Making the carcass of the door took a considerable amount of time, and it was veneered with a 2.4mm thick veneer of American white oak. In a sense, this was a prototype, and Guilluane Kerschbaumer said, ‘If we did it again, we would pay more attention to the selection of the veneers.’ The sisters chose to give a wax finish to the walnut shelves, a technique that Benchmark saw as old fashioned. Sean Sutcliffe doubted they could achieve the level of finish they aspired to, but was proved wrong!

The handle and the hooks are part of a family, simple forms in American walnut, as is the dimmer switch. This last shows the degree of attention to detail that the sisters brought to the project. When the light is off, the grain on the dimmer knob is aligned with that of the base plate. It is at 45 degrees when switched on and the switch can then turn to full lighting at a right angle.