When you step into Joe Miller’s WorkBay space, you can tell right away that this is not a traditional warehouse setup.
This is where raw wood becomes custom art. It is where tools, materials, finished pieces, and new ideas all come together. It is where Joe Tiki Customs has room to operate, create, and keep moving.
Joe Miller is the owner and operator of Joe Tiki Customs, a custom carving business based out of WorkBay’s Melbourne location on Dow Road. His work centers around hand carved tikis, Florida wildlife, and one of a kind pieces made for customers across the state.
My whole business, my whole thing here is I do custom carvings for people. Mainly tikis, and Florida wildlife.
Joe also does on site carving, traveling throughout Florida to create custom pieces for customers right in their own front yards. Whether he is carving a tiki, a piece inspired by Florida wildlife, or something completely custom, his business depends on having a space that can support real hands on work.
A Business Built Around Craft
Joe Tiki Customs is not the kind of business that fits neatly into a spare room or corner of the garage.
Carving takes space. Tools take space. Materials take space. Finished pieces need somewhere to sit before they are picked up, delivered, or installed. And when your work involves large pieces of wood, custom requests, and jobs across Florida, organization matters.
For Joe, the right workspace needed to do more than hold inventory. It needed to give him a place to work, store, prep, and run the day to day side of his business without constantly rearranging everything around him.
That is what makes a WorkBay space such a strong fit for a business like his. It gives Joe a professional base for a creative trade that is physical, custom, and constantly moving.
From Looking for Space to Move-In Day
Like many small business owners, Joe reached a point where he needed a dedicated workspace quickly.
He was searching for warehouses to rent near the area he was moving into when he came across WorkBay. At the time, he had a tight window. He needed to be out of his house and into a workspace within a matter of days.
I told him my situation where I have to be out of my house and into a warehouse within a certain amount of days.
That is when Justin from WorkBay stepped in.
Joe explained that he needed to know what it would take to move in by the end of the week. At first, the timing sounded difficult. Moving into a business space usually takes time. Applications need to be completed. Details need to be processed. The space needs to be ready.
But Joe filled out the application, and WorkBay moved quickly.
It felt like to me that he just sort of dropped everything he was doing and made it happen.
For a business owner in a tight spot, that kind of support can make a major difference. Joe was not just looking for square footage. He needed a solution that would help him keep his business moving during a stressful transition.
A Space for Real Work
Joe’s business is a strong example of how flexible warehouse space can support hands on makers and trade based businesses.
For some tenants, a WorkBay space becomes a fulfillment center. For others, it becomes a showroom, workshop, studio, storage area, or business headquarters. For Joe Tiki Customs, the space works as a workshop, staging area, storage space, and business base all in one.
That flexibility matters because Joe’s work does not follow a one size fits all model. Some projects happen in the bay. Others happen on site at a customer’s property. Some days may involve tool setup and carving. Others may involve organizing materials, loading up for a job, or preparing finished work.
A business like Joe’s needs room to shift between those tasks without losing momentum.
Instead of trying to squeeze a physical craft business into a home setup, Joe has a space where his work can live, grow, and stay organized.
Supporting the Business Behind the Art
From the outside, custom carving may look like pure creativity. And it is creative. But behind every finished piece is a working business.
There are tools to maintain, materials to manage, customers to communicate with, jobs to schedule, and logistics to coordinate. There is also the constant challenge of keeping work and home from overlapping too much.
That is where a dedicated business space becomes valuable.
For Joe, moving into WorkBay gave him a place to keep his operation grounded. Instead of temporarily storing everything wherever it would fit, he had a professional space that helped him move forward.
Without that quick move in support, Joe said he likely would have had to place everything in a family member’s house for a few days while figuring out the next step. For a business built around tools, materials, and active projects, that kind of interruption can create real stress.
WorkBay helped Joe avoid a costly pause and gave him a place to keep his business running during a stressful transition.
Why Flexible Warehouse Space Matters for Makers
Joe Tiki Customs shows what happens when a creative business has the space it needs to operate like a business.
A maker’s workspace is more than storage. It is where the work gets done. It is where materials are staged, orders are prepared, tools are used, and ideas become finished products.
A WorkBay space gives small business owners the room to move out of makeshift setups and into a place built for real work.
For Joe, that means a space where his carving business has room to function. It means a place that supports both the creative side of his work and the practical side of running a business. And it means having a team that was willing to help when timing mattered.
Room to Create, Work, and Keep Moving
At WorkBay, we love seeing how tenants turn their spaces into something that fits their business.
Joe Tiki Customs has brought a one of a kind craft into a space that supports the way he works. His bay is not just a place to store tools or finished pieces. It is part of the business itself.
From custom tikis to Florida wildlife carvings to on site work across the state, Joe’s business is built around craftsmanship, movement, and creativity. WorkBay gives him the room to keep that business organized and moving forward.
Find Joe Tiki Customs on Instagram @joe_tiki
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