Welcome to a world of sublime design: Where Scandinavian and Japanese design principles meet traditional English craftsmanship. Inspired by the local landscape, our natural materials and palettes of earthy hues and soft pastels, evoke the natural beauty and tranquility of our environment.
Redefining kitchen design standards, we hand-finish and use only premium, sustainable materials, shunning the widespread practises of using MDF, plastics, chipboard, and edge banding - where MDF and chipboard cores are disguised as wood. Our exclusive use of premium native woods, CO2-negative bamboo, premium birch plywoods, eco laminates and natural Forbo linoleum reflects our dedication to transparency, quality, longevity, and functionality.
Experience unparalleled transparency in every aspect of our process—no hiding, no cover-ups—just genuine, ethically principled craftsmanship. With CF Kitchens, you're not just getting a kitchen - you're investing in a difference you can be proud of.
Customise your new IKEA/Howdens kitchen with our own range of luxurious, sustainable, hand-made fronts. Transcend standard kitchen design by pairing our custom fronts with cabinets that meet the highest standards of quality and durability empowering you to create a kitchen space as unique as you are.
Thoughtfully Small-Scale: Our intentionally boutique approach means we only produce a select number of kitchens each month. We believe that in this way we retain a personal connection to each of our clients and each piece we make, ensuring exceptional craftsmanship and the finest of quality control. Our limited slots fill up quickly and we recommend you get in touch in plenty of time so you don't miss out.
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.
