Cromwell Design Build

Interiors and custom millwork

Kitchens, panelling, closets and built-ins, drawn in detail before anything is cut.

A dressing room with open wood wardrobes, integrated lighting and a centre island
Dressing room with open wardrobes and integrated lighting
A kitchen in oak with black-framed glass cabinets lit from inside, a stone-clad hood over the range and a waterfall island in Taj Mahal porcelain with oak stools
Oak kitchen with a Taj Mahal porcelain island
An open-riser wood stair with a glass guard beside a stone-clad wall
Open-riser stair with a glass guard
A kitchen in rift-cut oak with a lit slatted bulkhead, curved open shelves at the end of the run and a waterfall island in a veined green stone with boucle stools
Rift oak kitchen with curved open shelves
An ensuite with a freestanding tub, a glass shower and a floating vanity
Ensuite with a floating vanity and a stone-lined shower
A home office with built-in shelving, steel-framed glass doors and a wine wall
Home office with built-in shelving
A living room wall in travertine porcelain with a TV and a linear gas fireplace, between oak built-ins with lit black-framed glass doors and fluted lower cabinets
Travertine fireplace wall with oak built-ins
A wall of grey-stained arched bookcases around a niche lined in stone with a lit stone shelf, closed cabinets below and a leather armchair
Library with arched bookcases
An oak wine wall with a rounded end and a slatted top, black-framed glass doors over lit wine racks, open shelves against a stone backsplash, and a stone counter over diamond wine cubbies
Oak wine wall with glass doors
A double-height foyer with wood wall panelling, a steel-framed glass wall and a pendant light
Double-height foyer with wood panelling
A primary bedroom with upholstered wall panels and cove lighting
Primary bedroom with upholstered panels

From drawing to installation

Millwork is made to fit one room in one house. Following this order is what keeps it from being remade on site.

Millwork from drawing to installationSeven steps in order: design, site measure, shop drawings, sign-off, fabrication, installation and stone.1DesignElevations, materials,appliance list2Site measureTaken after drywall,not from drawings3Shop drawingsEvery cabinet, paneland reveal drawn4Sign-offDrawings and finishsamples approved5FabricationCut, assembled andfinished in the shop6InstallationSet, scribed andlevelled on site7StoneTemplated after thecabinets are inOn paperIn the shop and on site

What we make

We design the interiors at the same time as the house. The millwork drawings decide where walls, lights, switches and plumbing go, so they’re finished before the framing is.

  • Kitchens, pantries and sculleries
  • Wall panelling and feature walls
  • Closets and dressing rooms
  • Vanities and bathroom storage
  • Libraries, offices and media walls
  • Wine rooms and bars
  • Stairs, guards and handrails
  • Stone and porcelain slab for counters, fireplaces and showers

What gets decided on the drawings

Reveals and shadow gaps
The width of every gap between panels, doors and walls.
Grain and matching
Which way the veneer runs and how it carries across doors and drawers.
Lighting
Where strips and drivers sit, and how they are reached for service.
Appliances
Exact models, so panels, ventilation and clearances are right.
Hardware
Hinges, slides, pulls and touch latches.
Services
Outlets, switches, plumbing and blocking inside the walls.

Stone, tile and plaster

Slab stone is laid out before it’s cut. We place the veining on the island, the backsplash and the fireplace in a drawing, so the pieces read as one stone and the seams land where you’ll notice them least.

Large-format tile and plaster are only as good as what’s behind them, so floors are levelled and walls are straightened before the finish goes on.

A dining room with plaster walls and a glass-fronted wine wall
Plaster walls and a glass-fronted wine wall

Interiors questions

Do you take on interiors without building the house?

Yes. We design and build interiors for existing houses and for houses being built by others.

When should the millwork be designed?

Before the framing is finished. The wall positions, blocking and the electrical and plumbing rough-ins all depend on the millwork drawings.

Can I see the finishes before they are ordered?

Yes. You approve finish samples with the shop drawings, and we show you the rooms in 3D with the materials you’ve picked.

Planning a kitchen, a set of built-ins or a whole interior?

Send us the floor plan and what you have in mind.