Island that should look like furniture
If the island is the centerpiece of the room, we build it as one: furniture-style base, seating side panels and storage where you need it.
Serving 49 Chicago-area suburbs
Custom Kitchen Cabinets in Chicago & the Suburbs
Cabinets designed and built for your Chicagoland kitchen's exact walls, ceilings and appliances, then installed by the same team.
- Kitchen remodels across the Chicago suburbs, from Naperville to Evanston
- One project manager from drawings to final walk-through
- Permits and inspections handled for you
When Chicagoland kitchens need custom cabinets
Stock cabinets come in three-inch steps; real rooms don't. We design custom cabinets for Chicagoland kitchens to the measured inch, build them in the wood, finish and door style you pick, and install them with scribed edges so they look like part of the house.
A pantry wall that wastes space
We plan pantry storage around jars, cereal boxes and bulk bags, with shelves at the right heights instead of fixed catalog spacing.
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 needed beyond the kitchen
Mudroom lockers, a butler's pantry, a laundry wall or a bar near the kitchen can be built in the same style as the cabinets.
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.
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.
Door style or detail you can't find
Certain door details simply aren't sold in standard lines. Custom construction lets us copy or design them.
Cabinets that stop short of the ceiling
That dusty gap over the wall cabinets is lost space. We run cabinets right up to the ceiling line and trim them so nothing collects on top.
What's included
- Design visit and detailed measuringAn in-home design visit with precise measurements and a list of what each cabinet has to hold.
- Drawings and renderingsYou review drawn elevations and 3D views and sign off on them before construction starts.
- Wood, door and finish samplesSpecies, door profiles and finish samples so you choose with real pieces, not screen colors.
- FinishingPaint or stain applied before delivery, so the finish is even and cured when it reaches your house.
- Tear-out and site prepOld cabinets removed and hauled away, walls patched and floors protected.
- Installation and scribingWe set every box level, fasten it into the framing and fit edges to the walls.
- Panels, crown and trimFinished panels for appliances and exposed sides, plus crown and light rail.
Materials and options
Framed and frameless boxesWe build both: framed for a classic look, frameless for modern slab-door kitchens.
Paint-grade constructionFor painted cabinets, maple frames with MDF center panels resist the cracks that solid panels can show at joints.
Maple, cherry, oak and walnutEach species looks different: smooth maple, warm cherry, open-grained oak and deep brown walnut.
Inset vs. full overlay doorsFull overlay hides the frame and gives a little more opening; inset shows the frame and suits older homes.
Plywood boxes and dovetail drawersPlywood boxes and dovetailed drawer boxes on full-extension soft-close slides are our usual construction.
Custom Kitchen Cabinets across Chicagoland
The same job looks different in a 1920s bungalow, a 1970s split-level and a new subdivision. Here is what we plan for in different parts of the region.
Prewar towns
Radiators, chimneys and low windows
We build cabinets that work with the old house — around the radiator, beside the chimney, under a window set lower than usual.
Condo and townhome towns
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.
Arlington Heights, Lisle, Oak Park, Woodridge, Carol Stream, Lombard
Before and after: custom cabinet project near you
Before
AfterOak Brook kitchen, 1970s tract home: custom kitchen cabinets
A 1970s tract home in Oak Brook, a typical kitchen for Oak Brook. What we started with: dark stained oak cabinets with wide face frames and a scalloped wood valance over the sink. The main complaint was dated cabinets that didn't fit the room or the house. The result: built-to-fit cabinetry to the ceiling in white uppers and deep green lowers with satin brass pulls and creamy quartzite-look quartz counters. On site this meant drawings and renderings, wood, door and finish samples, plus panels, crown and trim.
Custom Kitchen Cabinets in Oak Brook →
Before
AfterCustom Kitchen Cabinets in a 1980s two-story, Bartlett
A 1980s two-story in Bartlett, a typical kitchen for Bartlett. 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. The job covered finishing, installation and scribing, plus panels, crown and trim.
Custom Kitchen Cabinets in Bartlett →
Before
AfterWarrenville kitchen, 1990s two-story colonial: custom kitchen cabinets
A 1990s two-story colonial near Summerlakes, a typical kitchen for Warrenville. The kitchen as it was: honey-oak cathedral raised-panel cabinets with worn finish near the handles, brass knobs. The main complaint was dated cabinets that didn't fit the room or the house. After: built-to-fit cabinetry to the ceiling in pale sage with brushed nickel bar pulls and warm walnut butcher block counters. Work included drawings and renderings, tear-out and site prep, plus installation and scribing.
Custom Kitchen Cabinets in Warrenville →How your custom cabinet project goes
- Design consultationWe measure the kitchen, look at the style of the house and talk about storage and budget.
- Drawings and estimateDetailed drawings plus a quote that breaks out cabinets, finishing and installation.
- 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.
Before you start: custom cabinet project questions
How much do custom kitchen cabinets cost?
We price from your drawings: box count, species, finish and hardware. You get a line-item estimate after the design visit.
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?
Yes. Our crew installs everything we build, including scribing, panels and trim, so one team answers for the fit.
How long do custom cabinets take?
Most of the time goes into making the cabinets, not installing them. We give you a schedule in writing once drawings are approved.
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.
Which towns do you serve?
Chicago and 49 suburbs, from Naperville and Aurora to Evanston, Schaumburg and Orland Park. Pick your town below for local details and ZIP codes.
Custom Kitchen Cabinets near you
Pick your town for local details, ZIP codes and nearby projects.
DuPage County
Cook County
Kane County
Lake County
Will County
McHenry County
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