Gepetto craftsmen build custom millwork projects to specification. We procure and process solid raw wood materials into the vision you have for your home. Whether it be solid live edge slabs for countertops, bartops or dining room tables or featuring solid aluminum pipes and klee clamps for a minimal modern look as in the condo complex featured in this video. Gepetto Millworks brings wood to life for your home projects.
The 1. Custom Moulding Profiles
Moulding is a strip of material used to cover transitions between surfaces and/or provide decorative lines. Common types like crown moulding at the top of a wall are considered a ‘luxury’, or baseboards connsidered essential to cover the variances in the flooring to wall joints. IF you’ve never heard the term “chair rails” you’d be looking at a strip of moulding at the height of the back of a chair. The feature of a chair rail or wainscoting breaks up the surface of the wall in 1/3, or by the golden mean for a pleasant feature. Paint colors above tend to be lighter, and below tend to be darker bringing a dimensional feel to a room.
You can install trim in any room of the home, though certain types of moulding are reserved for specific areas such as ‘casing’ the term for moulding around a window. Gepetto can produce custom molding profiles in solid wood allowing for a clear coat or stain to bring out the grain details in the wood species. If you are renovating a home, moulding is a first choice in providing higher levels of finishing and design than the house was built with.
2. Built-in Furniture
Built-in furniture grows in popularity and wanes against other trends but because it makes clever use of the available space we feel it is a timeless choice! Avoid the need to invest in new furniture which is often of lower quality construction. Popular built-in furniture ideas would include:
bookshelves
day bed, or window bed
entry way cabinetry or closet space
wine storage racks or cases
work from home desks
window seat with trunk
Built in millwork gives a space the initial intention that can really transform it. Entry way built in nooks for coats can really help minimize the clutter of life that piles up if space isn’t made for each item.
3. Ceiling Medallions
Decorative ceiling medallions are a nearly forgotten option but the warmth of wood can be a centerpiece of lighting. Your room design will benefit from the otherwise ignored ceiling which a beautiful medallion or frame can showcase a hanging chandelier or light fixture with stained glass or shadow casting openings.
4. Wall Paneling
Wall paneling, or wainscoting if it comes up to waiste height, is a common way to design your walls for variety. Walls are generally flat and boring, spice it up with wood grain and pull that grain element into a table to match. Wainscoting dresses up the walls using wood paneling on the lower third, or half depending on the ceiling height. You can add a victorian finial supported shelf at the top of your wall to display items or mount a sound system. Paneling can cover wiring and media system elements to create a theater room that doesn’t look like it was made for Star Trek. Gepetto does not produce plywood, but we do produce the unique elements that will tie your room together around windows, or a fireplace.
Gepetto Millworks in Richmond, Virginia, excels in creating custom wood furniture, accentuating Rustic, Country Chic, and farmhouse styles. Popular across Virginia, these aesthetics are cherished for their warmth and connection to nature. Gepetto provides tailored services to design architects, focusing on species, placement, and affordability. Their handcrafted millwork is perfect for modern homes, restaurants, and offices, blending historic charm with durability. They repurpose wood from dilapidated Virginia barns, infusing interiors with character. Custom restaurant furnishings emphasize natural wood, while office spaces mix vintage and contemporary with personalized carpentry. Gepetto’s dedication to craftsmanship and client collaboration elevates spaces with timeless design and comfort.
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Gepetto attempts to stand out in our kitchen details We design our kitchens to expose the beauty in the materials and fabricate them by hand from reclaimed lumber to allow the natural processes of aging to show in the finished product. Hand turned pedestals...
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Renovate your historic property with the organic look and feel of reclaimed lumber on the walls, floors or as purpose built furniture! In this property tour you can see how the Country Chic elements blend together with the weathered and faded walls built by Gepetto from an old barn.
We design our kitchens to expose the beauty in the materials and fabricate them by hand from reclaimed lumber to allow the natural processes of aging to show in the finished product.
Hand turned pedestals reveal the long and varied natural grain of the heart pine through the arc’d design. The solid wood joinery is exposed on the drawer facing showing the sidegrain of the heart pine, as well as the depth of quality in the joinery that will last for generations.
Our wood craftsmen hand pick the naturally aged barnwood and match it for grain, size and color across each of the cabinet panels for the most pleasing results.
The crown molding topping this free standing cabinet shows the insect damage in some of the reclaimed woods from this property. Since the barn that was torn down to renovate this kitchen was on the same property, all the aging elements become the story of the new construction. We chose to use the dotted pieces in the crown molding as they add interest, while the wide vertical faces of the cabinets feature clean uninterrupted wood grain. The handmade attention to detail here can be easily missed, so we’ll just point it out for you to take in slowly as you shop contractors for your custom kitchen remodel.
We hope you enjoy looking at our heartpine textures and details as we love the warm organic variety of wood. We hope you share, pin or do that social media thing with our images and recommend us to any of your friends trying to remodel their kitchen. Our expertise designing for small spaces, and highlighting unique materials will bring your kitchen redesign to life. Give Matthew a call today!
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Wood countertops are popular in kitchens for the warm organic texture provided over all the counter space. Desipite your first impression that wood might not be ‘tough’ enough, it’s the finishing that makes our countertops last two generations. Our proprietary finishes will stand up to household abuse and the flexibility of wood keeps dropped dishes from breaking, and dampens the sounds of appliances and dishes. The variety of woods available is impressive, from subtly grained maples to deep, rich walnuts and on up the spectrum to dramatic mesquite. Gepetto designers will help you source the look and the durability features of the specific species at the price point you need. Gepetto can give you competitive quotes from $12 to more than $200 per square foot installed, depending on species, thickness, construction & timeframe.
The country charm of the rolling blue ridge hills opens in to a delightfully designed 19th century farmhouse. The reclaimed barnwood used for paneling has dated period newspaper adhered to the finish for an authentic dated feel. Gepetto Craftsmen finished the kitchen counters with solid walnut counter tops, contrasting with bright white finish on the cabinetry. Joining the small kitchen space to the dining room is a custom butcher block style countertop. We crafted a solid wood live or raw edge dining table with three inch thick hardwood top. Solid wood counter tops in the bathroom and other antique chic features unify the rooms throughout the house. Richmond Custom Kitchen Builder Services.
Reclaimed Barnwood for Wall Paneling
You’ll notice the wall paneling in many rooms was speckled with period newspapers which we found while cleaning out the walls. To build the legend of the house, as well as period color to the walls we ripped and pasted sections into the old boards as we sealed them for final install. The pant chips are authentic and the final patina a priceless touch that both unifies the rooms while adding unique details that are worth bending over to read. If you are designing a country house look and feel contact us to discuss techniques to build the story, legend and look in your finished project.
We have brought the unique texture and feel of reclaimed wood installations to office space construction, creative restaurant building, hospitality spaces in hotels, and rustic bar fabrication. If you have a barn on your property you would like to convert it to furnishings for your kitchen cabinets, tables, wall coverings or any other design elements for your new construction drop us a note to start your project.
Wood Grain Counter tops may be the cure for the common cold of stainless steel everything kitchens. Showy stones like high maintenance granite and marble and maintenance-free engineered materials like quartz and epoxy-solid surfaces are trying to take over. But we are supplying the resurgence in natural wood countertops. Constructed from specially cured and joined pieces of hardwood laminated with specialty adhesives for strength and moisture stability, they provide a warm organic palette to paint the rest of the kitchen elements with historic accuracy, or modern panache. Wood is wonderfully forgiving, gentle on dishware, and able to absorb or mitigate the noise of busy household chores. Wooden counter tops can be expertly serviced if damaged, dinged, stained, or gouged, our craftsmen are ready to make any needed refreshments.
Can I supply a tree from my farm or lot in Virginia? = Yes
Are solid wood grain counter tops within the budget of the average homeowner? = Yes
All wood renovated kitchen countertops.
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Unlike stone, steel or resin, there’s no clatter when you set down a plate or a glass, and dropped dishes are less likely to break. Wood also absorbs and dampens the whir of appliances, while the sound will travel through or be amplified by other more rigid materials. Are Wood Grain Counter tops something you’ve seen this week, this month, this year? Have you ever been in a kitchen or conference room that has used them? If your answer is no then it’s so unique that you’ve never personally viewed it – your kitchen, or your office conference room will be that unique an experience for the people visisiting.
Wooden Countertops blend well into other rooms and look more like furniture than fabricated materials.
Wood grain is created by the cambium growing rapidly at the beginning of each growing season, generating light colored springwood between the darker lines. As the tree grows in the warmer summer it slows down and produces darker summerwood. Later growth shows in the structure as more dense and harder than the early springwood. The tree’s growth each year follows the weather turning cold so the cambium becomes dormant in the cycle producing distinctive growth rings if you’re looking at a bi-lateral view of the tree’s structure. So to create the long grain effects we use in countertop and cabinet finishes we slice the trunk of the tree in the same direction the tree grew. The overall width of the tree growth is important but the grain slope is important as we cut and kiln dry the piece for your home. Contact us today for low cost, low budget and unique wood grain counter tops and see what we can source for you from our Richmond Virginia headquarters.
