We build custom furniture for many different reasons, but we are always solving the same problem—the perfect fit. There is no replacing a piece that is exactly what is needed, fits where it is meant to go, and matches a home’s style and décor. Sometimes our customers see furniture they absolutely love in a catalogue, only to find the item is no longer in production. They bring the design to us, and we make it happen. Sometimes our customers want to keep the look of the furniture they already have, so we create new pieces to match their existing set. And sometimes our customers want a very distinctive piece for a particular situation, like a recreation of an old-fashioned medicine cabinet, or this delicately detailed bookcase crafted to match exactly the décor of this room.

There are a lot of utilitarian reasons to build custom furniture, but another important benefit of handcrafted pieces is the high quality that can be achieved. With custom furniture, we want to create heirloom-quality pieces that will last through generations. We find people love telling stories about items in their house, especially antique furniture that has a shared family history. Our craftsman Doug Marvel establishes the story of his custom furniture pieces with a written provenance, providing the history of the wood the piece was made from, the day the piece was made, who it was made for and the address it first resided at.

This walnut coffee table was made to match the style and color of this client’s particular room. Its design and features fit her décor, but its special story is behind the walnut we used to built it. The tree grew on the banks of the Little Miami River around the area where the Shawnee tribe once lived, and the famous chief Tecumseh. This dark, old wood looks perfect in a modern house now, but its historic background adds to its intrinsic value as a stand-alone piece of furniture.

Some of our custom furniture pieces have a history for what they once were. We sometimes can repurpose wood from an item that has fallen apart to build a new piece. Doug Marvel has an oak desk that was once a church pipe organ! Repurposing wood also makes sense where a high-end wood is used for a mundane purpose. One of our clients bought a house built in the 1950s, and she was surprised to find nearly everything wooden in the house was mahogany, even the shelves in the closets. By taking the rich mahogany out of places where it was hidden, we were able to build a lovely new bathroom vanity for her that effortlessly matched the existing cabinetry.

We love working with our clients to create furniture that fits perfectly in their home. Whether you need a matching piece for your existing furniture, or you have a unique design in mind, we would appreciate the opportunity to create the right solution for you. Send us an email or give us a call at (317) 679-5890 to discuss your project.