby player to sit in comfort. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f26a8d6028ea31cb0be4757/5f26a997fb63be11c9741713/1596458600888/XX-table1.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Dining Tables XX Table – As far as I know, there's no other table like this. There is a steel armature hidden inside the legs, which allows this design to work. I have made two of these so far. This one is made from American walnut solid and veneer. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f26a8d6028ea31cb0be4757/5f26a99aa9e7856699bf2a4a/1596440781225/XX-table2.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Dining Tables XX Table – A very large table, 3m x 1.1m, made from Fremch walnut with a natural edge to the top. Making it was quite scary, as I wasn't sure whether it would be stable and strong enough. Luckily it was! https://www.peterharrisonfurniture.co.uk/furniture-and-kitchens/bookcases monthly 0.5 2020-08-04 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f26aeb65c5c60518d55b311/5f26af09870e7d3f204872dd/1596371011946/secret-bookcase2.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Bookcases Secret Bookcase – This is in a thatched cottage in Cambridgeshire. The owners wanted somewhere secret to store their wine, as well as a bookcase. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f26aeb65c5c60518d55b311/5f26af0947cfb9454fa0d4d1/1596371011942/secret-bookcase1.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Bookcases Secret Bookcase – There is a former fireplace which makes the recess for the wine cabinet, which is hidden. Half of the bookcase swings out to reveal the secret. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f26aeb65c5c60518d55b311/5f26af09fb63be11c97479da/1596371011937/cherry-aluminium-bookcase.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Bookcases Cherry & Aluminium Bookcase – The brief was to design an asymmetrical bookcase using mixed materials. This was the result. The corners are cast in aluminium-filled resin and are dovetailed into the carcass elements. https://www.peterharrisonfurniture.co.uk/furniture-and-kitchens/chairs monthly 0.5 2020-09-29 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f26b043fc55b9218bc2099d/5f26b63823dbeb2ee45f13ec/1596453577187/brickchair2.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Chairs Brick Chair 1 – I invented this way of making furniture, based on the mid-century doormats made from rubber blocks held together with wire. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f26b043fc55b9218bc2099d/5f26b61d0a7e11531dd3c516/1596453586308/brickchair1.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Chairs Brick Chair 2 – This is made from ash, oak, cherry, walnut, yew, hornbeam and beech. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f26b043fc55b9218bc2099d/5f26b30bb436d408b92e269c/1596372739785/brickchair3.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Chairs Brick Chair 2 - Back view https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f26b043fc55b9218bc2099d/5f26b31978e49e62c8c91ebb/1596372886624/walnut-lacewood-stool.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Chairs Walnut & Lacewood Tripod Stool – Inspired by the Palais Guell in Barcelona, the sort of stool a Dalek might like if it could bend in the middle! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f26b043fc55b9218bc2099d/5f26b5b378e49e62c8c94d63/1596372779961/walnut-oak-rockingchair1.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Chairs Walnut & Oak Rocking Chair – One of my absolute favourite designs. The splats are topped with 12 consecutive slices cut from a piece of walnut that grew in Whittlesford. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f26b043fc55b9218bc2099d/5f26b583510a750ec72974ce/1596440761946/waltnut-oak-rockingchair2.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Chairs Walnut & Oak Rocking Chair https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f26b043fc55b9218bc2099d/5f26b67dbfc624058aec12cf/1596372908987/cherrywood-dining-chair.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Chairs Cherrywood Dining Chair – Part of a set of 8, made in the 1990s. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f26b043fc55b9218bc2099d/5f26b30abfc624058aebbf5a/1596372854828/giraffe-chair.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Chairs Giraffe Chair Brown Oak & Maple – Made in 2019 to go with the brown oak live edge dining table. The seats are book-matched veneers. I think they have a sort of animal presence. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f26b043fc55b9218bc2099d/5f26b6abfc55b9218bc2873c/1596372938067/birds-eye-maple-dining-chair.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Chairs Birds Eye Maple & Walnut Chair – Made as a set of 8, with matching dining table, for a wedding present. https://www.peterharrisonfurniture.co.uk/furniture-and-kitchens/homewares monthly 0.5 2020-09-22 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f27b32aaa5c442b5a680d07/5f69afb0f8ef7944af6f71a0/1600761809347/charred-sycamore-candlesticks-B.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Homewares Charred Sycamore Candlesticks – A few years ago I visited the Palais Guell in Barcelona and was inspired by its extraordinary interior. The black candlesticks shown here came from that inspiration. They are made from trees from Cambridge gardens, given by friends. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f27b32aaa5c442b5a680d07/5f27b4b92528460dcb9721af/1600761814673/greengage-candlesticks.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Homewares Greengage Candlesticks – Made from branches pruned from my greengage tree. The design is as far as possible from the Palais Guell-inspired turnings. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f27b32aaa5c442b5a680d07/5f27b4b8aa5c442b5a6829d3/1596437828839/charred-hornbeam-platter.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Homewares Charred Hornbeam Platter – Charring is one of my favourite finishes for turned work. The wood is blowtorched, then scrubbed with a soft wire brush to remove the charcoal, then waxed or oiled. This produces a wonderful tactile surface a bit like leather https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f27b32aaa5c442b5a680d07/5f27b4b88dd86201c1379a37/1600761901278/GwydirStreet-cherrywood-bowl.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Homewares Gwydir Street Cherrywood Bowl – The wood was given by a friend. I did all the turning and finishing, including charring the inside. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f27b32aaa5c442b5a680d07/5f27b779b27d992f085e0d05/1596438425631/oak-knife-box.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Homewares Reclaimed Oak Knife Box https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f27b32aaa5c442b5a680d07/5f27b4f153a7cb53902cf68c/1596440753115/pallet-knife-box.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Homewares Reclaimed Pallet Knife Box – Most pallets are a bit rubbish, but occasionally you get an interesting one. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f27b32aaa5c442b5a680d07/5f27b4b98dd86201c1379a38/1596438104580/knife-box-top.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Homewares Knife box (top) – Made from the case of a defunct pipe organ, filled with birch satay skewers. https://www.peterharrisonfurniture.co.uk/furniture-and-kitchens/misc monthly 0.5 2021-02-02 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f27b8051e4a040f2e1ec7b2/5f27b9b853a7cb53902d5082/1596440741696/artists-workshop1.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Commercial and other Architect's Workshop – My client is an architect who inherited a wonderful collection of woodworking tools from his grandfather. He had an amazing office and workshop built in his back garden, and asked me to fit them out. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f27b8051e4a040f2e1ec7b2/5f27b9b88dd86201c137eb27/1596439103332/artists-workshop2.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Commercial and other Architect's Workshop – The workshop was lined with pegboard set into the recesses created by the timber frame, and I made birch ply cabinets to slot into some of them. The whole interior was sprayed with white lacquer. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f27b8051e4a040f2e1ec7b2/5f27b9ba6681c34e5aa0d68e/1596439173229/novi-panelling.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Commercial and other Novi Panelling – I made all the fitted panelling and cabinetry for Novi Restaurant on Regent Street, Cambridge. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f27b8051e4a040f2e1ec7b2/5f27b9b80aec8e3240200929/1596439310173/novi-shelving.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Commercial and other Novi Shelving https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f27b8051e4a040f2e1ec7b2/5f27b9b82528460dcb9776b5/1596439130050/cedarwood-gates.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Commercial and other Cedarwood Gates – Made for a house in central Cambridge, with hardwood frames and cedar panelling. The brick piers were too weak to take the weight of the gates, so I had the metal arch made to support them and to protect the tops of the gates from weather. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f27b8051e4a040f2e1ec7b2/5f27b9b82528460dcb9776b6/1596439204318/ombar-stand.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Commercial and other Ombar Stand – This set of display stands and sales desk were made for a chocolate maker, demountable so that they can be taken to trade shows. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbaeaa7705190eac243b35/5f27b8051e4a040f2e1ec7b2/5f27b9edf286596fa2ddeb10/1596439233114/royal-worlington.jpg Handmade Furniture & Kitchens - Commercial and other Royal Worlington Golf Club Captains Board – I have made several of these boards for the club, all from English oak.