Custom Millwork and Wall Panels in Manhattan Beach
Manhattan Beach
Element Decor is a family-owned millwork shop in Chatsworth, working since 2014. We make custom wall panels, textured and carved walls, slat walls, media walls and built-ins for South Bay homes, built in our own shop and installed by our own crew.
One finished project in Manhattan Beach: a mosaic wall of small tinted white oak pieces set at varying depths, assembled in the shop and hung as finished panels in June 2023.
Updated · Chatsworth, Los Angeles
- Project here
- Tinted white oak mosaic wall, 2023
- What we build
- Wall panels, slat walls, room dividers, built-ins and furniture
- Build
- Small wood pieces at varying depth, laid up on backing panels
- Veneers
- White oak, walnut, blackened oak, Fineline, Shinoki, or a veneer you supply
- Finish
- Hardwax oil or lacquer, custom tints matched to a sample
- Where
- The Sand Section, the Tree Section, the Hill Section, Manhattan Heights and East Manhattan Beach, plus Hermosa Beach and El Segundo
- Lead time
- 4 to 6 weeks of production after shop drawings are approved
- Trade
- Trade pricing for designers, architects and builders once an account is approved
- Shop
- 20371 Prairie St, Chatsworth, CA 91311
- Install
- Our own crew, panels hung as finished units
- Before you commit
- A layout and a 3D preview of the room
Laid up on a bench, not on the wall
The Manhattan Beach wall is built from small wood pieces laid in a repeating field. Each piece sits at a slightly different depth, so the surface has texture you can read from across the room and detail you only notice up close.
Work like this is assembled in the shop, never on site. The pieces are laid onto backing panels on a bench, where they can be aligned properly, and the finished panels are hung as units. Placing small pieces one by one on a vertical wall gives you a pattern that drifts as it climbs and an installation that takes far longer than it should.
The oak was tinted rather than left natural. A tint moves the tone of the room while keeping the grain visible, and on a surface with this much depth the colour has to be even across every piece, so it is approved against a sample before the field is laid up.
Projects in and around Manhattan Beach
Built in Manhattan Beach
How a textured wall runs
- Send the wallA photo and rough dimensions are enough to start.
- Draw the fieldPiece size, depth steps and how the pattern lands at the edges of the wall.
- Approve the tintA sample in the light of the actual room, before the pieces are cut.
- Lay up in the shopPieces aligned on backing panels on a bench, then finished.
- Dry fitThe panels are fitted together in Chatsworth, so the pattern runs across the joints.
- InstallationOur crew hangs the finished panels as units.
Questions
Do you install in Manhattan Beach?
Yes. Manhattan Beach is inside the area our own crew covers. We completed a tinted oak mosaic wall here in June 2023.
Is a mosaic wall installed piece by piece?
No. The pieces are laid up on backing panels in our shop and the finished panels are hung as units. Placing pieces one by one on a vertical wall gives a drifting pattern and a very long installation.
Why set the pieces at different depths?
Depth is what gives the wall texture you can read from across the room and detail you see up close, without adding colour.
Can the oak be tinted?
Yes. Tints are matched to a sample and approved in the light of the room before the pieces are cut.
Who actually does the work?
One shop. We draw it, build it in Chatsworth and install it with our own crew.
What does custom millwork cost in Manhattan Beach?
Every job is quoted from its own drawings or photos. As a guide, simple paneled walls run $4,000 to $10,000, more complex walls $15,000 to $20,000, and room dividers $4,000 to $8,000. Options such as lighting are priced separately.
How long does a project take?
Production takes 4 to 6 weeks after the shop drawings are approved. We template the wall after drywall, then build, finish and dry fit the work in Chatsworth before our crew installs it.
Do you work with designers, architects and builders?
Yes. Designers, architects, general contractors and developers can open a trade account for standing trade pricing, and samples go to your studio or straight to the client before anything is signed off.
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Interested in a textured wall? Send a photo and rough dimensions. You get back a layout, a price and a 3D preview before anything is cut.
Get a quote for your Manhattan Beach project
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