TRL Handmade Furniture Reviews 142

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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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

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent table

Excellent company to deal with! Ordered a table, tv stand and a shelf. Very happy with all of it! Would highly recommend 5*

December 6, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent customer service and a nice breakfast bar table

I ordered a breakfast bar and the quality exceeded my expectations. The exceptional customer service at TRL made the entire experience a pleasure. I had to change the delivery date and address a few times, but the process was seamless. These professionals truly know their craft and are always ready to assist in any situation.
A special shoutout to Rajesh, who I spoke with over the phone several times. He was consistently patient, professional and incredibly helpful. I also want to thank the delivery driver, who went above and beyond by delivering the table late in the evening and assembling it on-site. Despite facing a four-hour drive back to his base, he took the time to ensure everything was perfect.
I highly recommend TRL! In fact, my friend is already planning to order a breakfast bar too.
Thank you guys!

November 7, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very Poor Quality - AVOID

BEWARE. Purchased a solid oak table in Aug. It has been back a number of times for mismatch of colours and general finish/protection. They ended up making another table, just been delivered & back to square one again. Quite simply the finish is poor, very dry and rough to the touch. As soon anything remotely wet touches it i.e. food or liquid it soaks in and permanently marks the table. Despite them telling me its protected with Osmo Oil. I have now given up trying to deal with TRL as clearly their quality expectations are a lot lower than ours..Next step is we have a french polisher booked to address and resolve the issues TRL cannot.

A few email quotes from the owner of TRL, this sums up his attitude to customers !! All I want is what I paid for a £1620 oak dinning table that is fit for purpose

'Customer or not, you’re in the wrong for setting us up to fail. That is not acceptable in my book'

'Regarding droplets on your table, I must advise and stress that placemats must be used on any wooden table'

'I can’t win with you Steve you’ve clearly got it in for us and we couldn’t win either way'

August 8, 2024
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Reply from TRL Handmade Furniture

We were threatened on numerous occasions by Steve about giving us a 1 star review to purposely damage our reputation, so I guess here it is, but the fact of the matter here is that the table is of incredible quality and the original table had 3 coats of Osmo oil on for protection and Steve was advised to use placemats, of course, as you should do to protect a natural wooden dining table: if I could post a picture of how stunning this handmade table was, then I would. Placemats were clearly not used on his original and then we still collected the table even though this had been caused by not looking after the table. We then gave a loan table. This is when the colour seemed to be an issue even though it was the same table. Colour wasn’t a problem nor was it originally highlighted. We collected the table again and gave another loan table and made a brand new table which I’m told isn’t good due to ‘potential future spillages’ so again I have requested that they use placemats to help protect the table. This was not a manufacturing error.

Yes the table came back and a new one was made to try and help Steve out but the original table was perfect and exactly as per the website. There was no miss match of colours, but in fact planks of 50mm thick genuine oak boards handcrafted to perfection. Of course there’s going to be some slight difference in colour but that’s what you’d expect from a handmade dining table made from 5 or 6 boards of timber. It’s part of the charm.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible

Ordered an item on the 8th of November told it was arriving on Friday the 29th between 15:00 and 19:00. I made arrangements for someone to be at the property to take delivery of the item but nothing turned up and no communication why. Finally got hold of them on Monday and they said it wasn't coming on that Friday and it will be picked up by courier midweek and delivered Friday coming(6th). So once again I have made arrangements for someone to be at the property today to take delivery and again I have been told it’s delayed. Understand it’s handmade by order and would take time to make but it has now been a month and still no item. Terrible!

December 6, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I would give them zero stars if I…

I would give them zero stars if I could.

Ordered a table, 2 benches and a shelf…..

This is a long one so you might want to grab a cuppa! They have been to my house 7 times since September.

1st visit- delivery was incomplete, bench legs were scratched, we paid etc for black powered coating. Bench also had a wobble

2nd visit- they came to my house- shelf arrived, I think all good.

Replacement legs still scratched, fella takes them to his van to try and spray paint them!!!!

3rd visit- wrong legs delivered!!!

4th visit- legs that I sent back the first time (same scratch marks/ I took pictures) are delivered!

5th visit- right legs arrive, bench still has a wobble

6th visit- are you keeping up?
Bench legs arrived- all sorted phew!

Or so I thought now a large split has appeared in the table, I call and send pictures. They tell me table top will be replaced.

Today (7th visits) delivery driver turns up at 17:30, as you can imagine we are on first name terms and I ask him if he wants his usual cuppa!

Says he has no table top on the van….. only a bench for me!

He calls to speak to Rajesh……. Now I have to wait again until another delivery date is arranged for 8th time for TRL to visit my house.

Customer service is shocking, they never pick up the phone take ages to respond to emails.

Don’t let all the awards they have won Fool you, they are a cowboy outfit!!

I have also spoken to Ben (a director of some sort) he has been useless!

I have sent Tim an email direct- let’s see if he responds to me?????

Stay stay stay away.

November 1, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic

I’m really pleased with this product. It’s just what we wanted and the quality is exceptional. Communication with TRL was excellent and the bespoke requests were managed spot-on. Updates, delivery and assembly were also excellent.

October 16, 2024
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Good Product but Poor Service

I had trouble ordering my hallway bench as the website kept defaulting to anthracite coloured legs despite choosing black legs. In the end, I needed to place my order with the wrong coloured legs and follow up with an email for the correction. It took TRL a very long time to acknowledge my email. Also, due to the problem with placing my order I forgot to use my discount code. Again, I had to follow up by email, I received a confirmation that this would be honoured, however TRL have not put through the credit a month after agreeing to do so. Furthermore, the furniture arrived very dusty and dirty. I like the final product, however the service has been poor.

October 5, 2024
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Beautiful piece of furniture

Very pleased with our solid oak breakfast bar which is very well made. The oak is lovely. Kept informed throughout the delivery process and the two guys who brought the breakfast bar and assembled it were very friendly, helpful and efficient. Very satisfied customer.

October 19, 2024
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Looks like a scam, stay AWAY

Ordered a table from this company via a third-party website (notonthehighstreet).
They happily took the money and disappeared. Tried several times to contact the seller, both through the third-party site and their own webpage - no response. The phone line goes to voice mail all the time as well.
so BE CAREFUL, STAY AWAY.

July 29, 2024
Unprompted review
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Reply from TRL Handmade Furniture

Hi Vlad. We are really sorry that you have had a bad experience. We are 100% genuine and operate on many online platforms. Not on the high street isn’t the best platform as we never get any notifications when customers contact us and as a weak sales platform it isn’t often checked and for this I take full responsibility for.
Unfortunately we haven’t had any messages from you on our website chat or any voicemail messages so please double check that you’re on the correct website page.

I will check with the logistics department and find out when we have your order planned in for delivery for and get back to you through the correct channels and hopefully we can rectify this for you.

If you have any further queries you can email us on orders@trlfurniture.com

Thank you

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Stunning and amazing quality!

I have ordered a table and matching bench. Both items are of high quality and look amazing! The wood is solid and thick. I'm very happy with my purchase, best piece of furniture in my house! The price could be definitely higher for the quality, so I'm happy with that too.

August 15, 2024

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