Project Journal
Real jobs. Real homes.
Notes from job sites across Jacksonville and St. Johns County.
- Accent Walls
Full Color Drench & Board-and-Batten Accent Wall in Ponte Vedra Beach
We took a blank white office in Ponte Vedra Beach and turned it into a fully color-drenched room. Walls, ceiling, trim, vents, all one deep slate. With a board-and-batten accent wall, custom wallpaper panels, and a four-piece crown molding upgrade. Here's how we did it.
· Ponte Vedra Beach, Ponte Vedra Beach · 5 min read 
GuidesWhat Size Linear Fireplace Should You Get? A Real Answer
Nobody wants a fireplace that looks puny under a 75-inch TV, or one that swallows a small living room. Here's the sizing logic we use on every media wall we build in Jacksonville & St. John's County.
· Northeast Florida, Jacksonville · 5 min read
GuidesWire Racks vs. Wood Shelving in the Pantry: What Holds Up
Every builder pantry in Jacksonville & St. John's County gets the same white wire racks, and almost everyone ends up hating them. Here's the honest case for wood, sag, humidity, and all.
· Northeast Florida, Jacksonville · 7 min read
GuidesStone, Tile, or Wood Around the Fireplace? What We Suggest and When
Stone, tile, and wood each do a different job around a fireplace. Here's how we think through it with homeowners across Jacksonville & St. John's County, and the honest version of that conversation.
· Northeast Florida, Jacksonville · 5 min read- TV Entertainment Centers
Custom TV Entertainment Center with Fireplace & Built-In Shelving — Walden Chase, Nocatee FL
A dated builder-grade fireplace wall in Walden Chase got a complete redesign — new linear electric fireplace, box-beam mantel, white oak slatted panel, LED-lit floating shelves, and shaker cabinets. Here's how AVP Construction JAX INC pulled it off in Nocatee, FL.
· Walden Chase, Nocatee · 6 min read 
GuidesThe Electric Fireplaces We Keep Coming Back To (and Why)
Type "electric fireplace" into Amazon and you'll get thousands of results that all look the same in photos. Here's what we actually tell clients to buy, after putting these units into walls week after week across Jacksonville & St. John's County.
· Northeast Florida, Jacksonville · 5 min read
GuidesElectric, Gas, or No Fireplace at All? How We Help Homeowners Decide
Gas feels like the real one and electric feels like settling, at least that's the worry. Here's how we walk clients through the decision, and why most of them land on electric without a single regret.
· Northeast Florida, Jacksonville · 5 min read
TV Entertainment CentersDesigner Grid Accent Wall & Wainscoting in Forest Trails, Jacksonville FL
A Forest Trails living room had good bones and one long, flat wall doing nothing for them. We built a floor-to-ceiling grid panel accent wall with a double-rail molding detail, sprayed in place and proportioned to the exact run of the room.
· Forest Trails, Jacksonville · 4 min read
TV Entertainment CentersCustom TV Entertainment Center with LED Lighting in Sabal Estates, St. Augustine, FL
A master bedroom wall in Sabal Estates, St. Augustine was carrying nothing but a flat-mounted TV. We built it into a real feature: floating light oak cabinetry, a vertical slat panel, lit display shelving, and color-adjustable LED backlighting that reads as one built-in.
· Sabal Estates, St. Augustine · 4 min read
TV Entertainment CentersCustom Fireplace & TV Wall Build-Out in Jacksonville Beach, FL
A Jacksonville Beach living room had a TV floating on bare drywall and cords trailing down to the baseboard. We built the wall out from the stud frame up: flush-mounted electric fireplace, hand-built rustic wood mantle, and a TV set in so cleanly the wall looks like it was designed around it.
· JAX Beach, Jacksonville Beach · 5 min read
Accent Walls3D Accent Wall Installation in Seven Pines, Jacksonville FL
A flat two-story stairwell wall in Seven Pines, painted matte black before a single 3D panel went up. That order is why the seams disappear, and why the family's neon sign got the backdrop it deserved.
· Seven Pines, Jacksonville · 4 min read- Custom Finish Carpentry
Custom French Door Installation for Home Office Privacy in Seabrook Village, Nocatee FL
A returning client in Seabrook Village, Nocatee needed real privacy for his home office without giving up the light. We built 15-lite French doors and a matching single glass door in our Jacksonville shop, then hung and cased them out on-site with the same casing profile at every opening, so it all reads as one design.
· Seabrook Village, Nocatee · 5 min read 
Accent WallsBoard and Batten Accent Wall in a Powder Room in Rivertown, St. Johns, FL
A bare powder room in a new Rivertown build, now wrapped in a board and batten grid painted Sherwin-Williams Accessible Beige in Emerald Urethane Satin. Every panel line sharp, every reveal even, and the upper walls left clean for the wallpaper going in next.
· Rivertown, St. Johns · 4 min read- TV Entertainment Centers
Custom Fireplace Mantel & TV Feature Wall in World Golf Village, St. Augustine FL
A bare corner in a World Golf Village home had flat drywall, no firebox, and nowhere to put a TV. We framed it out from scratch, ran vertical tongue-and-groove planking floor to crown, hand-built a traditional fireplace surround in our Jacksonville shop, and finished the whole wall in deep warm charcoal, checkerboard tile hearth and all.
· World Golf Village, St. Augustine · 5 min read - Pantries & Mudrooms
Custom Pantry Shelving in Middlebourne, St. Johns FL: Built-In Wood Shelves Before the Housewarming
A Middlebourne homeowner needed his new St. Johns house ready before deployment, and before his wife's housewarming party that same weekend. We built out the full walk-in pantry in days: warm wood shelving on matte black brackets, mitered tight at every corner.
· Middlebourne, St. Johns · 4 min read - TV Entertainment Centers
Bold Black Board & Batten Accent Wall in Middlebourne, St. Johns, Florida
Devin's family was moving into their new Middlebourne home in St. Johns, Florida with a housewarming set for the following Saturday. We built and painted a floor-to-ceiling black board and batten wall on the two-story staircase before the first guest rang the doorbell.
· Middlebourne, St. Johns · 5 min read 
GuidesHow Much Do Custom Built-Ins Cost in Jacksonville? A 2026 Pricing Guide
There's no flat price for custom built-ins because nothing we build comes off a shelf. But there is an honest way to think about what drives the cost, and this guide lays it out.
· Northeast Florida, Jacksonville · 6 min read
GuidesHow to Hire a Finish Carpenter in Jacksonville (Without Getting Burned)
We'd rather you hire the right finish carpenter than the cheapest one, even on the days that isn't us. Here's how to tell custom millwork from prefab, what to ask before you sign, and the warning signs worth walking away from.
· Northeast Florida, Jacksonville · 6 min read
GuidesShiplap vs. Board and Batten: Which Accent Wall Is Right for Your Home?
Shiplap and board and batten are not the same thing, and the right pick comes down to the feeling you want in the room. Here's how we'd talk through the look, the layout, and the upkeep, honestly.
· Northeast Florida, Jacksonville · 5 min read
GuidesDo Custom Built-Ins Add Home Value? What Northeast Florida Homeowners Should Know
Fair question to ask before you put custom millwork in your house. Here's the straight answer on which built-ins pay you back at resale and which ones you build because you love them.
· Northeast Florida, Jacksonville · 5 min read
GuidesCoffered, Box Beam, or Tray Ceilings: A Finish Carpenter's Guide
Coffered, box beam, and tray ceilings are three different things, each with its own demands on height, proportion, and the style of the home. Here's how to read your room before you decide.
· Northeast Florida, Jacksonville · 5 min read
TV Entertainment CentersCustom Built-In TV Entertainment Center in San Jose, Jacksonville FL
This San Jose, Jacksonville living room started as a bare wall with a TV mount and no storage. We built a floor-to-ceiling custom entertainment center with shaker lower cabinets, open bookcase towers, and a dentil crown that finally gave the room's focal point the architectural weight it was missing.
· San jose, Jacksonville · 5 min read
Office Build-OutsCustom Built-In Office Wall with Arched Shelving in San Jose, Jacksonville FL
A big spare bedroom in San Jose here in Jacksonville was doing nothing, so we made it earn its square footage. Wall-to-wall office built-ins: arched display niches with picture lighting, one continuous work surface, shaker base cabinets, and floor-to-ceiling towers, all finished in place in a deep slate blue-green.
· San jose, Jacksonville · 6 min read
TV Entertainment CentersFloor-to-Ceiling TV & Fireplace Feature Wall in Courtney Oaks, St. Augustine FL
A bare 21-foot living room wall in Courtney Oaks, St. Augustine became a floor-to-ceiling surround: a three-sided 84-inch electric fireplace, a wall-mounted TV, high-gloss Wilsonart Luna Night black in the center, Calacatta Marvel panels on the flanks. Concealed LED channels make the whole column float off the wall.
· Courtney Oaks, St. Augustine · 6 min read
TV Entertainment CentersBoard and Batten Wainscoting in a Nocatee Bathroom, Jacksonville FL
A builder-grade water closet in Nocatee had flat drywall and nothing to hold the eye. We wrapped all three walls in board and batten wainscoting, laser-leveled and built to the inch, and now the smallest room in the house is one of the most finished.
· Nocatee, Jacksonville · 4 min read
Accent WallsBoard and Batten Hallway Accent Wall in Nocatee, Jacksonville FL
A long hallway in a Nocatee home had arched pass-throughs, a tray ceiling, and wood-look tile, but the walls were completely bare. We ran floor-to-ceiling board and batten down both sides and wrapped the millwork clean around each arch, so the whole thing reads as built for this exact space.
· Nocatee, Jacksonville · 4 min read
Office Build-OutsCustom Built-In Office with Hidden Workbench in Mill Creek Forest, St. John's Florida
A blank wall in a Mill Creek Forest home is now a floor-to-ceiling custom built-in office. Shaker doors in a deep custom slate-blue close over the workbench, the drawers, and every sign of the workday when you're done with it.
· Mill Creek Forest, St. John’s · 4 min read
Accent WallsBoard and Batten Accent Wall in Vilano Beach, St. Augustine FL
A Vilano Beach master bedroom had good bones: tray ceiling, recessed lighting, a tropical hardwood bed frame. The headboard wall gave it nothing, so we built a full-height board and batten wall that makes the room feel like it was always meant to look this way.
· Vilano Beach, St. Augustine · 4 min read
TV Entertainment CentersCustom TV & Fireplace Feature Wall in ETown Jacksonville FL | AVP Construction JAX
A bare wall in an ETown Jacksonville living room became a custom built-in feature wall, framed from scratch, finished flat in pure white, and fitted with a recessed 72-inch electric fireplace and a pine floating mantle in weathered oak. We built it from the studs up.
· ETown, Jacksonville · 5 min read
TV Entertainment CentersCustom Built-In Entertainment Center with LED Shelving Around Fireplace in Tamaya, Jacksonville FL
A Tamaya homeowner had a fireplace with bare walls on either side and a TV mount with nothing around it. We built a full custom entertainment center in three days: flanking bookcase towers with hidden LED strip lighting, shaker lower cabinets, and a TV surround built to work with the existing mantel instead of competing with it.
· Tamaya, Jacksonville · 5 min read
TV Entertainment CentersCustom TV Entertainment Center with Shiplap & Floating Shelves in RiverTown, Fruit Cove FL
This RiverTown living room had a TV on bare drywall, a small console underneath, and cords running loose. We built the wall out into a wall-to-wall entertainment center with a shiplap panel, dark floating shelves on LED backlighting, an electric fireplace, and white shaker base cabinets, framed and finished in place to fit the room exactly.
· RiverTown, Fruit Cove · 5 min read
Pantries & MudroomsCustom Laundry Room Storage Cabinets & Shelving in Nocatee, St. Johns FL
This Nocatee laundry room came with bare walls, one sagging wire shelf, and two front-load machines doing all the work. We built the whole system on site in St. Johns County: white shaker cabinets, a floor-to-ceiling pantry tower, floating shelves, and a hanging rod.
· Nocatee, St johns · 4 min read
Dry BarsCustom Garage Bar Cabinet with Hidden Water Filtration in Tamaya, Jacksonville FL
This Tamaya man cave had one problem: a bare water filtration system sitting exposed between the garage door track and an Addams Family pinball machine. We built a full custom cabinet around it, worked in the homeowner's beverage cooler, and finished the uppers with glass doors, mirror backing, and blue LED light.
· Tamaya, Jacksonville · 4 min read
TV Entertainment CentersCustom TV Entertainment Center with Shiplap & Electric Fireplace in Pecan Park, Jacksonville FL
A vaulted wall in a Pecan Park living room got the full built-in treatment: horizontal shiplap, coped crown molding, a natural wood mantel shelf, and a three-sided electric fireplace surround. We framed it as a self-contained unit that works with the cathedral ceiling instead of fighting it.
· Pecan Park, Jacksonville · 5 min read
TV Entertainment CentersCustom TV Entertainment Center in Marsh Landing, Ponte Vedra Beach: Porcelain Accent Wall & Built-In Millwork
The ornate, column-heavy entertainment center that came with this Marsh Landing home had served its time. We pulled it out, repaired the wall behind it, and built a floor-to-ceiling replacement in Baltic birch and large-format porcelain, with woven wooden grille inserts that keep the homeowner's subwoofer system fully intact.
· Marsh Landing , Ponte Vedra Beach · 6 min read
