Custom built-in design for homes that work as hard as you do.
Cabinet-based organizational systems and built-ins for kitchens, home offices, closets, laundry rooms, mudrooms, entertainment centers, and dining spaces — serving homeowners and contractors throughout Denver, Boulder, Fort Collins, and the surrounding Front Range.
Most design services stop at inspiration. I take you from concept to a complete set of drawings your contractor can actually work from — with dimensions, material callouts, and the construction knowledge to back it up.
My education in Industrial Design, with a focus on furniture, gave me a deep understanding of how objects live in space — proportion, joinery, material behavior, and the relationship between form and function. That foundation shapes every built-in I design.
I spent years designing and building custom furniture before transitioning into residential carpentry — working alongside contractors and learning the trade from the inside. I've personally built and installed the types of projects I now design. That experience is in every dimension and every detail.
I'm in the process of building a vetted network of finish carpenters and cabinet installers in the Denver area. When your drawings are ready, I'll personally help connect you with the right builder — or, for select projects, take it on myself.
Eight kinds of spaces, all built around one premise: cabinets and built-ins, designed precisely and ready to build.
Built-in desks, shelving, and storage systems
Custom cabinetry and storage layouts
Wardrobes, reach-ins, and walk-in systems
Media walls and display built-ins
Sideboards, bar cabinets, and built-in hutches
Cabinet systems, folding stations, and storage
Lockers, benches, cubbies, and entry storage
If it involves cabinets and built-ins, let's talk.
Built-ins, cabinetry, and organizational systems from kitchens to closets, offices to mudrooms. Every project is a custom design, drawn from scratch and grounded in how things actually get made.
Every project starts with design — the foundation everything else is drawn from. How far the drawings go after that depends entirely on who's building it.
The design package is where we figure out what the space should be — and you end up with drawings that show it. A construction set turns that into something a carpenter or cabinet shop can bid and build from: every dimension, every material, every piece of hardware. Some clients need both. Some are happy stopping after the design.
I measure the space, learn how you actually use the room, and tell you honestly whether I'm the right fit. Credited toward your deposit when we move forward.
Two stages, one package. I don't jump straight to a finished answer — I get a lot of possibilities in front of you first, because you shouldn't have to describe what you want before you've seen what's available.
Most people can describe the problem, not the answer. So I don't ask you to.
I start by putting a range of possibilities in front of you: different cabinet configurations, different proportions, different balances of open shelving and closed doors. Simple drawings, blocked out in color, and enough of them that you can see what you're choosing between.
This round is about how the space looks and feels — not what it measures. No dimensions, no specifications, no build details. Those come once you've picked a direction.
You choose the direction that feels right, and I take it from a loose study to a resolved design — sized to fit the space I measured, with materials, finishes, and the look of the hardware settled. The point of this stage is that you can look at it and say yes.
Enough to approve the design and live with it for a while. It's a starting point for a builder rather than an instruction set — expect questions, assumptions, and a price with some padding in it.
Quoted as a range after the site visit. Once you approve the design, I confirm a firm price that never goes above the top of that range.
Where it lands in that range depends on the design you choose: how much stone or tile is detailed, mantel and fireplace work, a TV that moves and needs new blocking in the wall, upper cabinets, and how many units are drawn separately.
Your Sketch Set tells you what you're getting. A construction set tells a builder how to make it — every part dimensioned, every mechanism specified, and everything that has to happen to the room before installation day. That's the difference between a drawing you approve and one a builder can work from without guessing.
Anyone handing the project to a carpenter, cabinet shop, or GC — especially if you're bidding it to more than one.
Three builders working from the same complete set give you three comparable numbers. Three builders working from a sketch give you three guesses, each padded for what they can't see yet.
It also catches what has to happen to the room before anything gets installed — blocking in the wall, an outlet in the wrong place, a duct running where a cabinet needs to go. Those are cheap problems on paper and expensive ones on site.
Your build decides which of these matter. Take one, take three, take none — a client ordering manufactured boxes and a client with a shop milling from scratch need completely different things. These scale with the project the same way the packages do: a list for a reach-in closet and a list for a full kitchen are different jobs, and you'll get an exact number in your quote.
Construction set, three rendering views, the cabinet list, and a block of builder coordination — in one package, for less than adding them one at a time. For premium projects where you'd rather not decide piece by piece.
Four ways clients put this together, at starting prices. A reach-in closet and a full kitchen are not the same job. After the site visit you get a fixed quote for the design and a range for the construction set.
“I want to see what's possible in this room. I'll take it from there.”
“Design it, then give my carpenter something he can build from.”
“I couldn't pick between two of them — and I'm ordering the boxes myself.”
“Everything. I want to see it rendered before I commit.”
Every price here is a starting point. Designing a reach-in closet and designing a full kitchen are different jobs, and the quote reflects the size and complexity of the space. After the site visit you get a fixed quote for the Design Package. The construction set is quoted as a range, because it documents a design we haven't made yet. Once you approve the design, I confirm a firm price within that range, and that's the number you pay.
Builders and designers: I take on documentation-only work from your own measurements and plans — including remote work outside the Front Range. See For builders.
From first call to finished drawings.
A short inquiry form, then a discovery call to talk through your project, timeline, and budget — including the range of cabinet options that might fit.
A paid site visit ($225, credited toward your deposit). I measure, learn how you use the room, and talk through the project scope. Afterward you get a fixed quote for the design, and a range for the construction set if you'll need one.
A range of quick studies — different layouts, different storage strategies, different looks. No dimensions yet. This is where you find out what you actually want.
You pick a direction and I work it out with real cabinet sizes, materials, and hardware. You get a Sketch Set of the resolved design.
If someone else is building it, we add a construction set and whatever your builder needs — a cabinet list, renderings, or builder coordination, billed by the hour as used. Once you approve the design, I confirm the construction set as a firm price within the range you were quoted.
You receive a professional package ready to hand to your contractor — and if you're still looking for a builder, I'll help where I can.
Good Measure Design exists because I've spent my career at the intersection of two worlds that rarely overlap: formal design education and real field experience.
I studied Industrial Design at the University of Cincinnati's DAAP program — one of the country's most respected design schools — with a focus on furniture design. After graduating, I spent years designing and building custom furniture before transitioning into residential carpentry, working alongside contractors and learning firsthand what it takes to bring a space together from the framing out.
"I've built these projects with my own hands. When I design one for you, that experience is in every dimension, every detail, and every decision."
That path is the foundation of everything I do at Good Measure Design. I've personally built and installed the types of projects I now design — custom closets, kitchen cabinetry, built-in offices, mudroom systems. I know what a builder needs to execute that work well, and I design accordingly.
The result is drawing packages that are precise, buildable, and grounded in how things actually get made — bringing together a designer's eye and a builder's hands.
A short inquiry to get us started. I'll follow up within two business days to schedule a discovery call.
I work with finish carpenters, cabinet installers, and general contractors in the Denver area who need professional design documentation for their clients — or who want a trusted designer to refer when a project calls for it.
My drawing packages are built by someone who has worked in the trade. Clean dimensions, realistic material callouts, and details that translate to the field. No chasing down measurements, no interpreting vague sketches.
Fully dimensioned orthographic sets, material callouts, and hardware specs your crew can work from directly.
Booked out or outside your usual scope? I can take on the design phase while you focus on the build.
For projects outside the Front Range, I'll work from your measurements and architectural drawings to produce a complete documentation set.
I've built and installed the types of projects I design. I understand what you need before you have to ask.
If you've already got measurements and a plan — as a builder, an architect, or a designer — I'll produce the documentation without the design phase.
Outside the Front Range? I'll consider remote work for builders who can provide accurate measurements and architectural drawings.
I'm building a small, carefully vetted network of finish carpenters and cabinet installers in Denver, Boulder, and Fort Collins. Tell me about your work and let's see if there's a fit. I'll review every application and reach out personally for those that feel like a match.
