SteepWood — Premium Custom Joinery

Our story

About SteepWood — Custom Joinery Crafted in Newcastle Since 2014

SteepWood is a Newcastle, NSW-headquartered custom joinery studio serving 16 Australian cities including Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Brisbane, the Gold Coast, the Hunter Valley, and the Central Coast. We design, manufacture, and install custom kitchen joinery, built-in wardrobes, office fitouts, shopfitting, bathroom vanities, commercial joinery, custom furniture, home office joinery, laundry cabinets, and staircase joinery. Every project is hand-crafted in our Newcastle workshop using Australian-sourced timber and premium hardware, and is backed by a 10-year structural warranty.

Joiners who measure twice and care thrice.

Newcastle joinery craftsmanship since 2014. Family-run, premium materials, fixed-price quotes — and a workshop where every detail still matters.

We publish selected portfolio projects, workshop photography, and practical guides on this site so you can judge finish quality and process transparency before you book a consultation.

Workshop visits and in-home measures are by appointment — contact us to arrange a time that suits your build programme.

SteepWood joinery workshop in Newcastle with craftspeople at work

Our story

SteepWood began in 2014 as a small joinery workshop in Newcastle, NSW, founded on a simple idea: that custom joinery deserves the same standard of design, materials, and craftsmanship as the best architectural homes it goes into. More than a decade later, our workshop has grown into one of the most respected premium joinery operations on the east coast — but our process is still built around the same fundamentals. Every project starts with a conversation, every piece is designed for the actual space and the actual people who will use it, and every finish leaves the workshop only when it meets the standard that has carried our name since 2014.

Our work spans the full range of joinery: custom kitchens, built-in wardrobes and walk-in robes, bathroom vanities, laundry joinery, home office and study fit-outs, custom furniture, timber staircases, and full commercial joinery for offices, retail, and hospitality. We manufacture everything in Newcastle, supply our own materials through long-standing partnerships with Polytec, Laminex, Caesarstone, Smartstone, and Blum, and install with our own teams across NSW and ACT — and with vetted install partners interstate.

We work for homeowners directly, for builders and architects on new builds and renovations, and for businesses needing commercial fitouts. Our pricing model is fixed-price, our warranties are written into the contract, and our reputation is built one project at a time across the Hunter, Sydney, Canberra, and the cities and regions in between.

We started SteepWood in a modest workshop space with a handful of tools and a conviction that Australian homeowners deserved better than flatpack compromises. Today we occupy a purpose-built facility in Newcastle, but the ethos has not shifted: measure carefully, communicate honestly, and never rush a finish that a family will live with for decades.

Whether you are renovating a single bathroom vanity or commissioning a whole-home kitchen and wardrobe package, the same team follows your project from first sketch to final adjustment on site. That continuity is what clients notice most — one workshop, one standard, one point of accountability.

Our values

These principles guide every consultation, shop drawing, and installation — whether the project is a single vanity or a whole-home joinery package delivered interstate from our Newcastle workshop.

Craftsmanship over speed

We would rather decline a rushed timeline than compromise a joint, a finish, or a fit. Quality is the only schedule that matters.

Materials that age beautifully

Polytec, Laminex, Caesarstone, Smartstone, and Blum hardware — selected for how they look on day one and how they wear over twenty years.

Honest communication

Fixed-price quotes, clear lead times, and direct access to the people building your joinery. No surprises, no vague allowances.

Built for generations

We design and build joinery meant to be lived with, not replaced. Structural warranties and hardware guarantees back every project.

The workshop

Every SteepWood project is designed, manufactured, and finished under one roof in Newcastle — machinery, hand tools, and experienced makers working side by side.

Meet the team

Sukhveer Kaur

Founder & Master Joiner

Twenty years in bespoke joinery across residential and commercial projects throughout NSW.

Sarah Chen

Lead Designer

Translates client briefs into detailed drawings, material schedules, and 3D visuals.

Tom Walsh

Lead Joiner

Oversees workshop production, quality control, and complex on-site fitting.

Marcus O'Brien

Install Lead

Coordinates install teams across NSW and ACT with a focus on seamless handover.

Credentials

We are happy to provide licence and registration documentation on request.

  • ABN 52 697 313 269
  • NSW Carpentry Contractor Licence 489553C
  • Public liability insurance — $20 million
  • Workers' compensation cover — current

Want to see what we can craft for you?

Book a free design consultation or browse recent projects from our Newcastle workshop.