How to create a stylish interior in smaller spaces
Many of our bespoke furniture design projects over the years have been for smaller spaces [...]
Designing organic shaped furniture with innovative software and craft expertise
One of our latest furniture designs is a perfect example of how ground-breaking CAD design [...]
Stylish home office furniture: An expert’s guide to the latest trends
Are you tired of hunting online for stylish home office furniture that never quite meets [...]
Office design and planning: Our ultimate guide for stylish home and workplace
The principles of office design and planning lend themselves perfectly to the creative approach we [...]
5 incredible and practical ways to use glass top desks as part of your home or office décor
The popularity of glass top desks has risen at a similar pace to the trend [...]
Flexible options for office desks
With the increase in hybrid and flexible working, it has never been more important to [...]
How 5-axis CNC machining and a Bacci lathe have inspired new manufacturing processes
The Bacci 5-axis CNC machine and lathe has become such an integral part of workshop [...]
Making use of our donated vintage burr wood
We were fortunate enough to be given some incredible vintage burr wood from a woodworking [...]
What is a Paschal Candle and how is it used?
As specialists in church furniture, we are often asked to help worshipping communities create special [...]
Q & A with Emmanuelle Bastide-Wilson, Managing Director at Dovetailors
Emmanuelle co-founded Dovetailors with her husband David and leads the operational side of the business. [...]
Q&A with David Wilson, co-founder and Creative Director at Dovetailors
David and his wife Emmanuelle founded Dovetailors in 2005. We caught up with him to [...]
Why we love working with walnut
Walnut is one of our favourite types of wood for furniture making, partly because of [...]
Catering for the needs of the food and drink industry
Special occasion dining is all about elegance and ease, which is why one of our [...]
Furniture manufacturing and the circular economy
As furniture designers, we are passionate about sustainability and the principles of a circular economy [...]
Evolving our successful trestle design for consoles and coffee tables
Recently we have been pushing the boundaries with one of our most popular engineered design [...]
How we make wood components and frames for upholstered furniture
Over the years we have developed an outstanding reputation as one of the UK’s leading [...]
5 clever ways to mix modern furniture with vintage looks
Here at Dovetailors we have a real passion for interiors that are inspired by some [...]
Visitor Welcome Hub and Interpretation Stands for Temple Newsam
We’ve been working with the team at Temple Newsam to help them enhance their visitor [...]
Update on our Bacci 5 axis CNC machine
The arrival of our Bacci 5-axis CNC machine towards the end of last year was [...]
Our approach to designing chancel and sanctuary furniture
Up and down the country a transformation is taking place, as the custodians of many [...]
Designed and Delivered: Tailor Made Corner Desk
With more people working from home these days, our oak corner desk has become a [...]
Revealed: Our Bestselling Bespoke Furniture Design of 2021
The past 18 months have been characterised by the growth of the work from home [...]
Design your own custom shelving and storage
Custom shelving is a big trend and the latest modular design-your-own options works beautifully in [...]
Third CNC Machine Set to Boost Capacity at Dovetailors
We’re very pleased to announce that we will soon be introducing a third CNC machine [...]
How to maximise space in a small bedroom
Small bedrooms really don’t need to feel cramped or cluttered. With careful planning, even the [...]
7 furnishing tips for a well-functioning home
We’ve been helping customers design beautifully practical furniture for their home since 2005 and over [...]
Our Incredible Travelling Trestles
Ever since we started selling our elegant custom made trestle legs we have had enquiries [...]
Adding design flair to your office furniture
Interior design is all about adding personality to a room scheme and that includes office [...]
Stacking chairs for public buildings
A lot of our work for ecclesiastical and community buildings now involves making furniture that [...]
5 of the Best Laptop Desks
With more of us working from home for at least some of the week these [...]
How the pandemic has created a new generation of product designers
A quick browse through Instagram is all it takes to discover some of the immensely [...]
Rethinking your office space for a return to work
A lot has changed in the world of work over the past 12 months. As [...]
5 Beautiful Minimalist Open Shelving Ideas
Storage trends have shifted in the 2020s with many more homes now designing spaces with [...]
Creating a casual dining area in your home
Open plan living is nothing new but the amount of time families are spending in [...]
Built in storage to revamp your living space
With many of us spending extra time at home right now, it could be just [...]
Introducing Charlotte’s Fabulous Stackable Chair Design
Charlotte’s idea for a stackable chair has been taking shape for some time. In fact, [...]
Why we love our wall mounted home office desk
Like everyone else this year, we have been struggling to find a corner in our [...]
Trestle Legs for Elegant Desk Earn Top 5 Star Review
The word is out that our popular trestle legs can be made to order for [...]
Wooden Trestle Legs for Designer Desks
Nothing quite beats the warmth and beauty of a wooden trestle leg teamed with an [...]
Wood Component Manufacturing for British Furniture Designers
Many of our customers know us well for our bespoke home furniture and our reputation [...]
Making beautiful new choir stalls for St Mildred’s Church in Croydon
We are honoured to have been entrusted with a wonderful project to design and build [...]
Designing a good quality desk for your home office
Since we’ve been back in the workshop after lockdown we have been busy with some [...]
Dovetailors lends its facilities to the government for critical manufacturing
Furniture and component manufacturer Dovetailors has made its manufacturing facilities and equipment available through the [...]
Making a Church Font for the 21st Century
If you follow us on Instagram you will have noticed us telling the story of [...]
We’ve moved to a bigger space
Over the last few weeks we’ve been moving our entire workshop to a new place [...]
Working with the people of Newport to design a new altar for their Cathedral
December saw the culmination of months of work and an unbelievable collaboration between Dovetailors and [...]
Key Home Design Trends for 2020
The New Year is a great time to add something new to your home, whether [...]
Made to Measure Desks and Home Offices
With so many people now working from home, the demand for good quality made to [...]
Sustainable Church Furniture Design
It is a great privilege to be invited into church communities to work on a [...]
Clever ways to seat your guests this Christmas
As the festive season approaches we all know that when the big day arrives, squeezing [...]
Back to School – Creating a Family Study Space at Home
Now that the Autumn school term has started, many families are seeing the challenges of [...]
Where does our waste wood go?
Sustainability is hugely important to us here at Dovetailors which is why we are really [...]
Custom made kitchen and bar stools
Art Deco inspired kitchen designed and built by Dovetailors Sales of bar stools have rocketed [...]
Bauhaus Style Fitted Furniture Project Begins
This year marks 100 years of Bauhaus and we are delighted to be marking the [...]
Charlotte’s chair design takes shape
It is very important to us here at Dovetailors that we make sure our furniture [...]
Award success for Studio Hemal Patel
Next week our friend Hemal Patel will be in Como, Italy picking up well deserved [...]
Our church furniture projects
We have talked before about how churches can adapt their interiors to create a purposeful [...]
Q&A With Ric Frampton
We’re delighted to have been collaborating with exciting furniture designer Ric Frampton whose latest extending [...]
Dovetailors Collaboration with Designer Ric Frampton
We are extremely excited about our latest designer collaboration with Ric Frampton and now have [...]
Personalisation Trend Boosts Luxury Furniture Market
New research has found that the market for custom made high-end furniture is growing as [...]
5 Tips for Redesigning your bedroom
Over the years we have helped our customers design a bedroom that works perfectly for [...]
Useful and beautiful: Redefining craft for the modern home
William Morris famously said: ‘Have nothing in your house that you do not know to [...]
Our mid century female design heroes
We are huge fans of Mid Century design and it might surprise you to hear [...]
5 surprising facts about modern furniture making
There are many myths and misconceptions about modern furniture making and as a team we [...]
Floating wall shelves that won’t let you down
Floating shelves are a great way to display cherished collectables or striking ornaments but they [...]
6 months on: How our new CNC machine has transformed our commercial capabilities
It’s hard to believe that it’s been six months since we installed a second CNC [...]
A personal approach to church furniture design
One of the most rewarding things about designing furniture for churches is the collaborative nature [...]
Custom made contemporary furniture for homes large and small
As specialists in custom made furniture we have a lot of experience in designing interiors [...]
How to redesign a church to create a community space
Creating a community-centric space without losing character, heritage or purpose is on the wish list [...]
A step by step guide to designing your own custom made furniture
What if you have an idea for a great piece of furniture that would fit [...]
5 innovations in furniture design to look out for in 2019
As furniture designers ourselves and component makers for some really exciting British interior design brands, [...]
David’s top 5 highlights of 2018
It has been a pretty hectic year at Dovetailors and we have loved every minute [...]
Clever furniture solutions for small rooms
Small rooms don’t have to be tricky when it comes to finding the right furniture [...]
How craft and technology are the perfect duo for a sustainable future
A perfect storm of economic and social conditions is enabling small businesses like ours to [...]
Work begins on a beautiful new font for Liverpool Parish Church
Our latest ecclesiastical project for Liverpool Parish Church takes inspiration from a font we designed [...]
New 5-axis CNC machine steps up commercial capability
After much anticipation we have now taken delivery of our second CNC machine which is [...]
What can I do if I can’t find the furniture I’m looking for online?
Never before have there been so many places to buy furniture online so why is [...]
5 lessons from our experience of designing furniture for Places of Worship
Over the years we are very lucky to have had the opportunity to create furniture [...]
Design and build service for the contemporary home office
By 2020 around half the UK workforce is expected to be working remotely for at [...]
Our ultimate guide to British made furniture
A recent survey featured in The Manufacturer magazine reveals that 93% of consumers are willing [...]
Developing our expertise as furniture component designers and suppliers
Thanks to our many years of experience and superb CAD/CAM and CNC facilities we are [...]
Small children’s bedrooms: How to have less mess and more space to play
Small rooms need a bit of thought if they are going to be used as [...]
How careful design can help special spaces tell their story
We have written many times about our expertise in designing purposeful furniture for historic buildings [...]
Celebrating traditional skills in contemporary furniture design
Far from being a nostalgic attempt to preserve skills from a bygone era, our use [...]
Dovetailors teams up with London home design company HeadSprung
Dovetailors has collaborated with London design consultancy Studio Hemal Patel to develop a range of [...]
Working with Up and Coming British Furniture Designers
The commercial expertise we have developed over the years and our small batch production capabilities [...]
How Abbeys and Cathedrals Can Adapt Without Losing Their Identity
Up and down the country churches, cathedrals and abbeys are removing their historic ecclesiastical furniture [...]
Creating a design statement with bespoke wooden mirrors
Mirrors have long been a favourite accessory of interior designers for giving an illusion of [...]
Complex engineering for purposeful church furniture design
Church buildings all over the country are changing functionally in order to meet the modern [...]
Freestanding furniture with a fitted look (perfect for your home office or bedroom)
Fitted furniture has the benefit of making the most of every inch of space available, [...]
Q&A with Craig our Head Maker
When did you start at Dovetailors and what were your first impressions? I started in [...]
How good product design and development helps growth
New product design is not just an important part of business success, the two are [...]
Five steps to create the perfect fitted bathroom
It’s fair to say the bathroom is one of the most important rooms in the [...]
Clever storage and furniture ideas for small bedrooms
Just picture a small bedroom that’s free of clutter and where everything has its rightful [...]
Why quality craftsmanship and design matters to our commercial partners
As our business continues to evolve, we enjoy putting our quality craftsmanship skills to the [...]
Creating church furniture to serve local communities
Shaping church interiors to meet the needs of modern day worship and community activities is [...]
Unique and bold kitchen design ideas
Over the years, we have worked on some bold kitchen design ideas for our customers. [...]
Q&A With David our Creative Director
Dovetailors’ creative director, furniture designer and engineer David Wilson took some time out of his [...]
Dovetailors Invests in Second CNC Machine
(pictured, our current CNC machine in action in the workshop) Our workshop will soon be [...]
Designing bespoke church furniture for modern communities
Over many years, we have worked on commissions and designs for bespoke church furniture establishing [...]
Mid century inspired bow-fronted drawers
Curved furniture is something of a speciality of ours and we were delighted to have [...]
Helping our partners to create high-quality commercial furniture
Over the past 13 years, we have worked on a wide portfolio of high-quality commercial [...]
Behind the scenes in the Dovetailors furniture workshop
Running a busy furniture workshop demands teamwork and we’re fortunate to have a committed and [...]
How we specialise in manufacturing bespoke furniture components
At Dovetailors, we are known for the quality of our craftsmanship when it comes to [...]
Working with high-end furniture designers
Behind the scenes at Dovetailors, a major part of our business involves working with high-end [...]
5 space-saving tips for small bedrooms
From an aesthetic and practical point of view, it’s not always easy to find space-saving [...]
Planning the ideal fitted bedroom
Picture a bedroom where everything has its rightful place and is a clutter free zone. [...]
Key appointment for Leeds bespoke furniture company
Leeds furniture design company Dovetailors has promoted one of its cabinetmakers to head maker as [...]
Bespoke cabin beds designed to save space
Many of us have a small room in our homes where the space isn’t used [...]
5 tips for a stylish fitted kitchen
Whether it’s a hub for entertaining and socialising or preparing the family dinner, the kitchen [...]
Where to find small batch production facilities in Yorkshire
Whether it’s prototyping, one-off furniture pieces or a pilot run on a few test products, [...]
5 reasons to choose a small independent kitchen maker
The kitchen has truly become the heart of the home where the hustle and bustle [...]
5 Creative Ways to Use Full Length Mirrors
From a practical point of view, full length mirrors are useful home accessories that allow [...]
Finding the ideal wall shelves to organise your home
As the summer holidays draw to a close and the new school term begins, September [...]
Finding the Perfect Hallway Mirror
An attractive hallway mirror can make the entrance to your home more inviting and welcoming. It’s the space [...]
Handmade desks for designers
Our handmade desks for designers are as carefully crafted by us as they are indulgently [...]
Made to Measure Attic Office
Fitted furniture is the perfect choice for tight spaces and unusually shaped rooms and we [...]
Sharing our skills with contemporary furniture companies
Here at Dovetailors, we are happy to share our skills and expertise with other innovative, contemporary furniture companies. We are currently working [...]
Made to Measure Adjustable Desks
We all know long hours in front of a desk can often result in aches [...]
Handmade fitted home studies and offices
We all know that studies and home offices can too easily become a cluttered space [...]
Bespoke Wave Design Gives Fitted Bedroom its own Style
Fitted bedroom furniture always helps to streamline what should be the most relaxing room in [...]
Dovetailors Becomes FSC® Certified
Ethical sourcing and sustainable design have always been important to us so we are delighted [...]
Handcrafted Wooden Cross for Yorkshire School
Our expertise in bespoke design for churches and schools has been called on again recently [...]
Where are they now? Why we love to keep in touch with our customers…
One of the advantages of having such a personal design process is that it naturally [...]
5 steps to consider when designing bespoke furniture
When it comes to designing bespoke furniture, we like to work closely with you to [...]
How to design a bespoke bedroom
Your bedroom should be a place of calm, your domain – somewhere to relax and [...]
How to design a bespoke kitchen
You’ve set your heart on a new kitchen, studied the space and shape you’ve got [...]
Bespoke Circular Dining Table for London Home
We are currently working on a contemporary bespoke circular dining table that is being designed [...]
How to find a good kitchen designer who gets your style
So many people who come to us for a new kitchen have had real trouble [...]
Designing a bespoke demilune table
We recently completed a project for a customer for whom we’d previously made a [...]
Biplane bench: A charming design project
We love the chance to get our creative juices flowing and a new and rather [...]
Getting crafty at Farsley Community Weekend
Here at Dovetailors, we’re counting down the days until we join the fun and games at [...]
Where can I buy a handmade oak refectory table?
A handmade oak refectory table is a classic piece of furniture that is highly practical [...]
Bespoke contract furniture: finding the right manufacturer
The production of bespoke contract furniture requires a manufacturer that combines a high level of [...]
Designing and Making Curved Furniture
Designing and making curved furniture is an art and, despite the challenges involved, we believe [...]
Church Furniture Maker Designs Cathedral Vestry Wardrobes
Our reputation as a specialist church furniture maker has led to us becoming involved in [...]
How to find the best wood component manufacturer for your product
What should you consider when choosing a wood component manufacturer to work with you on [...]
Is solid wood better than wood veneer? We think it’s time to dispel the myth
by David Wilson, Creative Director I recently saw a slogan in a major furniture retailer’s [...]
From click to customer: An online ordering service with a difference
We realise that it’s quite unusual for a bespoke British furniture designer like us to [...]
5 reasons why product developers choose Dovetailors for small batch production
Product developers often want to manufacture a small batch of test products or a single [...]
Refurbishing your home with bespoke interior design
Bespoke interior design comes into its own when you’re refurbishing your home, making the big [...]
How to Project Manage a Bespoke Kitchen Redesign
In our role as furniture designers we are often involved right at the start of [...]
Classic Furniture Makeover: Contemporary Trestle Table
The traditional trestle table has had something of a modern makeover in the interior design [...]
Mirfield Monastery Chooses Yorkshire Church Furniture Makers
Our reputation as church furniture makers has led to an exciting project for an Anglican [...]
How we work with interior designers
As we’ve recently completed some exciting work with interior designers we thought it would be [...]
5 Clever Storage Ideas for Clutter Free Living
Clutter free living is something many people aspire to. So how do we achieve a [...]
Dovetailors Wins Customer Service Award
Leeds furniture company Dovetailors has won a national award recognizing excellence in customer service. The [...]
6 Steps to the Ultimate Home Office
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]With more and more people working from home these days, the home office has [...]
Designer bespoke kitchens: Ideas and inspiration
As one of the leading handmade kitchen companies in Leeds, York, Harrogate and the surrounding [...]
Fitted bedroom with a personal touch
Investing in bespoke fitted bedroom furniture is one of the best ways of keeping your [...]
5 furniture trends for 2016
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We are in the midst of an exciting and creative period in interior design and [...]
Dovetailors features in RIBA directory for architects
The latest RIBA directory for architects features a wonderful article on the award-winning Sheffield Cathedral [...]
Mirror with a tray for halls and small spaces
If you’re looking for a stylish modern mirror with a tray built in we think [...]
Formica is Making a Comeback
Fresh Applications for Formica Formica has been around for more than a century and most [...]
How to add some 1970s style to your home
Seventies style is back in fashion and there are some exciting new interpretations of furniture [...]
6 Stylish and Unusual Christmas Gifts
Finding quirky and unusual Christmas gifts for style conscious friends and relatives can be a [...]
Dovetailors is now on Houzz
As many of our regular customers know, we have recently launched a ready to buy [...]
Showpiece Console Table for an Elegant Hallway
This burr oak console table was designed by our creative director David Wilson as a [...]
6 of the Best New Dining Tables for Christmas
Your dining table will be the focal point for family gatherings this Christmas. If you’re [...]
Our New Contemporary Tri-Pod Trestle Desk
Our latest tri-pod trestle desk design is a masterpiece of engineering that makes the most [...]
Why our historic churches have an important role to play now and in the future
Why our historic churches have an important role to play now and in the future [...]
Dovetailors Launches Online Furniture Store
Yorkshire furniture design firm Dovetailors has launched a new website to sell its latest range [...]
5 Things to Consider When Buying a New Dining Table
A new dining table is far more than just a place to eat. As the [...]
Box Room Fitted Furniture
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Custom built fitted furniture is perfect for box rooms and small bedrooms where every inch [...]
Dovetailors to Make Chair for The Queen
Her Majesty the Queen will be in Yorkshire next month to celebrate Maundy Thursday at [...]
Choir Stalls for Wakefield Cathedral
Following our work to build a new altar and ambo for Wakefield Cathedral, we are [...]
Designing furniture for churches
Any project that involves designing new furniture for an old building demands a sensitive approach, [...]
Dovetailors Delivers new Altar to Wakefield Cathedral
After months of design work and many hours of dedicated craftsmanship in our workshop we [...]