The difference
Flat-pack furniture is made in standard sizes, boxed, and assembled at home. Bespoke furniture is designed for one room, made to its measurements, and fitted in place.
| Bespoke | Flat-pack | |
|---|---|---|
| Fit | Made to the wall, floor to ceiling, and trimmed to walls that are not square | Standard sizes; gaps at the sides and above are usual |
| Layout | Planned around what you own and how the room is used | The maker's layouts |
| Finish | One finish across the whole piece, chosen from a full board range | The colours that range comes in |
| Fitting | Fitted for you | You, or a fitter you find |
| Cost | More | Less |
| Time | Weeks: it is made to order | Often the same week |
| Moving house | Stays with the house | Can come with you |
When flat-pack is the right choice
- You are renting, or expect to move within a couple of years.
- The wall is a standard size and a standard unit fits it well.
- You need it now, or the budget is fixed and small.
When bespoke earns its price
- Awkward rooms: alcoves, chimney breasts, sloping ceilings and walls that are not square, where standard sizes leave gaps.
- Every bit of the wall: floor to ceiling and wall to wall, so nothing is lost above or beside the furniture.
- Things built in: a TV, an electric fire, lighting and hidden cables are designed in from the start.
- A room you are staying in, where the furniture is part of the house.
How ours is made
Every piece is designed to your room's measurements, made in our Livingston workshop in Egger and Swiss Krono board finishes, and fitted by our own team, with a 5-year guarantee. It usually takes 8–10 weeks from survey to installation. Site surveys cost £100, which is deducted from your quote should you go ahead.
What bespoke costs with us
Media walls start from £2,000. Fitted wardrobes and bedrooms are £1,600 a metre of wall, dressing rooms £2,000 a metre and home offices £1,800 a metre, including VAT and fitting. See fitted wardrobe prices and media wall prices.
See it before you decide
Our online designer draws a media wall, wardrobe, bedroom, dressing room or home office to your own room and shows a guide price, so you can compare it with the flat-pack option before spending anything. Or see the finishes in our Livingston showroom.
Common questions
It is worth it where a standard size will not fit well: awkward rooms, floor-to-ceiling storage, or furniture with a TV, fire or lighting built in, in a home you are staying in. For a standard wall, a rented home or a tight budget, flat-pack is often the better buy.
Ours usually takes 8–10 weeks from the survey to installation, because each piece is made to order.
Fitted furniture is made for one room and fixed in place, so it normally stays with the house.