Architectural Details

Homeowners bring their own individual vision of home and
comfort to a project. Our creativity and design experience
transforms these concepts into architectural details that
bring life and personality to a home.  

Visit our amazing Stairs page to see examples of Gimme's site-built stairs.
Timbers of white oak from Ohio support the barrel vault of this living room.		This glacier erratic, found on site, supports the timber frame of this porch. Sills are cast concrete.
Curved window returns create a seamless look, allowing the earth plaster wall finish to flow right to the window.		Gimme crafted these windowsills of walnut, milled from trees on the owners' property.
This white cedar tree trunk was coped and fitted to let in the oak stair tread.		The organic flow of fieldstone on the masonry heater is a striking contrast to the linear cherry elements of the stairway.
We designed and built this vanity to match other trim details that contained cherry, stainless steel, and black powdered steel elements like the stairway above.		Newels were designed to use the same materials as the vanity at left and evoke an industrial, Louis Sullivan-era, Chicago architecture. They were fabricated by Fox Custom Supply in Appleton.
Sustainably harvested white pine  timbers are striking structural elements.  In this roof truss, our client asked us to design industrial-style, metal fasteners to accomplish the joinery.		An outdoor shower is hidden among the landscaping megaliths.
In this fireplace mantle trim detail, trim elements of cherry and maple used throughout the house are repeated. Stonework by Check Masonry of Stevens Point.		Wood-fired sauna with cedar paneling and bench.
We modified this pocket door on-site to accommodate the sloping timber that bisects the wall.		Cherry trim elements for this bath were created on-site with the owners based on the wood available to us.
This skylight chase, created by intersecting planes of plastered walls, bounces light and creates visual interest in an entry hall.		A child-size bunk bed built into an opening above a closet and beneath a sloping roof line.
Site-built hickory bench built into an entry. The floor is concrete with exposed aggregate and sandstone pavers.		This concrete floor uses different textures and colored aggregate to produce a patterned effect meant to evoke flowing, molten material.
Site-built cherry stair rail and post. We design finish details that are functional but also celebrate the innate beauty of the material on hand.		These architectural grade, laminated timbers are supported by posts salvaged from an old warehouse.  They are functional as well as aesthetically striking.
The walls in this pool addition were painted by local artist Carol Tully as a panoramic view of the Italian countryside, including this section portraying a formal garden.
This bench, set into a window well, has a large storage capacity, served by three lift-up lids in the top. Maple, oak and cherry woods were used in the case, the top is hickory from surplus floor boards.		Built-ins combine open bookshelves with drawer storage. The top is tile to accommodate plants in front of the large windows. A cherry band runs through oak cabinetry, echoing the cherry in the floor.
We designed and built these movable shutters to accommodate one client�s desire to open up the upper bedroom to the lower floor in this split level home. They are hung on concealed slides in the beam above and even at six feet in height, slide effortlessly in grooves let into the trim detailing.		The shutters are insulated and provide good soundproofing in a closed position.  The finish is natural jute fiber trimmed in oak.