Furniture and built-ins, built by hand — made to live with.

Bird Dog Millwork is Grayson's small woodworking shop. Every piece starts as lumber and ends as something your family uses every day — furniture, built-ins, and room remodels like the nursery below.

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Custom furniture & built-ins Made to order — no warehouse stock @birddogmillwork on Instagram

Finished nursery with sage green board and batten wainscoting, floral wallpaper, black iron crib, and a cream glider — **Latest project:** Nursery remodel — board & batten wainscoting in sage green with floral wallpaper.

Portfolio

Real projects from the shop, photographed as they happened — finished shots first, sawdust and all after. Tap any photo to see it bigger.

Room Remodel

Nursery Remodel — Board & Batten

A plain spare room turned into a nursery. Board and batten wainscoting runs around the whole room, painted a soft sage green, with floral wallpaper above it. The wainscoting was fitted and painted in place — crib wrapped, floors taped, and a lot of patience with the caulk gun.

Work: Board & batten wainscoting Finish: Sage green paint, floral wallpaper Room: Nursery

Finished nursery with sage wainscoting, floral wallpaper, and black crib — Finished

Finished nursery viewed from beside the crib, showing dresser and glider — Finished

Nursery mid-remodel with floral wallpaper hung above sage green wainscoting — Almost there

Nursery during the remodel with wainscoting panels fitted and furniture covered in plastic — In progress

Furniture Upgrade

Bar Cart Upgrade — Corner Bar Cabinet

The old open bar cart had outgrown its corner — bottles everywhere, and all of it within reach of a one-year-old. The upgrade is a wooden corner cabinet that closes the whole collection away: two shelves of organized storage inside, with just a few favorites and the bar tools left out on top.

Work: Corner bar cabinet Storage: Two shelves behind closed doors See it on Instagram

Finished wooden corner bar cabinet with doors closed and bar tools arranged on top — Finished

Corner bar cabinet with doors open showing bottles and glassware organized on two shelves — Inside

The original open bar cart crowded with bottles, glassware, and bar tools — Before

Nursery & Kids

Mini Crib Build

A mini crib and bassinet built in the shop from light pine — slatted sides, rounded top rails, and locking casters underneath so it rolls to wherever the family is in the house. It passed inspection at home: daughter and cat both approved.

Build: Slatted mini crib / bassinet Mobility: Locking casters See it on Instagram

Finished mini crib in a living room with a cat sleeping inside on a patchwork quilt — At home

Top-down view of a calico cat sleeping in the mini crib on a colorful patchwork quilt — Cat approved

Mini crib in the garage workshop from the side, showing slatted sides and caster wheels — In the shop

Mini crib viewed from the front in the garage workshop with tools and a truck behind it — In the shop

Mini crib viewed from above in the workshop with the mattress fitted inside — In the shop

Custom Work

If you can describe it — or show me a picture of it — I can probably build it. Here's what the shop takes on, and how a project runs from first message to finished piece.

Furniture

Tables, dressers, bar carts, cribs, and one-off pieces built to the size of your room — not the size of a shipping box.

Built-ins & Wall Treatments

Board and batten, wainscoting, shelving, and trim work that makes a room feel finished instead of builder-basic.

Nursery & Kids

Cribs, changing setups, and whole nursery remodels — built solid, finished smooth, and made to survive toddlerhood.

Tell me the idea

Send the form below — what you want, rough dimensions, and any inspiration photos. Rough is fine; that's what sketches are for.

Design & quote

We settle the design, wood, and finish together, and you get a clear price and timeline before any lumber is cut.

The build

Your piece is built in the shop, and you'll see progress photos along the way — the same shots that end up on Instagram.

Finish & handoff

Sanded, finished, and checked over before it leaves the shop. Then it goes home with you, ready for everyday use.

Shop — Made to Order

Nothing here sits in a warehouse. Every piece in the shop is built after you order it, in the wood and finish you choose. Pick a starting point below and I'll price your exact piece.

Made to order

Custom Furniture

Have a specific piece in mind? Furniture is built to order too — sized for your room and finished the way you want it. Send the idea through the quote form and we'll work out the details together.

Built to your dimensions
Wood and finish chosen with you
Priced before the build starts

Made to order

Wooden corner bar cabinet built by Bird Dog Millwork with bar tools on top

Bar Cart

Based on the shop's own bar cart build — a rolling cart sized for your bottles and glassware, finished to match your space instead of fighting it.

Sized to your space
Shelves laid out for your bottles
Finish matched to your room

Made to order Hand-built wooden mini crib on casters in a living room

Mini Crib

Based on the shop's own mini crib build, made to order for your nursery with a compact footprint that fits where a full crib won't.

Compact footprint
Finish chosen with you
Pairs with a nursery remodel

How pricing works: because each piece is made to order, the price depends on the wood, size, and finish you pick. Use the form below, tell me which piece you're after, and you'll get a real price for your exact build before anything starts — no guessing from a generic listing.

Request a Quote

Tell me what you're dreaming up. Fill this in and hit “Prepare my request” — the page writes it up neatly so you can email it or copy it and send it over. Reach the shop at Birddogmillwork@gmail.com, or by DM to @birddogmillwork on Instagram.

Your name

Best way to reach you

What are we building?

When do you need it?

Rough dimensions or room size (if you know them)

Tell me about the project

Please add your name and a few words about the project so the request makes sense when you send it.

Nothing is sent automatically — you can email it or copy it and send it your way.

Your request is ready to send

Email this request Message @birddogmillwork

Nursery wall mid-remodel — floral wallpaper above freshly painted sage green wainscoting

About the shop

Bird Dog Millwork is Grayson's woodworking shop — the business behind the @birddogmillwork Instagram, where his builds have included a bar cart upgrade, a mini crib build, and the nursery remodel featured above.

Now the shop is taking the next step: custom work and made-to-order pieces alongside the projects posted on Instagram. Follow along as each project gets documented — the gallery here grows with every build.

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