£225.00
1 in stock
Raised panel mouldings on all four sides, a hinged lid with rounded edges, and a plinth base with subtle bracket feet. It is solid oak, built to last, and it exists to do one job brilliantly: store things properly, look good doing it, and still be doing both in twenty years. This is Oak FurnitureLand's Canterbury blanket box, and it turned up in the sort of condition that makes the decision easy. I'm Simon, and most weeks I turn down more than I take. This one earned its place the moment I opened the lid and saw how it was put together.
The construction is honest. Traditional dovetail joints hold the corners square. Tongue and groove panelling to the back. Solid oak throughout, finished in Oak FurnitureLand's natural oak wax, which protects the timber and brings the grain forward. The design borrows from traditional oak furniture: rail and stile detailing on the body, flared cornices on the lid, cut detailing that catches the light. The corners are gently rounded, the pedestal base is deep, and the whole piece sits level and steady on those bracket feet.
Here is what that adds up to in practice. You lift the lid and you have one large compartment. Blankets, throws, off-season bedding, the things that live nowhere else. The lid stays open when you need it to, closes without catching, and the panelling inside means the back is finished properly even where most people never look. That is not decoration. That is somebody at Oak FurnitureLand deciding to do the job right.
The finish is a medium natural oak, warm rather than pale, and it shows the grain clearly. No stains hiding faults, no veneer to bubble or peel. Solid oak can be sanded and refinished if you ever need to, but this piece already looks excellent. The Canterbury range was designed to match, so if you have other pieces from the collection, this sits alongside them without fuss. If you do not, it still works. Clean lines, classic proportions, nothing trying too hard.
Oak FurnitureLand sold this new for £439.99. My second hand price is £225. That is £214.99 staying in your account, a saving of 49%. For a blanket box built this well, from a brand doing things at this standard, that gap is the story. You are not compromising. You are getting the same timber, the same joinery, the same finish, at half what someone else paid.
The condition is second hand and looking fabulous, in genuinely great condition. No structural issues, no damage to the oak, no problems with the hinges or the lid. This is a piece that has been used and cared for, and it shows.
Height: 52 cm (20.5 in) x Width: 98 cm (38.6 in) x Depth: 50 cm (19.7 in)
Creating a free account takes under 60 seconds. Add the blanket box to your basket and head to checkout. Choose free click-and-collect or local delivery within the North East. If you choose local delivery, enter your address and you will get an instant quote. I deliver locally myself, which means the piece arrives with the same care it left with. Pay a £30 deposit online to secure it, then settle the balance when you collect or when it arrives. Simple, sorted, no fuss. (Not based in the North East? No bother. Drop us a message before you buy and we'll get a quote from our trusted delivery partner – wherever you are, we'll get you sorted in style.)
Every piece here is one of a kind. If this blanket box has already gone, or it is not quite what you had in mind, click the Sorcit link at the top of any page and tell me what you are after. I will go out and source it for you personally. The moment I find a match, you will get an email. Completely free, no obligation to buy.
You found solid oak storage from Oak FurnitureLand at £225, built for a decade of daily use and then some. £30 secures it. One exists. Once it is gone, it is gone.
SKU: SEP-2026-034-B
1 in stock
