Business Details
Bespoke Oak Garden Buildings & Furniture in Canterbury
We are English Oak Designs, a specialist timber framing and furniture company based in Kent. Our expertise lies in crafting bespoke oak garden buildings, structures, and rustic furniture using traditional methods perfected over 400 years. We collaborate directly with clients, architects, and landscape designers to deliver handcrafted schedules tailored to individual needs. Our unique design-and-build service empowers clients to create custom solutions while maintaining competitive pricing. By combining time-honoured techniques with modern innovation, we ensure every project achieves exceptional quality and enduring style that distinguishes us from industry competitors. 
Services
Oak Garden Buildings
Garages & Barns
Gates & Fencing
Oak Pergolas
Green Oak Furniture
Porches
Log Sheds
Summerhouses
Home Offices
Recycled Timber Projects
Highlights and features
- We use traditional 400-year-old joinery methods for durable oak structures
- Our bespoke design service caters to individual client specifications
- Competitive pricing maintained without compromising handcrafted quality
- Collaboration with architects and landscape designers for integrated solutions
- Pre-erected kits available for quality verification before delivery
What people say
Fantastic work
Quality
Excellent service
Competitive pricing
Bespoke designs
Services
Oak Garden Buildings
We design and construct bespoke oak garden buildings using traditional joinery techniques. Our structures include art studios, home offices, log sheds, and annexes, all crafted to match period barns and cartsheds. Clients benefit from durable, aesthetically pleasing spaces that often qualify for permitted development status under UK planning regulations.
Green Oak Furniture
Handmade furniture pieces incorporating rustic oak characteristics and recycled materials. Our range includes benches, tables, inglenook beams, and decorative items like mirrors and planters. Each piece receives a sandblasted finish to achieve authentic aged appearances while maintaining structural integrity and functional design.
Oak Pergolas
Architectural pergolas constructed using traditional oak framing methods. Available as complete structures or self-build kits with pre-made braces and posts. Our designs combine practicality with bold aesthetics, offering superior durability and style compared to softwood alternatives while remaining competitively priced.
Garages & Barns
Traditional oak frame garages featuring mortise-and-tenon joints and scarfing techniques that strengthen with natural timber movement. Available as complete structures or kit forms for self-assembly. Options include oak-fronted brick garages and pre-erected demonstration models for client inspection prior to delivery.
Gates & Fencing
Custom-made gates using semi-seasoned oak for minimal movement. Styles range from traditional five-bar field gates to close-boarded passage gates. Complementary oak posts and ironwork available. All gates designed for durability while maintaining traditional aesthetic qualities that integrate with rural and suburban landscapes.
Questions
What types of oak structures do you specialise in?
We create bespoke oak garden buildings, pergolas, gates, furniture, and porches using traditional joinery methods.
Do you offer self-build oak structure options?
Yes, we provide pre-assembled kit forms for pergolas, garages, and porches designed for self-assembly.
Are planning permissions required for your garden buildings?
Most structures under 30sqm footprint and 4m ridge height don't require planning permission, but always check with local authorities.
What areas do you serve?
We operate primarily in Kent, East Sussex, and London with projects extending to other UK locations.
How do you ensure quality in your oak products?
We use traditional 400-year-old joinery techniques and pre-erect structures for quality verification before delivery.
Can you match specific design requirements?
Our bespoke service works with clients, architects, and landscape designers to create fully customised oak solutions.
Reviews (3)
Roger Blake
Jul 05, 2021
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Outstanding service and high quality product. A belated review, but have to comment on how fantastic Ross has been in the design and production of an oak pergola. At the start of 2020 I started to discuss with Ross my requirements for an oak pergola that was to be attached to our barn, and was therefore more bespoke. Ross invested significant time discussing the project with me at the start to ensure that I was 100% happy with the final design. Throughout my one-man installation, Ross was on hand via phone to answer any queries, although the pergola was labelled well allowing easy installation
Verona Christmas-Best
Jul 04, 2021
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Amazingly friendly and helpful people producing the most beautiful items of the highest craftsmanship and design. They made a summer house for me and I was delighted.
Mike Rogers
Jun 20, 2021
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A great product, good service. I would definitely recommend them. They did exactly what it said on the tin. Couldn't recommend them more highly.
