About Crown
Designed and hand built by master craftsmen
From our Oxfordshire workshops to your garden, with our own install teams.
Our story
It began with a friendship, and a piece of wood
In 2004 Luke Dejahang was an actor, working on a building site to bring some stability to a young family. There he met Minde, a craftsman who took him under his wing. They could not have been more different, but they shared a passion for wood, and for doing the job properly.
They saw a gap for luxury gazebos and garden rooms. Crown Pavilions followed in 2006. The first customer was a lorry driver nearing retirement, at a show in Kent. He said he had worked hard all his life, and wanted to make some happy memories with his family.
The two of them designed, made, delivered and installed every building themselves in those first years. The team is now almost a hundred people, and the buildings have gone to 28 countries. Every one is still designed and hand built in Oxfordshire. We lost Minde in 2025. The company would not be what it is without him.
The workshop
Made by hand in Watlington
Every building is cut, joined and finished in our workshops at Lys Mill, Watlington, before we deliver and install it in your garden.
Joinery you can feel
Thicker handrails and sturdy balusters, shaped and finished by hand.
Timber chosen to last
FSC certified redwood, selected for straight grain and a long life outdoors.
Finished inside and out
The ceiling is made as carefully as the parts you see first.
The people
Who you'll meet along the way
Your design consultant
Meets you at a show site, at home or on a video call. Talks through size, position and access, and stays your contact from first visit to handover.
Our design team
Draws your building to scale in your garden, so you can see exactly how it will sit before anything is made.
The workshop
Master craftsmen who build each pavilion and garden room to order. Many have been with us from the very first year.
Our install team
Our own specialist team delivers, builds and finishes your building, then takes you through it before they leave.
Our own install teams
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