work by commission

build ideas

from what exists to what comes next

Custom built-ins, furniture and building consulting, backed by 20 years of experience and a Baltimore shop.

Where to start

Every job starts with a conversation.

  1. The studio office under hanging lamps and chandeliers
    01

    Sit down and talk it through

    Bring the idea, a photo, or the wall it has to fit. A design hour happens at the Baltimore shop, on a video call, or in the room itself, and you leave with a direction, a rough range and a timeline.

    A design hour is $120, credited to the design phase if you go ahead.

  2. Shop drawings taped to a painted wall — elevations, joinery details, and a finish schedule
    02

    See it before it is built

    Drawings you keep, the species, finish and hardware chosen together, and a fixed, not-to-exceed price for the build.

    The design phase is a $700 flat fee, credited to the build.

  3. Sculpted hardwood school desk on splayed legs
    03

    Made in the shop

    Your piece is built in the Baltimore shop, in the build slot you reserved, at the price you already agreed.

    The price was set in step two, and it does not move up.

The work

From the shop

Every photo →
Painted media wall, Silver Spring residenceMedia wall from the corner, butcher-block topPainted media wallPainted media wall
Painted media wall
Restaurant bar, acacia and walnut fronts, waterfall quartzRestaurant bar, looking down the runRestaurant bar, seating sideRestaurant bar
Restaurant bar
Slatted plantersSlatted plantersSlatted plantersSlatted plantersSlatted planters
Slatted planters
Copper bonsai treeCopper bonsai treeCopper bonsai treeCopper bonsai treeCopper bonsai treeCopper bonsai treeCopper bonsai tree
Copper bonsai tree
Kitchen island with stained top, Anacostia residencePainted island carcass before the topIsland carcass, second viewKitchen island
Kitchen island
Walnut media console, Annapolis residenceWalnut console in the roomWalnut console, end viewWalnut media console on oak trestle legs, Annapolis residenceWalnut media consoleWalnut media console
Walnut media console
Hat-box closetHat-box closetHat-box closetHat-box closetHat-box closetHat-box closetHat-box closetHat-box closetHat-box closetHat-box closetHat-box closet
Hat-box closet
Bed benchBed benchBed benchBed benchBed benchBed bench
Bed bench
Dark marble block with gold BEN BALL lettering
Marble mark
Carved and poured tilesCarved and poured tiles
Carved and poured tiles
Nine-panel carved grid in cedar and fir
Carved panel grid
Laminated hardwood serving boards
Laminated serving boards
Chesapeake Bay watershed river mapChesapeake Bay watershed river map
Chesapeake Bay watershed river map
Copper bonsai treeCopper bonsai treeCopper bonsai treeCopper bonsai treeCopper bonsai treeCopper bonsai treeCopper bonsai tree
Copper bonsai tree
Sculpted hardwood school desk on splayed legs
Mahogany side table
African mahogany picnic tableMahogany picnic table, side view
Mahogany picnic table
Hardwood station-wagon bicycle trailer hitched to a blue cargo bikeThe woody trailer and cargo bike from the drivewayThe trailer's step, with an inlaid S
Woody trailer
Solid white-oak mantel beam before installOak mantel beam
Oak mantel beam
Lit island, mural roomLit island, mural roomLit island, mural roomLit island, mural roomLit island, mural roomLit island, mural roomLit island, mural roomLit island, mural roomLit island, mural roomLit island, mural roomLit island, mural roomLit island, mural roomLit island, mural room
Lit island, mural room
Carved and poured tilesCarved and poured tiles
Carved and poured tiles
Café tabletopsCafé tabletopsCafé tabletopsCafé tabletops
Café tabletops
Board game cabinetBoard game cabinetBoard game cabinetBoard game cabinet
Board game cabinet
Triple entry doorsTriple entry doorsTriple entry doorsTriple entry doorsTriple entry doors
Triple entry doors
Folding chair repairFolding chair repair
Folding chair repair

The studio

Where the work happens

4000 Buena Vista Ave. STE. 105, Baltimore, MD 21211.

Meet the studio →
The studio office under hanging lamps and chandeliers
The studio office from the rug, desks and lamps beyond
Speakers and a lit panel on the studio wall