Richard Cooper Furniture

Walnut writing table with upper drawers and cupboards made from an Edwardian wardrobe rescued from a cold damp garage. Oak drawer sides, backs and bottoms from Victorian furniture, yew for the handles from the local park.

Oak Dresser .
The lower section was made thirty years ago and has faded over time. The top section made October 2024. The wood for this is from a dismantled wardrobe , a gate leg table and some wall panelling.

A small table to go at the side of a sofa or armchair, in sycamore and cherry.

A hall table of ripple sycamore. Inlays and handle made from old stock of kingwood. Drawer interior of recycled mahogany.

Oak Chest or Blanket Box
All the oak for this is recycled from parts of old and broken furniture, some pieces of door frames and skirting board. A few small screw and nail holes are just about visible on the interior and underside. Finished with bichromate and shellac then waxed.

Bookcase in sycamore and ebony veneered panels. Made to hold large books on the bottom shelf and then smaller ones on the higher shelves. The small width to fit an alcove.

Oak garden bench. Most of the wood for this came from a house that was demolished in the 1970s.

Walnut dressing table mirror stand with drawers. Based on a Gordon Russell design. The mirror (covered for the photos) moves on a ratchet mechanism rather than the usual pivot fittings .

A small mahogany chest of drawers with handles in yew and rosewood, oak back and drawer bottoms. The mahogany was some pieces bought around twenty five years ago with other wood taken from broken up old furniture and saved off-cuts.

A good quality early 19th century sewing table that needed some major repairs to the semi circle structure that supported the top and housed the sliding basket. There were many missing areas of veneer on the base and drawer carcase. A shrinkage split on the top also needed attention. As the old veneers are around two to three millimetres thick this was cut from pieces of old solid mahogany. No moden adhesives were used to maintain authenticity.

A cabinet on stand made from a stock of brown oak purchased over fifteen years ago.Tips of the legs, dividers and handle made from a small piece of old rosewood.

The design was based on dining tables made by Gimson and the Barnsley brothers in the early 20th century, known as a Hayrake table from the shape of the stretchers . Made from reclaimed oak from the clients demolished previous house. Finished with bichromate of potash stain then Osmo wax/oil.