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Made to measureCustom furniture
Tables, desks, beds, sideboards and storage — drawn for your exact room, cut from solid timber, and joined to survive daily life for decades.
Furniture that fits like it grew there
Off-the-shelf furniture makes your room adapt to it. We work the other way: we measure your space, watch how you live in it, then design a piece whose size, height, storage and timber suit you exactly.
Every commission includes timber samples, a scale drawing for approval and a workshop visit while your piece is on the bench — many clients say that visit is the highlight.
From sketch to delivery
- Home visit with measuring, timber samples and honest budget guidance
- Scale drawings and 3D views — two rounds of revisions included
- Solid oak, walnut, ash or reclaimed pine — never chipboard, never veneer fakery
- Traditional joinery: dovetails, mortise-and-tenon, wedged and pinned
- White-glove delivery, room-of-choice placement and packaging removed
- Care kit, oil refresher and a lifetime repair promise at cost
How a commission runs
Brief & measure
A visit or video call, measurements, timber samples and a budget range within days.
Design & approve
Drawings to sign off, a fixed price, and a build slot reserved in the workshop.
Build
Four to eight weeks on the bench. Come and see your piece halfway through.
Deliver
Oiled, wrapped and placed in your room — with oil and cloths left behind.
Furniture FAQs
Small pieces take 3–4 weeks; dining tables, beds and fitted storage usually take 6–8 weeks from drawing approval. Your slot date is confirmed in writing before we begin.
Side tables from around $600, dining tables from $2,400 and fitted storage quoted per project. Ready-made pieces in our shop start lower if a commission is more than you need.
Yes — bring a drawer front, a photo or the piece itself. We match timber, tone and detailing so the new piece sits naturally alongside the old.
Reconstructions
Fitted storage and joinery for full-house projects, from the same bench.
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Lamps and desks available now, when a commission is more than you need.
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A furniture commission built around one chair, one lamp and one view.
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Let's build your piece
Send a photo of your room and a rough size — we will reply with ideas, timber options and a budget range.