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Fully bespoke kitchens or custom kitchen fronts?
Fully Bespoke Kitchen or Custom Fronts? When planning a new kitchen, one of the biggest decisions is how bespoke you want to go. Should you invest in a fully bespoke kitchen, or can you achieve a similar look and feel by using custom fronts on standard cabinetry? For...
Storage Ideas for Loft Rooms
Storage Ideas for Loft Rooms Loft rooms can be one of the most characterful spaces in a home, but they can also one of the hardest to design when it comes to storage. Sloping ceilings, awkward alcoves and limited head height can make standard furniture impractical....
Handmade alcove cabinet
Arbor Furniture: Creating fitted alcove furniture We specialise in furniture making in Bristol. At Arbor Furniture we make made to measure cabinets for those awkward spaces in your home. We offer exquisitely crafted alcove cabinets, which not only maximize space but...
Fitted wardrobe ideas
Fitted wardrobe ideas From real wood veneers, traditional decorative mouldings or simple plywood wardrobes there are styles to suit every Bristol home.Here are some bespoke oak wardrobes we fitted recently in North Somerset, close to our Bristol workshop. The wardrobe...
Is plywood and Formica suitable for kitchens?
Birch plywood & Formica kitchen. Plywood kitchens are our speciality at Arbor Furniture. Our bespoke kitchen cabinets are often made from solid birch plywood, making them extremely durable. We work with our customers to design and make fully bespoke kitchens....
Alcove Storage – what are the options?
We make and fit many different styles of alcove storage from our workshop in Bristol. From alcove shelving to built in cabinets that cover both alcoves and chimey breast. Floating alcove shelving is a popular choice, which can work in any room in the house. These can...
Buying Fitted Wardrobes Guide
How to buy built in wardrobes A lot of people are unsure of where to start with commissioning fitted furniture such as wardrobes and alcove cupboards. It’s not as simple as picking something in a shop and having it delivered. There are often a lot of options to choose...
Why buy bespoke furniture?
What are the benefits of handmade furniture? You may find yourself asking if you want a furniture maker to design and make a piece of furniture or a built in wardrobe for your home. It is fair to wonder if this is a good option, considering there are hundreds of...
Furniture making | small batch production
The majority of our furniture is one off & bespoke pieces for our clients. Whether we are making freestanding furniture or built in wardrobes and kitchens. We do sometimes use small batch production in our workshop to create a run of identical pieces of furniture....
Steam Bending
We've been experimenting with some steam bending recently - making prototypes for both furniture and other smaller items. Here you can see some steam bent sweet chestnut and ash hanging from our workshop ceiling as it dries out and becomes more stable. Allowing the...