Here is some useful information on how to look at your custom cabinets from pricing to design drawing and more. We hope that this information will guide you to what to look for in your selected custom cabinetmaker.

Why custom vs. stock cabinet?

When you want certain detail, colors, finish, or design to harmonize and work with your furniture, and wall colors. The custom cabinetry should give you a flexible ability to meet all the design needs. The custom cabinetry should fit your size constraints and should give you a wide color and wood species variation. Complicated design and functional elements should not be a problem with custom cabinets.

Stuck cabinetry limits your options causing you to end up with lots of useless, unutilized spaces and limiting the functionality. In today’s real estate prices you want to utilize all spaces and make a custom cabinet as big or as small as you need. The unique design of the new custom cabinet can make your place just perfect.

Custom cabinetry made from premium materials, gives you a durable, long-lasting product. I think everyone encountered leaning and broken doors and sagging shelves or cabinet bottoms on the mass-produced factory cabinet. This is due to the cheap and structurally weak material they use to build the cabinet. The particleboard has low structural strength and that’s why you experiencing those screws not holding up the time of usage. To provide low cost the hardware may seem to work well at first, but after a short time they bake due to the low-quality metal and weak design. The custom cabinet built from formaldehyde free ¾” or 1” plywood, Medex, and Solid wood, and use high-quality hardware that warranty the long-lasting product.

What can custom cabinetmakers build for your home?

The first thing that comes to mind is the custom kitchen. Well, there are other custom cabinets that can be built for your home such as custom media built-ins, bookcases, vanities, custom office built-in, custom closets and storage solutions, ac and radiator covers, wall paneling, custom bed frames, and murphy beds. You can get all these and more.

What about pricing? How much would my project cost?

The custom cabinetry project can be priced as a linear footage base, this could run between $300-$2000 per linear foot. Depending on the cabinet construction, selected wood type and species selected custom finish, and hardware options. Providing ballpark figure for a custom cabinet project at preplanning can live you with surprises, once you get closer to finalizing the detail, and the actual cost can be significantly different. I can relate to this when you select your new car, the base model is at a set price, but what you start adding the options and functionality, the price doubles up. But you have the way to set everything the way it fits your desire and your budget. The same is true with the custom cabinetry. You can set the options just perfect to fit your needs and budget.

How to select the custom cabinetmaker for your project?

When you planning to hire a woodworking professional to work in your home, do some homework. Meet with the owner or professional; ask questions about the process of the design, fabrication and installation. Look for professional questions regarding your needs and design vision, see if you can communicate well with the professional. Don’t forget his going to be the one you need to communicate changes, concerns at the design and installation process. Almost all construction projects have some difficulties and bumps in the process; ask about how he and the company handle the hiccups. The prompt and honest communication is a key in the process. Ask for explanations of different cost ranges, material and hardware options available for your specific needs. The real professional has nothing to hide about potential cost. Ask to connect with previous client for referrals and read reviews you can find about the company you planning to hire.

When you hire a custom cabinetmaker, you are paying for more than just better material finishes and design, you are getting personalized service. I like what Warren Buffet sad: “ honesty is an expensive gift, don’t expect it form cheap people”