Custom Built-In Wall Units

Built-ins here include bookcases and home libraries in cherry, oak, walnut, ash and bamboo; cabinetry around fireplaces and in alcoves; entertainment centers; entry hall built-ins; and radiator covers. Finishes run from natural hardwood to painted and white units, and some units are made in hot-rolled steel.

What sets the price

A listing's price is usually a starting point. Half of the listings here are priced between about $3,300 and $11,400, with a median near $5,350, and one in ten is priced above $17,800. Width and height, wood or paint, the number of doors and drawers, and installation set the price of a commission.

Before you start

• Measure the wall's width at the floor, the middle and the ceiling, and the ceiling height at each end.
• Note the depth you can give up, plus baseboard, crown molding, outlets, switches, vents and windows.
• Photograph the wall straight-on and the room around it.
• List what the unit will hold: books, a TV and its components, display pieces, closed storage.
• Pick a paint color or wood, or send a sample of trim or flooring to match.

For bedroom built-ins such as closet walls and headboard storage, see Wall Units under Bedroom Furniture.

Describe the built-in with the materials, size, budget and date you have in mind, and makers who do this work send proposals. You pay a 50% deposit on the one you approve, see the finished built-in by photos, video call or studio visit, and pay the balance once you approve it; Maker Marketplace holds that payment while it ships.