✦ Our Story

Crafted with
Soul & Purpose

We're a small team of woodworkers, designers, and dreamers who believe the objects you surround yourself with matter deeply.

What Drives Us

Built on Four
Unbreakable Beliefs

01

Craft Over Speed

We refuse to rush. Every CozyNest piece takes between 6–12 weeks to produce. That's not a limitation — it's a love letter to quality. Good things take time, and the homes we help build deserve nothing less.

02

Sustainability First

Every plank we source carries a Forest Stewardship Council certification. We work with regional sawmills, use low-VOC finishes, and offset our delivery footprint through reforestation partnerships in the Scottish Highlands.

03

Designed to Last Lifetimes

We design against obsolescence. Our joinery techniques are rooted in centuries-old woodworking traditions — mortise and tenon, hand-cut dovetails — so your furniture is still beautiful for your grandchildren.

04

Homes Are Personal

No catalogue browsing. Every client gets a design session where we listen before we sketch. We want to understand your morning routine, your light, your pets, your memories. Your home is yours — not ours.

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The Beginning

A Workshop, a Lathe,
and a Stubborn Idea

CozyNest began in 2011 in a rented workshop in Chipping Norton. Founder Elara Quinn, a furniture conservator by trade, grew frustrated with flat-pack furniture that seemed designed to be replaced rather than cherished.

She began building pieces for friends. Word spread. By 2014, there was a waiting list. By 2017, a team of seven. Today we're a studio of 34 craftspeople, designers, and logistics specialists — but the workshop in Chipping Norton still exists, still hums, still matters.

We haven't grown to be bigger. We've grown to be better — at listening, at crafting, at delivering a piece of a home that feels unmistakably alive.

The Makers

The Hands Behind
the Work

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Elara Quinn
Founder & Lead Designer
Former furniture conservator turned maker. Elara's design language draws from Arts & Crafts, Nordic tradition, and Japanese wabi-sabi philosophy.
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Tobias Marsh
Master Woodworker
Third-generation joiner with 22 years at the bench. Tobias oversees all hand-cut joinery and trains our apprentice craftspeople.
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Priya Nair
Interior Stylist
Trained at the Royal College of Art, Priya leads client design consultations and helps translate dreams into floor plans and furniture briefs.
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Finn Larsen
Sustainability Lead
Finn manages our supply chain, ensures FSC certification compliance, and runs our annual carbon audit and reforestation programme.

How It Works

From Idea to
Cherished Object

1

Design Session

A 30-minute call to understand your space, style, and how you actually live in your home.

2

Custom Brief

We create a proposal with 3D visualisations, material samples, and transparent pricing.

3

Handcrafted

Your piece is built by hand in our Cotswolds workshop over 6–12 weeks. We send progress photos.

4

White Glove Delivery

We deliver, unwrap, position, and adjust. We leave only when the room feels exactly right.