Author: Melissa Girling

I delivered two pairs of bookcases in Ash last weekend – now ready to be filled with books!

I repaired and renovated a spoon-backed (sometimes called balloon-backed) Victorian chair in mahogany earlier in the year. I did it during the first Covid lockdown when the timber-yards were closed and I couldn’t buy timber for other commissions. It’s always …

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I finished renovating the church porch last week after it had been treated for woodworm. I really enjoyed sanding it all back to the original bare pitch pine and bringing the panelling back to life with a clear satin varnish …

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