The Smitty's Guide to Custom Furniture: Creating Pieces as Unique as Your Home
Buying furniture isn’t just a way to fill the space in your home; it’s a chance to infuse your character and personality into your favourite spaces and create a unique haven that feels undeniably “you.”
At Smitty’s Furniture, we want every piece of furniture to feel like it was made just for you. This is where our custom furniture services come in, helping you create a home that reflects your needs, lifestyle, and bespoke tastes. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the customization options we offer and the careful process that helps turn ideas into beautiful, enduring furniture.
Why Go the Custom Route?
Buying off-the-shelf pieces may seem practical, but it’s a good idea to evaluate them against your needs and style before inviting them home. Custom furniture gives you a chance to do that by ensuring:
- An ideal personal fit: Customization ensures your furniture fits the exact space in your home, whether it’s compact, expansive, or unusually shaped.
- Optimal style and expression: If your home is more rustic farmhouse than modern minimalist, you can choose the exact material, finish, and fabric to ensure a piece of furniture matches your stylistic vision.
- Quality and longevity: Custom pieces, thanks to their bespoke build and craftsmanship, often prove to be very durable furniture.
- Unique functionality: Whether you need extra storage in your kids’ bedframe or specific dimensions for your sectional, customization helps you address specific functional needs with ease.
What Smitty’s Offers: Customization Options
Upholstery Fabrics and Leathers
As our homes and needs change, so must the fabric that holds our furniture together. Why limit yourself to pre-set options when you can choose from dozens of fabrics and leather options to suit your lifestyle and décor? Here’s how you can mix and match options at Smitty’s:
- Busy and active households with kids and pets need performance fabrics like microfibres and solution-dyed acrylics. These are designed to handle stains and spills, so you don’t have to let a paw print or nasty spills mar the look of your home ever again.
- Prefer an organic material or the silken comfort of cotton for your armchair? Our brands offer textural options you can customize, whether stylish linen, warm woollen blends, or breathable cotton.
- Whether you prefer the bold-faced statement of an abstract design or subtle, timeless hues, we offer a host of bespoke colour and pattern options to choose from for your furniture.
Wood Finishes and Stains
Wood furniture can make or break a room’s aesthetic, which is why it’s important you choose the right stain and finish that suits your home’s style.
Personalizing these pieces is also a great way to ensure the furniture complements existing heirloom décor or specific floors and trims. From light washes that showcase the charm of wood grain to deep espresso finishes that draw attention, you can choose from multiple stains for your cabinets, bed frames, or tables.
The finishing of a wooden piece can also determine its feel and how it will age over time. As such, you can choose from several finishes that appeal to your style, including matte, glossy, hand-rubbed, or distressed.
Decorative Accessories
Sometimes, the smallest details give furniture its charm and appeal. The good news is that you can personalize these decorative elements when you buy furniture from us. Several of our vendor partners allow you to customize accessories that better suit your design sensibilities – whether adding a lumbar pillow for added comfort or choosing sloped arms for a sofa or chair.
Alternatively, you can also choose from a diverse range of drawer pulls and cabinet handles – from stylish chrome to bold black or classic wooden accents – to anchor your home’s personality in a design of your choice. If you’d prefer unique trim options, subtle finishing touches such as tufting or welted seams in your upholstered pieces can make a big difference – making your home feel like a handcrafted enclave rather than plain and cliché.
Comfort and Functionality
While aesthetics matter a great deal in making your home shine, comfort choices are just as important. At Smitty’s, you can opt for comfort and function upgrades that blend in seamlessly with your lifestyle. You can modify simple elements in the furniture of your choice – whether it’s a firmer cushion, sectional configurations, or smart storage solutions that maximize utility.
Meaningful Customization Options With Top-Tier Brands
We partner with select vendors who can offer our customers valuable personalization options without sacrificing quality. Some of our most popular brands that enable customization include:
- Palliser: Known for its extensive collection of high-quality, top-grain leather and upholstered furniture.
- Decor-rest: known for producing upholstered home furnishings in contemporary and transitional styles.
- Durham Furniture: From classic wooden nightstands to modern coffee tables, Durham is renowned for its top-tier wood furniture.
- Bermex: Specializes in dining and seating options with several finishing and fabric options.
- Amisco: Known for its sleek metal and wood seating furniture that comes in various finishes and fabrics.
The Customization Process at Smitty’s
Customizing your furniture can be tricky and daunting—but you don’t have to do it alone. At Smitty’s, we make it a collaborative process.
- Step 1: Browse our customizable furniture options and choose the pieces you envision for your home
- Step 2: Our team is ready to guide you through the various elements available for personalization – from fabrics and finishes to decorative accessories – so you can make informed choices that appeal to your style, function, and budget.
- Step 3: Based on the above information, you can request small tweaks to our popular vendor items or proceed to request a piece built specifically to your personal style.
Customization is standard at Smitty’s Furniture. Our team will walk you through the options available on each piece that can be selected to your taste, room configurations, and lifestyle.
Many of our vendors offer in-store programs that help you visualise your designs with easy-to-use touchscreen technology. Combined with our showroom experts who listen to your needs, the whole experience is designed to make your custom order successful and your selection process an enjoyable one.
Let Us Help You Design a Home That’s Uniquely “You”
Your home doesn’t have to look like someone else’s. Move away from generic, mass-produced furniture and embrace the charm of bespoke furniture that speaks to your style. At Smitty’s Furniture, we’re committed to offering customization help every step of the way – whatever your vision for your home, our team is always here to help bring it to life.