Bondi is tight on space and big on character, and that combination is exactly where good joinery earns its money. A lot of the homes here are the old red-brick deco apartments and semis a few streets back from the beach, where rooms are small and every metre counts. Then there are the renovated terraces and the newer units up towards the junction, often with a spare living wall or an awkward alcove nobody has worked out how to use. We build storage into all of it. A media unit that runs a full wall and hides the cabling. A Murphy bed so a small second bedroom doubles as a study without losing the floor. A study nook with a desk top and shelving above. Built-in storage down a narrow hallway, or a unit that finally makes use of the gap under the stairs in a terrace. We are a family-run joinery based in Liverpool, working right across Sydney, and Bondi is a regular run. Twelve years of doing this means we know how to get the most storage out of a small eastern suburbs room without making it feel boxed in. Everything is made to the room, measured on site, and quoted at one fixed price with no provisional sums. Because one team handles the cabinetry, painting and any electrical, you are not chasing separate trades around. As a licensed NSW contractor, number 383725C, we stand behind it. Most jobs run around three weeks, faster for a single unit, and we leave it clean.
We come to your Bondi home, measure the wall, alcove or under-stair void, and check any power or data you want built in. You get one fixed-price quote covering cabinetry, finishes and electrical. No provisional sums and no surprise extras turning up partway through the job once we have started.
We settle the layout, shelf spacing, finishes, handles and how the unit meets the floor and ceiling. In a small Bondi room we focus on getting maximum storage without making the space feel tight. Once you sign off, the design is locked and the team builds to that exact spec.
Your unit is built in our workshop while we book any painting or electrical in the right order. Because it is one team, nothing slips between trades. You get a clear start date and a realistic finish, usually around three weeks for a full storage wall and quicker for a Murphy bed or single nook.
We fit the joinery, scribe it to the walls, hang doors, fit drawers and tune the soft-close and any Murphy bed mechanism, then paint and connect power. Before we leave we clean up and walk you through it. You get your warranty paperwork and storage you can use straight away.
Most custom joinery in Bondi lands between $2,000 and $8,000 for a TV unit, shelving run or media wall. A simple set of floating shelves or a single cabinet sits at the lower end, while a full-height storage wall or a Murphy bed unit with surrounding cabinetry sits up near the top. Study nooks and storage walls vary with the size of the space and the number of drawers and pull-outs you want. We give you one fixed-price quote up front with no provisional sums, so the figure you sign is the figure you pay. Two-pac paint finishes cost more than laminate, and we will price both so you can decide where the budget goes in a tight Bondi room.
It is one of the best moves you can make in a small Bondi flat. A Murphy bed folds up into a built-in cabinet so a second bedroom or study earns its keep during the day and still sleeps a guest at night. We build the bed into a surround with shelving and cupboards either side, so the wall does double duty rather than just being a fold-down mattress. We use proper rated mechanisms and fix the unit securely to the structure, which matters in the older brick apartments around here. Built to the room, it sits flush and looks like a cabinet wall until you need the bed. As a licensed NSW contractor we install it properly and stand behind it.
Yes, plenty of our Bondi work is in the deco apartments and newer units near the junction. Strata buildings have rules about work hours, lift use, protecting common areas and giving neighbours notice, so we sort out the building manager and any owners corporation requirements before we start. Most joinery is dry work with no plumbing or waterproofing touched, which keeps approvals straightforward. We will tell you straight what can be fixed to the walls and what needs to free-stand in your unit. As a licensed NSW contractor we provide the paperwork strata managers ask for, which keeps the approval moving along.
We are a family-run business, not a franchise, so you deal with the same people from the first measure through to handover. We work right across Sydney from our Liverpool base, and Bondi is a regular run for us. Twelve years in, we have built everything from Murphy beds in small flats to full media walls in renovated terraces. One team covers cabinetry, painting and electrical, so there is no chasing separate contractors and no finger-pointing when something needs lining up. You get a fixed-price quote, a roughly three-week turnaround, and a licensed NSW contractor, number 383725C, standing behind every job we do.
InsideOut Joinery & Renos is a family-run custom joinery and renovation business based in Liverpool, Sydney NSW 2170, serving homeowners Sydney-wide. Call 02 5000 0402 or email info@insideoutjoinery.au. One team covers every trade, with a typical 3-week turnaround, trade-cost appliances and 12 years of experience. Licensed contractor — licence 383725C, ABN 62 912 909 739.