Richard Sothcott Brighton Carpentry » oak

Fitted bookcase with oak edging.

rich — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 09:52:43 +0000

The photographs here show a wall-to-wall fitted bookcase. The project in Rottingdean, Brighton helps to utilise storage space, allowing a small room to serve as an office, a library, a guest bedroom and a lounge. The shelving is constructed from white laminated boards with solid oak timber edging.

If you would like a quote for a similar project please get in touch, my contact details can be found here.

Cherry shelving unit & oak cabinet

rich — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:51:15 +0000

Update: The shelving unit for records, as mentioned in my last post, is now complete . The first photo here shows the completed unit before it had been varnished. In the second photo the unit has now been spray-lacquered to bring out the beauty of the cherry-wood veneer. Click on photographs to enlarge.

This piece of furniture has been custom-made to the clients specifications for use as shelving for a vinyl record collection. If you would like a quote for a similar unit or would like to discuss your ideas for a storage / shelving project please get in touch. My contact details can be found here.

This week I have also been working on a small wardrobe. See photo below:

I will add another photograph when the project is complete.

Update: Television Cabinet

rich — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:42:47 +0000

The oak television / AV cabinet shown in my last post is now completed and on its way to France.

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If you would like a quote for a similar project, please get in touch. Contact me via this link.

Work in progress: TV & media cabinet.

rich — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:40:22 +0000

My next project is a large oak television & AV cabinet. The client has recently bought a 40 inch flat screen television and wanted to be able to hide it away when not in use. The cabinet design illustrated here comprises two oak cabinets, the top one for the TV and a lower unit to house the video, dvd and Hi-Fi equipment. When open, each of the doors can slide back into the cabinet so as to allow a better view of the screen, which can be brought forward on a sliding drawer-tray. The photographs below show the project at various stages through its design and construction.

If you would like a quote for a custom built cabinet, you can contact me here. To have a look at more examples of cabinets from my workshop please follow this link.

Fitted floating shelves

rich — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:28:45 +0000

The photos here show some oak-edged shelves I built and fitted this week. They are similar to previous examples: see here and here. The shelves are to be painted and the oak oiled.

More Shelves…

rich — Wed, 07 May 2008 18:09:10 +0000

The Alcove shelving that I built last year proved to be quite popular. I recently got asked to produce some similar shelves spanning 3.2m (10′ 6″). As with the previous example the shelves are made from painted MDF with a solid oak edge.

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To view further examples of Shelving click here.

Or to get in touch click here.

Bedside Cabinets made-to-measure

rich — Tue, 06 May 2008 18:39:33 +0000

This post is an update to last week’s work in progress, the pair of oak bedside cabinets are now finished.

Coffee Table

rich — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:58:56 +0000

Furniture making in the workshop in Brighton & Hove. Having spent much of the last month out of the workshop refurbishing sash windows, it was good to return to furniture making with this project. The coffee table pictured is made from oak. If you are interested in this table or would like a piece of furniture made to your specification please follow this link for details of how to contact me.

Alcove Shelving

rich — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 22:30:21 +0000

These shelves are made from oak and MDF for clients in Brighton. They wanted some shelves to span a six foot alcove. Each shelf is constructed from two boards, each cut to fit between the uneven walls found in older properties. Solid oak strips have been used for the front of the shelving unit. The shelves have been painted and the oak oiled to produce an attractive finish.

The following photograph shows the shelving during construction.

For further examples please see here. If you would like to request a quotation or further information please click here, for details of how to contact me.