Innovative design and super efficiency

Thank you Mouse and Bear for our wonderful new kitchen!!

The service and craftsmanship we received from Mouse and Bear was first class from start to finish. They were friendly, professional, attentive, reliable and also very patient with our ever changing ideas!

They gave excellent advice based on their experience and were innovative in their designs. They were readily available to contact day and night when I had queries or wanted to brainstorm ideas!

They make a perfect team with super efficient Charles, designing, advising and project managing and Ed, a gifted carpenter and perfectionist who is not afraid of hard work!

Thank you so much Mouse and Bear, if you need a new kitchen or any sort of carpentry, these are your guys!

A tight ship on a big project

Mouse & Bear were recommended to us.

We had bathrooms, bedrooms, wardrobes, flooring, skirting, doors, utility & kitchen all fitted by them.

Starting such a large project I was nervous, but the nerves quickly disappeared after seeing the considerable care and attention to detail taken by Ed (the master craftsman).

Charles is honest, charming & professional; he runs a tight ship and kept the project progressing despite the difficult circumstances of Covid 19. 

They worked very closely with our other trades and both Ed & Charles were always finding solutions or offering expert advice for our renovation & extension project. 

They made life a lot less stressful & we felt safe in their hands.

The quality of the finished project is far better than I could have imagined, and I truly do not think it would have been half as nice without Mouse & Bear (and Pete).

I am forever grateful to Charles, Ed & Peter for making our home so beautiful.

If you want quality, style, professionalism, craftmanship & the best service for your project, then I thoroughly recommend you use Mouse & Bear.

A great extended team

We have been delighted with the work Mouse & Bear have just completed for us. So delighted that we’ve asked them back for further projects after the summer! Excellent workmanship, meticulous attention to detail and brilliant at leaving the house, every day, clean & tidy. They have a great, young, supportive team round them-electrician, plasterer, plumber and painter. We were sorry to see them go!!

Making a house a home

I just want to say a huge thank you to Charlie, Ed and everyone who worked along side them on our kitchen/downstairs project. You all have worked so hard and it looks amazing.

You made the whole process so smooth and easy and also been so clean and tidy! The attention to detail and the craftsmanship you have all shown has been very impressive. Everyone has been very professional and we could not recommend mouse and bear carpentry enough.
Thank you for making our house a home.

Kayleigh and Luke

Apartment refurb 'can do'

Mouse and Bear recently completely refurbished our apartment in Framingham. The whole team were fantastic and Charlie project managed the entire thing for us, organising the trades and even taking deliveries for us during lockdown. The ‘can do’ attitude of this company is so refreshing, nothing was too much trouble and the communication throughout was second to none. The finish of the work and attention to detail is perfect and we would have no hesitation in recommending Charlie and his skilled team to anyone

Holly, Framlingham

Kitchen transformation

Now that we have had a couple of months in our new kitchen I thought I should drop you a line so that you might add my comments to your website by way of a testimonial if you see fit.


From the moment we discussed our kitchen project with Charles we knew that we had chosen the right company. He took our ideas and transformed our old tired kitchen into a modern family social space. The attention to detail and professional attitude of the team has been outstanding, all questions and any issues were discussed and actioned immediately. We love the finished product and can’t recommend Mouse and Bear Carpentry enough, in fact we have now asked Charles to come and look at a garden kitchen/bar project next. Many thanks for all your hard work and dedication.

Perfect change

We had this company fit for us a new kitchen and bathroom. Both projects required extensive alteration and I must say workmanship was excellent. Very clean workmen who are extremely trustworthy. Perfectionist is a good way to describe them. A stress free period of work in which they accommodated changes and alterations that we put forward. A highly recommended team. Thank you for all your hard work.

No worries...

Pulling half the house apart was always going to be traumatic. I always worry about things but you did a great job on time and on budget so the only thing wasted was the worry. We would / have recommended your team to anyone who listens.

Top to bottom and wIne too!

I owe huge thanks to Mouse and Bear, who held my hand through a large proportion of my house renovation. They redesigned and replaced my small kitchen and I honestly didn't think such a success could be made out of such a tiny space. They also project managed the replacement of my bathroom, hung new doors throughout and replaced the downstairs flooring. However, my favourite part of the whole house is the space under the stairs which Charles & Ed brought to life from a pencil sketch emailed over during my lunch break. It's fair to say I love my new wine rack and can't recommend Mouse and Bear highly enough.

Chopping board success!

Here is a review from a couple we fitted a kitchen for in Chelmondiston, works included kitchen removal, all new electrical and plumbing works, plastering and fitting the new kitchen with solid oak worktops. we had some spare so made the customer a chopping board.

“What a lovely surprise we had when we came home to find the beautiful chopping board on our doorstep it completes our lovely kitchen. Peter and I are delighted with your work. You and your team have done excellent work and we would thoroughly recommend your company.“

Utility and kitchen alterations.

The works for this customer in Framlingham included making a slice through a granite worktop to alter kitchen units, install new pipework to a newly built utility room, alter and install new sockets, tile utility room floor and fit new utility room units and worktops.

“Needless to say that we are both very pleased with the way you have carried out our utility room/kitchen conversion from the standard of workmanship to the efficiency and professionalism of you and your whole team.”

Who needs TV?

Some kind words from a customer. We removed their existing kitchen, blocked up the doorway and cut in a new archway, fitted a new kitchen complete with all electrical, plumbing and plastering works.

”Thanks for all your hard work and you have done a fantastic job- I don't watch tv anymore I just look at my new kitchen.”