The Northern Workshop

02/10/2026

30/09/2026

Open plan is overrated.

There, I said it. 👀

Everyone wants one huge open space… until they want some peace, warmth, privacy or somewhere to shut the noise away.

That’s why I love this.

A full-width solid oak glazed folding door system that lets you completely separate the rooms — then open the whole thing back up when you want the space.

Open plan when you want it. Separate rooms when you don’t.
Best of both worlds.

So settle this one for me…

👇 Would you go for doors — or go fully open plan?

Tag someone you know who’d argue with you about this. 😂

29/09/2026

Coffee. Solid oak. Workshop time.
Doesn’t get much better than this. ☕️🪵

Handmade from solid oak, the proper way.

Traditiona Carpentry & Joinery in a modern world.

25/09/2026

This isn’t just under-stairs storage… 👀

We turned one awkward, unused space into:

▪️ Large pull-out storage
▪️ Hidden fitted cupboards
▪️ A compact illuminated home office

Designed around the exact pitch of the staircase so it looks like it has always belonged there.

Storage or home office—which would you choose? 👇

📍Bespoke fitted furniture across the North East

📩 Send us a photo of your awkward space and we’ll show you what could be possible.

23/09/2026

What do we actually do at The Northern Workshop?

Quite a lot, as it turns out. 👀

Bespoke under-stairs storage. Oak doors and ironmongery. Wall panelling. Boot rooms. Made-to-measure gates. Children’s rooms. Fitted furniture, waldrobes, kitchens And those awkward spaces where something off-the-shelf simply won’t work.

Some projects are about creating more storage. Some are about adding character. Others are about solving a problem that’s been annoying you for years.

Whatever the project, the approach stays the same — designed for the room, made for the home and built properly.

Made-to-measure. Built to last.

Swipe through to see a little of what we do 👉

If you've got a space in your home you don't quite know what to do with, drop us a message.

08/09/2026

The tools have changed.
The machinery has changed.
The way we design and manufacture has changed.

But the fundamentals haven’t.

Accuracy. Craftsmanship. Proper materials. And building things to last.

Taking traditional joinery principles and combining them with modern
design, machinery and methods.

That’s what modern traditional carpentry looks like.

06/09/2026

Sound on 🔊

Some ASMR Goodness

There’s just something about the sound of sharp tools working timber.
Clean cuts, sharp chisels and proper traditional carpentry. 👌

If you know, you know. 🔨

04/09/2026

The little details are what finish the job. 👀

These oak doors were already doing the talking — the ironmongery just needed to match.

Careful setting out, clean fitting and making sure every handle, latch and lock sits exactly where it should.

Because it’s normally the smallest details that people notice first.
Would you have gone with this antique brass finish on oak? 👇

31/08/2026

There’s a lot more hiding under these stairs than you’d think…

What started as an awkward, unused space is now doing three completely different jobs.

A large pull-out storage section.

Hidden cupboard storage following the exact pitch of the staircase.

And a compact home office tucked neatly into the end, complete with lighting and timber detailing.

The important bit for me was making it all look like it had always belonged there — rather than simply filling the gap with cupboards.

Closed up, it sits cleanly underneath the staircase.
Open it up, and every bit of available space has a purpose.
Sometimes the most useful part of a house is the space you’re currently not using.

📍North East

📩 Have an awkward space in your home? Send me a photo and I’ll tell you what could be done with it.

19/08/2026

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