What Custom Furniture Actually Costs in 2026

Last updated August 2026. Based on live prices for 1,494 made-to-order pieces in the Marcelina catalogue. Figures are in USD and include our standard specification; they exclude taxes and any customisation beyond standard options.

Almost nobody publishes what custom furniture actually costs. Quotes arrive privately, showrooms quote on request, and buyers are left guessing whether $4,000 for a dining table is reasonable or absurd. We build made-to-order furniture and we publish our prices, so we can answer the question with real numbers instead of ranges invented for a blog post.

What follows is the full price distribution of our catalogue — 1,494 pieces — broken down by category, by material, and by size. Use it as a budgeting reference, whether or not you ever buy from us.

How to read these numbers

For each category we show the median (the middle price — half of pieces cost less, half cost more), the typical range (the middle 50% of pieces, which is what most people actually end up spending), and the full range from the least to most expensive piece. The median is the most useful single number; averages get dragged upward by a handful of large stone pieces.

What custom furniture costs by category

Category	Median	Typical range (middle 50%)	Full range	Pieces
Sofas & sectionals	$5,980	$4,420 – $8,320	$740 – $15,340	223
Dining tables	$5,200	$3,640 – $7,540	$680 – $18,460	146
Dining chairs	$780	$676 – $910	$240 – $1,716	137
Coffee tables	$2,860	$2,210 – $3,770	$500 – $6,760	169
Side tables	$1,560	$1,170 – $2,080	$650 – $4,490	144
Console tables	$4,810	$3,900 – $6,500	$250 – $7,800	43
Beds & headboards	$4,680	$3,900 – $5,200	$990 – $7,540	122
Nightstands	$1,560	$1,196 – $2,002	$910 – $2,600	41
Dressers & vanities	$3,900	$3,640 – $4,680	$2,756 – $4,940	26
Accent chairs	$2,080	$1,690 – $2,340	$240 – $5,720	161
Bar & counter stools	$884	$832 – $1,040	$624 – $7,800	117
Buffets & sideboards	$4,550	$4,160 – $4,940	$3,900 – $5,512	15
Outdoor seating	$3,120	$2,340 – $5,980	$240 – $15,340	185
Rugs	$390	$390 – $390	$250 – $1,820	37
Lighting	$290	$250 – $590	$130 – $8,320	49

The short version

• A custom sofa or sectional runs a median of $5,980, with most falling between $4,420 and $8,320.
• A custom dining table has a median of $5,200 — but this is the widest category in the catalogue ($680 to $18,460), because size and stone drive it hard.
• Dining chairs (median $780) and bar stools (median $884) are the categories where custom is closest to retail pricing — you are usually ordering six or eight, so per-seat cost matters more than the headline.
• Beds and headboards land at a median of $4,680, tightly clustered — bed sizes are standardised, so there is less variation than in tables.

What actually drives the price

1. Size — and it is not linear

Dining tables are the clearest illustration, because we hold dimensions for every piece:

Table width	Median	Typical range	Full range	Pieces
≤150 cm (59″)	$3,900	$1,820 – $5,200	$680 – $13,260	53
180–220 cm (71–87″)	$5,460	$4,680 – $7,020	$832 – $13,520	49
220–280 cm (87–110″)	$7,020	$4,940 – $10,140	$2,340 – $17,056	35

Going from a six-seat table to a ten-seat table is not a 40% increase — it is closer to double. Larger tops need thicker material, more substantial bases, and in stone they cross into slab sizes that are harder to source and move. If your budget is tight, losing 20 cm of length saves more than switching finish.

2. Material — the stone premium is real

Across our dining tables, the median stone-topped table (marble, travertine, onyx, granite) costs $8,060 versus $4,940 for solid wood — a premium of roughly 63%. Median price by material, across all categories:

Material	Median	Typical range	Full range	Pieces
Marble	$4,160	$3,250 – $5,460	$250 – $18,460	140
Travertine	$3,640	$2,340 – $5,460	$590 – $9,360	56
Onyx	$6,500	$4,680 – $10,140	$3,900 – $10,140	8
Teak	$2,860	$1,430 – $5,980	$240 – $15,340	156
Rattan	$1,820	$910 – $4,160	$270 – $12,740	69
Powder-coated aluminum	$2,743	$1,430 – $5,642	$240 – $15,340	122
Stainless steel	$2,028	$1,170 – $3,120	$780 – $5,616	29
Outdoor rope	$1,586	$858 – $4,160	$410 – $15,340	40
Glass	$2,028	$1,040 – $2,860	$130 – $5,460	67

Two things surprise people here. First, travertine is meaningfully cheaper than marble (median $3,640 vs $4,160) while reading as a similar level of material — it is the best-value natural stone in the catalogue. Second, onyx is in a class of its own (median $6,500); it is sold in smaller, more fragile slabs and priced accordingly.

3. Construction you cannot see

Two sofas at the same width can differ by thousands. The difference is usually kiln-dried hardwood frames versus engineered board, eight-way hand-tied or webbed suspension versus stapled foam, and whether the upholstery is cut to pattern. These are the costs that do not photograph, and they are the reason a cheaper piece often needs replacing in five years.

Is custom more expensive than retail?

Not usually, and this is the most common misconception we encounter. Custom pricing sits alongside mid-to-upper retail rather than above it, because you are paying a maker directly rather than paying for showroom floors, seasonal markdowns, and a distribution chain. What you gain is exact dimensions, materials you chose, and construction specified rather than assumed.

Where custom genuinely costs more: very small, simple pieces. A basic side table from a mass retailer will beat a made-to-order one, because the economics of one-off production do not favour cheap objects. Custom earns its value on pieces where fit and material matter — sofas, dining tables, beds, built-in-feeling storage.

Budgeting a full room

Using the medians above, here is what a complete room typically costs to furnish custom:

• Dining room (table + six chairs): roughly $9,880
• Living room (sectional + coffee table + two accent chairs + side table): roughly $14,560
• Primary bedroom (bed + two nightstands + dresser): roughly $11,700

These are median figures, not quotes. A smaller dining table in travertine rather than marble, or a compact sofa rather than a sectional, moves each of these down substantially.

Methodology and limitations

This dataset is every actively listed, priced piece in the Marcelina Furniture Studio catalogue as of August 2026 — 1,494 items. Prices are list prices in USD for our standard specification of each design. Categories are assigned from our own product taxonomy; materials from product material tags, so a piece using several materials appears under each.

What this is not: it is not an industry-wide survey, and it is not a claim about what any other maker charges. It is one studio's complete, real price list, published openly so that buyers and designers have a concrete reference point. Our pricing reflects our model — design in-house, build in our own factories, ship direct — so a workroom operating differently may land elsewhere. We think a real dataset with stated limits is more useful than an anonymous industry "average" with none.

Journalists, designers, and researchers are welcome to cite these figures with attribution to Marcelina Furniture Studio. If you need a cut of the data we have not published — by room, by lead time, by finish — write to us and we will run it.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a custom sofa cost?

Across 223 made-to-order sofas and sectionals, the median price is $5,980, with most between $4,420 and $8,320. Size, frame construction, and upholstery drive the difference.

How much does a custom dining table cost?

Across 146 made-to-order dining tables, the median is $5,200, ranging from $680 to $18,460. Width matters most: tables under 150 cm have a median of $3,900, while tables of 220–280 cm reach a median of $7,020.

How much more does a marble table cost than a wood one?

In our catalogue, stone-topped dining tables run a median of $8,060 against $4,940 for solid wood — about 63% more. Travertine is the most affordable natural stone at a median of $3,640; onyx is the most expensive at $6,500.

Is custom furniture more expensive than buying retail?

For substantial pieces — sofas, dining tables, beds — custom generally sits alongside mid-to-upper retail rather than above it, because you buy direct from the maker. For small, simple items, mass retail is cheaper.

What does it cost to furnish a whole room in custom furniture?

Using median prices: a dining room with a table and six chairs is roughly $9,880; a living room with a sectional, coffee table, two accent chairs and a side table is roughly $14,560; a primary bedroom with bed, two nightstands and a dresser is roughly $11,700.

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