by Gepetto Millworks | May 18, 2010 | Architectural Millwork, Built-in Storage VA, Custom Cabinetry, Kitchen Renovation, Richmond VA Woodworkers
The concept for the pecky cypress kitchen project came from a lack in the home builder’s kitchen’s ‘spirit’. The floor plan layout make the kitchen viewable from the entry hall, and left much to be desired in it’s style and warmth for this central piece of the home design. The homeowner was not able to get a satisfactory response from the general contractor and so turned to Gepetto. We brought a willingness to listen, and extensive design experience to the table to help the home owner make an organic visual and tactile experience come to life in their central living space.
The key component that breaks the design mold, achieving the goals of the homeowner in the process, was to use the exotic and difficult to work with Pecky Cypress wood species. Matthew Wiley’s modern eclectic design sensibility and daring to work with the unique scarred grain pattern in the cypress brings the unique look and functional success to this kitchen and bookshelf project. You may be wondering where the difficulty comes from. Take a look at this closeup picture:
pecky cypress kitchen
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by Gepetto Millworks | Dec 14, 2009 | Built-in Storage VA
Laddar and railing safety for made to order bunk beds
Double loft beds with children playing and under bed storage shelves
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by Gepetto Millworks | Dec 7, 2009 | Architectural Millwork, Built-in Storage VA, Custom Cabinetry, Richmond VA Woodworkers, Shelving
These dark black built in cabinets contrast with the hot pink walls of this children’s room.
Specialty storage systems custom designed to fit your room add’s elegant grace to hide children’s toys and adds permanent value to your historic home built without closets. In this 1890’s home with 12ft ceilings and without modern closets custom built storage systems make a very elegant statement in a room that could easily be overcome by clutter or oddly sized storage solutions. The design team at Gepetto will ensure that clever treats like matching bench seating under your windows provide for both space and function.
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by Gepetto Millworks | Nov 30, 2009 | Architectural Millwork, Built-in Storage VA, Richmond VA Woodworkers, Williamsburg VA
Gepetto brought handmade care to the architectural drawings for Si Restaurant in Downtown Richmond.
View the gallery above to see this heart pine and maple custom milled with circular passageways, arcs and slanted wine rack shelves. The bar style table extends from the vertical curve of the wine rack for bar height seating. The unique table construction utilizing cross grain square cut tiles planed and polished with an epoxy sealer brings the natural warmth and organic fingerprint to the entire surface of the restaurant interior. The bench seating formed from a wave of finish grade ply melds up into the walls and their block and line modern design. The natural organic unstained wood complements and warms the minimalist modern design. (more…)
by Gepetto Millworks | Jun 9, 2009 | Architectural Millwork, Built-in Storage VA, Custom Cabinetry, Historic Restoration, Shelving
Gepetto Craftsmen have been design and build project masters for over ten years in Richmond
High end woodworking for architectural wood elements giving libraries, studies, dens and entertainment rooms a classic finish.
Each of these projects have been commissioned by the homeowners to build pieces specifically for their home’s size and style.
While this table may not have flashy looks, it is built sturdy and tough enough to withstand generations of use.
Historical replication fences, doors, and wooden windows are all handled in-house for construction and design providing you a seamless shop relationship for your historically accurate wood construction project.
Shown here are custom designed solid wood wine racks for a 4 star restaurant called “The Library”. As the name suggests, the library needed an old-world classy feel and the Gepetto fabricated custom restaurant fittings finished out the
