Custom Cabinets San Diego · In-House CNC
Cabinets Built to Last a Lifetime — Not a Lease Term
Every cabinet in your San Diego home should be engineered like furniture — plywood boxes, dovetail drawers, Blum soft-close hardware, and finishes that hold up for decades. That's exactly how we build ours. In our own shop. On your timeline.
Why In-House Cabinet Manufacturing Matters
Most remodelers in San Diego sub-contract cabinet work — which means their lead times, their quality, and their communication gaps become yours. We built our own CNC shop so your cabinets are engineered, cut, finished, and installed by the same team that designed them. One point of accountability. One standard of craftsmanship.
The result: a kitchen that fits your space perfectly the first time — not after weeks of waiting for a replacement panel from a factory three states away.
Precision to your exact dimensions
No standard sizing constraints. Cabinets built to your ceiling height, window placement, and appliance specs.
Faster turnaround
In-house production cuts cabinet lead time by 4–8 weeks — compressing the full remodel timeline.
Complete finish control
Our dedicated spray booth means no subcontractor finish quality or factory color-matching surprises.
Design flexibility
Custom profiles, non-standard heights, mixed materials, integrated lighting — if it can be designed, we can build it.
Cabinet Design & Construction
Every Decision That Shapes Your Cabinets
Custom cabinets aren't one product — they're the sum of dozens of small choices. Here's what actually matters, and how we build to the highest tier on each one.
Cabinet Door Styles
The door sets the entire aesthetic of your kitchen. Choose based on your home's architecture — not trend alone.
The most versatile profile — a clean 5-piece door that works in traditional, transitional, and modern homes. Timeless and low-maintenance.
A minimalist, single-panel door — defining aesthetic of contemporary kitchens. Available in paint, natural wood veneer, and matte laminate.
A traditional profile with a contoured center panel. Adds depth, shadow, and formality — ideal for classic or architectural interiors.
Framed glass uppers for display storage, interior lighting, or visual relief in long cabinet runs. Clear, reeded, and antique options.
Our CNC lets us build door profiles not available from semi-custom brands — rift-sawn white oak slabs, beaded inset, fluted panels, and more.
Cabinet Materials Compared
Not all cabinet boxes are built equal. The material under the finish determines how long your kitchen cabinets in San Diego will actually last.
Used for doors, face frames, and decorative ends. Maple, white oak, walnut, and cherry — stable, repairable, and beautiful in natural finishes.
Our structural standard for cabinet boxes. Holds fasteners, resists moisture, supports heavy loads, and stays dimensionally stable.
Used selectively for paint-grade doors and panels where a seamless, knot-free painted surface is the priority.
The industry shortcut — weaker, heavier, and prone to swelling. We do not use particle board in our cabinet construction.
Joinery & Construction
The parts you don't see are the ones that determine how cabinets age. Every box we build is engineered to outlast the home.
Solid maple drawers with interlocking dovetail joints — stronger and longer-lasting than stapled or doweled alternatives.
Dadoed, glued, and mechanically fastened cabinet joints. Built to carry full-loaded countertops and appliances for decades.
Blum CLIP top Blumotion hinges and Tandem Plus soft-close slides — standard on every door and drawer, not an upgrade.
Every panel, shelf, and side is CNC-cut to thousandths of an inch. Cleaner assembly. Tighter reveals. Better-looking cabinets.
Inset vs. Overlay Cabinetry
How your doors sit on the cabinet face defines the entire look — clean-line European or crafted heirloom.
Doors cover nearly the entire face of the cabinet, leaving a slim reveal between doors. Clean, contemporary, and maximizes interior storage.
Doors partially cover the face frame with visible frame around each door. The most traditional look — common in older or craftsman-style homes.
Doors sit flush inside the face frame — the most labor-intensive construction and the hallmark of true custom cabinetry. Requires the tightest tolerances.
Hinges, Slides & Hardware
Hardware is the part of a cabinet you touch every day. We specify components that feel right for the next 20 years — not just the first six months.
Blum CLIP top Blumotion hinges on every door. 110°–170° opening options, fully adjustable, and tested to 200,000+ cycles.
Blum Tandem Plus Blumotion full-extension slides, rated to 100 lbs. Hidden from view and whisper-quiet on close.
Solid brass, stainless, and blackened steel finishes — selected with you from our curated library of designer-grade hardware.
Cutlery dividers, drawer inserts, pull-out waste stations, appliance garages, and spice racks — specified during design, built during production.
Trusted Hardware Partners
The Names Behind Every Door & Drawer
Premium cabinetry is only as good as the hardware that runs it. We partner with the same brands used in Europe's finest kitchens — chosen for durability, precision, and a feel you notice every time you touch a door.
Blum
The global standard for soft-close hinges and drawer systems. Austrian-engineered, tested to hundreds of thousands of cycles, and backed by a lifetime warranty.
- CLIP top Blumotion hinges — every door
- Tandem Plus drawer slides — every drawer
- LEGRABOX and MERIVOBOX systems on request
Island Universe Hardware Inc.
Our premium hardware partner for pulls, knobs, edge profiles, and decorative finishes. A curated library sourced for design quality — not catalog depth.
- Solid brass, stainless, and blackened finishes
- Designer-grade pulls and knobs
- Specified and staged in our showroom
Get a Custom Cabinet Plan for Your Space
Visit our showroom for a complimentary cabinet design consultation — review door styles, finishes, hardware, and interior layouts in person before you commit to anything.
Our Construction Standards
Every cabinet built in our San Diego shop is held to the same non-negotiable specs — no matter the project size.
Panel-Ready Integration
Designed Around Premium Appliances
Panel-ready integration demands tolerances only an in-house shop can hit reliably. We build to Fisher & Paykel's integration spec from day one — so every panel, hinge clearance, and reveal aligns before a cabinet is cut.
Fisher & Paykel Integration
What Integration Actually Means
True panel-ready integration means appliance fronts match your cabinet doors in material, finish, and reveal — creating one unbroken line across the kitchen.
Come see it live in our showroom — so you know exactly what you're specifying before installation day.
What We Build
Kitchen Cabinetry
Base, wall, tall pantry, island, and peninsula cabinets — dimensioned precisely to your layout, appliances, and ceiling height.
Bathroom Vanities
Single and double vanities with integrated sink options, floating or floor-mounted, and storage solutions for every bathroom size.
Built-In Storage
Mudrooms, laundry rooms, home offices, and garage storage — manufactured to the same standard as our kitchen work.
Entertainment & Media
Custom entertainment centers and media built-ins designed to integrate with your equipment and architectural details.
Recent Cabinet Work
San Diego Kitchens & Built-Ins We've Built
A look at cabinets manufactured and installed by our team — kitchens, vanities, and custom storage across San Diego homes.
Custom Cabinets San Diego — FAQs
How long does it take to manufacture custom cabinets?
In-house production typically runs 3–5 weeks from approved design to delivery — 4–8 weeks faster than ordering from external semi-custom manufacturers.
What's the difference between custom and semi-custom cabinets?
Semi-custom comes in fixed width increments (usually 3-inch steps) and a defined finish set. Custom is built to any dimension, any finish, any configuration. Because we manufacture in-house, the price gap is smaller than most homeowners expect.
Can I see the cabinet finishes before production begins?
Yes — that's exactly what our San Diego showroom is for. Full-size door samples in every finish, plus complete cabinet runs installed in our kitchen display so you see selections in real context.
Do you only supply cabinets, or handle the full remodel?
We are a licensed general contractor (#B-1061681) providing full design-build remodeling — permits, structural, cabinetry, countertops, appliances, and finishes. Cabinets are one component of what we deliver.
Do you work with panel-ready appliances from brands other than Fisher & Paykel?
Yes. We build panel-ready cabinetry to the specifications of any panel-ready brand — Sub-Zero, Miele, Gaggenau, Thermador, and others. Fisher & Paykel is our preferred integration partner with the deepest showroom presence.
Cabinets as Part of a Full Kitchen Remodel
Custom cabinets are typically the largest investment in a kitchen remodel. See how our cabinet manufacturing integrates with our full kitchen remodeling process — from layout through countertops, appliance integration, and install.
See the Craft
We Are Experts In Custom Cabinets
In-house CNC · Blum hardware · Design-build
Design the Cabinets That Finish Your Home
Sit down with our design team at our San Diego showroom. Review door styles, finishes, hardware, and layouts in person — and leave with a clear plan and budget.