SteepWood — Premium Custom Joinery

Custom Joinery · Australia-wide

Custom & Bespoke Furniture — Handcrafted Pieces Made for Your Space

Mass-produced furniture is designed for a showroom. Custom and bespoke furniture is designed for your home — your dimensions, your timber species, your finish, your style. At SteepWood we make furniture that could not come from a catalogue: dining tables built to the exact dimensions of your dining room, TV units designed to house your actual equipment, and shelving that fills your wall from floor to ceiling without a centimetre of wasted space.

Custom & Bespoke Furniture crafted in the SteepWood Newcastle workshop

Custom Furniture facts — quick reference

What is custom & bespoke furniture?

Custom and bespoke furniture is timber pieces designed to your room dimensions — dining tables, entertainment units, bedheads, and shelving — not catalogue sizing. SteepWood hand-finishes every piece in Newcastle using Australian hardwoods and oil or 2-pac coatings.

Complementary services: Home Office Joinery, Built-In Wardrobes, Staircase Joinery.

Every piece starts with a conversation. We ask about your room, your lifestyle, and your taste — and we show you timber samples, finish options, and joinery details before a single board is cut. Our custom furniture is made entirely in Newcastle by skilled joiners who take pride in the craft: hand-fitted dovetail joints, book-matched timber panels, and surfaces finished to a standard you simply cannot find in a furniture chain.

We work with a range of Australian and imported hardwoods, including Tasmanian oak, Victorian ash, Spotted Gum, Blackbutt, American oak, and walnut. Each species has its own character: the pale, straight grain of Tasmanian oak suits coastal and contemporary spaces; the rich caramel tones of Spotted Gum bring warmth to traditional homes; American oak and walnut appeal to those who want a more refined, European aesthetic. We also source reclaimed and recycled timber for clients who want the history and character of aged wood in a new piece.

Beyond dining tables and coffee tables, we build custom entertainment units, bedheads, study shelving, media walls, window seats, and storage ottomans — any piece of furniture that needs to be made to fit a specific space or satisfy a specific brief. Bespoke furniture in Australia typically starts from $1,500 for a smaller piece and scales up based on timber species, complexity, and size. Lead times range from three to eight weeks.

Custom & Bespoke Furniture crafted in the SteepWood Newcastle workshop

What's included

  • Dining tables — Custom & Bespoke Furniture by SteepWood

    Dining tables

    Solid timber dining tables built to your room dimensions and seating count.

  • Entertainment units — Custom & Bespoke Furniture by SteepWood

    Entertainment units

    TV units and media walls designed around your actual equipment.

  • Bedheads — Custom & Bespoke Furniture by SteepWood

    Bedheads

    Custom bedheads with optional integrated side tables and storage.

  • Shelving — Custom & Bespoke Furniture by SteepWood

    Shelving

    Floor-to-ceiling bookcase walls and display shelving.

  • Desks — Custom & Bespoke Furniture by SteepWood

    Desks

    Freestanding desks complementing built-in home office joinery.

  • Delivery and install — Custom & Bespoke Furniture by SteepWood

    Delivery and install

    Careful delivery and placement for heavy solid-timber pieces.

Materials & finishes

Bespoke furniture is built from Tasmanian oak, Spotted Gum, American oak, and walnut with hand-applied oil or lacquer finishes. Timber species and grain direction are selected during design and sample approval.

Tasmanian oak, Victorian ash, Spotted Gum, Blackbutt, American oak, and walnut — kiln-dried and acclimatised in our workshop.

Finishes include oil, lacquer, polyurethane, paint, and beeswax suited to UV and humidity exposure.

Hand-fitted dovetail joints, mortise and tenon, and book-matched panels for feature-grade pieces.

Premium joinery materials and finishes in the SteepWood workshop

Dining tables

Dining tables — Custom & Bespoke Furniture by SteepWood

Solid timber dining tables built to your room dimensions and seating count.

Every piece starts with a conversation. We ask about your room, your lifestyle, and your taste — and we show you timber samples, finish options, and joinery details before a single board is cut. Our custom furniture is made entirely in Newcastle by skilled joiners who take pride in the craft: hand-fitted dovetail joints, book-matched timber panels, and surfaces finished to a standard you simply cannot find in a furniture chain.

Entertainment units

TV units and media walls designed around your actual equipment.

We work with a range of Australian and imported hardwoods, including Tasmanian oak, Victorian ash, Spotted Gum, Blackbutt, American oak, and walnut. Each species has its own character: the pale, straight grain of Tasmanian oak suits coastal and contemporary spaces; the rich caramel tones of Spotted Gum bring warmth to traditional homes; American oak and walnut appeal to those who want a more refined, European aesthetic. We also source reclaimed and recycled timber for clients who want the history and character of aged wood in a new piece.

Entertainment units — Custom & Bespoke Furniture by SteepWood

Bedheads

Bedheads — Custom & Bespoke Furniture by SteepWood

Custom bedheads with optional integrated side tables and storage.

Beyond dining tables and coffee tables, we build custom entertainment units, bedheads, study shelving, media walls, window seats, and storage ottomans — any piece of furniture that needs to be made to fit a specific space or satisfy a specific brief. Bespoke furniture in Australia typically starts from $1,500 for a smaller piece and scales up based on timber species, complexity, and size. Lead times range from three to eight weeks.

Shelving

Floor-to-ceiling bookcase walls and display shelving.

Every piece starts with a conversation. We ask about your room, your lifestyle, and your taste — and we show you timber samples, finish options, and joinery details before a single board is cut. Our custom furniture is made entirely in Newcastle by skilled joiners who take pride in the craft: hand-fitted dovetail joints, book-matched timber panels, and surfaces finished to a standard you simply cannot find in a furniture chain.

Shelving — Custom & Bespoke Furniture by SteepWood

Desks

Desks — Custom & Bespoke Furniture by SteepWood

Freestanding desks complementing built-in home office joinery.

We work with a range of Australian and imported hardwoods, including Tasmanian oak, Victorian ash, Spotted Gum, Blackbutt, American oak, and walnut. Each species has its own character: the pale, straight grain of Tasmanian oak suits coastal and contemporary spaces; the rich caramel tones of Spotted Gum bring warmth to traditional homes; American oak and walnut appeal to those who want a more refined, European aesthetic. We also source reclaimed and recycled timber for clients who want the history and character of aged wood in a new piece.

Delivery and install

Careful delivery and placement for heavy solid-timber pieces.

Beyond dining tables and coffee tables, we build custom entertainment units, bedheads, study shelving, media walls, window seats, and storage ottomans — any piece of furniture that needs to be made to fit a specific space or satisfy a specific brief. Bespoke furniture in Australia typically starts from $1,500 for a smaller piece and scales up based on timber species, complexity, and size. Lead times range from three to eight weeks.

Delivery and install — Custom & Bespoke Furniture by SteepWood

Our custom furniture process

  1. Design conversation — Custom & Bespoke Furniture by SteepWood
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    Design conversation

    Timber samples, finish options, and joinery details confirmed before cutting.

  2. Shop drawing approval — Custom & Bespoke Furniture by SteepWood
    02

    Shop drawing approval

    Concept translated to drawing; you sign off before manufacture.

  3. Craft and finish — Custom & Bespoke Furniture by SteepWood
    03

    Craft and finish

    3–8 weeks depending on size; reclaimed slabs may take 10–12 weeks.

  4. Delivery — Custom & Bespoke Furniture by SteepWood
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    Delivery

    Delivered and placed; install available for built-in adjacent joinery.

Frequently asked questions

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