Interiors & AV
With over 15 years experience in Film and TV builds including paint effects and art working and a lifetime of invention and creation I am able to offer a unique service in Audio Visual installs and carpentry/design in general.
I was heavily involved with “From House To Home” an RDF production and one of Sarah Beeny’s earliest shows; Oliver Heath was interior design consultant. Myself and two colleagues were the main carpenters and makers for the show through filming. We put in lots of design and make comment and did everything from cabinetry to paint effects to glazing and decking.
Below: Image below from “House to Home” promo pack.:
Taking this further, I combine a strong interior design ethic and thorough technical appraisal when considering a piece of furniture or design, it can be built in-situ or delivered and installed. Crucially it can be coloured and textured to suit any existing furniture, floor or wall finish.
This enables any new piece to blend seamlessly into its environment both indoors and out. Further I am able to combine audio, visual and electronic systems and devices into said furniture. The following images show various private client commissions to date:
18th Century French Gold unit:
A large and impressive piece that “totally transformed the room”.
Bespoke corner AV/DVD storage unit:
This unit was designed to perfectly match existing coloured cabinets in the room. The diamond fret work on the Antique pewter door finish was copied from the Kilim throw on the antique sofa. A very useful feature on this unit is the wing cupboards were easily disconnected to turn it from a corner unit to a free standing chest unit.
Traditional Welsh dresser Plasma mount and Hi-Fi unit:
The client had an existing unit in place but it was of poor quality and lacked strength for their requirements. We replaced it allowing for full AV use:
Oak worktop Kitchen & hidden lighting for floating cupboards:
This project involved almost every aspect of this amazing house. From the Oak worktops and special interior glazed acoustic doors to special shutters and a new Slate roofed porch!
Oak Summer House with reclaimed Leaded windows:
This project very much blurs the lines between indoors/outdoors and design and audio. This smart little summer house not only had hidden exterior speakers but was made using spare Oak planks! To catch the last of the Summer Sun the rear panel of the roof structure was made from polycarbonate panel allowing the last rays to illuminate the interior.
Fully insulated Workshop:
A colleague required a good use of space and we made a very useful model- making workshop in his back garden. Very well insulated and double glazed.
Cottage Stair case with special storage treads.
The stair case in this instance was dilapidated and dangerous. I designed a replacement utilising the dead space below the winder treads as large storage bins. The treads simply hinge up for a safe space efficient storage solution. The new pull out shelf under the main area has trigger lighting and full extension runners to give high capacity load bearing. It is made from the original antique pine door from the under stair area. The Ironing board folds off this slide out shelf to give a compact Ironing surface.
Cottage storage solutions and interior wardrobes:
Below Left + Right; The landing in this small but quaint cottage was completely unused, with a window moved over and another added to centralise the light over the stair a usable space was created to make a very compact Hotel style shower room. The stainless Steel shower tray was commissioned locally. The Plank wall was scratch built, as was the Oak wheeled runner door to match. The angled mirror lifts up to give good toiletries storage and the under sink area is a useful cleaning product store. The Toilet top is Burred Oak and looks stunning against the white colour scheme.
Below left; Some simple IKEA units were bought and used in combination to fill this small space to allow a bed to be simply placed below. The glazed unit to the right of the units has a lit shelf, ideal for a reading light.
Below Right; The glazed pine doors are original Victorian and the drawer fronts with ceramic knobs are brand new and I have subtly stained them “in” to match using a bespoke method. The lower small doors were cut down from the original larger doors.
Below Left; A free standing bath makes a real statement along with its antiqued Gold surround shelf for candles and toiletries. The wall decal is off the shelf. The floor in this area is waterproofed pine, lightly coloured to give age.
Below Right; The end of this room has been sectioned into Three. The middle third is book shelves above a Radiator. The outer Two Thirds are actually sliding panels hiding large shelf storage. When each door is moved built in lights trigger to illuminate the contents.
