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Custom built-ins and fireplace remodels in Muncie
Built-ins and a fireplace can be the starting point for a different conversation about a room. 1874 Design Studio offers built-ins and fireplace remodeling. Tell us which part of your space you are considering.
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Custom built-ins
What do you have in mind for the room? Share the location you are thinking about and the look that interests you. Ask us about the specific built-in idea you would like to explore.
Built-ins can do many jobs. Bookshelves around a fireplace, cabinetry and shelving in a home office, a built-in hutch in the kitchen, wine storage or a bar wall in a finished basement all start with the same question: what do you want to keep, show or hide? Our project gallery includes several of these, from built-in wine storage above walnut cabinetry to a white kitchen hutch with glass cabinet doors.
Most of our built-ins are made from WW Wood Products' semi-custom cabinetry lines, and custom options are available when a space calls for them. Because a built-in becomes part of the room, we plan it with the room. Cabinetry finishes and hardware are part of our showroom selections, so the built-in can match what is already there or stand apart from it. For lockers and benches by the back door, see our page on mudrooms and laundry rooms.
Fireplace remodels and surrounds
Begin with the fireplace you have and the changes you want to discuss. What appeals to you about it now? What would you like to feel different? Include questions about the particular work your idea might involve.
Think about what you want the fireplace to be in the room: a quiet backdrop or the first thing you notice. Gas inserts and conversions, stone or tile surrounds, mantels and chimney work are all within our scope. Many fireplace walls combine several of these: stone or tile, millwork such as shiplap or board and batten, a new mantel design, and built-ins to the left and right. We often add lighting, and sometimes frame in archways for the built-ins. The before-and-after further down this page shows a great-room fireplace wall before and after its remodel.
If your fireplace burns wood, keep its condition in mind as you plan the wall around it. Fire officials recommend having a wood-burning appliance, chimney and vent professionally inspected each year.
Consider the surrounding room
Think about how you want the detail to sit within the space. Which colors or finishes would you like to explore? Is the rest of the room part of your plan, or is this your starting point?
Our approach includes space planning, design concepts and material selections. Those are useful topics to discuss as you explain what you have in mind.
Look for details in the gallery
Explore the project images and notice what draws your attention. Bring the details you like into your conversation with us.
BeforeAfter
Put the idea through the process
Design and Discover focus on the concepts and selections. Deliver brings the details and proposed total cost into project review. Difference is the build phase, with design, project management and trade professionals working together.
Discover
Explore material selections, including name brands and boutique lines, with guidance on finishes.
Deliver
Review the project details and proposed total cost.
Difference
Design, project management and trade professionals come together for the build.
3D renderings
See your space before it’s built
Custom built-ins and fireplaces across our service area
1874 Design Studio works with homeowners in Delaware, Randolph, Madison, Hamilton and Boone counties. Choose a city to start there.
Which space is on your mind?
Tell us what you love about your kitchen, what you would change and the look you are drawn to.
Begin with the bathroom you have and the changes you would like to make.
When your ideas reach across several rooms, start with the home as a whole.
What would make you want to spend more time downstairs? Picture the activities you’d like to make room for.
Walk through laundry day in your mind. What would you most like to change about the space?
Think about arriving home with your hands full. Where would you like everything to go?
Picture your ideal workday at home. What would you want around you—and what would you leave outside the door?
What would you change about the way your home is laid out? Picture the wall you would move if you could.
Stock inspirationWhere does your house run out of room? Picture the space you wish were on the other side of that wall.
Stock inspirationCustom On-Your-Lot New Construction
What would you build if you started from the land up? Picture an ordinary morning in it.
Built-in and fireplace questions
Do you offer both built-ins and fireplace remodeling?
Yes. Both are part of our listed services. Tell us whether you are considering one or would like to discuss both.
Does a fireplace remodel include every kind of fireplace work?
Our fireplace remodels cover gas inserts and conversions, stone or tile surrounds, mantels and chimney work. Tell us the changes you have in mind, and we will talk through your fireplace.
What if this is part of a larger room or home renovation?
Describe the broader idea when you contact us. You can also explore basements, laundry rooms and mudrooms and whole-home renovations.
What kinds of custom built-ins can you design and build?
Built-ins are part of our listed services, and they can take many forms, including bookshelves, office cabinetry, a kitchen hutch, wine storage or a bar wall. Tell us where the built-in would go and what it needs to hold, and we will talk through the design, selections and build together.
Can built-ins be added around an existing fireplace?
Yes. Built-ins to the left and right of a fireplace are a common part of the fireplace walls we design. They add storage and frame the fireplace at the same time. Share a photo of the wall and tell us whether you are also considering changes to the fireplace itself.
What happens at the first consultation?
It is a conversation about your project, held in your home or at our Muncie showroom. We talk through what you want to change and the scope of the work, and screenshots or saved images are welcome. Detailed measurements come later, at a field measure, once design begins.
Share the detail you want to change
Tell us about your built-in or fireplace idea and what you would like to understand before moving forward.
(765) 288-1874420 S Ohio Ave, Suite 1874Muncie, IN 47302