https://www.mjcustomworks.com/our-story daily 0.75 2026-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/7cc2074e-aa47-40c0-b4f3-a125f05840d8/IMG_0782.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/7bbf5856-e8ce-4920-81d0-36551ab3d46d/IMG_0790.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/e62e333f-7eaa-4f15-993d-67795d7d77c5/IMG_5121.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/85ae80a7-9812-45e6-b81c-fbc3ba73d842/IMG_0967_Original.jpg https://www.mjcustomworks.com/home daily 1.0 2026-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/9d7b9c6c-8a68-44bb-a991-f45d1aeac024/IMG_8057.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/85ae80a7-9812-45e6-b81c-fbc3ba73d842/IMG_0967_Original.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/22b49d54-56ee-42ed-98fa-1d8e2e429e32/IMG_9596.JPG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/ad3de2c0-1a38-460f-851e-2f2118a79e68/IMG_8925.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/759cc7ea-396f-4fe0-8f46-3ecd6d86bb90/bbq-joint-epoxy-coated-bar-edge-detail.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/9919f66e-0d9b-4aeb-97f3-16716d0daf92/MJ-Customworks-logo.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/e5739e31-7d1a-47f0-bd8f-9af7ae7784f2/IMG_9596.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/85ae80a7-9812-45e6-b81c-fbc3ba73d842/IMG_0967_Original.jpg https://www.mjcustomworks.com/our-services daily 0.75 2026-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/e62e333f-7eaa-4f15-993d-67795d7d77c5/IMG_5121.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/9088d846-2645-4ac9-a0ba-1af3f1653877/IMG_8203.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/ea3a3d26-3b72-42ff-b9d7-05df6f0eabf1/IMG_0966_Original_SnapseedCopy.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/80d6d516-08cd-463f-befd-2b7812f00939/IMG_8766.jpg https://www.mjcustomworks.com/contact daily 0.75 2026-03-30 https://www.mjcustomworks.com/portfolio daily 0.75 2026-03-28 https://www.mjcustomworks.com/portfolio/commercial-projects monthly 0.5 2026-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/042dd6a1-84dc-425f-bcaf-919dbf9e8b4b/grand-entry-brand-identity.jpg Portfolio - Commercial Projects Restaurant wall treatments, beams (real or faux) unique lighting, doors, bar tops and table tops all play a part in telling the story of a theme or brand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/a99097f6-e718-4a4d-a4c2-4e7240dd9d68/oak-horse-fence-with-thermally-modified-ash-bar-top.jpg Portfolio - Commercial Projects Wall panels, custom bar tops, as well as hollow beams and columns are just a few ways a space can be quickly transformed without disrupting the flow of business. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/03e90417-3f8b-4f4a-8982-e72e188263c4/epoxy-coated-oak-modified-ash-bar-barnwood-feature-wall.jpg Portfolio - Commercial Projects At the flagship Moretti's in Barrington IL, the bar tops are made of genuine Kentucky horse fence and thermally modified ash coated in epoxy for durability and ease of maintenance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/7566e6b6-c3ff-4f1f-83fc-4fad87cb4621/bbq-joint-epoxy-coated-bar.jpg Portfolio - Commercial Projects Oak cargo flooring bar top at Pit & Tap in Wilmette IL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/759cc7ea-396f-4fe0-8f46-3ecd6d86bb90/bbq-joint-epoxy-coated-bar-edge-detail.jpg Portfolio - Commercial Projects Cargo flooring can be made to fit any size and shape due to its almost butcher block style look. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/52c2d65d-5929-44a4-addb-8ed7d8e3ee27/deep-side-oak-bat-top-ada-morettis.jpg Portfolio - Commercial Projects Cargo flooring can be made to look like a massive top as well by building the sides down like at the Moretti's in Bedford Park IL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/b5fd5f58-e5ec-4666-8db6-56f671baf495/deep-side-oak-cargo-bar-top-morettis.jpg Portfolio - Commercial Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/31d5bf41-4a9e-4b30-aefd-e93afe59e596/india-ink-oak-river-table-set-white-epoxy.jpg Portfolio - Commercial Projects At the Crystal Lake Country Club they liked the idea of a river table but wanted to separate it out if need be, a beautiful result! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/dda78644-b17d-40a6-a89f-70211f14f3a7/oak-ash-morettis-horseshoe-bar-top.jpg Portfolio - Commercial Projects Kentucky horse fence and thermally modified ash bar top. Intensely durable, full of character, and not a top easily forgotten. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/6a646961-c837-42d5-a4c6-674ea1f15d64/oak-ash-morettis-horseshoe-bar-top-feature-walls.jpg Portfolio - Commercial Projects At the Moretti's in Elgin the custom bar top makes a graceful curve, proving that not all bars have to be straight! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/4f645a10-1895-4bc3-8d2e-0f9841e14de1/angelim-glue-up-bench-seat-pita-inn.jpg Portfolio - Commercial Projects Angelim, a very dense wood usually used outdoors, has a beautiful color and grain not easily matched. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/dd0d4c1d-76e7-47d3-920c-55f3ae63ca5f/oak-cargo-bar-top-micro-brewery-speakeasy.jpg Portfolio - Commercial Projects Microbreweries like Pig Minds in Machesney Park IL love the rustic yet durable qualities of a cargo floor bar top. here we also see it used as a wall application. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/3ea724fe-bed9-4fd1-926a-9dcc2164c229/pachote-croatian-ceramic-fish-river-table.jpg Portfolio - Commercial Projects Sometimes a river table needs to be an actual river! Out at Rock Shop Inn in Lander Wyoming, all their tables are as amazing as this one! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/4d4096ec-f0ac-4041-876f-c8acbece509e/pachote-fish-turtles-watch-river-table.jpg Portfolio - Commercial Projects A winning combo of design, intent, and exotic wood species make this table a destination for a unique dining experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/0ed7d8e2-918b-4215-ab14-a03f6b30d206/red-parota-blue-epoxy-filled-cracks.jpg Portfolio - Commercial Projects This red parota round was almost unusable. Filled with a lightning blue epoxy and stabilized it turned into an amazing table top! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/b17b747f-58c7-4d75-8421-f9abb82545e7/red-parota-river-table-fish-motion.jpg Portfolio - Commercial Projects This red parota river is in perpetual motion! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/6454f5a4-0c0b-4018-99f4-5bc0320aee70/red-parota-river-table-fish-rocks-frogs.jpg Portfolio - Commercial Projects Even at 14' long, this communal dining table will be the talk of the meal! always something new to find. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/6772f763-151a-48e5-aa84-600fb8fcf2c9/red-parota-small-creeks-restaurant-table.jpg Portfolio - Commercial Projects Not all restaurant or commercial spaces need to be cookie cutter. Dream big! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/3c75946f-e06e-4a12-bdf8-5dcd34a19839/oak-cargo-flooring-stall-dividers-mirror-frame.jpg Portfolio - Commercial Projects Cargo flooring can clean up to give a completely different feel. Here it's used as a mirror frame, wall dividers and toilet partition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/9d733cd4-a16c-4f20-898e-bdba35ad34d3/IMG_0966_Original_SnapseedCopy.jpg Portfolio - Commercial Projects Cargo flooring makes a great impact in any space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/85ae80a7-9812-45e6-b81c-fbc3ba73d842/IMG_0967_Original.jpg Portfolio - Commercial Projects Lighting in a bar can put a lot of focus on the bar top surface, let it shine! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/94b3ccd4-4a4a-4b46-a1d7-bdda61e38ecc/IMG_0970_Original.jpg Portfolio - Commercial Projects Epoxy coatings on bar top surfaces make for easy maintenace and protecting the surface against impact and scratches for a long time to come. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/03e90417-3f8b-4f4a-8982-e72e188263c4/epoxy-coated-oak-modified-ash-bar-barnwood-feature-wall.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/6a646961-c837-42d5-a4c6-674ea1f15d64/oak-ash-morettis-horseshoe-bar-top-feature-walls.jpg https://www.mjcustomworks.com/portfolio/residential-projects monthly 0.5 2026-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/3c437e3d-ca6d-4ed1-bbee-1fe0e492dda2/5616C454-CF88-497B-B18D-CB72A8E2E70A.jpg Portfolio - Residential Projects Walnut hardwood floating double bowl vanity with concrete top and brass drawer pulls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/ad3de2c0-1a38-460f-851e-2f2118a79e68/IMG_8925.jpg Portfolio - Residential Projects Rustic oak credenza. India ink stained top. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/474b1e29-d7d4-4e3e-9e60-e19c72018b95/IMG_9594.JPG Portfolio - Residential Projects Live edge, river table countertop as a statement piece for this elegant man cave. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/ad7c3a96-1670-4edd-9fd6-569f8b829481/IMG_9578.JPG Portfolio - Residential Projects Custom engraved high top barrel table w/ black steel foot rail and barrel rings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/275939d6-ded0-48cc-9d98-92d6b33663cd/IMG_2472.jpg Portfolio - Residential Projects Black walnut and white cloud epoxy river table with a waterfall edge. This peninsula countertop is a perfect complement to the granite island it was attached to. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/7f9ddb8f-a5be-42e3-9039-2d675cab09aa/IMG_2965.JPG Portfolio - Residential Projects High-top oak dining table with black steel band legs. rustic oak with an epoxy coated top finished in satin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/09f0e3bc-984c-4f33-ba67-abb53b42965b/IMG_4653.jpg Portfolio - Residential Projects Red parota with black, bronze and copper pigment river conference table, black steel stealth bomber base https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/843c7475-37c4-4ec2-9fb0-02494067d089/IMG_8087.jpg Portfolio - Residential Projects Blue stone coffee table with reclaimed wood solid base https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/67202388-513e-4a72-a0c5-2f009102f46c/IMG_0156.JPG Portfolio - Residential Projects Basement kitchen countertops and bar. Oak glue up stained with a Spanish oak stain, coated in epoxy for durability and sprayed with satin conversion varnish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/429cd6c9-0a22-408f-baf1-2cbff95f0012/IMG_8725.JPG Portfolio - Residential Projects Rustic oak high-top pub table with custom steel foot rail and base bottom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/80d6d516-08cd-463f-befd-2b7812f00939/IMG_8766.jpg Portfolio - Residential Projects Black walnut river table top on a 1/2 barrel fronted bar. Custom steel work and finished in satin conversion varnish https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/bdf3673b-f046-45e2-a354-ae66ee75299f/IMG_9387.jpg Portfolio - Residential Projects Headboard integrated book nook on this solid, thermally modified ash bed frame, finished with a satin penetrating oil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/65065c5c-a10e-442e-998c-0bd90c3221c3/IMG_9388.jpg Portfolio - Residential Projects Thermally modified ash king size bed frame, solid as they come, built with all clients wishes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/dfd390ed-96bb-4420-a4dd-2b0dac94182e/mirek+dining+table.JPG Portfolio - Residential Projects Live edge red oak dining table and matching bench. Both have steel and wood combination trestle style bases. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/6cc2985e-1a2d-4b5c-a108-34736f7f3a2e/0C794EC8-0432-40A2-81B4-868BE9C1BD3B.jpg Portfolio - Residential Projects Live edge walnut desk with walnut side cabinet and hairpin steel legs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/46d2a7f3-ecaa-4c04-8587-a50b9688b205/B8C91916-94E2-4BCD-ADD0-3AAC92F88BB3.jpg Portfolio - Residential Projects Walnut live edge desk and side cabinet, finished with rubio monocoat pure https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/1d5010ff-3f93-4b96-a158-c2bd0efc40c9/IMG_1153.JPG Portfolio - Residential Projects American walnut river table with clear epoxy river and a sandblasted bottom to prevent seeing all the way through wile showing great detail of the slabs of walnut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/5145ffa5-999f-4fd8-8c48-2bd864b20b34/IMG_1166.JPG Portfolio - Residential Projects American walnut river table dining set with matching bench, wood and steel combined X style trestle bases https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/ef6b47cf-9a3b-4d0b-bfd3-078b849471fb/IMG_1169.JPG Portfolio - Residential Projects American walnut dining table, built to spotlight natural character and fill the design and space requirements https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/15a59f02-b916-4158-8c21-32930b315519/IMG_1171.JPG Portfolio - Residential Projects Detailed look at the X style steel and wood beam trestle base under a semi-transparent river table top. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/0d5305d5-9391-43ea-bf45-8abd9f33b900/IMG_1604.JPG Portfolio - Residential Projects Rustic pin sideboard with soft close doors, and an oak cargo flooring top, finished in a natural satin tone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/4ce56d26-755a-4c00-b6c8-5df442ced03d/IMG_1619.JPG Portfolio - Residential Projects Oak cargo flooring is decommissioned from the roads and rails after about a million miles of American commerce, retired and re-homed for a beautiful one of a kind table-top or countertop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/3db4dcd2-a1db-4ea4-87b5-cf47f6e350ab/IMG_9664.JPG Portfolio - Residential Projects A dark stained bowling alley section, salvaged from the remodel of Sideouts Sports Tavern was reused in this basement bar of the owner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/96514930-e1d8-47d6-9dcd-420be1a48a88/IMG_9665.JPG Portfolio - Residential Projects Even bowling alley lanes make great bar tops. A little care and craftsman magic and it becomes a beautiful statement piece https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/fc55525e-bfca-43ae-b094-d9890f57fa3f/IMG_2317.jpg Portfolio - Residential Projects Don't want a full river table? These clever little dining trays are a great way to bring the statement of a river table to your lap or bed side! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/3dee3e14-7591-4b5a-95b8-4cbced6de86b/IMG_2322.jpg Portfolio - Residential Projects Two black walnut and epoxy dining trays one with black epoxy, one with white. A matching set for the yin and yang of life! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/9514ec02-b2fc-4f84-9b69-3a930d21c9e4/IMG_3316.jpg Portfolio - Residential Projects A rustic pine inset medicine cabinet with two mirrors and exposed shelving in between https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/4cf77e54-8d4e-4fdf-bdae-127f54df8731/IMG_3317.jpg Portfolio - Residential Projects View of the open mirror side of an inset reclaimed pine medicine cabinet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/b56336e3-428f-4f56-a20c-f12d1590a2cc/IMG_3441.jpg Portfolio - Residential Projects Cargo flooring makes for an incredibly unique countertop surface. This kitchen is transformed by the rustic yet clean look. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/2135ae91-56b3-460b-b2b7-ce1a932f6a80/IMG_3443.jpg Portfolio - Residential Projects Oak cargo flooring, otherwise known as million mile oak, can transform a kitchen, bar, stairs, or even doors and walls! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/b6e2c66d-acb8-4be1-821c-a3918a3cd74f/IMG_3459.jpg Portfolio - Residential Projects Black walnut slab dining table with Ash inlay bowtie, finished with rubio monocoat pure https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/8dfd411e-ae91-4a18-b0d2-94bc9f356f6e/IMG_3477.jpg Portfolio - Residential Projects Black walnut table with custom steel angled legs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/46ce7fd9-bcc9-4d98-a994-402ea34a459d/IMG_3512.jpg Portfolio - Residential Projects Round oak cargo floor pub table with a rustic wrought iron inspired base https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/e62e333f-7eaa-4f15-993d-67795d7d77c5/IMG_5121.jpg Portfolio - Residential Projects Enormous oak boat hull shaped conference table with integrated charging and power docks, a break down base for moving, and finished with a fumed wood treatment and rubio monocoat pure https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/2b29050a-f926-47b3-bd63-ab49a32d3a5d/IMG_7240.jpg Portfolio - Residential Projects Hand hewn beam skins are a much lighter alternative to making a console or entryway table out of a solid beam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/854acf4d-cde7-4b03-8678-e832ae5d3048/IMG_7242.jpg Portfolio - Residential Projects The versatility of oak hand hewn beam skins is only limited by your imagination, the beauty is in the details and the tool marks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/c561d224-af41-496e-ab06-b61f93a9a8be/IMG_1026.jpg Portfolio - Residential Projects Reclaimed oak can make a great impact on your home, countertops are just one use for it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/5f7eb5e2-1702-407e-be20-f5003c8b7944/IMG_1028.jpg Portfolio - Residential Projects Countertops can be made warm and impactful, and built custom to your existing space. Easy maintenace and durability are just an added bonus! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/50c67b6d-f420-46ac-b62b-c8d751e7166b/IMG_0982_Original_SnapseedCopy.jpg Portfolio - Residential Projects Rolling doors can be much more than just barn doors from old wood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/c73213a9-a184-402e-945d-dcf2f4b9fadf/IMG_0985_Original_SnapseedCopy.jpg Portfolio - Residential Projects Statement pieces like these doors can be built to reflect the style throughout the rest of the home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/feb22bb2-9a36-4ab9-acee-4baa4e1155ed/live-edge-red-oak-dining-table-bench-steel-trestle.JPG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6806c25154c3cd44418923f0/ad3de2c0-1a38-460f-851e-2f2118a79e68/india-ink-stained-reclaimed-oak-console-table.jpg