D.J. MORRISON LTDFurniture makers, Christchurch

Service

Joinery, shop fitouts and commercial work

Doors, staircases, kitchens, windows and full commercial fitouts, made and installed by the same people who restore antique furniture.

A solid timber door under construction on the bench at D.J. Morrison with chisels, a brass marking gauge and a pencil
Solid timber door on the bench
Built in painted shelving and window seat with panelled cupboard doors
Built in shelving and window seat

Commercial fitouts

We have fitted out offices, boardrooms and retail spaces around Christchurch, including work for Skellerup. The advantage of using a furniture maker for a fitout is that the detailing holds up close. Boardroom tables, reception joinery, staircases and wall panelling all get looked at from an arm's length away, which is a different standard from general building work.

What we make

  • Shop fitouts and retail joinery
  • Office and boardroom fitouts
  • Kitchens and kitchen joinery
  • Doors and door fittings, new and restored
  • Staircases, handrails and balustrades
  • Windows, sashes and frames
  • Built in shelving, media walls and storage
  • Wall panelling and architectural joinery

Doors

Doors are a large part of what we do. New solid timber doors made to size, and restoration of original doors including leadlight panels, which we see a lot of in Christchurch character homes. If a door has dropped, sticks, or has been cut about by a previous owner, it can almost always be put right.

Heritage and character buildings

Because we work in old joinery every week, we are comfortable in buildings where the walls are not square and nothing is a standard size. That includes matching existing profiles and mouldings so new work sits alongside old without announcing itself. Ask us about retrofit double glazing at the same time if the windows are original.

Selected joinery

Built in media wall with shelving and panelled surround in a dark painted finish
Media wallBuilt in shelving and surround
Plywood lined window seat with built in shelving and storage drawers below
Window seatPly lined with storage below
Built in office desk with overhead shelving and cupboard in dark stained timber
Office desk and storageBuilt in desk, shelving and cupboard

Planning a fitout?

Send us drawings or photos and we will price the joinery.