Handcrafted Woodwork Built With Purpose.
Busywood Carpentry creates custom furniture, restores worn pieces, and builds lasting carpentry projects for homes, villas, restaurants, schools, and businesses across Tamarindo and Guanacaste.
Premium carpentry for people who care about the details.
From custom tables and benches to antique refurbishment, every project is built with care, clean finishes, and a deep respect for the natural beauty of the wood.
Custom Furniture
Dining tables, benches, shelves, cabinets, and one-of-a-kind pieces designed around your space, style, and needs.
Furniture Restoration
We restore old, worn, or sentimental furniture and bring it back to life with clean repairs, refinishing, sanding, and careful craftsmanship.
Home & Business Projects
Built for homes, villas, restaurants, schools, rentals, and local businesses that want durable, beautiful woodwork made for Costa Rica living.
Craftsmanship you can see.
Swipe or drag through recent Busywood projects — custom builds, restoration work, and handcrafted pieces made with care.
See something you like?
Tell us what you have in mind and we'll help you create something made specifically for your space.
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Built from passion. Finished with excellence.
My name is Steven Van Der Schyff, founder of Busywood Carpentry.
I’m originally from Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. When I built my first piece of furniture on my own, it sparked something in me—a passion to create, perfect, and build with purpose.
I later moved to Costa Rica, where I began sharing my passion with my community—one person, one project at a time. What started as a personal calling has grown into a way for me to serve others through custom, high-quality craftsmanship.
If you love my work, I’d truly appreciate your support—leave a review and check me out on Instagram and Facebook.
From idea to finished piece.
Send Your Idea
Complete our project request with what you need, approximate measurements, inspiration photos, preferred style, budget, and timeline.
Design & Quote
Steven reviews your project, recommends the best materials and approach, and provides clear pricing before the build begins.
Handcrafted Build
Your piece is built with care, precision, and attention to durability, detail, and finish quality.
Delivery & Installation
The final piece is delivered to your home, rental, restaurant, school, or business space in Guanacaste, with installation where the project calls for it.
Tell Us What You'd Like Us to Build.
Have something in mind? Show us. Tell us about your project, upload inspiration photos, and we'll help you figure out the materials, design, and next steps.
You don't need to know every detail yet.
Takes about 2–3 minutes • No obligation • We'll help with the details
We've Received Your Project.
Thank you for contacting Busywood Carpentry. We'll review your project details and get back to you shortly.
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Have a Question Before Starting?
If you're not ready to complete a project request yet, message Busywood directly and we'll be happy to talk through your idea.