Chicago, IL
The team at Sixth Avenue Custom proudly serves Chicago with custom commercial millwork and contract furniture built on a foundation of trust, integrity, and quality. From our Frederick, Maryland shop, we partner with the city’s hospitality groups, design studios, and developers shaping Chicago’s restaurant scene, hotel renovations, and adaptive reuse projects across the Loop and beyond.
Chicago has always rewarded craftsmanship that respects the city’s architectural legacy, from the prairie-school traditions of the North Shore to the industrial bones of Fulton Market’s converted meatpacking warehouses. Our work reflects that same sensibility: precision-built casework, banquette seating, and architectural millwork that holds its own in spaces where design history matters. Whether the project sits inside a James Beard-recognized restaurant in the West Loop, a boutique hotel near the Magnificent Mile, or a high-rise corporate lounge overlooking the river, we bring the same meticulous attention, precision, and quality control we’ve delivered to DC and East Coast clients for years.
What We Offer
Our Services Include
From bar and restaurant buildouts to corporate lounges and developer-led hospitality projects, our Chicago commercial millwork services are built around the details that define a space.
Why Custom Millwork
Benefits
Choosing Sixth Avenue Custom means choosing craftsmanship that truly transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary. Every piece we create is uniquely tailored to fit seamlessly into your space and brand identity, blending functionality with elegance. Our attention to detail produces durable, visually stunning interiors that hold up to the demands of Chicago’s high-traffic commercial environments and the city’s wide temperature swings.
Perfect Fit
Every piece is designed and built to the exact dimensions of your space, ensuring a seamless integration that stock options simply cannot match.
Superior Materials
We select only the finest hardwoods and premium materials, chosen for performance in Chicago's variable climate and built to last through years of daily commercial use.
Increased Value
Custom millwork is an investment that significantly enhances the aesthetic and brand value of your hospitality, retail, or corporate property in the Chicago market.
Our Approach
White Glove Service
At Sixth Avenue Custom, we provide a level of service that reflects our dedication to superior quality and complete client satisfaction. Even though our shop is based in Frederick, Maryland, our Chicago clients receive the same hands-on attention, transparent communication, and expert oversight from start to finish.
The Sixth Avenue Difference
Why Choose Us
Chicago commercial projects move fast, run on tight construction calendars, and demand work that performs under heavy daily use. Sixth Avenue Custom brings the craftsmanship, communication, and execution discipline these projects require, from first shop drawing to final install.
Craftsmanship That Holds Up
Restaurant banquettes get sat on thousands of times. Hotel casework gets handled daily. Our artisans build with traditional joinery, premium hardwoods, and finishes engineered for the wear-and-tear realities of high-traffic Chicago commercial spaces.
Pricing You Can Plan Around
Chicago developers and hospitality operators work on tight budgets and tighter margins. We deliver luxury-grade millwork at transparent, fixed pricing, with no hidden costs, no surprise change orders, and no pricing games when scope shifts.
Schedules That Respect Yours
A delayed restaurant opening costs real money. A pushed-back hotel reno blows up the marketing calendar. We build to the schedule, communicate early when issues surface, and protect your opening date the way we’d protect our own.
Quality You Can Inspect
Every piece passes rigorous in-shop quality inspections before it ships, with photo documentation available for clients and design teams. We stand behind our work with the same accountability we’ve built across hundreds of East Coast hospitality, corporate, and adaptive reuse projects.
Client Experiences
What Our Clients Say About Us
I used Sixth Ave Custom for a full kitchen remodel. They built and installed all custom sized cabinetry and the finished kitchen came out beautifully. I recommend to anyone looking for top tier quality custom cabinet and mill work.
Brandon Sloan
True to the quality that I was sold. The kitchen cabinets came in on schedule and met my expectations. I would recommend using this company for anyone looking for cabinets, design, new build, or renovation.
John-Randall Gorby
Ryan did an amazing job our our bathroom remodeling. His talents in design and attention to detail resulted in a beautiful custom vanity that was the focal point of our new bath.
Amy Sloan
Got Questions?
Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to common questions about our custom millwork services in Chicago. If you don’t see your question here, we’d love to hear from you.
We serve the entire Chicago metropolitan area, including the Loop, West Loop, Fulton Market, River North, Gold Coast, Streeterville, Lincoln Park, Wicker Park, Logan Square, and surrounding neighborhoods. We also handle projects across Chicagoland, including Evanston, Oak Park, Naperville, Schaumburg, and the broader suburbs. While our shop is based in Frederick, Maryland, our team manages Chicago projects with the same hands-on attention as our East Coast work, coordinating closely with clients, designers, and trusted installation partners on the ground.
Most custom millwork projects take anywhere from six to sixteen weeks from initial design to final installation, depending on scope, materials, and finish complexity. Smaller commercial pieces can move faster, while full restaurant or hospitality buildouts naturally take longer. Once we understand your vision and timeline, we provide a clear project schedule so you know exactly what to expect at every stage.
Yes. We manage the full process, from initial design consultation and shop drawings through fabrication and installation. For our Chicago clients, our team coordinates the shipping logistics and works with vetted local installation partners to ensure every piece is installed to the same standard we hold in our own shop. You get one point of contact and one accountable team from start to finish.
We work with a wide range of premium hardwoods, including walnut, white oak, maple, cherry, and mahogany, along with high-grade veneers, exotic species, and engineered substrates when the application calls for it. Material selection is guided by the design intent, durability needs, and Chicago’s climate considerations, especially for projects with exposure to humidity shifts and temperature variation across seasons.
Absolutely. A large portion of our projects come through architects, interior designers, and general contractors, and we’re set up to collaborate seamlessly with Chicago design firms. We handle technical drawings, material samples, and coordination, and we communicate clearly throughout the process so your design partner stays informed without the back-and-forth headaches.
The easiest way is to reach out through our contact form or schedule a free consultation. We’ll discuss your vision, project scope, timeline, and budget, then walk you through next steps. From there, our team handles design development, material selection, fabrication, and installation, keeping you informed at every milestone.
Ready to Start Your Project?
Tell us about your vision and let our team bring it to life with expert craftsmanship.
