A tight condo kitchen where inches count
Where condo walls and risers are fixed, made-to-measure cabinets let the layout fit around them without dead spaces.
Serving Arlington Heights & nearby Mount Prospect, Palatine
Custom Kitchen Cabinets in Arlington Heights, IL
Cabinets designed and built for your Arlington Heights kitchen's exact walls, ceilings and appliances, then installed by the same team.
- Kitchen remodels across Arlington Heights ZIP 60004, 60005
- One project manager from drawings to final walk-through
- Permits and inspections handled for you
When Arlington Heights kitchens need custom cabinets
Custom cabinetry starts with your room and the way you cook, not with a catalog. For Arlington Heights homeowners we draw every box, choose species and finish together, and then build and install cabinets that fill the space without wide fillers or wasted corners.
Storage that doesn't fit how you cook
Catalog interiors are one-size-fits-all. We design drawers, dividers and pull-outs around what you own and where you use it.
Storage needed beyond the kitchen
A beverage station, desk nook or laundry cabinets made alongside the kitchen keeps the finish and door style consistent.
Finish options too limited
We can match a paint chip, a piece of trim or a floor tone, because the finish is done for your job alone.
Door style or detail you can't find
If you have a photo or an old door you love, we can reproduce the profile and proportions in new cabinets.
Wide gaps and fillers everywhere
When half the run seems to be filler strips, sizing each box to the wall makes the kitchen look intentional.
Odd dimensions that stock sizes can't fill
If the room's numbers never land on a standard width, custom boxes are made to them instead, so the run ends exactly where the wall does.
Appliances that should disappear
If you want the fridge to look like a pantry and the dishwasher to vanish, custom panels and surrounds make it happen.
What's included
- Drawings and renderingsElevations and a floor plan show every box, door and drawer before anything is built.
- Wood, door and finish samplesSpecies, door profiles and finish samples so you choose with real pieces, not screen colors.
- Building the cabinetsBoxes, doors and drawers built to the approved drawings, with the interiors you planned.
- Tear-out and site prepWe remove the existing cabinets, protect the house and prepare walls for the new boxes.
- Installation and scribingWe set every box level, fasten it into the framing and fit edges to the walls.
- Panels, crown and trimAppliance panels, end panels, crown molding and toe kicks to finish the built-in look.
- Hardware and final adjustmentEvery hinge and slide adjusted and the hardware set straight before we call it done.
Choices you'll make
Plywood boxes and dovetail drawersSturdy plywood cases and dovetail drawers hold up to daily use and moisture far better than stapled particleboard.
Paint-grade constructionFor painted cabinets, maple frames with MDF center panels resist the cracks that solid panels can show at joints.
Painted, stained and two-tone finishesPainted perimeter cabinets with a stained island, or the reverse, is a common custom combination.
Inset vs. full overlay doorsFull overlay hides the frame and gives a little more opening; inset shows the frame and suits older homes.
Framed and frameless boxesFramed cabinets have a face frame and suit traditional and inset work; frameless cabinets give wider access and a clean line.
Kitchens like yours in Arlington Heights: before and after
Before
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AfterCustom Kitchen Cabinets in a postwar Cape Cod, Arlington Heights
This one is a postwar Cape Cod in Arlington Heights. What we started with: dark walnut-stained flush-panel cabinets with brass pulls. The reason for the call: dated cabinets that didn't fit the room or the house. After: built-to-fit cabinetry to the ceiling in white uppers and deep green lowers with matte black pulls and light marble-look quartz counters. Work included wood, door and finish samples, building the cabinets, plus hardware and final adjustment.
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AfterMount Prospect kitchen, 1960s ranch: custom kitchen cabinets
This one is a 1960s ranch in Mount Prospect. The kitchen as it was: original birch cabinets painted white decades ago, sagging doors, chrome pulls. What bothered the owners most: failing cabinets and too little usable storage. Finished kitchen: built-to-fit cabinetry to the ceiling in charcoal gray with brushed nickel bar pulls and black honed granite counters. On site this meant tear-out and site prep, installation and scribing, plus panels, crown and trim.
Custom Kitchen Cabinets in Mount Prospect →
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AfterBefore and after: a two-story colonial from the 1990s in Palatine
The site: a two-story colonial from the 1990s in Palatine. What we started with: golden-oak cabinets with oak soffits above. The main complaint was wasted space above the wall cabinets. Finished kitchen: built-to-fit cabinetry to the ceiling in white uppers and deep green lowers with matte black pulls and charcoal concrete-look quartz counters. On site this meant drawings and renderings, building the cabinets, plus installation and scribing.
Custom Kitchen Cabinets in Palatine →
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AfterAn Arlington Heights 1960s ranch: before and after
What changed: new cabinets in warm taupe with brushed nickel bar pulls, installed level and ready for charcoal concrete-look quartz counters.
Kitchen Cabinet Installation & Replacement in Arlington Heights →
Before
AfterAn Arlington Heights 1960s ranch: before and after
What changed: a new layout with an island, cabinets in light greige uppers and muted blue lowers, black honed granite counters and two glass pendants and recessed lights.
Kitchen Design & Layout Planning in Arlington Heights →The project, step by step
- Design consultationA visit to measure, take photos and hear what the cabinets need to do.
- Drawings and estimateElevations, a materials list and a written, itemized estimate for build and install.
- Approval and buildAfter approval we build and finish the cabinets, which often takes several weeks.
- InstallationWe remove the old kitchen and install, fit and trim the new cabinetry.
- Final fit and walk-throughLast adjustments, cleanup and a walk-through before countertops or after, as the schedule needs.
Custom Kitchen Cabinets questions from Arlington Heights homeowners
Is it cheaper to buy cabinets or have them built?
Buying ready-made is generally the budget path. Built cabinets earn their price when they solve fit problems or need to match the house.
What's the difference between custom and semi-custom cabinets?
Semi-custom cabinets are factory lines with extra sizes and finishes; custom cabinets are built for your room with any size, detail or finish.
Which wood is best for kitchen cabinets?
It depends on the finish. Paint goes on best over maple and MDF; stained kitchens are usually oak, cherry, maple or walnut.
Do you also install the custom cabinets?
Yes, installation is part of the project, from tear-out of the old kitchen to the last hinge adjustment.
Inset or full overlay — which should I choose?
Inset doors look traditional and suit older homes but take precise fitting and give slightly less opening. Full overlay is cleaner, more modern and more forgiving.
Do I need a Arlington Heights-registered contractor for custom cabinet project?
The Village of Arlington Heights contractor license number must be listed on permit applications; homeowners doing their own work file a Homeowner as General Contractor form. We take care of that before work starts.
Can you do custom cabinet project in an Arlington Heights condo?
Associations usually set rules for work hours, elevators, deliveries and insurance, and many require approval for plumbing, electrical or structural changes. We provide the certificate of insurance and follow the building's rules.
Arlington Heights building permit for custom cabinet project: where do I apply?
Permits go through Building & Life Safety Department, phone (847) 368-5560. When your scope needs one, we prepare the application and schedule the inspections.
Do I need a permit for custom cabinet project in Arlington Heights?
It depends on the scope. Arlington Heights's rule in short: Remodel permit applications (shown here via a basement remodel checklist dated 2020) require a building permit application, plans and a contractor proposal; plumbing and electrical permit applications are added if applicable. We handle the permit when one is needed with Building & Life Safety Department.
Do you work in my part of Arlington Heights?
Yes. Our crews work across Arlington Heights — ZIP 60004, 60005 — and nearby Mount Prospect, Palatine, Buffalo Grove.
Working in Arlington Heights
- A lot of Arlington Heights kitchens date from the 1970s. We know these layouts well and what is worth keeping.
- Condo or townhome? We follow association rules on work hours and elevators and bring the insurance certificate your board asks for.
- We know how Building & Life Safety Department handles kitchen permits and pull them for you.
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