Four makers. One way of building.
Every piece we make is one thing: an engineered board, faced with a decor, cut on our own CNC in Skelmanthorpe and fitted by the people who built it. We build the same way in all of them. The finish is where it becomes yours.
We don't buy boards on price. We buy them because they cut clean, stay flat, and look — and feel — like the material they're standing in for. That narrows the field to a handful of makers, and we've settled on four.
Egger — Austria
The widest decor collection we work with, and the one most of our wardrobes and media walls are built in.
Emporio Skin — Italy
A younger Italian collection, made near Pordenone, built around ten textures across a compact set of decors — wood, stone, cement, metal and fabric — with a matching edge for every one.
Four makers, three countries, one workshop. If you've seen a finish you like — anywhere — bring it to the design visit and we'll tell you honestly whether one of these can do it.
Flat, true, and cut to the millimetre.
These boards don't move. Unlike solid timber they don't warp, cup or split with the seasons, so a panel that leaves the workshop flat arrives at your wall flat, and stays that way. That is the difference between fitted furniture that lines through and furniture that needs a filler strip.
They cut clean. A dense, consistent core means our saw and CNC leave an edge that takes its banding without chipping — less waste on the bench and a crisper line in the room.
They wear well. Melamine-faced boards are made for daily life: hard-wearing, easy to wipe clean, and not precious about sunlight or a damp cloth.
And every decor has its edge. The banding is matched to the face by the maker, so a door reads as one material all the way round.
Questions we're asked
Is it real wood?
No — and that's deliberate. It's an engineered board with a decor face: the look and texture of oak, walnut, stone or paint, on a core that doesn't move. Solid wood is beautiful and it warps; fitted furniture has to stay true to a wall for years.
Where do the boards come from?
Egger from Austria, Pfleiderer from Germany, Cleaf and Emporio Skin from Italy.
Will it scratch or mark?
Melamine faces are made for daily use — hard-wearing, easy to clean, not precious. Nothing is indestructible, but these surfaces stand up to a family's wear far better than a painted door.
Can you match the edges?
Yes. Every decor we use has a matching edge from the same maker, so doors and panels read as one material all the way round.
How many finishes can I choose from?
Thousands across the four makers — but we'll show you the ones that suit your room, not the whole catalogue. Compose a swatch in the range and it follows you to the enquiry; we'll have the samples with us at the design visit.
Can I see one before I decide?
Yes. The swatches you build on this site come with your enquiry; we order the samples and bring them to the design visit.
Tell us about your room.
We'll come and measure, talk through what you need, and price it honestly. Visits take about 45 minutes.