Custom Home Office Built-ins in Maryland and Northern Virginia
A desk that fits the room, shelves that hold the paper, and a door you can close on it at five. Designed around how you work and installed by our own team.
The short answer
Furniture moves with you. Built-ins fit the room.
Furniture makes more sense if
You like to rearrange, you are moving soon, budget decides it, or you want it this weekend.
Choose custom if
The room is odd, it has two jobs, or you want it installed by our own team and inspected before the balance is due.
Launch offer · First 20 homes in the DMV
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Any written quote from a licensed closet company. We measure your space ourselves, design it fresh, and put our price next to theirs, line by line. On the same scope, ours lands at least 10% below their final number, in writing.
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Home office, built in
What are home office built-ins?
Home office built-ins are a desk, shelving, and drawers designed for one room and fastened to its walls, laid out together in one plan. For a room that also has to host guests, a Murphy bed can fold up into a cabinet on the same wall. We measure the room, design it with you in 3D, and our own team installs it.
The desk question
Will I regret a built-in desk instead of a regular one?
Not if it is designed around how you actually work. We go through it with you in the 3D design: where you sit, what sits on the desk, and what you need within arm's reach. If you already love a standing desk or a desk you own, we can design the shelving and storage around it and leave its spot open.
Desk height and depth
We set the desk height and depth with you during the design, not from a catalog size.
Cables and power
Where do the cables, outlets, and monitors go?
We plan the desk around your existing outlets, so you know before installation day where everything plugs in.
Cable openings
If you need them, we add covered openings in the desktop so cords drop to the outlet instead of across the floor.
New outlets
We do not do electrical work. If you want an outlet at desk height or a new circuit, we can put you in touch with an electrician we trust, and it is best done before installation day.
Storage that works
Can it hold files, a printer, and supplies?
Drawers
For the small things that make a desk messy: pens, chargers, notebooks, the stapler.
File drawers
Deep drawers sized for hanging files, so the paperwork has a home.
Locking drawers
A lock on the drawer that holds what should stay private.
Shelving
Open shelves for books and binders, and cabinets with doors for what you would rather not look at all day.
A place for the printer
Tell us what printer you have, and we give it a spot where you can reach the paper tray.
The closet office
Can you turn a closet into an office?
Yes. A desk and shelving can be built into a reach-in closet so the office closes up behind the closet doors. The trade-off is plain: you give up that closet's hanging space, so we look at where those clothes will go before we design it.
See our reach-in closets.
Office and guest room
Can a guest room also be an office? Do you build Murphy beds?
Yes, we build Murphy beds. The bed folds up into a cabinet against the wall, so the room works as an office most days and a guest room when someone stays over. We design it with you in 3D, so you see how much room the bed needs when it is open before you commit.
Murphy bed with a desk
If you want both on one wall, we lay out the desk and shelving beside the bed so it opens without clearing the desk first.
Two people, one room
Can two people work in the same office?
Yes. We lay out two work spots in one plan, side by side or facing different walls, each with its own storage, and show you in 3D how the room works with both chairs out.
Pricing
What do home office built-ins cost?
It depends on your room, so we do not quote from a chart. Here is what actually moves the number, and how you get an exact price before you commit.
We measure your room, design it with you in 3D, and give you an exact price in writing. The quote is the invoice: what you approve is what you pay. Electrical and painting are not included, because we do not do them.
How much wall you cover
A desk with shelves above it and a full wall of built-ins are different projects, even in the same finish.
Doors and drawers
Open shelving, cabinets with doors, and drawers are priced differently, and most offices mix them.
A Murphy bed
A fold-down bed is a line item you can add or leave out.
Working around the room
Windows, sloped ceilings, and radiators change the layout, and sometimes the price.
Exact price in writing at your free consultation.
Furniture or built-in?
Three questions, one answer.
Do you like to rearrange the room?
YESA freestanding desk moves when you change your mind.
NOAre you moving soon?
YESFurniture comes with you. Ours stays with the house.
NOIs budget the deciding factor?
YESA desk and a bookcase from a store will cost less. If the choice is that now or nothing for two years, start with that.
NO
None of those?
Go custom. Furniture leaves gaps around an odd room, and a Murphy bed and a desk designed together make one room do both.
Need it this weekend? Ours is cut to order, and that takes 2 to 3 weeks after you approve the design.
How it works
Free in-home consultation
3D design and your exact price in writing
Built in 2 to 3 weeks
Installed by our own team
You inspect the finished work before the balance is due
Where we work
Proudly servingthe DMV Area.
Northern Virginia · Loudoun County
AshburnLeesburgSterlingPurcellville
Northern Virginia · Fairfax County
McLeanGreat FallsViennaRestonHerndonChantillyFalls ChurchOaktonBurke
Northern Virginia · Arlington County
ArlingtonClarendonBallston
Maryland · Montgomery County
BethesdaChevy ChasePotomacRockvilleSilver Spring
Maryland · Howard County
ColumbiaEllicott City
Maryland · Frederick County
UrbanaNew MarketIjamsville
Maryland · Prince George's County
BowieCollege ParkUpper Marlboro
Washington, DC
Northwest DCGeorgetown
Your project is designed and built by our own DMV team.
Not subcontracted. Not franchised. Not shipped from another state.
Licensed and insured in Maryland and Virginia. MHIC No. 169404.
Maker Closets designs, assembles, and installs from our Gaithersburg, MD workshop, never subcontractors, with a lifetime warranty and no service fees.
Still comparing quotes? Bring yours. For the first 20 homes, our price lands below it, in writing.
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FAQ
Real questions. Straight answers.
How much do home office built-ins cost?
It depends on how much wall you cover, the mix of open shelving, doors, and drawers, and whether you add a Murphy bed. We do not quote from a chart. We measure your room, design it in 3D, and give you an exact price in writing at your free consultation, before you commit.
Do you build Murphy beds?
Yes. A Murphy bed folds up into a cabinet against the wall, so a guest room can work as an office most days. We design it with you in 3D, including the room it needs when it is open.
Can you add outlets for the desk?
No. We do not do electrical work. We plan the desk around your existing outlets. If you need a new outlet, we can put you in touch with an electrician we trust, and it is best done before installation day.
Can you turn a closet into a home office?
Yes. A desk and shelving can be built into a reach-in closet. You give up that closet's hanging space, so we plan where those clothes will go first.
Will built-ins add value to my home?
We cannot promise that. Resale value depends on the house, the market, and the next buyer. What we can do is design a room that works for you every day you use it.
How long does a home office project take?
Most projects are built in 2 to 3 weeks after you approve your 3D design. Your agreement shows the expected completion date.
Are your installers employees or subcontractors?
Employees. Every home office is installed by our own team, never subcontractors. The people who design your office are the people who stand behind it.
What areas do you serve?
We serve homeowners across the DMV: Montgomery, Howard, Frederick, and Prince George's Counties in Maryland, plus Fairfax, Loudoun, and Arlington Counties in Northern Virginia, and Washington, DC. That includes Gaithersburg, Rockville, Silver Spring, Bethesda, Ashburn, Reston, and McLean.
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