Crafting Creativity. Building Community
Welcome to The Carpenter's House
Walk into The Carpenter’s House and you’ll smell sawdust and hear live music at the same time. That’s kind of the whole point.
What You'll Find Here
Under our roof, you’ll find original fine art from local artists, priced anywhere from around $200 to $20,000, hanging on 20-foot walls under gorgeous natural light. Since opening our doors in December 2025, we’ve become part gallery, part workshop, part concert venue, and part neighborhood living room. You can come look at original art, take a class, hear a local musician play, or just hang out. Open Thursday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., with appointments available outside of that. Once a month, we throw a Featured Artist Showcase: one artist, live music, local vendors, good food, and a room full of people getting to know their work. It’s become a bit of a signature night for us.
Why We Exist
Olympia didn’t have a place like this, so Justin made one. A space where a woodworker, a painter, a musician, and a family looking for a fun Saturday afternoon can all show up and find something for them. We wanted somewhere kid-friendly, welcoming, and a little bit magical, where craft and art and music aren’t separate worlds but all part of the same room.
Our goal is simple: give Olympia a creative home base. A place where local artists have somewhere real to show and sell their work, where makers can access the tools and materials they need, and where the community has a reason to gather, again and again.
Meet Justin
the Guy Who Built This Place
The Carpenter’s House exists because of Justin La Gra, a fourth-generation Olympia carpenter who also runs Steadfast Remodeling and La Gra’s Specialty Woodworking. Justin spent years building beautiful things with nowhere in town that felt right to show them off, and no easy way to get his hands on quality lumber and tools. So he built the space he wished existed.
The name is personal to him. It nods to his family’s four generations of carpentry, to the street he lives on (Carpenter Road), and to his faith. That said, this isn’t a church and there’s no sermon waiting for you at the door. It’s simply a space built on the idea that everyone’s welcome.
Because it was built by someone who actually makes things for a living, everything here, from how artists are supported to how classes are run, comes from real, lived experience in the craft. This isn’t a space built around trends. It’s maker-owned and maker-led, through and through.