Orange County Custom Cabinets
Cabinetry for Kitchen or Bath
Since 1986, Sea Pointe Design & Remodel has been offering our clients the ability to truly customize their home with custom cabinets. We have a custom cabinet shop in our Irvine Design Showroom and warehouse, and we work closely with custom cabinet manufacturers to provide our clients with the best products and trusted warranties. Cabinets tend to be the most expensive cost in a kitchen remodel due to the number of cabinets necessary and the space size to cover.
Stock Cabinets
When deciding which cabinets will be best for your home there are three options: Stock cabinetry, semi-custom cabinetry and custom cabinetry. These days there are many products that offer great value at a reasonable price; however, when it comes to cabinetry, you truly get what you pay for. For example, stock cabinetry may seem like affordable pricing, but you must consider that most stock cabinets are being made overseas at a much lower quality with limited warranties. If you are looking for specific sizes, styles or colors, stock cabinets are going to be a tough find. Be aware, that many times stock cabinets are also RTA, meaning ready-to-assemble.
Semi-Custom Cabinets
Semi-custom cabinets, on the other hand, can offer a quality product with great value. There are expanded cabinet finish choices and cabinet door styles with size modification flexibility. There are over 40 modifications available to you when you use semi-custom cabinets in your remodel. At Sea Pointe Design & Remodel we have committed to manufacturers that make products in the United States that can offer catalyzed conversion varnish and lifetime warranties. Catalyzed conversion varnish is an oil-based cabinetry finish that resists moisture and damage from most household products. However, due to environmental laws in California, any cabinets produced within the state must be water-based and will show wear and tear as time goes on.
Custom Cabinets
For those looking for fully customizable cabinets, Sea Pointe Design & Remodel has a custom cabinet shop in our Irvine showroom and warehouse, in addition to working with our preferred custom cabinet manufacturers. Many homeowners believe they need to build custom cabinets in their garage with a woodworking carpenter. This is entirely not true. Sea Pointe works very closely with our custom cabinet manufacturer to create very detailed pieces with exact measurements that will work in any specialized situation.
To continue offering our clients great value for quality products, we can also design a space using mostly semi-custom cabinets with a few pieces from our custom line to get the most out of your kitchen and/or bathroom in just the look and style you like. The semi-custom line will match finishes and door styles to create a seamless custom cabinetry look while keeping cost in mind.
Price Difference
The price difference comes down to how well the cabinetry is built, the materials used, and the available options for size, style, and finish. How a cabinet is built and what materials it uses are the two most important factors when choosing a product. Are the drawers dovetailed? Are the cabinet materials particleboard, plywood, or solid wood? How thick is the wood being used? The thicker the wood, the stronger the cabinet construction. Are the doors and drawers on soft-close hinges and guides? These are all factors to consider when choosing cabinets that will be durable enough for you and your family.
Cabinet Door Styles
Cabinet door styles come in dozens of options, from contemporary and traditional to transitional and modern. Sea Pointe Design & Remodel proudly uses Omega Cabinetry in all of our kitchen, bathroom, and home office remodels, as quality is paramount and options are limitless. Omega Cabinets offers different product lines, so you can choose the level of quality and price you want to pay. This matters in a kitchen, since cabinetry accounts for 40% of your kitchen remodel costs.
The most popular Omega cabinet line is Dynasty semi-custom cabinets. Semi-custom cabinets let you match your cabinetry exactly to your wall dimensions. These cabinets come in a variety of wood species, as well as any major paint manufacturer color you want (See Timeless Cabinet Colors), and different finish options. Your designer can explain the options and help you choose the cabinets that best fit your needs.
Here are 4 different cabinet design styles you can mix and match with wood species, paint options, and finishes. From left to right and top to bottom, these cabinet doors start out more modern or contemporary and get more traditional, ornate details as you move across the different cabinet door styles and trim options.
Q: Do you provide custom cabinetry?
A: Yes, we provide custom, semi-custom, and stock cabinetry. Cabinets are the most expensive part of a kitchen remodel, mainly because kitchens have so many cabinets. You can save money on cabinets, but you also lose features and durability/longevity.
Q: Where are your cabinets manufactured?
A: Our cabinets are manufactured in the United States outside of California. We use top-of-the-line cabinet manufacturers, each with lines ranging from low-end to high-end, depending on your taste, style, and budget. Manufacturing is done outside of California so we can get the best quality finish available. Current laws do not allow the extra-strength finish, catalyzed conversion varnish, to be used in California because of the chemicals used to manufacture this ultra-strong finish.
Q: How long does it take to order semi-custom cabinets?
A: The typical lead time for semi-custom cabinets is 6-8 weeks.
Q: Is there a traditional cabinet layout that is better than another?
A: Your cabinet layout is very personal to how you use your kitchen. If you’re a two-person kitchen, you may lay it out entirely differently than a one-person kitchen. You may not want storage close to your cooking space if another chef is doing prep and the storage is where you’re already cooking. Our designers conduct an exhaustive cabinet layout meeting in your current kitchen to identify areas you can improve and any wish lists you may already have. Our designers will also recommend inserts and rollouts that make it easier to reach into cabinets.
Q: Are there cabinet colors and styles that stay in style longer?
A: Excellent question. White and wood cabinets tend to stay “in-style” longer, but don’t let that stop you from having some fun with design! You can design your whole kitchen with white or wood upper cabinets, add some fun, trendy pulls, and then do your lower cabinets in a color that suits your fancy. Or you can do your kitchen island in another color and when you tire in 10 years, consider painting or replacing. You may want to match your backsplash to your accent cabinet colors, since that’s also affordable to switch out in 10 years.