The Empty Box Company

Our wedding dress boxes are unlike any others you will find. They are stunning (please read our testimonials!) The papers and board are extremely durable and designed to last a lifetime. Other boxes can be flimsy, yet still just as expensive! You will find our boxes unique, stunningly beautiful and excellent value for money.

The Traditional Standard is suitable for most styles of wedding dress that have up to 2 layers of net petticoat including those with long trains. It comes with 30 sheets of acid free tissue paper, finished with ribbon attached and lace trim and available in the design of your choice.

The Wedding Travel Boxes come with cord handle, that holds the lid in place as you carry, plus plenty of acid free tissue and packing instructions. Our sturdy boxes protect the dress from any untoward accidents whilst travelling, such as bumps. scrapes, humidity changes, spillage and squashing. They are made by hand, and are very robust, (unlike other flimsy boxes available) to provide sufficient protection on your journey, and are then suitable to store and preserve your wedding dress after the wedding. Go for the best to protect your dress!

Especially designed for Easyjet flights, 40 x 50 x 20cm (high), Weight – 2.3kg, who now allow slightly larger hand-luggage requirements, (45 x 56 x 25 cm if you select an upfront or Extra Legroom seat but these measurements must include handles and wheels ) so the Travel Easy will fit comfortably & give you no worries, so long as you select upfront or Extra Legroom seat.

It is most important that the wedding dress is stored correctly,and separately from other items. The Accessory Box Collection is designed for all other storage solutions.

A perfect present for the bridesmaids, to keep and preserve their bridesmaid dress. Suitable for dresses with tulle petticoats to the skirt.

This box is also suitable for a slender wedding dress with a small amount of petticoat and train, but the dress is folded twice. Each Bridesmaid Box comes with 15 sheets of acid free tissue paper, ribbon attached to the lid, lace trim to the inside. Plus details on how to pack and store the dress, ready to go!

Each box is handmade in our workshop to the highest quality, with environmentally friendly materials, designed and handmade in the UK.

A box for every storage requirement, particularly items that require special safe keeping. The pH neutral board will help prevent yellowing of any papers or clothing. Any box is available in any design.

The Empty Box Company has chosen some special gifts and accessories that are handmade in the UK with an emphasis on being unusual, thoughtful, different and romantic. You only have one special wedding day so treat yourself or your friends and family! Perfect additions to our Wedding Dress boxes.

Our Ready to Go section includes products that can be despatched from our Devon workshop within 1-2 days. Each product is still handmade by our talented craftspeople, but is currently in stock, available in limited designs.

The Empty Box Company have been specialising in making Hat Boxes for over 32 years, inspired by the play Pygmalion. Circular or Octagonal, choose your size and shape for an irresistibly classical Hat Box, perfect for a Fair Lady or Gentleman.

Fill your house with beautiful boxes; we have Hat Boxes, Dressing Table Boxes and Underbed Boxes for your bedroom; something for every room where the clutter can be neatly stored away in an array of gorgeous boxes. The storage boxes are finished as shown in the photo, each with 2-5 sheets of acid free tissue paper. Hat Boxes can be finished with ribbon or cord handle.

A box for every storage requirement, particularly items that require special safe keeping. The pH neutral board will help prevent yellowing of any papers or clothing. Any box is available in any design. Information about our Storage boxes around the house

“Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful”- William Morris. 

Our William Morris products are made from paper with the William Morris interior design paper printed with the design, rather than a photograph of the design. You can instantly see & feel the difference of the true printed design. Choose from our range of William Morris designs for any of the products below. 

A delight for all William Morris fans, & a perfect present for Arts & Crafts Movement enthusiasts. Each item is lovingly & carefully handmade in our workshops in the UK just for you, with original design William Morris papers. Quintessentially English!

Our fabulous set of Wedding Desk Accessories is designed especially for Brides-To-Be to help you get organised and be inspired!

If you need a particular of box; perhaps to fit a specific product, or space in your house, we can make you a box to your own measurements. This does incur an initial design fee of £10 extra for bespoke measuring and cutting, so it is best to check our full range to see if we have a box that is a similar size to your requirements.

If not, please do request a quote (complete the form below). The price will be charged at the price of the nearest size box, plus a design fee of £10 extra, for the first box. Additional boxes after this will be charged at less than this, but we will give you an exact quotation according to the size, number required, and design chosen.

We at The Empty Box Company take pride in offering a beautiful selection of handcrafted children's boxes, perfect for preserving treasured memories and keepsakes. Our range includes the Baby Keepsake Box, ideal for storing precious first items like hospital tags and tiny rompers, the Children's Memory Box for safeguarding special drawings and cards, and the Children's Artwork Box, designed to hold creative masterpieces. Each box is carefully crafted in the UK using pH-neutral, 100% recycled board, ensuring both durability and environmental responsibility. With a variety of designs and personalisation options, we provide a thoughtful and practical way to cherish children's memorabilia for years to come.

We at The Empty Box Company take great pride in offering a beautiful range of handcrafted memory boxes, designed to preserve and protect cherished keepsakes. Our collection includes the Baby Keepsake Box, perfect for storing precious early memories, the Treasured Memory Box Large (A4 size) for safeguarding letters and photographs, and the Tall Treasured Memory Box, which features a hidden compartment for extra-special valuables. Each box is carefully crafted in the UK using pH-neutral, 100% recycled board, ensuring both durability and environmental responsibility. With over 180 design options and personalisation features like calligraphy, we provide a thoughtful and practical way to organize and treasure life’s most meaningful moments.

At The Empty Box Company, we offer an exquisite selection of handcrafted gift and Christmas boxes, perfect for presenting and preserving special items. Our range includes various sizes, from the Mini Gift Box for petite treasures to the Large Gift Box for more substantial presents. For the festive season, our Christmas Eve Box provides a memorable way to present 'night before Christmas' surprises, while the Christmas Decorations Box offers a dual-purpose solution for storing ornaments throughout the year and presenting gifts during the holidays. Each box is meticulously crafted in the UK using pH-neutral, 100% recycled board, ensuring both durability and environmental responsibility. With a wide array of designs and personalisation options, our boxes add a touch of elegance and thoughtfulness to any gift-giving occasion.

At The Empty Box Company, we specialise in crafting exquisite, handcrafted boxes designed to preserve and protect cherished items. Our collection includes Wedding Dress Boxes, meticulously made from pH-neutral materials to ensure the longevity of your gown. Each box is adorned with beautiful designs, lace, and ribbon, providing an elegant storage solution. Our products are handmade in the UK, reflecting our commitment to quality and environmental responsibility. With a variety of designs and personalisation options, our boxes offer a thoughtful and practical way to commemorate life's most meaningful moments.

British Airways will take all our sizes of Wedding Travel Box (except Travel Standard) but The Wedding Travel Extra is if you require the maximum amount of hand-luggage space, but allowed by British Airways only and Easy jet, if you book upfront or extra legroom seats. It is not suitable for other airlines as the dimensions are too large.

The Travel Extra Wedding Dress Box is Suitable for full skirted dresses with petticoat, that need as large a box volume as possible, to take through as hand luggage.

Looking for an unusual Posting Box for your wedding reception cards and vouchers? Our Octagonal Hat Box will be beautiful feature at your reception, for your guests to post their well wishes and comes with a generous slot to fit large envelopes, with a lift off lid as well in which to pop any further mementoes, and ensuring everything is kept safe.

The Bride then has a wonderful memory box for keepsakes after the wedding day.

Handmade in our workshop in Devon, and available in any design of your choice. Each box comes with a Brass plate handle with label “Posting Box”

An ornate & stylish shaped double section Letter Rack, with 2 slots for organising letters or cards. Timeless and classical, this will look beautiful on any desk, to pop post in or keep letters & paperwork immediately on hand to do, in one place.

The Letter Rack makes a perfect gift for any friend or family; we all need an easy place to put post or keep important letters safely together!

Choose your design from our beautiful Kew designs as shown or select from our large range of gorgeous interior design papers below, and perhaps make it part of your new office collection of boxes.

A unique Archive Photo Snaps Box is for a full collection of photo snaps holding approx 1000 prints. Comes with separators and labels for indexing. Store all those precious photos that you want to keep but too many for a photo album. Keep those treasured photos safe.

Available in 2 sizes for 7 x 5 photos and 6 x 4 photos, handmade in Devon especially for you in your choice of William Morris design.

All our William Morris designs are made from hand blocked paper of the original design, no photographic copy!

Beautiful In-Trays – To help you organise important documents on your desk, but to have them ready to hand. The A4 In-Tray holds A4 size sheets, and the A5 size is a neat little tray for smaller items such as cards and notebooks. Create a set of stylish office tidying products for your desk in matching design.

Baby Keepsake Box – A perfect gift for anyone with a new baby to keep cards, hospital tags, first romper, etc.

An irresistible “Keep it safe” Treasure Box, to enclose a collection of various little items to save them getting lost, such as ear-rings,  bracelets, needle & thread, or simply special treasures!

Perfect as a gift to enclose a small item e.g. pair of socks, gorgeous soap. It makes any gift seem like a treasure! Finished with a tab ribbon, and handmade in your choice of any design. A Box to fall in love with!

Beautiful Handmade Gift Box, complete with “Happy Mother’s Day” double sided satin ribbon, of sage green background, pink flowers, and a matching rose pink colour on the alternative side of the ribbon.

This box is exquisite, to enclose your gift & especially made for Mother’s Day. You can choose your own special design, but the Happy Mother’s Day ribbon just comes in the colour shown.Available in 2 sizes, small and midi, it could enclose something very simple such as rose soap, or bath melt, as the box in itself is an irresistible present.Made from our very sturdy pH neutral board and finished with this special “Happy Mother’s Day” ribbon, it is an heirloom gift box, to treasure, handmade for you, to give to your beloved mother.