Ogham chair featured in The Great Indoors

Just a quick post to let you know that the ogham chair I made a while back has been featured in the latest edition of The Great Indoors interiors magazine. Its free to read online and has lots of Irish craft and other interesting design pieces; not just the usual advertorials that most interiors magazines tend to be. So why not check it out.

Vanity with Louis Mulcahy basin.

Here's a small vanity I have just finished for a client. They bought a sweet little basin from Louis Mulcahy a cermacist based in Dingle Co. Kerry and they wanted a pedestal for it. The bathroom it will be fitted in is very small. As a result this white oak vanity had to be pretty compact. The finish on this piece is two part cellulose lacquer not my usual danish oil as the oak would move a lot if it weren't sealed from the humidity of the bathroom. The breadboard ends are to stop the wood absorbing water off the floor and to aid in fitting as the floor is sloped; it's an old cottage. Hope you like it.

Bespoke Table and bench with luxurious oil finish.

Here are some images of a bespoke commission I recently completed. It is a matching coffee table and bench for a local customer. The bench and table are made from 2" white oak and are really massive in proportions and weight; something that the customer wanted. They are joined with decorative through mortise and tenon joints that are wedged with a lighter native irish oak. For that extra touch of luxury the bench and table were hand planed and scraped before 5 coats of danish oil were aplied, resulting in a silky smooth and durable finish. These pieces will certainly last a lifetime.