Custom Cabinets in DuPage County

Custom cabinets transform a kitchen from functional to exceptional. At Turn Key Designs, we design, order, and install custom and semi-custom cabinets for kitchens, bathrooms, and every room in between. Every project starts with precise measurements of your space, a design consultation in our Lombard showroom, and a fixed-price proposal before any work begins.

Why Custom Cabinets

Stock cabinets come in predetermined sizes and limited finishes. They force you to design your room around the cabinet rather than the other way around. Custom cabinets are built to fit your exact space — every inch is usable, every shelf is where you need it, and every finish is chosen by you. The National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA) reports that cabinetry accounts for 30 to 40 percent of a kitchen remodel budget, making it the single most impactful material decision in any kitchen project.

What We Offer

Semi-Custom Cabinets

The strong middle ground for most homeowners. Semi-custom cabinets use quality construction — plywood boxes, dovetail drawers, soft-close hardware — with hundreds of door styles, finishes, and interior accessories. Modified sizing lets us adjust dimensions to fit your exact layout. Brands like Kraftmaid, Yorktowne, and Medallion deliver results that rival fully custom at a lower price point. This is what most of our DuPage County projects use. Our custom vs. stock cabinets guide breaks down the differences in detail.

Fully Custom Cabinets

Built from scratch to your specifications. Any size, any material, any configuration. Inset doors with furniture-grade joinery, curved elements, specialty storage, and finishes matched to existing furniture or architectural details. Lead times are longer and costs are higher, but the result is cabinetry that exists nowhere else. For clients who want something no catalog offers, this is the path.

Cabinet Types We Install

• Kitchen cabinets — Wall cabinets, base cabinets, islands, pantry towers, appliance garages, spice pull-outs, lazy Susans, and integrated organizers
• Bathroom vanities — Single, double, floating, and furniture-style vanities with moisture-resistant finishes for bathroom remodeling projects
• Built-in cabinets — Entertainment centers, home office built-ins, window seats, mudroom lockers, and library walls built wall-to-wall
• Pantry cabinets — Walk-in pantry shelving, butler’s pantry configurations, and floor-to-ceiling pull-out pantry towers
• Closet systems — Walk-in and reach-in closet cabinetry with custom hanging, shelving, and shoe storage
• Laundry room cabinets — Upper and lower cabinets, countertop folding surfaces, and sorting stations

Construction Standards

Every cabinet we install meets these minimum specifications:

• Plywood box construction (3/4-inch sides, 1/2-inch back) — no particleboard
• Full-extension, soft-close drawer slides (Blum or equivalent)
• Concealed European hinges with six-way adjustment and soft-close
• Dovetail drawer box construction on all drawers
• Adjustable shelving on metal shelf pins
• Factory-finished interiors

These standards meet or exceed Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association (KCMA) performance certifications for structural integrity, drawer operation, door functionality, and finish durability.

See and Touch Before You Buy

Cabinet decisions should not be made from a screen. In our Lombard showroom at 219 S Main Street, you can open doors and feel the difference between stamped hardware and soft-close European hinges. Pull out a full-extension drawer and see dovetail joinery. Compare painted, stained, and thermofoil finishes under real lighting. Run your hand across a shaker door and then an inset door. The showroom is open for scheduled visits.

Part of the Design-Build Process

Cabinetry is never designed in isolation. Your cabinet finish, door style, and hardware must coordinate with countertops, flooring, backsplash, wall color, and lighting. Our interior design team develops a unified material palette so every element works together — especially important in open-concept spaces where kitchen cabinetry is visible from living and dining areas. See our full custom cabinetry capabilities for deeper detail on construction methods and options.

Throughout DuPage County

We design and install custom cabinets throughout DuPage County, including Lombard, Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Downers Grove, Lisle, Villa Park, Glendale Heights, Carol Stream, and Winfield.

Get Started

Schedule a showroom visit to see our cabinet displays and discuss your project, or call us at (630) 353-1186.