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Custom Millwork & Carpentry in South Florida

Designed for the room it goes in, fabricated to the dimensions on site, installed inside the construction sequence.

Millwork fails at the joints between trades: the outlet that lands behind a drawer, the stone that arrives four millimetres off, the lighting channel nobody ran power to. We draw it, fabricate it and install it inside the same project — which is where those mistakes get caught while they are still cheap.

What's Included

Custom Millwork

  • 01Kitchens, islands and pantry systems
  • 02Closets, dressing rooms and wardrobe systems
  • 03Vanities and bathroom storage
  • 04Wall panelling, slat systems and media walls
  • 05Bars, shelving and lit display units
  • 06Reception desks and commercial fixtures
  • 07Shop drawings coordinated with stone, electrical and lighting

What custom millwork is

Custom millwork is cabinetry and panelling built for one room: its dimensions, its out-of-square corners, its ceiling height, its light. A closet that runs wall to wall with no fillers, a vanity whose grain continues across every drawer front, a media wall where the television sits flush and the cables do not exist — none of that comes in standard sizes.

It is also the trade that touches every other one. Stone sits on it, lighting runs through it, outlets hide inside it and appliances are built into it. That is why we design, fabricate and install it inside the construction schedule rather than as a delivery at the end.

Materials and finishes for South Florida

Humidity decides more here than fashion does. We build on moisture-resistant plywood and MDF cores, veneer both faces so panels stay flat, and seal every edge, including the ones nobody sees. White oak and walnut veneers, matte lacquers and textured laminates each have a place; we tell you which ones stand up to a bathroom, a kitchen by a terrace door or a closet on an exterior wall.

Hardware is where furniture-grade work shows: full-extension soft-close runners, concealed hinges with real adjustment, and lighting channels recessed and wired before the piece leaves the shop.

Shop drawings: where problems are solved

Every piece is drawn before it is cut: elevations, sections, reveals, grain direction, hardware, and the exact points where power, water and lighting arrive. Those drawings go to the electrician and the stone fabricator while the walls are still open. An outlet moved on paper costs nothing; an outlet moved behind finished oak costs a panel.

Closets, kitchens, vanities and wall systems

Most of our millwork falls into a few families. Closets and dressing rooms with lit shelving and islands. Kitchens and pantries with integrated appliances. Vanities and bathroom storage. Media walls, wall panelling and slat systems. Bars, shelving and display units. For commercial clients, reception desks, retail fixtures and banquettes.

Each is built the same way: measured on site, drawn, coordinated, fabricated off site and installed by the people who built it.

How long custom millwork takes

From approved shop drawings, fabrication takes six to ten weeks depending on finish and quantity; installation takes from a few days to a few weeks. Field measurement happens after framing and drywall, so the pieces are built to the room as it is. Because fabrication runs off site and in parallel with construction, well-planned millwork adds nothing to the overall schedule.

Investment

What custom millwork costs in Miami

Millwork is priced piece by piece from shop drawings. As a guide, these are the ranges where our work usually lands in 2026, fabricated and installed.

  • Closets and dressing rooms

    $1,200 – $2,500 per linear foot

    Floor-to-ceiling systems with drawers, lit shelving and hanging on two levels. Islands are priced separately.

  • Vanities and built-ins

    $1,500 – $3,000 per linear foot

    Bathroom vanities, media walls, bars and shelving in veneer or lacquer, with integrated lighting.

  • Kitchens

    $1,800 – $3,500+ per linear foot

    Base, wall and tall units with panels for integrated appliances. Stone and appliances are separate.

What moves the number

  • Material and finish. Laminate, lacquer and natural veneer are three price levels; book-matched veneer is a fourth.
  • Interiors. Drawers, pull-outs and organisers cost more than doors and shelves.
  • Integrated lighting. Channels, drivers and wiring built into the piece.
  • Height and access. Floor-to-ceiling runs, curved pieces and high-rise deliveries.
  • Quantity. One vanity is priced very differently from a whole home.

Planning ranges for fabricated and installed millwork in Miami-Dade and Broward; stone, appliances and plumbing and electrical connections are separate. Your budget is defined from shop drawings after a field measure.

Our Process

How we work, step by step

  • 01

    Field Measure

    We measure the built condition, not the drawing. Walls are rarely square, and a run of cabinetry fabricated to the plan will show exactly by how much.

  • 02

    Shop Drawings

    Every piece drawn with its hardware, reveals, grain direction and the exact point where power, water and lighting have to arrive.

  • 03

    Coordination

    Those drawings go to the electrician and the stone fabricator before anything is cut. Outlets, lighting channels and blocking are located while the wall is still open.

  • 04

    Fabrication

    Built off site while rough work continues, so the shop schedule and the site schedule never wait on each other.

  • 05

    Installation

    Installed level, scribed to the wall and adjusted on site: doors aligned, gaps constant, drawers running true.

Selected Work

Millwork from recent projects

Custom Millwork

Questions we get asked

  • How much does custom millwork cost in Miami?

    As a guide, $1,200 to $2,500 per linear foot for closets, $1,500 to $3,000 for vanities and built-ins and $1,800 to $3,500 or more for kitchens, fabricated and installed. Material, interiors and lighting move the number.

  • How long does custom millwork take?

    Six to ten weeks of fabrication from approved shop drawings, plus installation. It runs in parallel with construction, so it should not extend the project.

  • What is the difference between custom and semi-custom cabinetry?

    Semi-custom lines are built in fixed increments and adjusted to the room with fillers. Custom millwork is drawn and built for the room, so panels run full height, the grain continues and every inch is used.

  • Will wood cabinetry hold up to Miami's humidity?

    Yes, if it is built for it: moisture-resistant cores, both faces veneered, every edge sealed and the right finish for the location. We tell you where a material is a bad idea.

  • Do you only do millwork as part of a remodel?

    No. We take millwork-only projects — a closet, a media wall, a set of vanities — and coordinate the electrical and stone work they need.

  • Can you match existing woodwork or a designer's detail?

    Yes. We build from a designer's drawings or samples, produce a finish sample for approval and draw every detail before fabrication.

Ready to start your custom millwork project?