Custom Handcrafted Furniture in Houston, TX

Dining tables, desks, media consoles, cabinets and nightstands, built by hand to fit your room, your family and the way you actually live.

Tell me what I can build for you Call 281-757-6846

Furniture built for your home, not a showroom floor

Store-bought furniture is made to fit an average room. Custom furniture is made to fit yours. When you order a piece from me, we start with how you'll use it: how many people sit at the table, what goes in the cabinet, how tall the TV is, and where the outlets are. Then I design and build it around those answers.

Over the years I've built dining tables and round pedestal tables, drop-leaf tables, L-shaped home office desks with hutches, barn-door media consoles, storage cabinets, machinist-style tool chests, mission-style end tables, nightstands, sideboards, wall shelves and even a wood-top ping pong table. The gallery below shows a good cross-section.

Woods and finishes

Every piece is different, so I help you choose the wood and finish based on color, grain and how hard the piece will be used, from a natural look to a stain or paint that matches your room.

Every piece is quoted individually based on size, wood and design. Call 281-757-6846 or send a request for a quote.

Custom furniture gallery

Click any photo to see it larger. Each of these was designed and built by hand in my Houston shop.

Rustic wood TV media console with sliding barn doors and open shelves, custom built in Houston by Shoup Woodworks — Rustic media console with sliding barn doors

Dark-stained open-shelf wood media cabinet handcrafted in Houston by Shoup Woodworks — Open-shelf media cabinet

Two-door cherry wood storage cabinet with a contrasting dark frame, handmade in Houston by Shoup Woodworks — Cherry cabinet

Handcrafted wood coffee table with a dark top and lower stretchers, made by Shoup Woodworks in Houston — Coffee table

Black-painted tuck table with a lower shelf in Michael Shoup's Houston woodworking shop — Tuck table in the shop

Knotty alder writing desk with a raised center organizer, custom built in Houston by Shoup Woodworks — Knotty alder desk

Kitchen island with a wood waterfall top and dark drawer base, custom made in Houston by Shoup Woodworks — Waterfall-top kitchen island

L-shaped wood executive desk with hutch and inset writing surface, built for a Houston home office by Shoup Woodworks — Home office desk with hutch

Custom wood-top ping pong table on black steel legs, handmade in Houston by Shoup Woodworks — Ping pong table

Round ash pedestal dining table with a gray-brown finish, handcrafted in Houston by Shoup Woodworks — Round ash pedestal table

Custom rectangular wood dining table with upholstered chairs in a Houston breakfast room, by Shoup Woodworks — Hope's table

Machinist-style tool cabinet with many small drawers and a red felt-lined lid, handmade by Shoup Woodworks in Houston — Machinist-style tool cabinet

Wood tool cabinet with drop-front panel closed, custom built in Houston by Shoup Woodworks — Tool cabinet, closed

Two-drawer chest in richly figured dark wood, handcrafted in Houston by Shoup Woodworks — Two-drawer chest

Two-door wood cabinet with light panels and dark frame, handmade in Houston by Shoup Woodworks — Two-door cabinet

Butcher-block kitchen cart on turned legs and casters, custom made in Houston by Shoup Woodworks — Butcher-block island on casters

White oak farmhouse dining table with mixed chairs, handcrafted in Houston by Shoup Woodworks — White oak dining table

Round white pedestal table in a sunny Houston living room, built by Shoup Woodworks — Round pedestal table

Low wood media console with open shelves, custom made in Houston by Shoup Woodworks — Low media console

Wood wall shelf with metal hanging rod, handmade in Houston by Shoup Woodworks — Wall shelf with hanging rod

Side view of a custom wood wall shelf with brackets and hanging rod by Shoup Woodworks, Houston — Wall shelf, side view

Barn-door media console displayed with handmade cutting boards at Shoup Woodworks in Houston — Barn-door console in the showroom

Custom barn-door wood console with open side shelves, handcrafted by Shoup Woodworks in Houston — Barn-door console, open shelves

Pair of matching wood nightstands with a drawer and two open shelves, handmade in Houston by Shoup Woodworks — Matching nightstands

Nightstand with drawer open showing clean joinery, handcrafted by Shoup Woodworks in Houston — Nightstand drawer detail

Single wood nightstand with drawer and open shelves, custom built in Houston by Shoup Woodworks — Nightstand

Oval drop-leaf tabletop in dark stained wood, handmade by Shoup Woodworks in Houston — Drop-leaf table top

Narrow drop-leaf table with turned legs and leaves folded down, by Shoup Woodworks in Houston — Drop-leaf table, leaves down

Drop-leaf table opened to a full oval top, custom built in Houston by Shoup Woodworks — Drop-leaf table, leaves up

Round drop-leaf side table with turned legs, handcrafted in Houston by Shoup Woodworks — Round drop-leaf table

Mission-style wood end table with slatted sides and drawer open, handmade in Houston by Shoup Woodworks — Mission-style end table

Front view of a mission-style wood end table with drawer and lower shelf by Shoup Woodworks, Houston — Mission-style table, front

Mission-style wood end table with slatted sides and lower shelf, custom built in Houston by Shoup Woodworks — Mission-style table, angle

Live-edge wood slab table mounted on an antique cast-iron sewing machine base, by Shoup Woodworks in Houston — Live-edge table on a vintage iron base

Wood-top ping pong and game table in a Houston sunroom, handcrafted by Shoup Woodworks — Ping pong / game table

Close-up of a custom wood ping pong table top with net, made by Shoup Woodworks in Houston — Ping pong table top

Open-cube wood console cabinet on hairpin legs, handmade in Houston by Shoup Woodworks — Open-cube console with hairpin legs

Solid wood drawer unit with brass pull, handcrafted by Shoup Woodworks in Houston — Solid wood drawer unit

Low wood chest with drawers and cabinet door, custom built in Houston by Shoup Woodworks — Low chest with drawers

Bedside nightstand with drawers and open cubby in a Houston bedroom, by Shoup Woodworks — Bedside nightstand

Dark-stained wood sideboard with drawers and doors, handcrafted in Houston by Shoup Woodworks — Dark-stained sideboard

Sideboard with drawer open showing a light wood drawer box, made by Shoup Woodworks in Houston — Sideboard drawer detail

Dark wood sideboard with doors open to adjustable shelves, custom built in Houston by Shoup Woodworks — Sideboard with doors open

Small wood table on an antique cast-iron sewing machine base in the Shoup Woodworks showroom, Houston — Small table on a vintage iron base

Executive wood desk with hutch in a Houston home office, custom made by Shoup Woodworks — Executive desk and hutch

Who custom furniture is for

My furniture customers are usually Houston families who want something that will last longer than the mortgage: a table the grandkids will eat at, a desk that finally organizes the home office, or a media cabinet that hides the cords. I also build shop furniture like tool cabinets, and I take on repairs and restorations. You can see recent examples on my 2026 projects page.

How ordering custom furniture works

Share your ideaPhotos, rough sketches and room measurements are perfect.
Design & quoteWe agree on size, wood, finish, price and timeline.
BuildI build your piece by hand and keep you posted.
Hand-off & paymentWe arrange how you'll get your piece. Zelle or cash only.

Frequently asked questions

Do you make custom dining tables in Houston?

Yes. I build custom dining tables in Houston, including rectangular farmhouse tables, round pedestal tables and drop-leaf tables, sized to your room and the number of people you need to seat.

Can you build furniture to exact measurements?

Yes. Building to your exact measurements is the main reason to go custom. Send me the dimensions of your space and I'll design the piece to fit.

How much does custom furniture cost?

Every piece is quoted individually based on its size, the wood and the design. Call or text 281-757-6846 or send a request through the contact form for a quote.