Bookcases and library walls
Floor to ceiling, scribed to the plaster or the drywall that is there.
Millwork
Custom millwork and built-ins for Washington DC homes.
Bookcases, window seats, mudrooms, and home offices, measured to the molding that is already in the room.
At a glance
- Lead time
- 3–5 weeks
- Process
- Designer-led
- Materials
- European-finish
- Service area
- DC, MD, VA
3–5 week lead time · industry standard 8–12
European engineering · Blum & Salice hardware, 18mm carcass
Designer-led · drawn before it's quoted
In-house installation · no subcontractors
Pannello Home Interiors designs and installs custom millwork: built-in bookcases, window seats, mudroom storage, and home office walls. The site tagline names millwork next to cabinets and closets, and the work is fabricated in the same shop as the kitchens. Smaller built-in programs are described in the journal at 2 to 3 weeks. A kitchen that shares the finish board stays on the 3 to 5 week cabinet schedule.
The drawing starts with the room. Existing molding profiles are measured, the built-in is drawn to the ceiling and the floor, and the finish is the same 2K polyurethane used on the cabinetry. In a condo, a bookcase that reaches the ceiling without fastening to it is often the right piece, because building rules limit what can attach overhead. In a Georgetown rowhouse, new painted millwork is matched to the original profiles before fabrication.
Mudroom built-ins and home office built-ins have their own pages, so those queries are not answered by a kitchen page. When a laundry shares the mudroom hall, its cabinets are part of that mudroom drawing, not a separate service. McLean and Bethesda have local pages for the multi-room programs those houses usually are.
| Mudroom built-ins | Home office | |
|---|---|---|
| What is drawn | Lockers and a bench at the garage entry | A desk, cabinets above, and shelves to the ceiling |
| When the next room is included | Cabinets beside a laundry, only when that room shares the hall | Task lighting, on a circuit your electrician permits |
| Shop | The same shop as the kitchen | The same shop as the kitchen |
Why Pannello
Shop-built, matched to the house
Built-ins that have to hold books, hide cables, or survive a garage entry are cabinetry. They are drawn in elevation, finished in the shop, and installed by the same crew.
- Same shop and hardware as the kitchens
- Profiles matched before fabrication, not trimmed on site to hide a gap
- One finish board when the kitchen, pantry, and mudroom are one program
What you get
The details that separate custom cabinetry from everything else.
Window seats
Seat depth taken from the window recess, measured on site.
Mudroom runs
Lockers and a bench at the garage entry. Cabinets beside a laundry are drawn with them when the rooms share a hall.
Home office walls
Desk, overhead cabinets, and shelves drawn as one elevation.
Explore by program
Specific programs under millwork & built-ins.
From clients & designers
What people say after living with their Pannello cabinetry.
"Impressive service after I gave Pannello Home Interiors the difficult task of a partial kitchen renovation. Some of the old frames are far from straight, but the team kept measuring and adjusting for a perfect upgrade. Very pleasant and professional team to work with!"
Kristiina Helenius
Google review
"The professional services provided by Ersin and Pannello were the first step in our installation of a totally new kitchen in our DC condo, with spectacular results! We highly recommend them."
Richard G. Thomas
Google review
"Had a really smooth experience from start to finish. The team was professional, responsive, and paid great attention to detail. The final result turned out even better than expected. Thanks!!!"
Meriç Güngördü
Google review
Frequently asked
Questions clients ask before booking.
Cannot find what you are looking for? Send a question.
Is custom millwork the same as custom cabinets?
The construction is the same family: carcasses, doors, drawers, and hardware, drawn for a room that is not a kitchen. A bookcase or a mudroom uses that system. Crown and base that are only molding are site-applied. Anything with storage is shop-built.
Can millwork match molding in a Georgetown rowhouse?
The millwork guide describes the site visit: profiles are measured, and the new work is matched before fabrication. Painted millwork that follows the original profile reads with the house. The Old Georgetown Board reviews exterior changes. Interior millwork does not.
Where are built-ins specified in McLean and Bethesda?
McLean programs on this site are usually a kitchen, a butler’s pantry, a mudroom, and a closet on one finish board. The Bethesda great-room project includes a butler pantry and a mudroom in the same oak as the kitchen. Both neighborhoods have a built-ins page.
Serving DC neighborhoods
Millwork for the way DC houses are actually built.
Georgetown
8 minutes from showroom
Dupont Circle
12 minutes from showroom
Foggy Bottom
10 minutes from showroom
Downtown DC
15 minutes from showroom
Brookland
20 minutes from showroom
West End
11 minutes from showroom
Chevy Chase
18 minutes from showroom
Bethesda
22 minutes from showroom
McLean
25 minutes from showroom
Arlington
15 minutes from showroom
All locations →Related programs
Service
Mudroom Built-ins
Lockers and a bench for the garage entry. Cabinets beside a laundry are included when that room shares the hall.
Service
Home Office Built-ins
Library walls and desks, drawn as one elevation for a room that is used every day.
Service
Pantry & Tall Cabinets
Floor-to-ceiling pantry walls with pull-out shelving and integrated appliances.
Ready when you are
Talk through your millwork project with a designer.
90 minutes in our DC showroom. Material samples on the wall, your room on the table, no quote until we draw it.
- · No charge for the consultation
- · No quote sent without drawings
- · Designer-led, not sales
No pressure, no quote up front
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