Cloisters Design is a 4th generation family run business offering bespoke kitchens and furniture for every room in your home. Our custom-made furniture is truly and completely bespoke, meaning we can tailor it to your individual desires creating unique one-off spaces that you can be proud to call your home.
Our local workshop has now been operating for over 70 years - crafting luxury kitchens and interiors using a combination of traditional cabinet making techniques and modern-day innovations. We are incredibly proud of what we create, selecting only the finest quality materials that are locally sourced.With such a vast selection of materials and endless design possibilities, we cater to a wide range of budgets and desires led by a passion for design and innovation.
Our local workshop has now been operating for over 70 years - crafting luxury kitchens and interiors using a combination of traditional cabinet making techniques and modern-day innovations. We are incredibly proud of what we create, selecting only the finest quality materials that are locally sourced.With such a vast selection of materials and endless design possibilities, we cater to a wide range of budgets and desires led by a passion for design and innovation.
Services
Your personalised design consultation can be in one of our showrooms, over Zoom or by phone. Our design consultation bookings revolve around project time frames, and we aim to book your appointment at a time that fits in with your timescales and our manufacturing schedule. At times our design schedule becomes very busy and as a general rule we suggest booking appointments 2 - 4 weeks in advance.
All Cloisters Design showrooms are now back open with measures in place to keep everyone safe. As part of those measures, most of our showrooms are open via appointment only so make sure you contact us before visiting. Our Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire showrooms showcase the art of the possible with an expansive range of furniture displays.
Our flagship In-Frame furniture is handcrafted in our local workshop by a team of artisan cabinet makers using the finest of materials. With over 70 years experience crafting bespoke kitchens our cabinetmakers combine their passion for their craft with expert technical knowledge. Every aspect is made to order and built to suit your style of living resulting in exquisite spaces that are both beautiful and functional.
Our quintessential shaker furniture is built by our artisan cabinet makers in our local workshop. With over 70 years experience crafting bespoke kitchens our cabinetmakers combine their passion for their craft with expert technical knowledge. All aspects are made to measure and tailored to your requirements.
Our country-style traditional furniture is built by our skilled cabinet makers who have over 70 years experience crafting rural kitchens. All elements are truly bespoke and made to suit your individual needs and desires. This classic style can be designed to capture any particular tradition English design period.
Reviews (14)
Nicole Wright
Dec 16, 2021
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We first visited cloisters back in 2020 , as we had recently purchased a new property that was being completely renovated , we initially had a kitchen in mind and the design we wanted as we was in (Covid time rules) we had to have a few zoom calls where joe was able to discuss and show us his revised design and ideas which we was very pleased with and how down to detail he had done with some things I would of missed myself . Then we was invited to visit 2 of there show rooms which also had all of the paint colours, fabrics , and a range of beautiful bespoke kitchens that was all finished to a very
Blogging Verity
Oct 21, 2021
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Neglect the customers once they have made a sale! Lack of correspondence, do not stick to dates or time scale given. Very slow service and if there is an issue with something you will not know about it, they will simply ignore you! only contact when convienient for them. Family run buisiness, very unprofessional. Nothing special. Also take a look… at reviews on them on as they are also run under "Kitchens123" with 3* & ery bad reviews. Straight after I left my review on a long review was added which blatently looked like it was trying to justify the bad reviews they were getting. Sign
Rosalind McDonald
Aug 20, 2021
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Fantastic company to work with. Loved the local, family run aspect and received a very personal service.
Have had two kitchens from Cloisters - both bespoke, hand made, hand painted and top quality at a reasonable price. Also designed and built a bespoke bar which we are very impressed with.
They worked incredibly well with my project manager and kept exactly to time.
Thank you!
Have had two kitchens from Cloisters - both bespoke, hand made, hand painted and top quality at a reasonable price. Also designed and built a bespoke bar which we are very impressed with.
They worked incredibly well with my project manager and kept exactly to time.
Thank you!
Stephen Findlay
Aug 10, 2021
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We're delighted with our new kitchen. The service from start to finish with Cloisters has been exceptional.
We thought we knew exactly what we wanted but ended up with a far superior high standard product, which remained within our budget.
Joe developed the design, with a bespoke and detailed 3d model and creatively ensured we maximised our space whilst maintaining the look we wanted.
Once the design was finalised, the manufacturing team at Cloisters were really accommodating, delivering to our programme and assisting with the final installation.
We couldn't be happier with our new space. Thank
We thought we knew exactly what we wanted but ended up with a far superior high standard product, which remained within our budget.
Joe developed the design, with a bespoke and detailed 3d model and creatively ensured we maximised our space whilst maintaining the look we wanted.
Once the design was finalised, the manufacturing team at Cloisters were really accommodating, delivering to our programme and assisting with the final installation.
We couldn't be happier with our new space. Thank
Harriet Hinton
Jul 26, 2021
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We are absolutely delighted with the kitchen built by Cloisters for our new living space. Even though the building work was considerably affected by the pandemic lockdowns, the Cloisters team worked to ensure that fitting the kitchen tied in with the ever moving building schedule and kindly provided us with temporary appliances while we waited for our long-delayed ones to arrive. Many thanks to Colin, Joe, James and the rest of the team for creating exactly the kitchen we wanted. We would certainly use Cloisters if we ever decided to replace a kitchen in another house!
Adrienne Harford
Jul 10, 2021
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Cloisters has given us a kitchen that we could not have got anywhere else. It was a joy to be in even when only half fit. The attention to detail around storage and integrating existing furniture and our style into the design was just spot on by Toby.
It has changed our living space and life.
We are still waiting for the final tweaks in the kitchen though. The build has been slower than we expected (on both sides) with Brexit and loss of a fitter impacting fit schedules. And I really would just love to stop harassing Toby week in week out for one final date, half a day of work and we are done
It has changed our living space and life.
We are still waiting for the final tweaks in the kitchen though. The build has been slower than we expected (on both sides) with Brexit and loss of a fitter impacting fit schedules. And I really would just love to stop harassing Toby week in week out for one final date, half a day of work and we are done
Stephanie Meredith
Jun 28, 2021
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I had already obtained quotes from a few of the key kitchen retailers and had decided on hacking a Howden’s kitchen to achieve a high-end look. However, our friends insisted it would be worth contacting Cloisters who had designed and manufactured their kitchen. For years I had thought, our friend’s kitchen was a high-end kitchen (I assumed probably beyond our budget). Our friends insisted that we would be surprised by how good value it was. Given that I loved their kitchen, I thought why not?
I am so pleased I did! On my first call, Cloisters insisted that I had a 2-stage consultation process
I am so pleased I did! On my first call, Cloisters insisted that I had a 2-stage consultation process
Annette Harrison
Apr 18, 2021
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Our first appointment with Cloisters was to review our plans for a new kitchen. At this stage we thought our plan was final, having previously had plans drawn up by B & Q and Howdens. Unbelievably, and to our surprise Colin came up with a completely unique design and layout. Our kitchen plan would now incorporate three living areas - an increased kitchen space, living and dining area. Colin’s idea of relocating a door to a utility room provided a seamless flow to our kitchen worktops, cupboards and also allowed for a larger Island. This plan became our final plan and today we have the luxury
G. Riley
Mar 27, 2021
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We first came across Cloisters in 2019 when we were replacing our kitchen and utility room following an extension. We visited all the usual retail and trade kitchen companies yet found none of the designs we were presented with made the best use of the space due to restrictions with the standard unit sizes. Colour options were also limited and we couldn’t help but feel we were being offered a design that had been presented numerous times before for similar layouts.
With this in mind we began researching bespoke kitchen services and came across Cloisters Design. The initial meetings focused mainly
With this in mind we began researching bespoke kitchen services and came across Cloisters Design. The initial meetings focused mainly
Lulu Trask
Mar 13, 2021
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After much research, Cloisters was the only company we found that we felt could provide us with the high-end style of kitchen we wanted without a ridiculous price tag. We love our new kitchen so much so can’t imagine ever replacing it, but if we were to move and need a new kitchen we’d absolutely use Cloisters again.
From the start the team was incredibly friendly - they even welcomed our dog into their showroom and gave her treats on our first design appointment, before we’d even committed to anything. They made a point of really sticking to our budget and proactively explaining any ways
From the start the team was incredibly friendly - they even welcomed our dog into their showroom and gave her treats on our first design appointment, before we’d even committed to anything. They made a point of really sticking to our budget and proactively explaining any ways
Ben Bradley
Jun 17, 2020
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Happy to be supporting a local business
The experience with Cloisters was completely different to appointments we had had with some of the big kitchen retailers. They really listened to what we wanted and worked to give us a few options of how we could best use our space.
We were pleasantly surprised that the price wasn’t significantly different to the big kitchen retailers, but the quality is far beyond – our fitter was impressed with the quality too. Our cupboards are custom sizes so make maximum use of our small space. We got to choose the exact colours we wanted as we chose painted doors
The experience with Cloisters was completely different to appointments we had had with some of the big kitchen retailers. They really listened to what we wanted and worked to give us a few options of how we could best use our space.
We were pleasantly surprised that the price wasn’t significantly different to the big kitchen retailers, but the quality is far beyond – our fitter was impressed with the quality too. Our cupboards are custom sizes so make maximum use of our small space. We got to choose the exact colours we wanted as we chose painted doors
Sam Matthews
Apr 21, 2020
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Nicky Heskin
Aug 26, 2019
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We have recently completed the refurbishment of our new home and were recommended Cloisters by a friend who had undertaken a similar project. We were in the enviable position of having a blank canvas for our kitchen and utility design though lacked the knowledge to create the best use of the space. Cloisters did not disappoint, Toby guided us… through the design thought process, choice and spec of units and appliances, suggesting the most cost-effective options for us to consider. We began with a ballpark figure for the kitchen with and without appliances but due to the competitive price
Sarah Chapman
Jul 09, 2019
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Genuinely the most horrific and painful experience of dealing with a company that I’ve ever had to to endure. Cupboards made wrong, doors made incorrectly 3 times, 3 months for new doors to be made, wrong hinges, refusing to measure to fix mistakes, doors hung the wrong way round, demanding I personally deliver faulty doors back to them and the… list goes on and on .....
Absolutely horrendous and rude customer service from the delightful co owner Jacqui who I quote ‘knows nothing about kitchens’ and her equally as charming, sexist and vile husband Colin who I also quote
Absolutely horrendous and rude customer service from the delightful co owner Jacqui who I quote ‘knows nothing about kitchens’ and her equally as charming, sexist and vile husband Colin who I also quote
