A tight condo kitchen where inches count
Small condo kitchens benefit most from custom sizes. We use every inch, including shallow cabinets on walls too narrow for standard depth.
Serving Mount Prospect & nearby Des Plaines, Arlington Heights
Custom Kitchen Cabinets in Mount Prospect, IL
Cabinets designed and built for your Mount Prospect kitchen's exact walls, ceilings and appliances, then installed by the same team.
- Kitchen remodels across Mount Prospect ZIP 60056, 60005
- One project manager from drawings to final walk-through
- Permits and inspections handled for you
When Mount Prospect kitchens need custom cabinets
When a kitchen has odd dimensions, tall ceilings or a style worth matching, built-to-fit cabinets are the honest answer. We measure your Mount Prospect kitchen in detail, send drawings for approval and handle construction, finishing and installation in one job.
A pantry wall that wastes space
Deep pantry cabinets lose cans in the back. We build shallower pantry units, roll-outs or door racks so everything is visible.
Appliances that should disappear
Panel-ready refrigerators and dishwashers need panels made to the maker's specs. We build them to match the doors around them, so the appliances blend in.
Storage that doesn't fit how you cook
Spice pull-outs by the range, tray dividers over the oven, a deep drawer for the stand mixer — custom cabinets put storage where you reach for it.
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.
Island that should look like furniture
A built island can carry a different color or wood from the perimeter, with legs, corbels or a paneled back for the stools side.
Wide gaps and fillers everywhere
Previous cabinets show three-inch filler strips at every wall and appliance. Built-to-fit boxes close those gaps and gain storage.
Small appliances crowding the counter
When the counters are lined with machines, we build a closed station with outlets inside so they live behind a door.
Everything in a custom cabinet project
- Design visit and detailed measuringWe measure every wall, window, ceiling height and appliance opening and talk through how you use the kitchen.
- Drawings and renderingsElevations and a floor plan show every box, door and drawer before anything is built.
- Wood, door and finish samplesSample doors and finish boards for picking wood, profile and color in your own light.
- 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.
- Panels, crown and trimAppliance panels, end panels, crown molding and toe kicks to finish the built-in look.
- Hardware and final adjustmentPulls installed, doors and drawers tuned for even gaps, and a walk-through with you.
Materials and options
Plywood boxes and dovetail drawersPlywood boxes and dovetailed drawer boxes on full-extension soft-close slides are our usual construction.
Paint-grade constructionFor painted cabinets, maple frames with MDF center panels resist the cracks that solid panels can show at joints.
Framed and frameless boxesFramed cabinets have a face frame and suit traditional and inset work; frameless cabinets give wider access and a clean line.
Maple, cherry, oak and walnutMaple paints and stains evenly, cherry darkens with age, white oak shows a strong grain, walnut is rich and dark.
Painted, stained and two-tone finishesPainted perimeter cabinets with a stained island, or the reverse, is a common custom combination.
Kitchens like yours in Mount Prospect: before and after
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AfterCustom Kitchen Cabinets in a 1950s ranch, Mount Prospect
This one is a 1950s 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. After: built-to-fit cabinetry to the ceiling in charcoal gray with brushed nickel bar pulls and black honed granite counters. Work included drawings and renderings, tear-out and site prep, plus hardware and final adjustment.
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AfterCustom Kitchen Cabinets in a postwar bi-level, Des Plaines
A postwar bi-level in Des Plaines, a typical kitchen for Des Plaines. The kitchen as it was: 1970s dark pecan-stained cabinets. The reason for the call: dated cabinets that didn't fit the room or the house. Finished kitchen: built-to-fit cabinetry to the ceiling in white uppers and deep green lowers with satin brass pulls and warm walnut butcher block counters. On site this meant design visit and detailed measuring, drawings and renderings, plus tear-out and site prep.
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AfterBefore and after: a 1950s ranch in Arlington Heights
The site: a 1950s ranch in Arlington Heights. Before: dark walnut-stained flush-panel cabinets with brass pulls. What bothered the owners most: dated cabinets that didn't fit the room or the house. Finished kitchen: built-to-fit cabinetry to the ceiling in white uppers and deep green lowers with matte black pulls and light marble-look quartz counters. The job covered drawings and renderings, building the cabinets, plus panels, crown and trim.
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AfterKitchen Cabinet Installation & Replacement in a 1960s ranch, Mount Prospect
Finished: 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 Mount Prospect →
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AfterBefore and after: a postwar Cape Cod in Mount Prospect
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 Mount Prospect →From first visit to final walk-through
- Design consultationWe measure the kitchen, look at the style of the house and talk about storage and budget.
- Drawings and estimateElevations, a materials list and a written, itemized estimate for build and install.
- Approval and buildOnce you sign off on drawings and samples, construction begins; custom work usually takes longer than stock lines.
- 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 Mount Prospect homeowners
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 you also install the custom cabinets?
We do. Building and installing in one job means no finger-pointing if something needs adjusting.
Which wood is best for kitchen cabinets?
For painted cabinets, maple and MDF panels. For stain, it's taste: maple for smooth, cherry for warmth, white oak for grain, walnut for dark richness.
How long do custom cabinets take?
Building and finishing usually takes several weeks after you approve the drawings, which is often longer than stock or semi-custom lines. Installation then takes days.
How much do custom kitchen cabinets cost?
Size of the kitchen, wood species, door style, finish and interior fittings drive the price. We give a written, itemized estimate after measuring.
What is the Mount Prospect building department phone number?
Permits go through Community Development Department - Building & Inspection Services, phone (847) 870-5675. When your scope needs one, we prepare the application and schedule the inspections.
Do Mount Prospect condo associations need to approve custom cabinet project?
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.
Do I need a Mount Prospect-registered contractor for custom cabinet project?
A Contractor's License is required for general contractors (and listed trades); $200, valid one year, applied for through the online portal. We take care of that before work starts.
Do I need a permit for custom cabinet project in Mount Prospect?
It depends on the scope. Mount Prospect's rule in short: Kitchen remodels need a permit and a code review (about 10 business days). We handle the permit when one is needed with Community Development Department - Building & Inspection Services.
Do you work in my part of Mount Prospect?
Yes. Our crews work across Mount Prospect — ZIP 60056, 60005 — and nearby Des Plaines, Arlington Heights, Elk Grove Village.
Working in Mount Prospect
- A lot of Mount Prospect kitchens date from the 1960s. 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 Community Development Department - Building & Inspection Services handles kitchen permits and pull them for you.
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Kitchen Design & Layout PlanningLayouts, 3D plans and material picks before work starts.
Kitchen Island & Peninsula InstallationNew islands and peninsulas with seating and storage.
Kitchen RemodelingFull kitchen remodels, from layout to last cabinet pull.
Kitchen Cabinet PaintingFactory-smooth painted cabinets without replacing them.