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Full height, every time
Runs go to the ceiling rather than stopping at the usual line, since the dead space above wall cabinets is free storage.
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Custom cabinets in Lyndon have to earn their footprint, because in these houses there is no spare space to give a cabinet that does not work hard.
Custom cabinets in Lyndon are usually a storage problem rather than a style one. The houses are smaller, and the question is how much can be held rather than how the run looks.
That pushes the work toward tall units, pantries and built-ins rather than long runs of base cabinets. Height is the cheapest space available in a small house.
Leftover spaces matter more here too. A stub of wall beside a chimney breast, the space under a stair, or the gap next to a door will usually take a purpose-built unit.
Runs go to the ceiling rather than stopping at the usual line, since the dead space above wall cabinets is free storage.
We take a rough inventory first, because storage designed to look right and storage designed to hold things are different plans.
Stub walls, stair returns and the gaps beside doors get built into rather than trimmed around.
Each stage is signed off before the next one starts.
We measure the room itself rather than working from the plan, because walls are rarely square and the plan is rarely what got built. Every opening gets checked.
You get a layout and a written estimate broken down by stage, so you can see what the doors cost against the boxes against the install. Free, nothing to sign.
Cabinetry is built to the measurements we took, in the wood, door style and finish you picked. Lead time depends on the scope and we tell you before you commit.
Scribed to the walls, levelled, and fixed properly. Hardware adjusted so every door and drawer sits straight before we leave.
A tall pantry takes the floor of two base cabinets and holds three times as much.
Smaller footprints mean every decision is a trade. Adding an island might cost more in walkway than it gains in storage, and in these houses that math often comes out negative.
It also means the rooms outside the kitchen carry more. Closets, a built-in in the living room, and proper storage in the entry all take pressure off a kitchen that cannot grow.
Bedrooms are where the quickest gain usually sits. A standard closet with one rail and a shelf wastes the top two feet and the bottom foot, and fitting it out properly roughly doubles what it holds without touching the walls or the doors.
We start with a rough inventory of what has to be stored, because in a small house the plan follows capacity rather than appearance.
Then the runs are drawn to full height, and the leftover spaces get looked at properly rather than trimmed around. Those are usually where the extra capacity comes from.
Build and finish happen in the shop, and fitting scribes everything in so a tall run does not read as a wardrobe standing against a wall. Toe kicks and cornice are matched to the room so the unit reads as part of the house rather than as furniture.
Where the finish is the tired part rather than the layout, cabinet refinishing in Louisville is the least expensive route to a change.
Storage outside the kitchen is where these houses gain most: built-ins & bookcases in Louisville in the living space, custom closets in Louisville in the bedrooms, and custom bathroom vanities in Louisville where a stock unit wastes the wall.
We also work in cabinets in Hurstbourne and cabinets in Jeffersontown, and you can see every area we cover around Louisville.
Get a free written estimate and we will measure your Lyndon rooms before quoting.
Usually the bedrooms. A standard closet with one rail wastes the top two feet and the bottom foot, and fitting it out properly roughly doubles what it holds.
Often not. If it costs you walkway, the room gets worse to use, and a peninsula or a run of tall storage usually serves the same purpose.
Those are where the capacity is. A stub of wall beside a chimney breast, the space under a stair, or the gap next to a door will usually take a purpose-built unit.
In a small house, yes. The space above standard wall cabinets is free storage, and stopping short of the ceiling gives it away.
We stay inside about 20 miles of Louisville, close enough to measure, template and install without the schedule slipping. These are the areas we cover most often.
Tell us the room and what you want out of it. You get a written estimate broken down by stage, free, with nothing to sign.