Calico Cabinets

Specialties

We specialise in general handyman work from fitting a door knob to manufacturing a bespoke kitchen.

I’ve created driveways, jewellery boxes, handmade wardrobes, laid oak floors (solid & engineered), fitted pre manufactured kitchens and built and hung bespoke shelving.

Nothing is too big or too small.

History

Established in 2014.

After receiving quotes for things to be done around my own home and realising it was all well out of the range of what I could afford to pay.

I decided it was time to create a more affordable service, one where perfection came as standard.

Meet the Business Owner

Sam P.

Business Owner

At an early age i watched my Dad rebuild a Thames Sprit Sailing Barge which was part of the Dunkirk scene. As i got older and the barge progressed i was able to carry out menial tasks. The idea of working with my hands captured my attention.

After school I took an engineering course at College for a couple of years until I found a local boatyard in Emsworth willing to taking on an apprentice. I immediately signed up. I took a course at Woolston City College for one day a week and spent the rest of the time at the yard working with a mature group of guys who had spent many years manipulating wood. My time at the yard was spent on many different projects one in particular. «Terror» an old Emsworth oyster catcher built in the 1880’s. Terror was was past restoration in many peoples eyes except my mentor Richard Uttley and the Chichester Harbour Conservancy. Both teamed up to help teach me everything about restoration and working with wood.