For your home
Start with the room and what you need it to do. A media wall can include closed storage, a wardrobe can fit an awkward ceiling, and wall panels can continue around doors.
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Custom millwork,
made in Los Angeles.
Element Decor is a family-owned architectural woodwork shop in Chatsworth, Los Angeles, founded in 2014. Wall panels, built-ins, wood ceilings and curved details for homes and commercial interiors, made in our own shop and installed by our own crew.
01 One workshop from drawing to installation
02 Material samples before production
03 Exact dimensions, services and site conditions
The custom collection
Six ways to shape a room.
Choose the type of work first. We then tailor its scale, veneer, profile, finish, lighting and construction to the space. Every direction below leads to a dedicated page with examples and details.
01 / Architectural surfaces
Custom panels
Natural veneer, Alcantara, leather, brass, black profiles and concealed lighting composed for one elevation.
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02 / Space without enclosure
Room dividers
Fixed, sliding and freestanding partitions that divide a room while preserving light and depth.
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03 / Rhythm and shadow
Wooden slats
Walls and ceilings with custom profile, spacing, backing, finish and integrated light.
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04 / Furniture & storage
Custom furniture
Built-in cabinetry, media walls, walk-in wardrobes and reception desks, with storage, hardware and finishes planned for the room.
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05 / Overhead architecture
Wood beams
Clad beams, box beams, coffers and mantels fitted to real ceiling angles and spans.
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06 / Geometry made physical
Curved millwork
Radius walls, columns, arches, curved desks and sculptural surfaces built on custom formers.
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One room or a complete interior.
Custom millwork brings the fixed elements of an interior together: wall panels, storage, ceilings, partitions and furniture. Our Chatsworth workshop develops the dimensions, materials and junctions as a coordinated scope.
For your design
Bring the elevations, finish schedule or material references. We develop shop drawings and samples so panel joints, veneer direction, hardware and lighting can be reviewed before production.
Work with us as a designerFor your project team
Define the rooms, site access and installation sequence with us. Reception desks, wall cladding and cabinetry can be discussed together, with responsibilities made clear in the proposal.
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Custom millwork in Los Angeles & Ventura County
Tell us where the work will be installed, whether in Pacific Palisades, Brentwood, Malibu, Beverly Hills, Calabasas or Thousand Oaks. We confirm measurement, delivery, site access and installation arrangements for your address before production. Our workshop is in Chatsworth; these are service areas, not separate showroom locations.
Can I start without finished drawings?
Yes. Send room photos, rough dimensions and a description of what you want to change. If you have a designer or architect, include their drawings or contact details with permission. We will explain the next design step.
What determines the cost of custom millwork?
The scope, dimensions, material selection, construction, finish, hardware and installation conditions all affect the quote. A straight wall and a wall with doors, curved corners or integrated lighting require different work. Pricing is prepared for your project rather than a standard package.
Can the cabinetry, panels and ceiling finishes match?
We can coordinate veneer selection, grain direction, stain and sheen across the work. Natural wood varies, so the intended match is reviewed with physical samples before fabrication. Tell us which existing surfaces need to remain.
One accountable process
The drawing, the material and the installation stay together.
Design around the architecture
We locate joints, grain, profiles, lighting, outlets, doors and corners before production.
Approve what will be built
Physical veneer and finish samples, clear shop drawings and a 3D view remove guesswork.
Build and fit as one system
Our Los Angeles workshop fabricates and dry-fits the work before our crew installs it.
Begin with the room
Send a photograph.
We will find the right direction.
Approximate dimensions are enough to begin. We will identify the right service, material path and next design step.
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Wall panelling, slat walls and ceilings, room dividers, media walls, beams, curved work and built in furniture. One shop draws it, builds it and installs it, so there is a single number to call when something needs attention.
Updated · Chatsworth, Los Angeles
- Shop
- 20371 Prairie St, Chatsworth, CA 91311
- Install
- Our own crew across Southern California
- Elsewhere
- Crated dry fitted kit with shop drawings
- Veneers
- Walnut, white oak, blackened oak, Fineline, Shinoki, or a veneer you supply
- Cores
- MDF or birch ply, depending on the span and the fixing
- Finishes
- Hardwax oil or lacquer, custom stains matched to a sample
- Max panel
- 12 ft in one seamless piece
- Phone
- 323-431-3818
Millwork is a drawing problem before it is a woodworking problem
Most of what separates good panelling from bad is decided before the saw runs: where the joints land, whether the grain carries across them, what happens at the corner, and which services have to pass through the wall. Get those right on paper and the installation is quiet. Get them wrong and no amount of finish work hides it.
So every project here starts with a template of the real wall, taken after the drywall is up, and shop drawings you or your architect can mark up. Panel widths are set so joints fall on a corner, a door head or the edge of a television. Sockets, switches, brackets and lighting are set out before anything is cut.
What we build
Wall panellingVeneer, painted and CNC carved panels cut to your elevations, up to 12 ft in one piece.
Slat walls and ceilingsProfile and spacing set per project, acoustic felt backing where the room needs it.
Room dividersFixed, sliding and freestanding partitions, finished on both faces.
Media wallsTV walls with concealed wiring, ventilated component bays and integrated lighting.
Ceiling beamsClad beams, faux box beams, coffered ceilings and mantels cut to your ceiling angles.
Curved millworkRadius feature walls, rounded columns, arches and curved reception desks built on formers.
Built in furnitureReception desks, cabinetry, credenzas and one off pieces in the same veneers as the walls.
Trade workFabrication behind a designer or architect, with shop drawings your team can build from.
How a project runs
- You send the intentElevations, a mood board or a photograph of the wall. Whatever stage you are at, we can work from it.
- Drawings and a priceShop drawings you can mark up, with materials and construction called out so nothing is assumed. Every quote includes a 3D preview of the room.
- SamplesVeneer and finish samples in hand before anything is signed off.
- Template on siteReal measurements from the real wall, taken after the drywall is up, so panels land without filler.
- FabricationCut, veneered and finished in the Chatsworth shop, then dry fitted before it leaves.
- InstallationOur own crew across Southern California. Anywhere else, a labelled crated kit with shop drawings.
Questions
Where is your shop?
20371 Prairie St, Chatsworth, CA 91311, in the north west of the San Fernando Valley. Everything is cut, veneered and finished there rather than bought in.
Do you work outside Los Angeles?
We install across Southern California with our own crew. Beyond that we build it, dry fit it in the shop, label every piece and crate it with shop drawings so a local finish carpenter can install it.
Can you work from my architect drawings?
Yes, and it is the normal case. Send the elevation and we produce shop drawings from it, with joint positions, cut outs and fixing detail marked for approval before production.
Why is there no price list?
Species, finish, panel size and site conditions all move the number. Send dimensions and a photograph and you get a real figure rather than a range.
How long does it take?
Lead time depends on the complexity and the details of the project and is agreed with you before we start, not discovered halfway through.
Do you only do residential?
No. Restaurants, offices, clinics and coworking spaces are a regular part of the work.
Go deeper
Send the wall, or the drawing of it, and we will come back with shop drawings, a price and a 3D preview of the room.
Get a quote and a free 3D preview
Send the room, rough dimensions and timing. You get back a layout, materials and a real price. Nothing is cut until you approve the drawings.
- Drawings and a 3D preview of your own room before anything is made
- Built in our own Chatsworth shop and installed by our own crew
- Licensed and insured in California
Prefer to talk? 323-431-3818