Oak Finish Sample Box

Yes, in full, against any vanity unit in the catalogue. A single-use code is emailed to you at the same time your samples are dispatched. There is no minimum spend and no expiry date, so take as long as you need to decide. If you cannot find the code when you come to order, email us your sample order number and we will resend it.

Seven solid oak samples. Six stain finishes, being White, Smoke 5%, Natural, Macchiato, Dark Roast and Chocolate, plus one Fluted Espresso profile sample machined with six half-round grooves. Every piece is cut from the same European oak and finished by hand in our Bristol workshop using the same stains we use on a full vanity.

No, and there is a reason for that. Oak finishes are almost impossible to judge in isolation. Macchiato looks warm on its own and distinctly cool next to Natural. Dark Roast looks black until Chocolate is sitting beside it. Sending the full set costs us barely more than sending one and it is the only way to make a decision you will not second guess.

Because fluting is a light effect, not a colour, and a flat swatch cannot show it. The Fluted Espresso sample carries six half-round grooves machined into solid oak, so you can turn it through the light in your own bathroom and see how deep the shadows fall. That is the detail that defines our Clifton and Reeded ranges, and it behaves completely differently in a north facing room than in one with a south facing window.

It will be very close, but not identical, and that is the nature of solid timber. Oak varies from board to board in grain pattern, figure and how deeply it takes a stain. Two doors cut from different boards and finished on the same day will differ slightly. What the sample guarantees is the finish itself, the stain, the sheen and the depth of tone. If an exact colour match to something else in your bathroom is critical, call us before you order.

Look at them twice, once in daylight and once under your evening lighting, because warm bulbs pull the paler stains golden and flatten the darker ones. Prop them upright against the wall where the vanity will sit rather than laying them flat, since a door stands vertical. Hold them against your actual tile, worktop and brassware, as oak reads differently against warm stone than against cool porcelain. Then leave them in the room for a few days. Most people change their mind at least once.

Samples are dispatched within one working day and sent flat in a protective card wallet. Delivery to mainland UK is £9.95. Scottish Highlands, Northern Ireland and offshore islands may carry a surcharge, so contact us for a quote. If your samples have not arrived within 5 working days of dispatch, get in touch and we will chase or resend them.

No. The samples are yours to keep, and they are worth holding on to while you finalise tiles, worktop and brassware. If you change your mind about the purchase itself, you have 14 days from delivery to cancel. Email hello@mockridgedesign.com and we will refund the product price. If anything arrives damaged, send us a photo within 48 hours and we will post a replacement set the same day at no cost.

This box covers our stained oak finishes only. If you are considering a painted vanity, call us on 0117 990 2953 or email hello@mockridgedesign.com and tell us which colour you have in mind. We will talk you through the options and what we can send.

Natural and Dark Roast sit at opposite ends of the range and account for a large share of what leaves the workshop, but popularity is a poor guide here. The right finish depends on how much natural light your bathroom gets, what your tile and worktop are doing, and whether you want the vanity to recede or anchor the room. That is exactly the judgement the samples exist to help you make. If you want a second opinion, call us and describe the room.