Andrew James Carpentry

Andrew James Carpentry Alcove Cabinets, Bookcase’s, Shelving and Wardrobes Specialising in fitted wardrobes, alcove cabinets, bookcases and shelving.

With over 30 years experience our work is of the highest standard.

Dressing room install in a loft conversion in West Wickham, BR4…On the main wall are two double wardrobes with open top ...
09/06/2026

Dressing room install in a loft conversion in West Wickham, BR4…

On the main wall are two double wardrobes with open top box storage.
On the sloping side wall are three single wardrobes.
Opposite the main wall under the velux windows are two large three drawer units and one small three drawer unit.

The wardrobe carcasses are Lissa Oak MFC, doors are all on soft close hinges.
The drawers are all on Blum Tandem soft close undermount runners.

Colour is Crown Wheatgrass sprayed with Sayerlack AT99 - 15% sheen

A Monday install in West Kingsdown, TN15 for a repeat customer…Triple and double alcove cabinets in a classic shaker des...
21/04/2026

A Monday install in West Kingsdown, TN15 for a repeat customer…
Triple and double alcove cabinets in a classic shaker design with satin black cabinet k***s.
Two medium pine floating shelves.

Cabinets spray finished with Sayerlack AT99 - 15% sheen
Colour - Dulux Summer Linen

Pine shelves finished with Ronseal medium oak…

Fitted furniture install in New Eltham, SE9…Two double modern shaker cabinets made from Lissa Oak MFC with a medium oak ...
01/04/2026

Fitted furniture install in New Eltham, SE9…

Two double modern shaker cabinets made from Lissa Oak MFC with a medium oak veneered top fitted with solid oak breadboard ends.

Bookcases with specific shelf spacing as per customer’s instructions.

Oak top finished with Osmo hardwax oil.
Cabinets and bookcases spray finished with Sayerlack AT99 furniture paint in a 15% sheen.
Colour - Stiffkey Blue (Farrow & Ball)

West Wickham - Loft conversion dressing room…(part 1)Two large drawer units and a small drawer unit.Wardrobes also to go...
04/03/2026

West Wickham - Loft conversion dressing room…(part 1)
Two large drawer units and a small drawer unit.
Wardrobes also to go in but I got these fitted first as the customer needs to order a stone/quartz top that will need templating.
No handles yet, I’ll be fitting those when I install the wardrobes…
Spray finished with Sayerlack furniture paint - colour is Crown Wheatgrass.
I’ll post more photos when the top is on and the handles are fitted…
Job highlights - 52 flights climbed (according to my phone), knees destroyed, thumb almost cut off on my table saw, one drawer runner misbehaving 🤔

Completed install in Sidcup DA15…Not the greatest photos. Dark walls, poor lighting and a dismal day outside.On one side...
11/02/2026

Completed install in Sidcup DA15…

Not the greatest photos. Dark walls, poor lighting and a dismal day outside.

On one side of the chimney breast a four door cabinet with possibly the longest floating shelves I’ve ever fitted, almost 2.3 metres.
I fitted steel bars inside the shelves behind the trim to counteract warping.
On the other side a two door cabinet with four floating shelves above, the lower two shelves being only 200mm deep to store CD’s (shiny round things that have music on them)…
The colour is Inchyra Blue by Farrow & Ball with Warmia Walnut MFC carcasses

Modern day linen press in an Edwardian house in New Eltham, SE9…From start to finish it’s taken me nearly two years to b...
19/01/2026

Modern day linen press in an Edwardian house in New Eltham, SE9…

From start to finish it’s taken me nearly two years to build and fit it.
You know what they say, jobs in your own house always come last…my wife’s happy though, although I must admit I’ve been pushing my luck taking this long!

Fitted in a space on the first floor hallway.
Pencil round beaded shaker doors on soft close hinges and an edge beading on the surrounding trim.
One fixed and four adjustable shelves.
Spray finished in white.

Loft wardrobes in Dulwich?Completed it mate!Big house in SE22, lots of stairs, loft conversion, what’s not to love when ...
05/12/2025

Loft wardrobes in Dulwich?
Completed it mate!

Big house in SE22, lots of stairs, loft conversion, what’s not to love when you work alone?

I had to build five separate carcasses as all those stairs and quite a tight room made it impossible to do it any other way.
All made from Lissa Oak MFC.

Modern shaker style doors on unsprung hinges with tip-on catches, push the doors to open and close, hence no handles.
Three birch ply drawer boxes fitted on soft close undermount runners. Drawer fronts with routed finger pulls.

Spray finished using Sayerlack AT99 furniture paint mixed to a Little Greene colour - French Grey Pale(161) which is described as an off-white grey.

Today my body is broken but I’ll be back with more builds soon…

As if one angle wasn’t enough!Loft wardrobes often throw up some challenges…As well as a sloping ceiling from left to ri...
21/11/2025

As if one angle wasn’t enough!

Loft wardrobes often throw up some challenges…
As well as a sloping ceiling from left to right there’s another slope from the ceiling to the back wall.
Just hope the templates I took are correct!
A lot of head scratching and colourful language going on in the workshop…

Acoustic fence installed in New Eltham, SE9…I called on my mate Stuart, who’s a groundworker, for a bit of help.With the...
19/11/2025

Acoustic fence installed in New Eltham, SE9…

I called on my mate Stuart, who’s a groundworker, for a bit of help.
With the garden backing onto a noisy sports/social club we installed this Jakoustic Reflective Acoustic fence over one weekend.

The horizontal tongue and groove boards are 4.8m long and 34mm thick and fit between tuning fork design posts that are set 800mm into the ground.
Offering up to 28dB in noise reduction and at just over 2m high it’s also good for security.
Treated with Jakcure which is guaranteed against rot and insect attack for 25 years.
The garden is due to be landscaped next year…

Materials delivered last week for a job I wouldn’t normally do…What’s going on here then?
18/11/2025

Materials delivered last week for a job I wouldn’t normally do…
What’s going on here then?

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