AI concept · made to order in Riga
Wooden advent calendar box with 24 drawers
AI concept for a wooden advent calendar box with twenty-four small drawers, opened one at a time through December and refilled the next year. For brands, shops and families; our workshop in Riga builds it to order, with each drawer sized around the wrapped item or small pack that goes inside.
The idea images on this page are AI concepts — design ideas, not photos of finished work; final construction and scope are agreed for your project. The photo marked “Real work” is from our workshop.
- Included:
- The cabinet with twenty-four drawers and knobs, sized to your contents
- Optional:
- Engraved numbers or names, your logo, larger drawers, a wall fixing
- You supply:
- Your largest item or its measurements, your logo file
Real work from our workshop
Small, repeated parts like drawer fronts and boxes are cut on the same floor: panel saw, CNC router and benches under one roof in Riga.
Decisions to make
Drawer size starts from the contents
Twenty-four drawers in one box makes each one small, so we start from the largest item: a wrapped chocolate, a tea sachet, a ring box. We set the inside of each drawer around it, and a few drawers can be made larger.
Numbers, names or plain fronts
The concept shows blank fronts with round wooden knobs. They can stay blank, carry engraved numbers 1 to 24 or names, or have the numbers shuffled so children hunt for each one. Your logo engraved on the top works with any of these.
Made to be refilled every year
A box that comes out every December is handled a lot, then stored. On the prototype, filled with your product, you check that every drawer slides freely and every knob holds. We agree the finish with you.
More views of this idea
The same idea from other angles and in other options — AI concepts, to help you picture the details.
Suggested uses
Chocolate, tea and coffee brands
A chocolate maker puts a wrapped chocolate in each drawer; a tea house or roaster uses sachets, small tins or sample pouches. The box is drawn around a sample of your packed product.
Spirits producers
Twenty-four 5 cl miniatures, one behind each front. A bottle lies deeper than a chocolate, so the drawers and the whole box are drawn around your miniature.
Shops and cafés
The box stands on the counter through December, with one drawer opened with customers each morning, then goes into storage until next year. Tell us the counter space it has to fit and we draw the grid to suit.
Families
A box with a name or year engraved on top, refilled every December with notes, wrapped sweets or small toys.
Materials and options
Materials and finishes
- Birch (as in the concept)Pale, even and close-grained, so twenty-four small fronts look alike. Available on request.
- AshPale like birch, with a stronger open grain that can run through small engraved numbers.
- OakWarmer and heavier, with visible grain; it suits a counter box brought out every year.
- Other speciesMaple is also available, pale and even like birch; black alder gives a warmer tone. Painted fronts, in one colour or several, are possible. Walnut engraves with less contrast.
Personalisation
Your logo engraved on the top or one side, where it stays visible on a counter or shelf; for a family box, a name, monogram or year. Placement and size are checked on the drawing. The round wooden knobs can be kept or changed.
From request to production
- Your briefTell us how you will use it, how many you need and whether you want a logo.
- Drawing and 3D reviewReview the design from each side on a private page.
- Quote and approvalPrice and scope agreed before anything is made.
- Prototype or productionFor a series, one prototype first; a single piece is made once approved.
The drawing shows the grid, the drawer sizes and any engraving around your largest item. On the prototype, filled with your packed product, you open every drawer and check the fronts, knobs and numbering before the series.
What to send us for a quote
- The largest item for one drawer, as a sample or measurements
- How each item is wrapped or packed
- Wood: birch as shown, ash, oak or another species
- Numbers, names or your logo, ideally as a vector file
- Where it stands or hangs (wall fixing is confirmed per project)
- Any grid changes, such as a deeper bottom row, and how many boxes
Request a quote for this idea
Tell us how you will use it, the quantity and any changes you need. We reply personally to every request.
Questions
What fits in each drawer of a wooden advent calendar box?
We size the drawers around the contents, not the other way round. Typical fillings are a wrapped chocolate, a tea sachet, a small sample, a folded note or a small toy. Send the largest item or its measurements and the grid is drawn around it.
Can the box hang on a wall instead of standing?
It can be drawn for a wall, with the fixing confirmed per project once we know your wall type and how heavy the filled box will be. A standing box on a counter or shelf needs no fixing. Tell us the wall type with your brief.
Can some drawers be larger than others?
Yes. A deeper bottom row, or one larger drawer for the last of the twenty-four, can be drawn into the grid while the outside stays square. We show the layout on the drawing before anything is cut.
Can a wooden advent calendar box be reused every year?
Yes, that is the reason to make it in wood. A shop or brand brings the same display out each December, and a family keeps it as a tradition; only the contents change.
