Additional Kitchen Cabinet Sources
Sound buying advice and a listing of cabinet box, door, and drawer manufacturers
When husband-and-wife design/build partners Bill and Sarah Shideler remodeled their own kitchen, it was a lesson in both compromise and penny-pinching. One of the biggest money-savers, aside from their own sweat equity, was mail-order knock-down cabinets. Sarah has updated the list, most of which appeared in Sven Hanson’s article Mix and Match: Mail Order Cabinets, and added additional sources you should know about as well. Along with ordering advice, she includes a list of cabinet box, door, and drawer suppliers.
To learn more about the Shideler kitchen remodel, read Thrifty Solutions for an Outdated Kitchen from Fine Homebuilding Issue # 190 (Oct/Nov 2007) pp. 54-57.
A note about buying componants
Some component manufacturers sell only to the trade. Others sell to both pros and non-pros, taking the retail/wholesale approach to pricing. But one rep at a company that sells only to cabinet shops said that “if you can sound like a cabinet shop, we’ll sell to you.” The important point is that you need to know what you want and how to ask for it at some of these shops. Other shops, such as Scherr’s, welcome what they call “weekend wood warriors.” Some companies will even apply finish to their products for an extra charge.
Alpha
• 801-295-9417
• www.alphacabinets.com
• Knock-down (KD) cabinet boxes and drawers of laminated composites
CabParts
• 970-241-7682
• www.cabparts.com
• KD cabinet boxes and drawers of laminated composites
Components-Plus
• 888-321-8277 x12
• www.components-plus.com
• KD boxes, doors, and drawers of laminated composites
Conestoga
• 800-838-5841
• www.conestogawood.com
• Face-frame cabinet boxes, doors, and drawers
Danver
• 888-441-0537
• www.danver.com
• Doors and panels made of stainless steel over composites
Decore-ative Specialties
• 800-729-7255
• www.decore.com
• Doors and drawers
Heritage Finishes
• 905-271-9176
• Laser-cut door panels in wood,composites, and stainless steel
Hutchinson Products
• 800-847-0091
• Solid-wood doors
Meridian
• 888-355-7361
• www.meridianproduct.com
• Solid-wood doors, face frames, and drawers
Porta Door
• 203-888-6191
• www.portadoor.com
• Solid-wood doors, drawers, and face frames
Real Wood
• 800-835-8752
• www.realwoodproducts.net
• Doors and moldings
Scherr’s
• 701-839-3384
• www.scherrs.com
• Cabinet boxes, doors, and drawers
Top Drawer
• 800-745-9540
• www.topdrwr.com
• Specialize in dovetailed drawers in standard and custom sizes
Valen Drawers
• 800-334-4825
• www.valendrawers.com
• Prefinished KD or fully assembled drawers in beech, birch plywood or vinyl wrapped particleboard
Valley Custom Door
• 800-236-8981
• www.valleycustomdoor.com
• Doors, drawers, and moldings
Taxi Cabinets
• 386-795-0871
• www.taxicabinets.com
• Doors, drawers, and cabinets
Rockler Woodworking and Hardware
• 800-279-4441
• www.rockler.com
• Doors and drawers
Tape-Ease
• 888-443-3461
• www.tapeease.com
• Doors and dovetailed drawers
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