6 reasons why people work with us again and again...

(More than 50% of our projects in 2018 were for repeat customers!)

A perfect fit.

Unlike pre-fab furniture, our pieces can look like they were built with your home.

By their nature, mass-produced cabinets are not made to fit your space. How can they be? The factories don't know how tall your ceilings are, or how wide your wall is.

For example, most pre-made shelves are only about seven feet high, which leaves a gap on top to collect dust bunnies. ​​That's why store-bought cabinets never really look like they are part of your home.

But we can build shelves to blend into your home perfectly, like this built-in floor-to-ceiling bookcase which is ten feet tall and the perfect width for this wall.

Plus, we'll visit your home and install your furniture right up against the wall, working around the baseboard or removing it if necessary. Then we'll caulk and paint the piece in place so that it looks like it's always been there.

For example, this bookshelf is brand new, but you would never know that because it's painted to match the existing window trim and baseboard.

The existing baseboard has been trimmed so the shelf fits perfectly into the corner, and new toe mold at the bottom runs seamlessly into the existing molding.

We guarantee our work for a full year.

With a typical mass-produced cabinet, you'll only have a few weeks to return it if there's a problem. 

But we believe in our handmade furniture so much that we offer a One Year Warranty on our workmanship.  And if you click on that link, you will notice that it is a very good warranty.

For example, let's talk about caulk lines. Especially on painted wood, we typically caulk the gap between the wall and the furniture to make it all look seamless.

Sometimes the wood on a new cabinet moves after we install it, due to the change in environment. This occasionally causes the caulk line to crack. ​Many cabinet shops won't warranty caulk lines, but we have high standards. We researched the best caulk to avoid unsightly cracks and lines, but if it does happen in the first year year, we'll come out and make it right.

In other words, in the unlikely event something goes wrong, we'll come out and fix it, because we really want you to love the furniture we make for you. You're very unlikely to get that kind of guarantee with cabinets from a "big box" store.

Handmade means customizable.

With mass-produced furniture, you get what they want to sell you. You're usually limited in your options.

With our locally made furniture, you can start with one of our templates or choose from a variety of materials, finishes and styles so that you get exactly what you're looking for.

You can even adjust the smallest details, such as whether your shelves will be fixed or adjustable, or a combination of the two.

Sturdy materials.

We're very picky about the materials we use, because we want them to still be beautiful twenty years from now.

Compare that to mass-produced furniture, which is usually made from cheap materials like particle board and laminate that can warp and sag when you actually put them to use.

We use a variety of hardwoods, often locally sourced from the small lumber businesses in the mountains around Asheville.

​For example, this desk is made of vintage chestnut slabs paired with walnut.

We also use hardwood veneer, which has a deep, lustrous grain like solid wood, but is more stable and less likely to warp or twist as time goes by.

That's why you can find veneer on fine antiques made centuries ago: it's gorgeous, and it really lasts.

No assembly required.

Most pre-fab furniture is shipped flat and has to be assembled onsite, which can be stressful if you don't have the tools and know-how.

All of our furniture includes free installation and delivery in the Asheville area.  You can just relax and let us take care of it.

We're a friendly local family business.

You'll work directly with Arthur and Faith Teel (that's us!) who are the owners of the business.

Faith does the furniture design and 3D models, and she'll also be your first point of contact when you call us. She has a degree in fine art, as well as 20 years of experience in customer service and administration.

Arthur does the building and installation, and has over 30 years of experience in fine woodworking and trim carpentry.

We work hard to make sure that you'll love every piece we build for you.

And the bottom line is that our custom furniture looks better and lasts longer. So scroll down and...