NicholsBuilding Co.
Selected work

Different forms.
One approach.

Spaces, furniture, objects, websites, and software shaped by use—and made with attention to the whole and the smallest detail.

Completed oak busy board with switches, locks, lights, and controls01
Furniture & play · Recent work

Busy Board

An interactive oak panel that turns switches, locks, lights, and familiar hardware into open-ended play.

Oak busy board panel being laid out and routed in the workshop
Young child standing beside the installed busy board
Green built-in window seat with oak top beneath a wide window02
Residential addition · Recent work

Menlo Addition

Custom oak surfaces and painted built-ins designed as useful, integrated parts of a new family space.

Tall green media built-in with drawers, doors, and oak shelving
Close view of the figured oak top meeting the green cabinetry
Tall white illuminated secretary cabinet installed between a fireplace and window03
Custom furniture · Archive

Illuminated Secretary

A compact writing cabinet combining display, concealed storage, integrated lighting, and a fold-down desk.

Secretary cabinet with its writing desk folded open
Illuminated adjustable shelves inside the secretary cabinet
Open lower storage compartment in the secretary cabinet
SwiftCalc iPhone interface calculating feet, inches, and fractions04
Application design · Digital work

SwiftCalc

A focused calculator for feet, inches, and fractions—built to make common field measurements quicker to work with.

White built-in desk with illuminated photo frames beneath its glass top05
Custom furniture & lighting · Archive

Photo Frame Desk

A built-in desk with illuminated photo frames integrated beneath its glass work surface.

Close view of illuminated photographs beneath the desk surface
Detailed view of the desk cabinetry and inset side panel
Wooden frame of the photo desk clamped during construction
Long white built-in desk with glass work surface06
Custom cabinetry · Archive

Wall-to-wall Desk

A long built-in work surface and storage system fitted quietly between the room’s existing walls.

Alternate room view of the wall-to-wall white desk
White built-in desk with a dog sitting beside it
Warm wood media cabinet recessed into a white wall07
Custom cabinetry · Archive

Inset Media Cabinet

A purpose-built media cabinet recessed into the wall to keep the room open and the equipment organized.

Finished fitted shelves following a curved wall08
Built-in furniture · Archive

Curved Shelving

A set of fitted wood shelves made to follow an existing curved wall condition.

Alternate view of the curved built-in shelving
Wood shelf being fitted into the curved wall opening