Interior millwork · Easton, PA
Atlas Design & Build is a husband and wife owned design-build firm that designs and installs interior millwork in Easton, PA, including Downtown, College Hill, the West Ward and the South Side. In Easton, that work includes custom built-ins, wainscoting, crown and casing packages and coffered ceilings.
Easton's older neighborhoods each have a character of their own. Downtown, inside the city's historic district, is a dense grid of rowhomes and mixed-use buildings between the Delaware, the Lehigh and the Bushkill Creek. College Hill, above the Bushkill around Lafayette College, holds the city's largest homes, most built between 1830 and 1940. The West Ward, from Sixth Street out to 15th Street, is mostly Victorian homes built before 1940. Across the Lehigh, the South Side climbs a wooded hillside of twins, older singles and postwar capes. At Atlas Design & Build, we build and restore interior millwork, from built-ins and wainscoting to stair details, that suits the architecture of these homes. We work throughout Easton and manage every project directly.
Investment
Millwork cost depends on the scope of work, the material and the level of finish. A single room trim package looks different from a whole-home built-in and paneling project. We give you a clear number after a consultation, once we have walked the space and understood the scope.
Our scope
Easton millwork is often about restoring what was lost. These are the areas we focus on here.
Recreating baseboards, casings and crown to match original profiles in West Ward homes.
Wall-length bookcases, bay window seats and under-stair storage for narrow downtown homes.
Restoring or rebuilding balusters, newel posts and handrails in older staircases.
Custom storage and window seats for the upper floors of South Side capes.
Every project also includes design, permitting, licensed trades and finish selection. See our full interior millwork services.
Local knowledge
The West Ward's Victorian homes were built with the kind of detail that is hard to find today: tall baseboards, deep window casings, turned stair balusters, pocket doors and built-in cabinetry. Decades of renovation and apartment conversions removed much of it. Restoring or recreating that trim is often the single change that makes these houses feel like themselves again.
College Hill holds the city's most elaborate millwork: paneled libraries, coffered ceilings, grand stairs and pocket doors in homes built between 1830 and 1940. Much of our work there is careful repair and matching, along with new built-ins designed to sit alongside original woodwork without competing with it.
Downtown rowhomes are narrow, and millwork there has to work hard. Built-ins that run the length of a wall, window seats in a front bay and storage under the stair add function without taking up floor space, and they can be profiled to match the original trim so they look like they were always there.
South Side homes span older twins and postwar capes. In the capes, built-ins under sloped ceilings, window seats in dormers and a well-proportioned trim package can give a simple house far more character. Across the city, we match existing profiles where they survive and design new ones that suit the age of the house where they do not.
Our approach
We see what these houses once were. We match what survives, recreate what has been lost and design new millwork so it looks like part of the original house.
You receive a written scope, a clear schedule and one point of contact throughout.
Service area
We work throughout Easton and in nearby Forks Township, Palmer Township, Williams Township and Bethlehem Township, and also serve Bucks County.
Questions
Usually, yes. We take profiles from surviving trim and have new pieces milled to match, so repairs and extensions blend with the original.
They are one of the best uses of space in a rowhome. Shallow built-ins along a long wall, window seats in a front bay and cabinetry under the stair add storage without narrowing the room.
Yes. We repair loose or missing balusters, rebuild handrails and restore newel posts, matching original profiles wherever they survive.
Client experience
Could not be happier with Atlas Design & Build! John transformed our living room and dining room with custom wainscoting and trim work in Doylestown, and it came out even better than we imagined. The craftsmanship was excellent, everything was clean and well organized, and they kept us updated throughout the project. Highly recommend!
John and his team were top notch from start to finish. Their professionalism shined throughout the whole process. The attention to detail was second to none. Highly recommend!
John takes tremendous pride in the work that he undertakes. Each detail is carefully considered and executed precisely. He is reliable, professional and personable.
John is a true professional who goes above and beyond to bring your vision to life. His craftsmanship is shown in the attention to detail he puts into every project.
How we work
A 20 to 30 minute conversation about your home, your goals and your timeline. We talk openly about investment so you know early whether we are the right fit. Complimentary.
We visit your home to see the space, take initial measurements and talk through your ideas and inspiration. Within two business days you receive a written budget range for your project. Complimentary.
This is where your project takes shape. We take full measurements and develop your layout, drawings and selections, refining them with you over two rounds of revisions. The design phase ends with an exact fixed price for your project. Your design fee is credited toward construction.
We present your complete proposal: scope, finishes, investment and timeline in one place. Your start date is set once the agreement is signed.
We protect your home, keep the site organized and send you an update every Friday covering what was completed, what comes next and any decisions we need from you. You walk through each milestone with us before it is invoiced.
We walk every space with you and complete any final details. You receive a closeout package with your warranty, product list and care guide. We check in at 30 days and again before your one year mark.
Get in touch
A good renovation starts with a real conversation. We walk the space, talk through your goals and what it would take to bring them to life.