Tony's Custom Cabinets

Have a budget figure in mind. Try to make this budget a realistic one. Beginning with a budget that is too high for your needs can be as damaging as one that is too low, since one leads to overdoing the kitchen, while the other leads to doing less than a complete and satisfying job. Lastly, because of the almost unlimited accessory options available, it is imperative that you communicate this budget to your designer or cabinetmaker, so that he or she can be as helpful as possible by eliminating wasteful consideration of items that don't fit that budget.

When it comes to up-scale kitchen design, cabinet style and appliance type decisions always come first. The distinction between appliance type and appliance brand is an important one. It is important that before the cabinets start to be designed we have specific models chosen so that we can best build them into the cabinetry. 

Here are a few appliance decisions to think about: Obviously some of your appliance sizes are going to be influenced by room size and space considerations.

1. Natural gas or electric.
   
2. Free standing range or cooktop
   
3. Single or double oven. (conventional or convection)
   
4. Down draft or ventilator hood.
   
5. Conventional microwave vs. convection microwave (built in or counter)
6. 30", 33", 36", 42", 48" standard or counter depth refrigerator.
7. Integrated appliances (made to look like part of the cabinetry)
   

Your appliances are what we are going to build your cabinetry around. Once these important general appliance decisions have been made, it is then time to start looking at cabinet options. Here are a few cabinet decisions to think about: 

1. Wood Species: Maple, Oak, Cherry and many others to choose from.
2. Frameless Vs. Frame construction.
3. Door Styles.
4. Drawer box materials and hardware.
5. Pantry interiors. (pullouts and tray storage)
6. Convenience options. (see our storge options page for ideas)
7. Wine Racks & Wet Bar areas.
8. Finish colors.
9. Desk/Office areas and Entertainment Centers.

Once you have made some basic desicions we can get down to refining and customizing your project to meet your exact needs. Read on below to get a better understanding of what we have to offer and what makes our cabinetry unique.

Frameless Construction is by far the most popular case construction method today. The most distinctive difference between our counstruction and many of the other brands is our dado construction. Most manufacturers are using butt joints and mechanical fasteners. We feel that dado construction is still the very best way to join to cabinet components that are meant to last. Our cabinet boxes are all made using American made plywood. There is no particleboard in our cabinetry. Frameless cabinetry will generally give you 20-30 percent more useable space than traditional face frame construction.

My favorite drawer boxes are built with 1/2" nine-ply Baltic birch furniture plywood or the solid hardwood of your choice all with dovetail joinery construction and finished with the same high quality conversion varnishes.

Cabinet doors can be built from any species of hardwood and door styles are almost limitless. Ornamental applications like moldings, flutings, columns, carvings and other appliqués make a job particularly unique. Custom range hoods, built in appliances, and appliance panels are all given very special consideration in the design process. We can do custom stain matches, faux finishes; distressing and antiquing. We can match any sample and even match a photograph you may have.

Catalized conversion varnish is the finish most used by premium cabinet makers. This finish is absolutely the best finish available to use on any type of cabinetry. Conversion varnish has superior resistance to scratching, marring, staining and even burning. There is no finer finish to protect your investment. We uses only the highest quality conversion varnishes on all of their products.