Drawn first
Each commission is drawn around the house before making begins, so proportion, construction and detail are settled at the bench rather than on site.
About Foxthorne
Two makers. One workshop.
Foxthorne is a small bespoke joinery workshop near Honiton in Devon. Every door, window and piece of joinery is drawn, made and fitted by the two of us.
Discuss your projectDrawn for your house
Every commission considered individually.
Made by us
Two makers. Four decades of experience.
Discreet service
Unmarked vehicles. Your home stays private.
£2m public liability
Insured for work in your home. Both DBS checked.
How we work
Small on purpose.
Staying small means the people who draw the work are the people who make it and fit it. Nothing is handed on, and every decision stays close to the work.
Made in our workshop
Doors, windows and joinery are made in our workshop near Honiton, with as much as practical prepared and checked before we arrive.
Fitted by us
The same two people fit the work, with care for your home and the people living in it while we are there.
Around four decades at the bench
Experience you can see in the detail.
Andy brings around four decades of joinery experience to every commission. That knowledge shows in the small decisions: how a joint is resolved, how timber is selected, how something should be proportioned and when a detail simply is not good enough.
It also means knowing older houses. Openings that have settled, walls that are not true and original details worth keeping are part of the work, not a reason to compromise it.
Where we work
Devon, the South West and the Thames Valley.
The workshop is in Stockland, near Honiton. We take on bespoke joinery commissions across the South West and into the Thames Valley, where the property, the scale or the level of detail makes the journey worthwhile.
In your home
How we behave while we're there.
A considered service should feel discreet from first visit to final fit.
Discreet by default
No signwritten vans. Your project does not need to advertise itself to the street.
Your home stays private
No photographs or details of the work are published without your approval.
Prepared in the workshop
As much as practical is made and pre-fitted before we arrive at your home.
Care while we're there
Careful fitting. Dust managed wherever practical. Your home left clean and tidy.
What clients say
Work people are happy to live with.
“Exceptional quality. Andy communicated with us very well throughout, sharing designs so we could agree upfront what we wanted, and kept us well informed of timescales.”
“Andy advised us on the best materials and the different options in style. The job is now completed and we are very happy with the result.”
“Our Victorian house has walls over an inch off true. Quite a challenge. The result is really excellent. He’s hugely skilled, talented, hard working and reliable.”
“All is still very well with the table, with the colour of the oak table top having matured beautifully.”
From first conversation to fitting
A straightforward way to begin.
Tell us about the house.
Send photographs, drawings or simply show us what has caught your eye. A finished specification is not needed.
Work through the details.
Proportion, timber, details and practical requirements are considered around the property and what you want to achieve.
Made for the house.
Once the details are agreed, we make the piece in the workshop and fit it with the same care.
Start a conversation
Talk to the people who will make it.
Tell us about the house and what you have in mind. You will be speaking to the makers from the first conversation.
Photographs, drawings and reference images are welcome.
Discuss your project we'll take it from there