The Crafty Cockney

The Crafty Cockney Unique handmade gifts and home decoration and resotation of old furniture We try to use as much reclaimed materials as possible.

And for my final piece for today is this utility desk / workbench made between 1890 -1940. I need to look into this piec...
20/09/2026

And for my final piece for today is this utility desk / workbench made between 1890 -1940. I need to look into this piece a little more. I will get this stripped and sanded, the top has a curve in it so that will need addressing aswell. Hopefully get this back to original but still keep sone age to it.

Also picked up a single bedside table with no top. So I will make a top and then I have to deside if I strip back to na...
20/09/2026

Also picked up a single bedside table with no top. So I will make a top and then I have to deside if I strip back to natural wood or do I paint to make it look more upto date.

Well I am now the proud owner of a 1920/1930s dressing table. Just a shame someone desided that bright yellow was a goo...
20/09/2026

Well I am now the proud owner of a 1920/1930s dressing table. Just a shame someone desided that bright yellow was a good choice. Hopefully I can get this stripped and repaired back to what it looked like when it was originally made.

Rustic wall mounted bird feeding table, made from reclaimed timber.
23/08/2026

Rustic wall mounted bird feeding table, made from reclaimed timber.

Log cabin style bird houses, soon to be added to etsy and marketplace.
23/08/2026

Log cabin style bird houses, soon to be added to etsy and marketplace.

Finally got a chance to start making again, as always from reclaimed timber. These rustic wall mounted sconce are made ...
23/08/2026

Finally got a chance to start making again, as always from reclaimed timber. These rustic wall mounted sconce are made from old scaffold board with a keyhole hanger on the back. I will be stocking up my etsy shop soon, once I take some better pictures.

Just started to batch out these lego style building block wall mounted displays.internal size 3"x3" and come in iether 6...
01/03/2026

Just started to batch out these lego style building block wall mounted displays.internal size 3"x3" and come in iether 6", 9" or 12"

Its been a while but finally got back in the workshop. Made a small bench for the front door just incase I fancy a morni...
01/03/2026

Its been a while but finally got back in the workshop. Made a small bench for the front door just incase I fancy a morning coffee in the sun thats if we ever get any. 20 x 45 x 100 cm. I have tried Shou Sugi Ban (japanese wood charring) with a polyurethane finish.

29/09/2025

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