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.
Historically restored Glen Roy Estate for Sale on the lovely Chesapeake Bay Carter Real Estate Lists the property available August 2019 An architectural masterpiece built in 1853, meticulously restored by Gepetto craftsmanship honoring the original materials and...
Hire a creative plywood builder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF5LVBW1vl8 The book "Plywood A Material Story" came across our desk recently with this awesome video from a wood mill in 1954. Plywood is an astonishingly versatile material, made by gluing together...
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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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWUUok-fMAo 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...
I remember the first time I saw a kitchen with appliances tucked away behind cabinet doors. I was a little confused — where was the refrigerator? The dishwasher? They blended right into the kitchen! What do you think about this look? Would you like your appliances...
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.
Historic Restoration and Building projects require specified wood products build using historic methods and our Richmond shop has years of experience producing hand made wood building products.
Best practices in the construction bid process vary from firm to firm, so allow us a few opportunities to achieve the best results for your company. We focus on best practices in the woodshop, and try to get ahead of any potential obstacles as early as the bidding process starts. Construction in wood and the myriad of details that our multiple career’s worth of experience bring to the table allow us to be a valuable consultant for meeting your goals. Different project materials inform our in-shop construction methods and the extent to which the materials type might affect the cost in bidding can be addressed early in your project. Our specialty allows us unique oportunities to source material from all over the globe and will highlight the important distinctions between high quality cured lumber and hastily produced materials. Our role in the bidding is to help all the primary players better understand the final finishing stage of construction projects and our valuable insights are not something money can buy.
“…all the wood exposed to view when the building is completed. This includes residential and commercial cabinetry (kitchens, baths, storage, offices, closets), doors, windows, stairs, paneling, trim, and shelving. Almost everything made of wood, built into or attached to the interior of a building.”
Architectural mill work is not limited to built-in to a structure. It can be a free-standing piece such as a rolling kitchen island or a external decoration or visual frame for a door or window. Architectural millwork can be either stock “off-the-shelf”, semi-custom, or custom. If a builder is hoping to create a unique style for a home mill work is the easiest way to stand apart as the off the shelf trim and kitchen types are so uniform they loose personality.
Exterior architectural millwork is not part of the interior of a building. It can include exterior trim, balusters, gable decorations, and columns . Exterior millwork add visual interest to the outside of a structure and so they acquire the architectural label. In times past the craft of home building was more individualized and filled with detail. Gepetto craftsmen have renovated and restored hundreds of Richmond and Virginia historic projects bringing the detail and charm back from gilded age homes.
The history of America beats from the heart of VA, particularly during the pre-Colonial period. Jamestown Virginia was founded in 1607 and was credited as the first permanent English settlement in North America while Henricus was even earlier, but was moved due to flooding. The surrenders ending both the American Revolution (Yorktown) and the Civil War (Appomattox) occurred in Virginia. The state is called the “Mother of Presidents” because eight U.S. presidents were born there. The colony nearly failed until tobacco emerged as a profitable export. It was grown on plantations, using primarily indentured servants for the intensive hand labor involved. The Virginia Colony became the wealthiest and most populated British colony in North America, with an elected General Assembly. The colony was dominated by rich planters who were also in control of the established Anglican Church. Baptist and Methodist preachers brought the Great Awakening, welcoming black members and leading to many evangelical and racially integrated churches. Virginia planters had a major role in gaining independence and in the development of democratic-republican ideals of the United States. They were important in the Declaration of Independence, writing the Constitutional Convention (and preserving protection for the slave trade), and establishing the Bill of Rights. The state of Kentucky separated from Virginia in 1792. [source: WikiPedia]
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Is our specialty because there are so many rich layers of history that can be preserved in architecture. Gepetto builds to order or repairs existing window frames, casings and sashes so that you can receive historic tax credits for your renovation or building budget.
