Stock vs custom kitchen cabinets

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Custom vs. Stock Kitchen Cabinets

Creating Your Space

When redesigning your kitchen, you can choose stock or custom kitchen cabinets. Though "stock" may sound common, you still have a wide range of design choices to make which allow you to create your very own space. Your other option is to hire a contractor to build custom kitchen cabinets in your home, according to your space and design preferences.

Stock kitchen cabinets are made on an assembly line, and generally come in stock sizes. If you are able to make your kitchen space work with predefined measurements, stock cabinets can be a good budget option.

Custom kitchen cabinets are created based on your exact kitchen space. Unlike stock cabinets, which are separate boxes joined together on site, custom-made cabinets can be fashioned by a contractor out of one long unit without seams. This unit can have any variety of doors and drawers, personalized to your specific preferences.

What's Right for You

Deciding what's right for you and your kitchen depends on your space and your budget. If you have a unique kitchen, with nooks and crannies you want to preserve, custom kitchen cabinets may be the way to go. If you have a straight-ahead, no-nonsense kitchen and function comes first, stock kitchen cabinets may be your answer. Because of the contracting and materials costs, custom kitchen cabinets are more expensive than stock, and may take longer to build and install. There are many design options available along both routes, and you will be able to give your new kitchen the style and function you're looking for.

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