Timber-lined kitchen with a stainless steel benchtop, flat timber doors and two bar stools

Kitchen, Sandy Bay · Architect Matt Williams Architects · Builder Paradigm Construction · Joinery Little Shed Joinery · Photography Adam Gibson

Have a space in mind?

We make custom joinery and furniture from solid Tasmanian timbers, and we love the tricky stuff: the jobs most other joiners would rather not tackle.

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From one-off pieces to whole-house fit-outs.

Every job starts with time spent understanding you, your space and how you'll use it. We balance form and function so the piece works as well as it looks. People come back because we care, we communicate, and we do what we say we're going to do.

Kitchens and vanities
Built-ins, libraries and home offices
Wardrobes
Furniture and commercial pieces
Doors, windows and restoration

Kitchens

Custom timber kitchens are a specialty. We take inspiration from the old and bring it into the present, working from your architect's drawings, your rough sketch, or a blank page.

Timber kitchen with a stainless steel benchtop and sink under a window onto trees — Timber and stainlessSandy Bay · Matt Williams Architects

Sunlit timber kitchen with framed doors, a blue range cooker and timber benchtops — Framed kitchenTasmanian Oak · Mount Nelson

Framed kitchenTasmanian Oak · Mount Nelson

Tall timber panels concealing the fridge, with long turned timber pulls beside an exposed brick wall — Integrated fridge panelsSandy Bay · Matt Williams Architects

Integrated fridge panelsSandy Bay · Matt Williams Architects

Dark green painted kitchen drawers with black pulls, green tiles and open timber shelves — Laminate kitchenMatt finish · Mount Nelson

Laminate kitchenMatt finish · Mount Nelson

Timber bathroom vanity with a stone top and a brass basin — VanityTasmanian Oak · Sandy Bay

Built-ins

Libraries, home offices, alcove cupboards and TV units, made for awkward spaces and old houses whose walls are never quite square, with lighting built in where it helps.

Floor-to-ceiling bookshelves built around a doorway with drawers below — Library around a door · Timber veneer

Painted white library wall with lit shelves and a black rolling ladder — Library with rolling ladder · painted

Built-in timber shelving and cupboards beside a window in warm light — Living-room shelving · Tasmanian Oak

Fluted timber cupboards built into both alcoves of a period room, doors open to shelving, with a fluted island in front — Fluted alcove cupboards · Tasmanian Oak

Timber home office: corner bookshelves wrapping a built-in desk — Home office · Tasmanian Oak

Corner timber shelving with built-in lighting — Lit corner shelving · Timber veneer

Painted corner bookcase with cupboards below and lit shelves — Study · Painted corner bookcase

Timber TV unit with curved-end shelving — TV unit with curved ends · Tasmanian Oak

Curved end of a built-in timber base cabinet with a rounded top — Curved bookshelves · Timber veneer

Wardrobes

We take the time to find out how you'll actually use the space, then design around it, rather than drawing up something generic that doesn't work day to day.

Project: Attic wardrobes, New Town
Timber: Blackwood

Fitted timber wardrobes under a sloping attic ceiling, centre doors open to hanging, shelves and drawers

Floor-to-ceiling oak wardrobe with a long steel pull, beside matching drawers in afternoon light — Wardrobe and drawers · Tasmanian Oak - South Hobart

Tall timber wardrobe with carved pulls beside a low chest of drawers with oval finger pulls — Wardrobe and chest of drawers · Blackwood - South Hobart

Pale plywood wardrobe with finger-hole doors beside open shelves and a bank of drawers — Wardrobe, shelves and drawers · Birch Ply

Timber wardrobe and drawers built under a sloping ceiling, with a lit display niche and brass pulls — Under-the-eaves wardrobe · Tasmanian Oak

Open timber walk-in wardrobe with lit hanging rails above deep drawers — Walk-in wardrobe · Tas Oak Veneer

Open timber wardrobe with shelves, hanging space and drawers

Close-up of pale timber wardrobe doors with a routed finger pull

Furniture

Most of our furniture starts as an idea someone has carried around for years. We get to turn it into something real, and we feel privileged to be trusted with it.

Pale timber cabinet with doors open, on splayed legs, shot on white — Drinks cabinet, open · Wormy Chestnut

The same cabinet closed, with brass pulls, shot on white — Drinks cabinet, closed · Wormy Chestnut

Pale timber table with sculpted splayed legs, shot on white — Coffee table · Worm Chestnut

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Fluted timber island with a rounded end, an open drawer and a slatted shelf — Fluted island · Tas Oak

Round timber display cabinet with glass shelves in a jewellery shop — Jewellery shop display · Commercial

Oval timber dining table on splayed legs — Oval dining table · Blackwood

Timber sideboard with a dark stone top and brass pulls — Sideboard with stone top · Tasmanian Oak and Brass

Black cabinet with a fluted door, one door open — Fluted cabinet · Satin Black

Open timber room divider with offset compartments — Room divider · Blackwood

Timber bed with a tall headboard, floating bedside and wall shelf — Bed and bedside · Tasmanian Oak

Timber sideboard corner with a carved oval pull — Sideboard · Blackwood

Folding timber screens with paper panels — Folding screens · Tasmanian Oak

Doors and windows

French doors, arched and gothic frames, screens and brass-clad entries. Made to match an old house or designed for a new build, and one-off shapes are welcome.

Glazed timber French doors seen from inside, framing a paddock and mountain — French doors, from inside · Blackbutt

Tall double entry doors clad in brass, looking through to a timber-ceilinged walkway — Brass-clad entry doors · Blackbutt and Brass

Painted gothic arched window with curved glazing bars, in the workshop — Gothic arched window · painted

Arched solid timber door with vertical boards and a long black pull, open in an arched opening — Arched door · Tasmanian Oak

Painted panelled French doors with brass hinges and handle, set in timber cladding — Painted French doors · Blackbutt

Slatted timber sliding screens beside a glazed timber door in a brick wall — Slatted garage doors· Spotted Gum

Timber-framed glazed doors with a louvre window beside, opening onto a deck — Glazed French doors · Tasmanian Oak

Folding paper-panel screens with timber grids and circle details, running on a track, in low sun — Folding screens on a track · Tasmanian Oak

Up close

The care shows in the details: the joints, edges, pulls and grain you notice every time you use a piece.

Metal drawer pull folded under a plywood benchtop edge, lit by low sun — Pull - Folded Brass

Brass pull on a fluted timber door — Brass pull, fluted door

Blackwood sliding door with a round finger hole — Sliding door - finger pull

Crisp edge of a pale timber top — Chamfered end grain

Timber drawer under a bed frame, showing its joints — Bed base storage

Angled walnut drawer fronts, drawers pulled open — Angled drawer fronts

Round timber stool tops in soft focus — Chamfered profile

Dark timber cabinet interior with a glass shelf on round supports — Cabinet interior, glass shelf

Dark timber bookcase shelves with books — Bookshelf

Made in our Moonah workshop.

From the first conversation to installation, you deal with the same small team.

Visit

We'll come to you and talk it all through, sketch up ideas and look at reference images together.

Hand-drawn pen sketch of an L-shaped wardrobe layout, labelled shelves, drawers, full hanging and short hanging

Design

We draw it up in 3D so you can see it before it's built, refine it with you, then share a cost.

3D CAD model of a built-in library wall with drawers, shelves and a panelled door, shown in wireframe and render

Make

Once you've approved the design, we build it in our Moonah workshop from solid Tasmanian timbers.

Workshop: a long slatted timber unit in clamps, low sun across the slats

Install

We install everything ourselves.

Kind words

“Excellent craftsmanship and friendly, responsive communication made the whole process a breeze.”Read the full reviewShow less

“It was a joy to work with Phil on our bespoke library unit. From discussing design, finishing and lighting options to measuring and installation, everything went smoothly, with Phil always showing genuine care for our needs. Excellent craftsmanship and friendly, responsive communication made the whole process a breeze. We couldn't be happier.”

Geoff

“…his workmanship is immaculate, and his designs are smart, elegant, and sympathetic to the space.”Read the full reviewShow less

“Phil is lovely, his workmanship is immaculate, and his designs are smart, elegant, and sympathetic to the space. The process was a pleasure. Delighted with how it turned out. Strong recommend!”

Robbie

“Phil was one of the most talented craftsman we have ever worked with!”Read the full reviewShow less

“Phil was one of the most talented craftsman we have ever worked with! His attention to admin was refreshing too! We communicated what we were looking for and he drafted up a 3D render for us to approve and adjust along the way. The end result was really epic! It's gonna be a legacy bookshelf for my entire family to enjoy!”

Olivia

“The quality of Phil and Andy's craftsmanship is second to none.”Read the full reviewShow less

“What a magnificent contribution Phil has made to our house. He worked with us closely from the first visit to understand our needs, and design the elegant custom furniture that suits our house and us. Phil refined the designs based on our feedback, and provided the input of his experience to find designs that worked for us. The quality of Phil and Andy's craftsmanship is second to none. Exceptional quality crafted furniture and joinery. I'll recommend Little Shed bespoke furniture and joinery to anyone. Much better product than store-bought, and designed and crafted to suit our space.”

Blake

“I couldn't rate Little Shed Custom Furniture & Joinery any higher!”Read the full reviewShow less

“Amazing experience in terms of detailed design, expert build and difficult delivery/installation process. I've followed Phil's journey for a while via Facebook and it was great to finally be able to engage him (and Andy) to design, build and install a variety of bespoke pieces of furniture. Phil's enthusiasm and love for what he does is infectious. Also he has a transparent 'nothing is a problem' attitude which makes the whole process super enjoyable. I love the bespoke furniture he has created. I'll definitely be getting more. I couldn't rate Little Shed Custom Furniture & Joinery any higher!”

Andrew

Custom joinery, made in Hobart by people who care.

Call or email Phil with plans, photos of the space, or just an idea. We work across Southern Tasmania.

Call 0460 025 537 Email Phil

Phone: 0460 025 537
Email: phil@littleshedjoinery.net
Instagram: @littleshedjoinery
Workshop: 14D/13 Sunderland St, Moonah TAS 7009
ABN: 67 213 309 214