As you begin to research cabinetry needed for the rooms throughout your home, it’s helpful to understand and know the “language of cabinetry”!  Within these pages, we’ll give you regular Vocab-inetry Lessons that will have you conversing like a pro in no time!

Today’s Vocab-inetry Lesson
Defining the three types of cabinetry: Custom, Semi-Custom and Stock! 

Custom Cabinetry:  Custom cabinetry is the pinnacle of cabinetmaking. It offers the greatest degree of design flexibility, construction methods, options, and finishes. Designing with custom cabinets means the available space will be utilized to its fullest. There’s no need for wall and base fillers, as is common with semi-custom and stock cabinetry. (Furthermore, contrary to what some believe, “fancy” does not equal custom.) Crown Point Cabinetry is a full custom cabinetmaker; we build cabinetry to your exact specifications-within a 16th of an inch!  And, nothing is built until an order is placed.  The sky is the limit, as they say, with cabinetry available in a wide array of  wood species, finishes, door styles, hardware and organizational options.

As a custom cabinetmaker we build to fit your home, your style and your budget.

Semi-Custom Cabinetry:  A middle-of-the-road option where there’s a limited number of choices on things like wood species, finish and hardware. Cabinetry may be available in a number of sizes and shapes, but they are restricted to predetermined increments. Filler pieces will more than likely be necessary to complete the run of cabinetry that intersects a house wall or other cabinets.

Stock Cabinetry: Stock cabinetry is the least expensive of all these categories, with the absolute fewest options available. The cabinets are all pre-built and your choices are completely limited by what the manufacturer wishes to offer.

Was today’s lesson helpful?  Is there a cabinetry term that you’d like explained? Leave a comment below and we may feature your Vocab-inetry term in an upcoming entry!

In today’s featured video, long time Crown Point employee, Clide Quimby, demonstrates the assembly of a drawer base cabinet!  Take a look!

When building or remodeling a kitchen, the cabinetry door style largely determines the look of the space.  And, if you’ve had a chance to scroll through our options, you’ll see we offer 58 standard styles.  So, how do you decide? Crown Point Designer Deb Foster breaks it down in today’s Designer Tip:

“A good place to start is to gather magazine clippings with photos of cabinetry that appeal to you.  Usually the photos are similar to one another and can give you some insight into what your eye finds appealing.  From there, I usually ask a handful of questions to narrow the choices down to a select few.

Our Cambridge door style was the perfect fit for this Victorian Shingle Style home in Northern NH

1.  What is the style of the house?

Pay attention to what works with the period the home was built in.  If you live in a Bungalow, for example, you might like our Craftsman door.  If you live in a cottage style home, Hampton, or (you guessed it) Cottage are great choices.

2. Do you prefer a simple, clean look or are you more drawn to an ornate style?

3. Is there woodwork in other areas of the house?

If you have oak woodwork in the living room, it might be nice to tie the rooms together with oak cabinetry.  Choose a door style with similar details to really bring it together.

Once you have an idea of what you’re looking for, print out your top choices.  Lay them on a large surface and picture them in your home.  Then ask yourself one simple question: Which one makes you happy?  A lot of these decisions are based on a feeling, and if you just do what feels right, you can’t go wrong!”

Drawing upon years of experience and a background in print ad design, Deb Foster has designed hundreds of kitchens.  She has also had several kitchens and other rooms published in national magazines.  When asked what she enjoys most about her job, Deb says it’s collaborating with clients and professionals to create dream kitchens on paper and see them come to life in the client’s home.

When our photography crew travels to shoot installed Crown Point kitchens, we often encounter family pets who are quite curious about us and our equipment.  This inspired us to create a new segment of our blog called “Crown Point Critters.”

We were delighted when we received this Crown Point Critter photo from a client in San Diego, California.  She refers to this handsome guy as “The Supervisor.”  We can see why…It’s a good view from up there!

Do you have a Crown Point Critter?  Send a photo of your pet posing with your Crown Point Cabinetry.  We just might feature your furry (or scaley, or feathery) friend on the blog!

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