Turps Wood Design

Handmade garden furniture and timber buildings.

Built one at a time in my workshop in Lostwithiel, in heavy-duty tanalised timber, then delivered and set up anywhere in Cornwall.

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Handmade timber benches lined up in front of the Turps Wood Design workshop in Lostwithiel

Est. 2020 · Lostwithiel · 5.0 from customer reviews · Delivery and set-up across Cornwall

What I make

A handmade timber bench and table set standing on a lawn in a Cornish garden

Garden furniture

Benches, chairs, tables and sets. From £95 A custom timber shed with an apex roof, built and installed in a Cornish garden

Sheds

Storage sheds and workshops, any size. A timber garden room with glazed doors at the end of a garden

Garden rooms

An extra room for work or rest. A run of featheredge timber fencing along a garden boundary

Fencing

Featheredge fencing, made to measure. A slatted timber log store stacked with firewood beside a house wall

Log and bin stores

Built for airflow and tidy storage. A one-off bespoke timber build in a Cornish garden

Bespoke

Anything in timber you can describe.

Prices

Indicative prices for the standard build. Tell me your size and finish and I will quote yours.

The Full Comfort 8 Seater dining set, a table with two benches and two chairs, in a garden

Full Comfort 8 Seater

The big one — seats eight for a Sunday roast outdoors, table and benches together. £650 A 6ft handmade timber garden bench with an arched seat

6ft Garden Bench

The classic. Solid, comfortable and built to weather decades of Cornish gardens. £190 A bespoke timber project handmade in Cornwall

Something bespoke

Got a shape or an idea in your head? Let's design and build it together. POA

All furniture and prices

Design it yourself first

Build your shed, garden room or log store in 3D, spin it round, drop it into a photo of your own garden, then send me the spec. Furniture and planters too.

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The Workbench 3D viewer showing an 8 by 6 foot apex shed with shiplap cladding and a double door

Why it lasts out there

I build only in heavy-duty tanalised timber — pressure-treated so the protection runs right through the wood, not just across the surface. That's what stands up to Cornish rain, salt air and frost, season after season.

  • Pressure-treated through

    Resists rot, fungal decay and insect attack from the inside out.

  • Built to last decades

    Looked after, these pieces are made to be handed on.

  • Honest, heavy stock

    Generous timber sections and solid joints — it feels substantial because it is.

What customers say

  • Ordered within a week and received a workshop, log store and full deck materials — delivered and installed on time. The quality is far better than sheds costing twice as much.

    Lisa Nowell

  • A shed for the back garden — very pleased. Good materials and great service from James throughout.

    Shoaib Syed

  • Bought a log store as a gift and I'm delighted — beautiful finish and quick delivery. James was very professional throughout.

    Rory Nixon

James Turpin

"It started in lockdown with a table for our own garden. People asked who built it — and Turps Wood Design grew from there."

I come from a product-design background and a family of woodworkers. These days I build every piece myself, by hand, in my workshop in Lostwithiel — no production line, no middlemen. Just me, the timber, and a piece made for one garden at a time.

About the workshop
A handmade timber bench and table set in a Cornish garden

How it works

  1. Step 1: Tell me your idea

    A conversation, not a form. Tell me what you're picturing.

  2. Step 2: I design and quote

    A sketch or spec and an honest price. No obligation.

  3. Step 3: Handbuilt by me

    Made by hand in Lostwithiel.

  4. Step 4: Delivered and set up

    Brought to you across Cornwall, installed in place.

  5. Step 5: Yours for decades

    And I'll tell you how to keep it at its best.

Delivered and set up across Cornwall

From the workshop in Lostwithiel I deliver right across the county and install your piece in place — so it arrives ready to use, not flat-packed in your hallway.

Tell me what you're picturing

I come back to you personally, usually the same day, with honest advice and a price.

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