What Does Julian & Sons Do?
Where Do We Start?
What Is The Design Process?
Do You Actually Build The Room?
But I Already Have An Architect And/or Interior Designer. Will You Work With Them?
How Do I Personally Get Started With A Trophy Room Project?
What Woods Do You Use?
What’s Your Turn-around Time?
Do You Have A Catalogue Or Price List?
How Do You Get The Materials And Components To The Project?
My Wife Is Not Crazy About A “Trophy Room.” How Can I Work This Out?
Do You Build Just A Single Piece Of Furniture?

WHAT DOES JULIAN & SONS DO?

Julian & Sons is a high end, custom woodworking facility specializing in designing and building custom furniture and architectural millwork. We combine these features to create entire wood environments instead of “just” furniture pieces. We can take our work from design to completion. Our specialties include executive offices, boardrooms or media rooms, trophy rooms, libraries, gun rooms, and virtually anything in which fine woodwork is involved.

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WHERE DO WE START?

The earlier we are involved in the design or conception stage, the better. Our experience in the construction industry and design layout may help to save time and money in the overall project.

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WHAT IS THE DESIGN PROCESS?

After a consultation interview, we start with the concept drawings, which we will send out with a proposal. If the contract is rewarded, we will then start on the detailed drawings and continue to work with our client until they are happy with the overall design.

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DO YOU ACTUALLY BUILD THE ROOM?

No, but we will assist your local contractor and let them spearhead the construction of the substructure and coordinate the mechanical sub-contractors. We are team players and realize that for a project to run smoothly and efficiently, all involved must work together for the best results. With our experience in these specialized projects, we have met some very qualified technicians and artists who may be able to enhance the project. Aside from design consultation, our main expertise is in the field of custom cabinetry and architectural millwork.

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I ALREADY HAVE AN ARCHITECT AND/OR INTERIOR DESIGNER. WILL YOU WORK WITH THEM?

Absolutely, as mentioned earlier, we are team players and work for our client’s best interest. We have worked with many fine architects and designers, as well as artists and specialists that have made great contributions to our knowledge and experience. With this knowledge and experience we can mutually share important input from the design stage forward. This will save both time and money for our client and serve to make an overall better project.

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HOW DO I PERSONALLY GET STARTED WITH A TROPHY ROOM PROJECT?

You need to call us and we will set up an interview with you. Since custom design is very personal, we want the project to reflect your personality, not ours. We need to get to know you as an individual, and then we will have somewhere to start. This gives us insight on what you do and do not like. Also, since most of our work is in very specialized areas, we try to cover some of the mechanical and structural considerations to be resolved. This is where we can generally help in getting the project started in the right direction, which ultimately saves both time and money. Our consultation fee is $3,000.00 plus travel expenses. We try to fly as economically as possible to save our clients unnecessary expense.

Something to note is that we encourage that the interview arrangement include any or all major people involved in the project, i.e., the spouse, the architect, the builder, design person, etc. More heads are better than one and if all are humbly working together for the client’s interests, the project will run more smoothly with the ultimate goal accomplished.

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WHAT WOODS DO YOU USE?

Woods are like fine food; everyone has their own palate. We want to use a wood that appeals to you because it is your project. We will, however, help you with recommendations based upon our interview. We hope to help you create something very personal and unique. For the most part, we use mostly American black walnut along many different exotic hardwoods from Africa, South and Central America.

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WHAT’S YOUR TURN-AROUND TIME?

We generally stay about twelve months booked up on larger projects. That is why we want to start in the beginning design stage, so we can coordinate scheduling. Sometimes, these projects are years in the making. Smaller projects, such as individual pieces of furniture, take less time and may be able to be worked into production in less time.

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DO YOU HAVE A CATALOGUE OR PRICE LIST?

All of our projects are custom and unique depending upon the many variables dictated by our client’s tastes. We never try to “guesstimate” a project. We try to figure everything so we can give our client a firm estimate. We don’t like surprises and neither do our clients. Many of our clients, have found us more than competitive for the quality of our work. We are very proud of our reputation of integrity and honesty.

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HOW DO YOU GET THE MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS TO THE PROJECT?

That varies upon the size of the project. If we are building an art pedestal, obviously it will be cost effective to crate and ship the piece directly to our client. On the other hand, if we are doing an entire room or large project (i.e., an office or trophy room), we will ship or bring the components with us, where we will install and finish our work on the project site. That way we can complete our portion of the project “turn-key”.

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MY WIFE IS NOT CRAZY ABOUT A “TROPHY ROOM.” HOW CAN I WORK THIS OUT?
Our goal is to help you design a livable and functional game room where you and your family will want to spend time together and entertain friends, not just a wall with a lot of “dead animals.” Tastefully designed, you can combine the personality of your hunting passion into a warm, interesting, tactful atmosphere. The woodwork and furniture we design help lend functionality to the environment such as entertainment centers, bars, gun cabinetry and the like.

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DO YOU BUILD JUST A SINGLE PIECE OF FURNITURE?

Yes. We can work from a photo, sketch, or idea. We can usually design the piece over the phone, by email, or through faxes.

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