Shaker built-ins & bookcases
Utility as beauty: built-in drawer walls, peg rails, recessed-panel doors, fine proportions and no ornament.
Shaker design is ideal for modern custom work: simple joinery, clean frames and generous built-in storage. Its strength is proportion, so drawer heights, rail widths and door sizes matter more than ornament.
Built-ins are the most characteristic feature of older houses: bookcases beside a fireplace, window seats, inglenooks, built-in sideboards and china closets. They make storage part of the architecture.
4 examples on this page
What a custom Shaker piece costs
Published price ranges for custom built-ins & bookcases. Each example above is tagged with the tier a faithful version would need.
$450–$700
per linear foot, installed in Colorado
Clean, simple geometry: slab, Shaker, flat panel or straight profiles, in paint-grade wood or plain or rift white oak.
$700–$1,050
per linear foot, installed in Colorado
Period detail: raised or beaded panels, applied mouldings, inset construction and simple relief or fretwork in stain-grade hardwood.
$1,050–$1,700
per linear foot, installed in Colorado
Carved and showpiece work: 3D carving with hand finishing, curves and arches, complex joinery and premium species.