Sell a sofa or table,
not a list of loose options
With made-to-measure furniture every combination of fabric, color, size and legs has its own price. Stepconfigurator puts those choices in steps, with photos.
What furniture makers run into
Custom work fits poorly in a normal webshop, which is set up for ready-made products.
Hundreds of combinations
Three sizes, five fabrics, ten colors and two types of padding. That is 300 variations in WooCommerce, and nobody keeps track of that.
Visual choices
Customers want to see what a fabric looks like, and a name in a dropdown does not show that.
Sizes and exceptions
Some fabrics do not come in every size and some colors cost more. On a normal WooCommerce page that is hard to set up.
Unclear order
The customer is not sure what exactly they are ordering. With custom work that leads to extra emails and changes afterwards.
A furniture configurator in five steps
This is one way to set it up. The customer sees what every choice costs, and you can mention the delivery time per option.
Model and size
Two-seater, three-seater or corner sofa, with the dimensions shown.
Fabric or leather
Options with a real fabric photo, so the customer can see texture and finish.
Color
Colors differ per fabric. With conditional logic the customer only sees the colors that go with their fabric.
Legs
Wood, metal or designer legs, with the surcharge shown.
Extras
Padding, headrest, loose cushions. Mark what you advise as recommended.
What to keep in mind for furniture
- Photos with options: you show fabrics and colors as tiles with an image.
- Dependent choices: you make colors depend on the fabric, or legs on the model.
- Delivery time: you put it in the description of an option.
- Checkout in WooCommerce: the whole configuration is in the order confirmation, so the workshop knows exactly what to make.
Is this right for your furniture?
Send a message with what you make. Jan will check whether your product line fits a configurator.