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Built-Ins, Mudroom Lockers & Shelving
Site-built storage that fits the wall it is on: mudroom benches with hooks and cubbies, closet systems, mantels, window seats and shelving — paint-grade or stained.
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Built-ins are trim carpentry with a job to do. We build them on site from MDF, poplar or the species you pick, scribe them to the walls, and finish them ready for paint or stain. Each page below is one common piece.
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Built-Ins jobs we do (30)
Living and dining rooms (9)
Built-In Bookcase Wall — Floor to Ceiling Bookshelves
A wall of bookshelves that goes to the ceiling and fits the room, instead of three flat-pack bookcases with a gap on the end and shelves that bow in a year.
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Built-In Entertainment Center — Media Wall With TV Niche and Cabinets
A TV on a stand with a cable pile under it, or a wall of built-ins with the screen recessed, the boxes hidden in cabinets and the cords gone. We build the second one.
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Fireplace Mantel Installation — Floating Shelf or Full Surround
A mantel shelf that pulls out of drywall the first Christmas is worse than none. We anchor it into framing, keep it a safe distance from the firebox, and make it look like it was always part of the wall.
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Floating Shelves Installation — Into Studs, No Visible Brackets
The floating shelf from the store came with two drywall anchors and a prayer. We put shelves up that hold a row of books, because the bracket is in the studs and the shelf is built to take it.
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Built In Buffet and Hutch — Dining Room Cabinets Built On Site
The dining room has a blank wall or a window with nothing around it — a buffet and hutch built into the wall instead of a piece of furniture pushed against it.
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Window Seat Built In — Bench Box With Storage Under a Window
The nook under the bay window or the wall between two closets is wasted space. A built-in window seat gives it a place to sit, storage under the lid, and trim that makes it look like it came with the house.
Read the pageReading Nook Built In — Bench, Shelves and Trim in an Alcove
That odd alcove, dormer or emptied closet becomes a bench with shelves around it, trimmed so it looks like the house was built with it.
Read the pageBasement Bar Built In — Dry Bar Cabinets, Counter and Open Shelves
A wall of the basement becomes the bar: cabinets below, a counter, shelves and a fridge, built and trimmed to the room. Add a sink and we bring the plumber.
Read the pageBanquette Seating Built In — Kitchen Bench and Breakfast Nook Bench
Chairs on the wall side of the kitchen table get pulled out into the walkway. A built-in bench along that wall seats more people, hides storage under the seat and gives the nook a reason to exist.
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Mudroom Bench Installation & Built-In Lockers — Site-Built
Backpacks on the floor, boots in a pile, coats on the two hooks by the door. A built-in bench with lockers gives every person in the house a spot and fits the wall exactly.
Read the pageConvert a Coat Closet to a Mudroom — Remove the Door, Add a Bench
The coat closet by the front door holds six coats nobody wears and a vacuum. With the door gone and a bench inside, it becomes the drop zone the house never had.
Read the pageSplit Level Entry Storage Built In — Bench, Hooks and Cubbies
You walk in the front door onto a small landing with stairs up and stairs down, and nowhere to put shoes or coats — a built-in made for that landing.
Read the pageBuilt-In Shoe Storage — Shoe Cubbies and Shelves for the Entryway
The pile of shoes inside the garage door is not a storage problem, it is a missing wall of cubbies. We build one sized to the shoes your household actually wears.
Read the pageDrop Zone Charging Station — Small Entry Cabinet With Cubbies
Keys, mail, backpacks and four phones on the kitchen counter every night. A short built-in by the door gives all of it a spot, with the chargers out of sight.
Read the pageBuilt In Dog Crate — Under the Stairs or in the Mudroom Cabinets
The wire crate in the kitchen takes up half the floor — moved into the dead space under the stairs, or into the end of the mudroom cabinets.
Read the pageClosets, pantry, laundry and office (7)
Closet Shelving Installation — Wood Shelf and Rod
The wire shelf pulled out of the drywall, or the builder left the closet with one sagging shelf and a rod. We build wood shelving that fits the closet and holds what you hang on it.
Read the pagePantry Shelving Installation — Custom Built-In Pantry Shelves
The pantry has four wire shelves, all the same depth, and the cereal is in front of the cans you cannot see. We build shelving that fits the pantry and what you keep in it.
Read the pageLaundry Room Cabinets Installation — Uppers, Countertop and Shelving
Detergent on top of the dryer, a wire shelf that sags, nowhere to fold. Cabinets over the machines, a counter across the front-loaders and a rod for hangers turn the laundry closet into a room that works.
Read the pageLinen Tower Cabinet Built In — Bathroom Linen Cabinet or Recessed
Towels in the hall closet, cleaning bottles under the sink and nowhere in the bathroom for either. A linen tower built to the wall, or set into it, fixes that without eating the floor.
Read the pageMain Floor Laundry Closet — Framed, Doored and Shelved
The washer and dryer are two flights down and the stairs are getting old; this is the closet on the main floor that they move into, with doors that close on the noise.
Read the pageConvert a Closet Into a Home Office — Built-In Desk in the Closet
A reach-in closet in the spare bedroom turned into a desk you can close off with a curtain — or leave open as a finished nook.
Read the pageBuilt-In Desk and Shelves — Custom Home Office Built-Ins
A desk from a box store never fits the nook, and the cords hang off the back of it. A built-in desk fills the wall, hides the cords and puts the printer and the files behind doors.
Read the pageBedrooms and kids (2)
Built-In Bunk Beds — Custom Bunk Bed Wall Built On Site
A store bunk bed wobbles, takes the whole room and never quite fits. Bunks framed into the wall sit still, use the corner, and leave the floor open.
Read the pageToy Storage Cubbies Built In — Playroom Cubbies and a Bench
A store-bought cube shelf tips, sags and never fits the bins. Built-in cubbies are screwed to the wall, sized to the bins, and take a kid standing on them.
Read the pageGarage, attic and under the stairs (6)
Garage Shelving Installation — Heavy-Duty Built-In Garage Shelves
The plastic shelves are bowing, the totes are stacked on the floor, and the car does not fit. We build garage shelves out of framing lumber and plywood, anchored into the wall, that take real weight.
Read the pageGarage Workbench Built In — Custom Workbench Along the Garage Wall
A folding table and a cardboard box of tools is not a shop. A bench built to the wall, at your height, with a top you can pound on and a shelf for the rest, is.
Read the pageGarage Bike Storage Built In — Hang Bikes on a Rail or Rack Into Studs
Four bikes leaning on each other in the garage corner, and the car door hits one every time. A rail on the wall with a hook per bike puts them all up and out of the way.
Read the pageGarage Attic Storage Floor Over Trusses — Decked Attic, Ladder, Light
The garage floor is full, the space above the ceiling is empty, and you want to know whether those trusses can hold a floor and some boxes.
Read the pageAttic Knee Wall Storage Drawers — Built Into the Eave Space
The upstairs bedrooms have a short wall with a triangle of attic behind it. We open it up for drawers and a real door, insulated so the room does not get colder.
Read the pageUnder Stair Storage Built In — Drawers, Cubbies or a Closet
The wall under the stairs is hiding a closet-sized space. We open it up and build drawers, cubbies or a door into it so the space finally gets used.
Read the pageOther kinds of work
- Window Replacement & Installation
- Door Replacement & Installation
- Install What You Bought — By Brand & Store
- Whole-House Window & Door Projects
- Insurance & Storm Damage Repairs
- Finish & Trim Carpentry
- Window Trim-Out & Drywall Returns
- Exterior Trim, Rot Repair & Drip Caps
- Siding
- Roofing
- Drywall Repair & Finishing
- Painting & Staining
- Flooring
- Tile Installation
- Insulation
- Hardscapes & Pavers
- Landscaping
- Excavation & Site Work
- Pole Barns & Metal Buildings
- TV Mounting
- Security Cameras & Doorbells
- Aging-in-Place Carpentry
- Window & Door Services by City
- Finish Carpentry by City
- Landlords & Property Managers
- Apartment & Multifamily Window and Door Projects
- For Builders & Window Companies
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