There is a photograph of the original sideboard well used, and painted white in Mackintosh’s home before his marriage to Margaret and it then appears stripped and polished dark oak in the dining room of his marital home, this suggests it may have been a favourite of Mackintosh’s.

The reproduction of this sideboard was a major undertaking, involving several visits to the Hunterian Museum, Glasgow to survey and make sketches of the original. From these sketches, detailed scale drawings were produced prior to starting production. The brass hinge plates and escutcheons were handmade by fellow craftsman, and good friend, Laurie Kayser.