Why Bespoke Furniture is the Ultimate Investment for Your Home
There’s nothing more meaningful, timeless and beautiful than bespoke custom furniture in a stylish home. In the spaces where we live, work, play, eat, sleep and socialise, the ability to customise a piece of furniture to make it uniquely yours, is truly special.
Choice is at the heart of what we do here at Milola. That’s why we’re committed to working with brands who can offer you bespoke, tailor-made furniture, rather than standard, off-the-shelf designs. When it comes to making an investment for your home such as a new sofa, dining table or bed, we believe in offering as many choices, possibilities, stylistic options and alternatives as possible. From expansive selections of wood finishes and shades to unlimited swatches of fabric samples, colours and thicknesses, our furniture collection can be customised to match your exact interior vision.
Whether you’re looking to bring a refreshed style into your home, expanding your design preferences into new and exciting spaces or trying to find that one perfect piece, custom furniture is a great option to explore.
Creating Your Own Custom Furniture Pieces
Bespoke furniture often means more than just ‘one-off pieces’ or unique design choices – for us, it means furniture that is specifically tailored to suit your aesthetic and functional needs, from the colour of the wood to the softness of the upholstery.
But how do you know what to choose and whether it will work for your home? Within our wooden dining table collection, for example, many of our stylish Scandi tables can be customised with your own personal wood preferences – exploring variations of oak, walnut, ash, and more. Each variation brings its own unique quality to the style and overall feel of the table.
For those looking to create a more rich, refined and traditional feel in their homes, for instance, darker woods and glossier finishes can offer a sense of luxury and timeless impact – in contrast to the fresh and contemporary hues of lighter woods. As an example, the AMELIA Oval Table, when finished in the darker, mocha brown oiled ash, creates a formal statement piece that draws the eye and brings a sense of elegance and grandeur to any interior dining room. Shown in white warm oak, however, it’s a minimalist and airy piece, designed for casual family dining, with fresh, clean styling that naturally lifts whichever room it sits in.
Similarly, our new range of Ceramic Tables offers a stylish range of ceramic tabletops in different colours and textures, each offering a vastly varied feel to transform your kitchen and dining spaces.
These simple choices can make a big difference to the look, feel and texture of your furniture, and understanding the impact of custom-designed furniture on your home is part of the process itself. It can be a big decision, and one that can require some research, consultation and planning before making the final call.
Tailor-Made Furniture Designed to Last
One of the biggest benefits of adopting and designing bespoke furniture in your home is the guarantee of a lasting piece that has truly been molded and shaped to fit your specific tastes. Presenting a unique alternative to mass-produced furniture which often has to be worked around, the one-off tailor-made nature of your bespoke piece offers in-built cohesion with your existing space, perfectly sized to fit into your home and beautifully designed to meet your household needs.
For many busy homeowners, the fabric of their sofas is often a concern, with many standard variations showing dirt, stains, scribbles and marks fairly soon after purchasing. Without the gift of choice in selecting your fabric, your sofa can lose its value and require expensive cleaning or replacing after only a short period of use. However, When selecting a bespoke sofa with Milola, you’re invited to learn and educate yourself on the qualities of each fabric – from the durability and weave to the colour and softness – to help you find the perfect choice for your home.

Similarly, when selecting the perfect bed, there are several factors to take into consideration – the size of the space, the firmness of the mattress, the style of the headboard, the depth of space underneath, the colour and styling of the frame – and it can be difficult to find a bed that meets all of those needs.
Through the process of customisation at Milola, we can help you find the right bed frame and mattress size according to local standards, discuss a variety of box spring or storage options, consult on different colour and fabric combinations or invite you to explore different wood finishes depending on your chosen design. With our beds it's possible to change the height, length of the headboard as well as the bed dimensions, so you truly have a bed tailored to you.
The more thought and planning that goes into your bed, the more comfort, style and joy it will bring you – fitting perfectly into your sleep space and meeting your every single need, with the added satisfaction of having designed it yourself.
Investing in Timeless Style and Quality with Bespoke Furniture
“One of the biggest investments you can make in your home is designing something beautiful to live in it."
One of the biggest investments you can make in your home is designing something beautiful to live in it. When you put time, effort and thought into a piece of furniture, you know you’re building something to use again and again, without getting bored of it, without it becoming ‘untrendy’ or without it losing its beauty over time.
Bespoke, custom furniture is always going to be a personal investment, not just in the quality of the product but in how it makes you feel when you use it in your home. Your custom piece is going to fit smoothly and neatly into your chosen space, without you needing to move anything around, and it’s designed to stay there for many years afterwards. It truly is an investment piece, one that can continue to deliver many rewards over time, for you and your family.
Within our Milola Showroom, we have a range of designs, samples, swatches and styles for you to explore, helping you to really get a feel for the furniture and to understand how certain design choices can influence the final look. We can offer expert advice on building a particular theme or aesthetic and walk you through any specific furniture requirements that might need further consultation – such as custom sizing, fitted furniture or re-shaped pieces.
To book an appointment at our showroom, or to discuss any of our customisation options with our team, give us a call on +41 (0)21 3572876.
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