How to Afford the Kitchen You Want

The cost of cabinets mostly comes from whether you choose custom (order up any size you want), semicustom (choose from a wide array of predetermined sizes), or stock inventory (rely on set dimensions and use filler strips in between as needed). The doors have differences, too. Prices listed are for complete cabinetry in the styles shown.

Custom painted maple. Quality Custom Cabinet's door is a full inch thick, made with mortise-and-tenon joinery. Milled hardwood gives its inset detail sharp definition. It covers a made-to-order box of ½-inch plywood. About $650 per linear foot; Quality Custom Cabinetry