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Bespoke furniture

Solid timber furniture, made to order.

Dining tables, beds, wardrobes, desks and storage in real oak, ash, SA pine and blackwood — chosen from established designs or drawn from scratch to fit your room exactly.

Steel-and-wood dining chairs around a solid timber dining table under woven pendant lights

Our approach

Furniture built to be used every day, for years.

Every piece is made in real structural timber rather than veneered board, and finished with eco-friendly stains and seals that protect the surface and bring out the grain. Solid wood is strong, repairable and meant to last — furniture to keep, not replace.

Choose a piece from an established design and have it made in the timber and finish your room needs, or commission something new. A custom piece starts from a drawing specific to your brief; it is built to the same standard either way — the difference is the design step, not the quality of the build.

Dining & living

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  • Laila solid wood dining table with tapered legs, set with black dining chairs in a bright room

    Dining tables

    Built to the seat count and length the room calls for — including the extra-long tables a standard size cannot provide.

  • Solid wood coffee table with a lower shelf on a black steel frame, in front of a linen sofa

    Coffee tables

    Sized to your sofa and the clearance in front of it; lower and longer usually reads better than small and boxy.

  • Laila solid wood TV unit with drawers beneath a wall-mounted television in a living room

    TV units

    Matched to the wall width and the equipment it holds, with drawers and cable routing that suit your set-up.

  • Steel-and-wood dining chairs around a solid timber dining table under woven pendant lights

    Seating

    Chairs and benches, with benches made to an exact length — the foot of a bed, a hallway, a dining nook.

Bedroom

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  • Industrial-style double bed with a timber headboard and footboard in a black steel frame, beside a matching pedestal

    Beds

    Solid wood and wood-and-steel beds, with headboard height, length and storage adjusted where a standard bed falls short.

  • Selena solid wood double bed with a slatted headboard and a matching two-drawer bedside pedestal

    Pedestals & side tables

    Made to match the height of the bed, or sized to a particular chair, with the drawer count you need.

  • Freestanding solid wood wardrobe with horizontal slatted doors in a bedroom

    Wardrobes

    Freestanding wardrobes built to fit an alcove or wall length exactly, in the same timber as the rest of the room.

  • Laila solid wood chest of drawers on tapered legs against a concrete-grey wall

    Chests & cabinets

    Chests of drawers, sideboards and server cabinets, proportioned for the room and the things they store.

Work & storage

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  • Solid wood desk with steel legs and a matching low cabinet with black doors in an open-plan home office

    Desks

    Desks sized to the room, with drawers and cable management planned in — and cabinets to match.

  • Freestanding solid wood display shelf with staggered open compartments holding books and ceramics

    Shelving & bookcases

    Open shelving and bookcases built to a specific wall or alcove, and to the load they need to carry.

  • Long solid wood storage drawer unit with a row of drawers in an open-plan dining space

    Storage drawer units

    Long, low drawer units for dining rooms, living rooms and the less visible places storage is needed.

  • Wooden decor ladder leaning against a wall, used to hang towels and throws

    Home decor

    Smaller timber pieces such as the decor ladder — for hanging throws and towels, or for display.

Materials

Four timbers, many finishes.

Timber is sourced responsibly — through alien-clearing programmes and managed forestry where possible — and combined with powder-coated steel for the wood-and-steel designs.

Oak
A dependable hardwood with a clear, even grain. Often clear-sealed to keep its natural colour.
Ash
Pale and fine-grained, suited to light Scandinavian and minimal rooms. Takes stain well.
SA Pine
Local plantation pine — warm, versatile and well suited to stained finishes.
Blackwood
A rich, darker timber, sourced through alien-clearing programmes where possible.

Finish options include

  • Clear natural seal
  • English oak stain
  • Rich chestnut stain
  • Clear natural oil
  • Imbuia / walnut stain
  • Blackwash / mocca

Design ranges

Eight design languages that work across a home.

Each range has its own construction language and proportions, and covers pieces for bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms and workspaces — so a whole interior can be furnished without mixing unrelated styles.

Laila solid wood TV unit with drawers beneath a wall-mounted television in a living room
  • Naomi

    Contemporary solid wood

    Clean lines and practical storage for whole-home furnishing.

  • Cooper

    Scandinavian minimal

    Softened edges and balanced timber proportions.

  • Holly

    Industrial wood & steel

    Solid timber on powder-coated steel frames.

  • Marley

    Soft industrial

    Slim steel frames with warm timber surfaces.

  • Leah

    Modern retro wood & steel

    A design-led range with a statement look.

  • Laila

    Contemporary tapered leg

    Symmetrical proportions on refined tapered legs.

  • Charlie

    Classic contemporary

    Timeless shapes for interiors that will not date.

  • Selena

    Modern slatted

    Vertical slatted timber for texture and rhythm.

Custom commissions

When a standard size will not do.

An oddly shaped room, an alcove, a non-standard seat count, a bed height to match. A small change to an existing design is usually a modest step in cost; a design from scratch costs more because it includes original drawing work.

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    Brief

    Your room dimensions, how the piece will be used, and any reference images you have.

  2. 02

    Drawing

    A specific drawing for your piece, confirmed and signed off before anything is cut.

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    Timber & finish

    Boards selected to suit the confirmed design and the finish you have chosen.

  4. 04

    Making

    Precision joinery, cutting and progressive sanding, then the finish is applied.

  5. 05

    Quality review

    Structure and finish are inspected before the piece is released.

  6. 06

    Delivery

    Delivered to you, ready for the room it was made for.

Before you commission

Four things worth checking.

  1. 01

    Measure the route, not just the room

    Check doorways, stairwells and corners a large piece needs to pass through — not only the spot where it will stand.

  2. 02

    Leave room to move

    Allow at least 70 cm between a table edge and a wall or other furniture; 80–90 cm is more comfortable at home, and 100 cm suits busy hospitality spaces.

  3. 03

    See the finish in person

    A stain reads differently on a screen than on real timber. Choose against a physical sample before confirming.

  4. 04

    Get the drawing in writing

    A verbal brief invites misunderstanding. Confirm a signed-off drawing before production starts.

Trade & hospitality

For designers, developers and hospitality projects.

Interior designers, architects, property developers, boutique hotels and lodges can commission furniture built to their drawings — including multi-room orders, with reinforced joinery and steel frames where a commercial setting calls for them. We work from architectural drawings, specification sheets or reference images.

Discuss a trade project

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Have a piece in mind?

Send us the room dimensions and what you are looking for — a single bedside table or a whole home. We will come back to you with options in the right timber and finish.

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