We believe good design is everyone's right which is why we customise the durable, tried and tested IKEA and Howdens cabinets with our transformative doors, drawer fronts, panels and worktops.
“Accessible Design is good design” Steve Ballmer
New tradition: Where Scandinavian and Japanese design principles meet traditional English craftsmanship. Our natural materials and palettes of earthy hues and soft pastels evoke the beauty and tranquility of our environment, avoiding excess and waste with our pared back designs.
“Pare down to the essence, but don’t remove the poetry” Leonard Koren
Finest materials: Using only the finest and most sustainable materials, shunning the widespread use of MDF, plastics, chipboard and edge- banding - where low cost cores are disguised as wood - you will experience unparalleled transparency in every aspect of our process.
“Bad design is smoke, while good design is a mirror” Juan-Carlos Fernandez
Connection: Our intentionally local and small-scale production brings meaning and connection - we make to order and take you behind the scenes as we do it. Our limited slots fill up quickly and we recommend you get in touch in good time so you don’t miss out
“These people genuinely care about mutually rewarding relationships with customers and - if it doesn’t sound too grandiose - about adding more beauty to the world.“ Ana
Our customers include homeowners, interior designers and architects looking for clean-lined, high quality and truly sustainable designs that don’t cost the earth.
With over 30 years experience as a bespoke joiner/artist, Ian and Rachel (a designer and former lawyer) had the idea for Custom Fronts in 2016. Already shipping sustainable hand made, birch plywood furniture internationally, we were disappointed in the low quality and unsustainability in the kitchen world, even in the high end sector. Determined to be the change we wanted to see, we made simple premium plywood fronts to fit IKEA cabinets, and Custom Fronts was born. We have since added CO2 negative bamboo and eco colours to our range. Soon joined by others we are an intentionally small, local and boutique atelier designing and making from our workshop on the banks of the River Ouse near Lewes serving London, Sussex and surrounds.
