Custom and RTA kitchen cabinets in Portland
Cabinetry sets the budget and the look of a kitchen before anything else is chosen. We design and install both fully custom cabinetry and quality ready to assemble lines, and we are honest about which one your kitchen and budget actually call for.
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Should I choose custom or RTA cabinets?
Ready to assemble cabinets fit most kitchens and budgets: quality boxes in standard sizes, delivered fast and finished well. Custom cabinetry earns its cost when the layout has odd dimensions, when you want a specific wood or finish, or when built ins and full height storage are part of the design. Cabinetry is the largest single line in most kitchen budgets, so this one decision shapes the whole project.
Custom cabinetry
Custom kitchen cabinetry
Built for your layout, in the wood and finish you choose: full height pantry walls, paneled appliances, islands sized to the room, and storage designed around how you cook. Custom is the path when the kitchen is unusual or the design is specific.
RTA cabinetry
Ready to assemble cabinets
Modern RTA lines are well built plywood boxes with soft close hardware at a fraction of custom pricing. We handle selection, ordering, assembly, and installation, and we level and scribe them so the finished kitchen reads as built in, not bolted in.
Installation
Cabinet installation and finishing
Level runs, aligned doors, consistent reveals, and crown and trim that meet the ceiling cleanly. Installation is where cabinets go from boxes to a kitchen, and it is the part we never rush.
Recent work
Recent kitchen cabinetry
Custom and RTA cabinetry from recent Portland metro kitchens.
FAQ
Kitchen cabinet FAQs
Costs, timelines, and how the work is built.
Are RTA cabinets good quality?
The good lines are. Modern RTA cabinets are plywood boxes with dovetailed drawers and soft close hardware, and once they are assembled, leveled, and trimmed correctly they perform like cabinets costing twice as much. The quality risk with RTA is almost always the assembly and installation, not the box, which is why we handle both.
How much of a kitchen budget goes to cabinets?
Cabinetry is usually the largest single line in a kitchen remodel, commonly a third or more of the total budget. That share is why the custom versus RTA decision matters so much: it moves the whole project number more than any other single choice. Our kitchen remodel cost guide breaks down where the rest of the budget goes.
Can you match new cabinets to my kitchen's existing style?
Yes. Door profile, wood species, stain or paint color, and hardware carry the style. For period homes we lean toward shaker and inset profiles that match the house; for modern kitchens, slab doors and integrated pulls. We bring samples during design so you approve the exact door and finish before anything is ordered.
Do you replace cabinet doors only, or full cabinets?
Our cabinet work is part of kitchen remodels, so we replace full cabinet runs rather than refacing doors on existing boxes. If your boxes are worn, out of level, or poorly laid out, replacement gives a better result for similar effort, and it lets us fix the layout at the same time.
All details matter.
A bathroom or kitchen remodel is hundreds of small decisions. Which tile, where the layout gives and where it holds, what gets fixed once the wall is open. We work through them with you instead of guessing, and you hear from us at every step, not just when something goes wrong. That is what you are actually hiring: skilled trades who sweat the details and answer the phone. Tell us about your space and we will put a real number on it.