Quality

Built to KCMA standards. Made in Thailand. Shipped from California.

Every cabinet built the way good cabinets should be — materials that last, joinery that holds. Here's exactly what's inside.

Five-piece solid maple Shaker door — close-up of grain and joinery
01 — Doors & face frames

Solid maple. No veneer-over-MDF.

Five-piece Shaker construction in solid maple — tight grain, takes paint and stain evenly, resists dents.

Real wood on every visible face. The grain you see is the grain that's there.

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Plywood edge cross-section — show the layers

02 — Cabinet box

All plywood. Zero particleboard.

Sides, top, bottom, back — every panel is furniture-grade plywood. No particleboard. No MDF in the structural box.

Plywood holds screws better, resists humidity, and lasts decades longer. This is the single biggest difference between a $2,500 kitchen that lasts 20 years and a $1,800 kitchen that swells in three.

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Concealed soft-close hinge — door open at 45°

03 — Hardware

Soft-close standard. No upcharge.

Concealed soft-close hinges on every door. They prevent slamming, extend cabinet life, and make daily use feel premium.

Standard equipment, not an option you pay extra for.

Close-up of factory-applied finish on a Shaker cabinet door
04 — Finish

Factory-applied. Cured between coats.

Paint and stain applied at the factory in controlled-temperature spray booths. Multiple coats with cure time between each.

Even coverage. No brush marks. No dust nibs.

Compliance & certifications

The paperwork that proves what's in the box. Available on every shipment.

Federal law

CARB Phase 2 / TSCA Title VI

Formaldehyde emissions ≤0.05 ppm. Current certificates of conformance on every shipment.

Wood sourcing

Lacey Act compliant

Every shipment includes PPQ Form 505 — wood species, country of harvest, quantity.

Construction

KCMA standards

25,000-cycle door swing. 600-lb wall cabinet load. Finish & drawer cycle tested.

Country of origin

Made in Thailand

Not subject to the 262% Chinese AD/CVD anti-dumping duties. The savings flow to you.

Grey Shaker kitchen — close-up of installed cabinets
Why this matters at our price point

Factory-direct pricing, not factory-direct shortcuts.

Most cabinets in the $2,000–$3,000 10×10 range cut corners somewhere — particleboard sides, plastic drawer slides, no soft-close. Ours don't.

The pricing works because we're factory-direct (no dealer markup), not because we're using cheaper materials.

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Inside corner joinery — dovetail or factory spray booth

Workmanship

Built to be inspected.

The places you'll never see — drawer joinery, cabinet interiors, the back panel — are built to the same standard as the door you open every day.

That's what factory-direct should mean.

Don't take our word for it

Order an $80 sample. Inspect it yourself.

Get a full-size door panel sample to your door. Test the soft-close hinge cup. Hold it against your wall. Fully refundable when you return it.

Order a sample door → Ships from California. Free design layout included with any order.