Category Archives: bespoke furniture
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 [...]
Making use of our donated vintage burr wood
We were fortunate enough to be given some incredible vintage burr wood from a woodworking [...]
Why we love working with walnut
Walnut is one of our favourite types of wood for furniture making, partly because of [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Design your own custom shelving and storage
Custom shelving is a big trend and the latest modular design-your-own options works beautifully in [...]
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 [...]
Adding design flair to your office furniture
Interior design is all about adding personality to a room scheme and that includes office [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Behind the scenes in the Dovetailors furniture workshop
Running a busy furniture workshop demands teamwork and we’re fortunate to have a committed and [...]
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. [...]
Bespoke cabin beds designed to save space
Many of us have a small room in our homes where the space isn’t used [...]
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 [...]
Made to Measure Adjustable Desks
We all know long hours in front of a desk can often result in aches [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Bespoke Circular Dining Table for London Home
We are currently working on a contemporary bespoke circular dining table that is being designed [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Refurbishing your home with bespoke interior design
Bespoke interior design comes into its own when you’re refurbishing your home, making the big [...]
How we work with interior designers
As we’ve recently completed some exciting work with interior designers we thought it would be [...]