TRL Handmade Furniture Reviews 142

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.3

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Looking at 90 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the excellent quality and craftsmanship of the products, often highlighting the beautiful and well-made furniture. Many appreciate the helpful and professional staff, noting their guidance and good advice throughout the process. The overall service is frequently described as excellent, from initial consultations to the final assembly. However, some people experienced issues with the delivery service, citing delays, missed appointments, or problems with the installation team. A few customers also noted minor imperfections in the product upon arrival, such as small damages or unfinished areas, and some felt that communication regarding delivery schedules could be improved.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We went over to TRL’s workshop to discuss what our options were, taking some samples with us. Ben was brilliant, guiding us through the options and making suggestions. We ordered two custom made t... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Visited the workshop initially to have a look around and decide what finish we wanted for the table we were interested in buying. We were very impressed with the company, small family run business. We... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The furniture is absolutely beautiful and very well made. Everyone who has visited has commented on how stunning our breakfast bar table and stools look in the kitchen! Customer service has been excel... See more

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TRL Furniture is an award-winning furniture manufacturer and online retailer based in Nottingham. Our workshop hand-crafts all types of furniture using locally sourced materials. We then deliver the finished products nationwide and install them in your home with our two-person delivery team, who provide exceptional customer service. By purchasing your furniture from TRL, you are supporting five other small, independent businesses in the Nottinghamshire area, which helps sustain approximately 50 local families.


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4.3

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

142 reviews

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Lovely table but a little mishap with…

Lovely table but a little mishap with the delivery but was quickly rectified so was very grateful

December 29, 2025
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Reply from TRL Handmade Furniture

Thank you so much for your review and for choosing TRL Furniture.

We’re absolutely delighted to hear how happy you are with your furniture and glad we rectified the delivery mishap to your satisfaction.

Team TRL

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Wood bench

Excellent piece of wooden furniture. Just what we ordered and wanted

December 22, 2025
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Reply from TRL Handmade Furniture

Thank you so much for your wonderful review and for choosing TRL.

We’re absolutely delighted to hear how pleased you were with your furniture.

Warm Regards

Team TRL

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ordered a dark oak coffee table in…

Ordered a dark oak coffee table in August and it arrived in what can only be described as mid oak. They tried to fob me off with insisting it was dark oak, however, I wasn't having any of it (unfortunately, I can't upload pics).

The second table arrived a few weeks later and it was exactly the same colour, that was consequently rejected.

Third one arrived and it was the correct colour. Issue this time was it had been put on the van when the stain was still wet so when the guys unwrapped it out the sheets it was covered in threads and fluff, which rendered it beyond repair.

Spoke to the owner, some useless muppet called Tim, who waffled some drivel about it being the type of wood. Agreed a refund upon them uplifting the table on the 27th November, As of today, I've not received a penny and they won't return any calls or emails, which has left me £320.00 out of pocket.

Money now being pursued through the small claims court.

Reply to TRL 06.01 - A response so fictitious Hans Christian Andersen himself couldn't have come up with such a fairy tale.

Lie no.1 - The first two tables weren't dark oak. Your delivery drivers also agreed that.
Lie no.2 - I DID NOT ask you at any point to colour match it with my floor. My floor is dark oak and the first two deliveries were miles off even being close to that, which is what I told the drivers.
Lie no.3 - At no point did I threaten you. I called you a clown, which you are.
Lie no.4 - TRL HAVE NOT advised me to speak to Klarna to pursue my money. The burden is upon the retailer, TRL, to initiate the refund.

It's easy to see why your staff think you're a weapons grade moron and I only wish I lived closer to Nottingham.

November 27, 2025
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Reply from TRL Handmade Furniture

Complete load of rubbish!!! Customer bought a dark oak coffee table which is what was delivered. It didn’t match the floor because we weren’t told it needed to colour match and had no conversations about colour matching! The floor was also a completely different timber so therefore colour matching is pretty much impossible which was explained, but I was told I was wrong
Customer then decided to threaten me, verbally abuse me on the phone and was rather unpleasant to deal with.
Purchased through Klana and therefore needs to contact Klana which we advised.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great customer service and updates in…

Great customer service and updates on my table. It is great quality and I love it and it’s set up ready for Christmas. The delivery was great and assembled in the kitchen where it was going

December 22, 2025
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Reply from TRL Handmade Furniture

Thank you so much for your wonderful review and for choosing TRL.

We’re absolutely delighted to hear how pleased you were with your table.

Warm Regards

Team TRL

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Well pleased!

Very friendly and efficient service from my initial inquiry to delivery and assembly. Really lovely product (breakfast bar). Well pleased!

December 3, 2025
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Reply from TRL Handmade Furniture

Thank you so much for your wonderful review and for choosing TRL.

We’re absolutely delighted to hear how pleased you were with your breakfast bar and the delivery and assembly service.

Warm Regards

Team TRL

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic table

Fantastic table
Beautiful quality
Great customer service

December 2, 2025
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Reply from TRL Handmade Furniture

Amazing thank you so much Hayley

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Quick turnaround, good service and great table

Really quick turnaround for manufacturing and delivery, ordered on a Monday and delivery up to Scotland on Thursday. Ben who I spoke to was really helpful with getting the table ordered and sending over pictures of the different colours of the wood options. Table delivered in time window noted, looks great and all the sizing as asked for.

November 24, 2025
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

First time using TRL and everything…

First time using TRL and everything about them has been great and i love my new table!

December 2, 2025
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Reply from TRL Handmade Furniture

Ah thanks James and glad you love your new furniture and great to see your new order today too. It was a pleasure working with you and the luxury lodges

Tim

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We have had an excellent experience…

We have had an excellent experience from start to finish with our table
we ordered a bespoke size which was made and delivered as requested
Correspondence with firm was good and delivery people were excellent
Table is of high quality and we felt very good value for money
On our experience I could certainly recommend

November 10, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Nice piece of furniture

Nice piece of furniture, shelf slightly damaged during installation but a replacement has been sent and installed. So now a great addition to the living space, no hassle a few mails and the original issue was sorted out.

September 30, 2025
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Stay Clear …

Provisionally placed an order without picking a colour, very stupid yes. Samples were sent out after and were not fit for purpose, tried to cancel my order but have been refused. All within a week of provisionally placing the order. Now also ignoring my last email. Currently seeking legal advice

Stay clear

Response after TRL response (cant upload)
Yes, 100% agree with the promotion. Fully respect that, samples were sent after this to confirm the order. At no point were any emails ignored! I am happy to upload email communications between us. I appreciate the offer for colours and understand where you are coming from. However, nothing was ignored and this is totally not true! I have responded back to each and every email you have sent me 👍

You say you went out of your way to order the timber (which was not agreed)! as samples were to be sent.

You have also stated you are more than welcome to, quote “We still have your order and are more than willing to manufacture the table you have purchased, or an alternative, when you are ready.”

Or an alternative? This confirms I could completely change my order. This 100% contradicts why you are refusing my cancellation and will not let me cancel my order. Bonkers

If I could put 0, I would 👍 Cowboys after saying I could choose an alternative

Thanks

Further response:

Thanks for responding back Tim, albeit it being a passive aggressive response with all of the !!!.

1 - You ask me to email TRL furniture, I have and you have ignored my last email. This was sent weeks ago.
2 - You offer the alternative again but go onto to say you will be out of pocket. If I choose differently it would be exactly the same as it would be different timber. You don't make sense, apart from coming across as I have your money hahahah and you will have a table of any sort, end of. Hence my comment (cowboys) All of your answers have been answered regarding the colour. Not too sure why you don't understand this.
3 - The product is not for for purpose under the consumer rights act
4 - I will continue to reach out to you on trust pilot as I have already advised you don’t respond back to emails anymore. Funny how it takes less than 5 hours for you to do so when It is on here.
5 - Customers need to be made aware so they are not tricked and then trapped into a purchase

Many thanks,
Ad

1- Thank you, I look forward to your response to my email.
2- You are not working with me as you are not refunding me. You are offering me a different table which completely contradicts what you are saying about you have already ordered the wood. None of this makes sense, other than you forcing me to have a table. And yes, I placed the order after speaking with yourself via email knowing that samples would be sent before deciding on the final table.
3 - The samples sent for the table are not fit for purpose. Not sure how I can explain this in any other way sorry.
4 - Thank You
5 - We both know I have been tricked & now trapped into this purchase 👍 Lets not kid anyone here. You are offering me a completely different table but wont refund me? Not acceptable.

Thanks,
Adam

Update - now ignored on this channel and its also been 4 days now since I was told I would have a response to my email (even though Tim) had been communicating with me via this thread but blamed his wider team for not responding.

September 3, 2025
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Reply from TRL Handmade Furniture

Adam,
I remember you placed the order on the last few days of a sale and wanted to make use of the price reduction. There was no pressure on our part and you placed the order online on your own accord. Yes we sent samples and then we tried to work with you to find a solution of some timber that worked for you. This was ignored.
We are a made to order company and make bespoke handmade dining tables and other furniture based on the orders we receive. Our website is very clear on this. We manufacture using various timbers and therefore wanted to find a solution that worked for you. This was ignored.
You mentioned the samples weren’t ‘suitable’ and you mentioned you wouldn’t need the table for a few months to which I said we would work with you to find a solution that suits you and I also said we would put the order on hold. Both of my requests were also ignored. Why the samples weren’t suitable, we still don’t know.
We went out of our way to order the timber for the table that you had ordered and as a result would make us out of pocket.
The order wasn’t provisionally ordered, it can’t be provisionally ordered when you physically place an order, choose a size, choose a width and choose a leg type and colour of legs, and then physically used your card details to make the purchase. Samples were sent for colour confirmation only
There’s nothing really that TRL has faulted on here and a 1 star review is just ridiculous . We still have your order and are more than willing to manufacture the table you have purchased, or an alternative, when you are ready.
We can’t say fairer than that and the website is very clear on cancellation policies as is the consumer rights act on bespoke made items. I understand your frustrations but a scathing 1 star review is incredibly unfair when TRL is not in the wrong.
Cowboys?!! How incredibly disrespectful. You placed an order with TRL Furniture and keep mentioning ‘provisional’. There was nothing provisional about the order the order was placed online under no duress. The ONLY confirmation needed was the colour.
Of course we ordered the timber because you placed an order. We didn’t need your confirmation because you placed an order!!!
No matter what I suggest you’ve got a defamatory comment to make. When I say you can choose an alternative, that is us trying to work with you to find a solution. Bespoke made to order furniture is not cancellable hence why I’m trying to work with you to find an alternative for what YOU have paid for. We cannot say fairer than that.
If you have any further comments please get in touch directly with TRL as Trustpilot is not a platform for ongoing communication. Thank you

1. I will have a look at the email
2. Yes we are trying to work with you on the order you placed. As for cowboys it is incredibly insulting. You placed an order that you did off your own back and under your own free will. I am not sure why you are unwilling to work with us to make the perfect table for you, the table you have paid for or an alternative, which is our committment to our customer service. We arent refusing you a table that you purchased
3. You requested some free samples...how can samples not be fit for purpose? You did not pay for the samples, the samples were free of charge and therefore are not covered under the consumer rights act. Mentioning on a public platform that our products are not fit for purpose is liable when you have not had a sellable product to say if it is fit for purpose or not and this needs to be taken down ASAP please. Our hardwood furniture carries a 15 year manufacturers guarantee. I can assure you they are fit for purpose
4. No problem. Yes I deal with the Trustpilot reviews. i will flag it with the woder team to find out why you havent been responded to on email
5. You weren't tricked into purchasing your table from us, and therefore no one else will be. We are not here to trick, we didnt take your card details, you placed the order yourself

Tim

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Greteful

Great! I loved the the table, it’s exactly like in the photo, and the material is really good!

September 30, 2025
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Reply from TRL Handmade Furniture

Thank you for your kind review

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Expectations met.

From ordering to delivery the whole process has been excellent. Enquiries have been answered promptly throughout. Timescales have been honoured. The product lived up to expectations. What more can you ask?

October 10, 2025
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Reply from TRL Handmade Furniture

Thank you Tony what a great review

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good email communication

I reached out to this company for some samples. The customer service was amazing and the staff so helpful. Their wood is beautiful. As and when I have the funds to afford their stunning walnut bespoke tables I have no qualms in using them. Excellent customer service.

September 19, 2025
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Reply from TRL Handmade Furniture

Thank you Cara, look forward to hearing from you when you are ready

Tim

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