Care & Craft

Custom Furniture in Seattle: How Our Process Works

Short answer: you send us your ideas, measurements, sketches or CAD drawings; our designers work with you on a drawing and quote; we build the piece from hand-selected solid hardwood in our Kent, WA workshop; and we finish it with a hand-rubbed natural oil and deliver it in a custom crate. You don't need everything decided to start.

1. Start the conversation

Send us a message through our custom design page with whatever you have: a photo of the space, rough measurements, a piece of ours you'd like changed, or a hand sketch. Many projects begin as "this console, but 10 inches wider."

2. Design together

Our designers turn your ideas into drawings and work through the details with you: size, wood species, drawer and door layout, hardware, and things like cord holes or record compartments. 

3. Visit the shop, if you like

We're at 22727 72nd Ave South, D101, Kent, WA 98032, just south of Seattle. You can see pieces in progress, wood samples and hardware options. We're open Monday to Thursday, 7:00am to 5:30pm, and Friday to Sunday by appointment. Book a visit.

4. Choose your wood

We build in Walnut, White Oak, Maple, Cherry, Madrone, Myrtle and salvaged Willamette Walnut. We hand-select every board for both quality and appearance. If you're not near Seattle, order samples.

5. We build it

Every piece is made to order by our team of career craftspeople, with solid hardwood throughout and dovetailed solid maple drawers. 

6. Finish and delivery

We finish each piece with a hand-rubbed natural oil (Ciranova Un1coat, 0% VOC), then pack it in a custom crate enclosed in plywood on all six sides. Local? We offer FREE deliveries to customers who live within 50 miles of our shop!

Questions

Do I need a finished design? No. Ideas and a few measurements are enough to start.

Can you change one of your existing designs? Yes. Size, wood, drawers, doors and shelving can all be changed.

Do you work outside Seattle? Yes. We offer curbside or "white glove" delivery across the country.

Call us at (206) 866-1862, email info@tomfoolerywood.com, or start a custom design.

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