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BESPOKE SERVICE

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Bespoke service?                                                                                                                  Nice old fashioned term. A bit Savile Row, a bit snooty perhaps? Do people still use that term or is it just the preserve of old fashioned crafts people?  Well, I also offer a made-to-measure, made-to-order, made to commission service, but as I'm an old codger, I'm sticking with 'bespoke'.

Below is a fuller description of the 'bespoke' service set out on the home page.

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Beds that are individually made from antique pine:

I only use reclaimed pine. It's a warmer colour than new pine and more stable. The wood has some natural and man-made flaws which add to the character of the finished piece. Polished wood has a warm, comfortable feel.

Hand waxed to a colour of your choice: 

A combination of stain and wax polish enables me to give you a choice of 3 natural pine colour tones: light, medium and medium dark. In-between colour tones are possible but are more tricky to achieve and therefore not happily given as an option. I would try, however, to match a sample provided by you.  

New headboards made to rejuvenate your old bed

Why not give your old bed a facelift by adding a new headboard. Any of the bedheads shown (including the bedheads shown on any complete beds)  can be made to fit your bed. My bedheads are higher than the standard sizes so that more of the bedhead remains visible when the matress, pillows and duvet are on.

Headboards are supplied with bed supports:

Bed supports are two batons that are screwed to the back of the headboard and that can easily be fixed to the fixings (nuts embedded in the head end) of a divan bed. I also supply fixings that will connect your bed to a new headboard. For info on new headboards and how they can be fitted to an existing bed seeNotes

Made to any size to fit any space:

Difficult spaces are box rooms and loft spaces where the ceiling is angled. These areas require low headboards or no headboards at all (truckle beds).

With medium height or low footboards:

High footboards make a bed look more substantial, perhaps cosier. Low footboards are much less time consuming to make (there are no panels set in the frame) and therefore qualify for a 20% discount.

To a desired matress height, making getting up much easier, especially for the elderly:

High matresses make getting in and out of bed much easier. My bed (which has been raised to accommodate under-bed-boxes) has a matress height of 28'' - that's approx 6'' higher than the  average matress height. There's no muscular effort required to get out of bed, just the usual reluctance! 

To a given space-under-the-bed height to accommodate boxes on castors or 'bed under bed':

Again, my bed has been raised to accommodate storage boxes on castors.(What does my wife keep in those boxes!) The height from the floor to the bottom of the sides is 14'', but, of course, it can be whatever height you choose. For a bed-under-bed you'll need a minimum of 10''.

Delivered or pick-up and help with assembly:

If I'm not too busy, I can deliver beds to anywhere in Hampshire and West Sussex for £30. If I deliver, I can help to assemble the bed. 

Also, a bed repair/repolish/varnish/paint service for pine beds:

I'm happy to repair or repolish beds in Hampshire and W. Sussex. I may be able to do this on site, otherwise the bed will have to be taken to my workshop, worked on, and returned (Pick up and deliver £60)