Some pieces are more meaningful when they’re made specifically for you.
At Fox Lake Furniture, I create handcrafted custom woodwork designed around the people, places, and moments that matter most. From custom lake pieces and personalized cutting boards to furniture, signs, games, and meaningful gifts, every project starts with an idea and becomes something completely your own.
Handcrafted in Southern Minnesota using thoughtfully selected wood, epoxy, engraving, and other details that bring your vision to life.
Custom Woodwork Made Just for You
One-of-a-kind pieces made to fit your home, your story, and your style.
Made for the Way You Live
Maybe it’s a dining table that becomes the center of your family gatherings.
A custom lake piece celebrating the place where summers are spent.
A personalized cutting board given as a wedding or anniversary gift.
Or an idea you haven’t been able to find anywhere else.
Built around your life, not a catalog
Custom work gives you the opportunity to create something that fits your space, tells your story, and feels like it has always belonged there.
No two pieces of wood are exactly alike—and your finished piece won’t be either.
Made for Your Home
Furniture and decor designed around your space.
Made for
the Moment
Weddings, housewarming, and meaningful gifts
Made for
Your Story
Lake pieces, family details, engraving, and one-of-a-kind ideas.
What Can We Create?
Every custom project is different, but some of the pieces Fox Lake Furniture creates include:
Custom Furniture
Tables, benches, coffee tables, and functional pieces handcrafted to complement your home, cabin, or lake place.
Lake-Inspired Pieces
Turn a favorite lake into functional art with custom lake maps, charcuterie boards, cribbage boards, wall pieces, and other personalized designs.
Cutting & Charcuterie
Handcrafted hardwood boards made even more personal with custom engraving, epoxy, meaningful locations, names, dates, or designs.
Games & Gifts
Custom cribbage boards, handcrafted games, wedding gifts, anniversary gifts, housewarming pieces, and keepsakes made for people worth celebrating.
Have Something Else in Mind?
Some of the best projects start with, “I have an idea…”
If you don’t see exactly what you’re imagining here, send it anyway. I will take a look and let you know whether it’s something we can bring to life.
Handcrafted by Sam
Your piece is made by a person, not a production line.
From selecting the wood to the final coat of finish, I am involved throughout the creation of every custom Fox Lake Furniture piece.
Wood is selected based on the project, natural character, and quality of the material available. Much of the wood used by Fox Lake Furniture is sourced locally, and every piece is allowed to show the grain, texture, knots, edges, and variations that make natural wood beautiful.
Depending on the project, the process may include cutting, flattening, sanding, engraving, epoxy work, assembly, and finishing—all done with the same goal:
Create something beautiful enough to display and useful enough to become part of everyday life.
That combination of craftsmanship and purpose is what makes each Fox Lake Furniture piece functional art.
From an Idea to Something You'll Keep
How Custom Woodwork Works
1. Tell Sam What You Have in Mind
Start by filling out the custom project form below.
Share what you’d like made, approximate dimensions if you know them, colors or materials you have in mind, and anything else that helps explain your vision.
Have inspiration photos? Send those too.
You don’t need to have every detail figured out before reaching out.
2. Work Through the Details
SI will personally review your request and follow up to talk through the project.
Together, we’ll work through details such as size, wood species, design, epoxy colors, engraving, functionality, timing, and other options that may affect the finished piece.
3. Bring Your Piece to Life
Once the design, pricing, and project details are approved, I will gets to work.
Because every piece is individually handcrafted, the natural character of the wood becomes part of the finished design—making your piece truly one of a kind.
What to Expect From Custom Work
Every Piece Is Unique
Wood is a natural material. Grain patterns, knots, coloration, live edges, and other characteristics will vary from piece to piece.
Those variations aren’t flaws.
They’re what make handcrafted woodwork impossible to duplicate exactly.
Pricing
Custom pricing depends on the size of the project, wood species, materials, epoxy work, engraving, design complexity, and other requested details.
Sam will discuss pricing with you before your project moves forward.
Timeline
Each project is individually planned and handcrafted, and timelines vary depending on the complexity of the piece and Fox Lake Furniture’s current project schedule.
If you need something for a wedding, anniversary, holiday, housewarming, or other specific date, include that information with your request.
Materials & Finishing
Projects may feature natural hardwoods, locally sourced wood, epoxy, engraving, and other custom details depending on the design.
Food-contact pieces are finished using food-safe products such as Walrus Oil. Vegan-friendly finishing products are also available upon request when appropriate for the piece.
Have an Idea? Let's Create It.
You don't need drawings, exact dimensions, or every detail figured out.
Tell Sam what you’re thinking, what the piece is for, and anything you already know about how you’d like it to look.
From there, she can help determine what’s possible and what the next steps should be.
Submitting a request doesn’t commit you to a project. Sam will review your information and reach out to discuss the idea, pricing, and next steps.
Start Your Project
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