Swan
Sideboard in solid marri, made in Fremantle
$5,500
A long, low sideboard with hand-cut dovetails at the top corners and four flush doors, opened by a groove along the top edge.
Not sure of the timber? , taken off your order.
- Ready to ship: Marri
- A 30% deposit holds your place in the workshop
- 25-year guarantee on every frame and joint
Details and dimensions
- Size
- 200 cm wide, 45 cm deep, 78 cm high
- Case
- Solid timber, dovetailed
- Inside
- Two adjustable shelves per bay
- Doors
- Four, on soft-close hinges
- Finish
- Three coats of hardwax oil
- Made in
- 12 weeks, in Fremantle
Delivery and returns
Across Perth we deliver free: two of us bring it in, place it and level it. Regional WA goes on our own monthly run. Interstate, it is crated and carried in by a furniture carrier, priced above for your state.
Ready-to-ship pieces can be returned within 30 days. Made-to-order pieces are built for you, so order the samples first. Delivery and returns
Care
Wipe with a damp cloth and dry it straight after. Once a year, rub in a thin coat of the oil and buff it off. A water ring or scratch can be sanded lightly and oiled away. Full care guide
Swan drawn to scale, front and side
Low enough to sit under a window sill, and 45 cm deep so dinner plates and glasses stand in two rows on each shelf.
- Shelf depth
- 40 cm
- Clear height
- 17 cm per shelf
- Under a sill
- 78 cm high
How every Swan is made
About 12 weeks from your order, by one maker, in our Fremantle workshop.
Chosen
Boards picked for colour and grain, matched across every face.
Cut
Each joint marked with a knife and sawn to the line by hand.
Jointed
About sixty dovetails, pared to fit with a chisel.
Oiled
Three coats of hardwax oil, rubbed in by hand over three days.
Swan in a living room by the window
The Swan in marri, holding glasses, plates and records under a sash window.
From the maker
There are about sixty dovetails in a Swan, cut with a saw and a chisel. I mark them from the boards themselves, so the tails line up with the grain across the top.
Jun ParkMaker
Meet the makersSwan in each of our three timbers
 |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colour | Deep red-brown | Honey gold with dark gum veins | Pale straw |
| Character | Very hard, close grained | Hard, with gum veins | Firm, straight grained |
| With age | Deepens to burgundy | Warms to amber | Mellows to soft gold |
| Where from | Salvaged beams from Fremantle wharf sheds, wool stores and demolished homes | Storm-felled and cleared trees from farms in the Perth hills and the south-west | Certified regrowth forests in Tasmania and Victoria |
| Price | $6,250 | $5,500 | $4,800 |
How it arrives
- Carried in by the makers in PerthWrapped in blankets, placed where you want it and levelled on your floor, at no charge.
- Crated for the rest of AustraliaIn a timber crate we build for it, carried in and unpacked by a furniture carrier.
- Signed and numbered underneathWith the maker's name, the timber and where it came from, and a small tin of the same oil.
Reviews
4.8
From 87 verified owners
We bought the marri one that was ready to ship and had it in our living room inside a week. The dovetails are like jewellery.
Alice M.Cottesloe in marri
Verified owner, August 2026
Twelve weeks and a crate to Melbourne. It holds every glass and plate we own, and the doors close with a soft puff of air.
Ben and Kate S.Hawthorn, Melbourne in jarrah
Verified owner, June 2026
Paler than I pictured from my screen, so order the samples. Beautifully made, and the cutlery drawer is worth adding.
Nadia F.Leederville in Tasmanian oak
Verified owner, April 2026
Reviews and ratings on this concept store are written for the demonstration.
Questions about the Swan
How long does the Swan take to make?
About 12 weeks from your order. Marri is ready to ship and leaves the workshop within a week.
Will mine look like the photographs?
Close, but every board is different. The grain, the gum veins and the depth of colour change from piece to piece, which is the point of solid timber.
What fits inside?
Each of the two bays has two adjustable shelves, deep enough for dinner plates and tall glasses, or a row of records.
Can it be made to a different size?
Yes, as a commission. Send us the size and we will draw it and quote within a week.
How do I look after an oiled finish?
Wipe spills straight away and dry the surface. Once a year, rub in a thin coat of the oil from the care kit. A mark can be sanded lightly and oiled away.
- Made to order
- Built for you in 8 to 12 weeks, with one piece of each design kept ready to ship.
- Free delivery in Perth
- We bring it in ourselves, place it and level it. Freight elsewhere is priced on each piece.
- Timber samples
- All three timbers, oiled, for $20, taken off your order.
- 25-year guarantee
- On every frame and joint, with a free re-oil in Perth after the first year.
