RTA Kitchen Cabinet Makeovers

Great ideas for RTA kitchen cabinet makeovers come from architects, kitchen designers, experienced cabinet installers, do-it-yourself books, and cable television shows that focus on kitchen transformations.  Here are some additional great rta kitchen makeovers and ideas from Kitchen Cabinet Discounts' customers who bought our ready-to-assemble (RTA) discount cabinets, or, for just a little more, purchased our RTA cabinets already assembled by the warehouse at unbelievably cheap, wholesale prices: 

Lisa & Andy G. - South Seaville, New Jersey  

BEFORE KITCHEN MAKEOVER                                                   AFTER KITCHEN MAKEOVER

       

Lisa's and Andy's small kitchen with its 30" high cabinets offered little storage, less counter space, and limited seating. Their spice rack, knives, cannisters, toaster, and can opener were neatly organized on the counter, but added to the clutter, and the overall feeling wasn't inviting.  SOLUTION:  Adding 8' X 16' to their kitchen, selecting earth tone floor tiles and warm backsplash tiles, and upgrading their cabinetry to 42" high MADISON AVENUE RTA cabinets.  They also updated the function of their cabinets by adding convenient pullout spice racks to the sides of the microwave, a built-in trash/recycling bin in the island, and a rollout spice pantry for condiments and cans.

Additionally, Andy and Lisa recessed their new 24" wide pantry and refrigerator, and added four-inch crown molding to all of their wall cabinets.  They created an island that seats four, and capped all counters with an attractive complementary granite.  They warmed up the room with recessed lighting in the ceiling, the light over the island, and undercabinet lighting.

     

Lisa -

"You won't believe the feedback we get from everyone.  When people see the kitchen, their mouths drop open and say, 'OH MY GOD, what a BEAUTIFUL kitchen.  It looks like it should be in a model home.' And with everything within reach and in one area, it makes life MUCH easier.   We spend most of our time in the kitchen now and I find myself wanting to cook and make things all the time.

"A lot of my husband's friends who are builders (my husband is not, by the way) couldn't believe the quality of the cabinets and said they are so much better than what they put in homes.  They couldn't believe how well put together the cabinets were, the detail in the cabinets, and most of all, the cost of the cabinets.  You can't get the same quality of cabinets in our area for the price.
 
"We just can't say enough about the beauty of the cabinets and our kitchen. When you walk into our kitchen it gives you such a warm feeling and this is quite honestly where we spend most of our time and do a lot more entertaining.  The cabinets give you that custom look with all the details, without the expense of custom cabinets. Most importantly, what added to this great experience was the personal touch that  your company gave us.  You were with us from start to finish and even after. Everyone was so nice and helpful from the e-mails to phone calls to the advice you gave us.  If you didn't think something would look good or fit you let us know and offered another suggestion. You also enabled us to purchase top quality cabinets at a fraction of the cost of what a lesser quality cabinet would have cost us."

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Lyle P. - Grosse Pointe, Michigan

               AFTER RTA KITCHEN CABINET DISCOUNTS' MAKEOVER 

Lyle's home, originally built in 1913, had a white porcelain sink (circa 1930) attached to one wall, a couple of pine cabinets that had been painted too many times, and functional but unattractive appliances. The stove was in a separate room with a pantry. The entry to the basement, ideal only for those under 5 feet tall, was in the kitchen, left of the window. 

Lyle cleverly relocated the basement entrance to the hallway.  He converted the pantry to a first floor bath and laundry. He added 18 NAPA VALLEY BORDEAUX ROPE RTA cabinets, 4" crown molding, a back splash made of 4" scaba travertine tile mounted at a diagonal, black granite, and stainless steel appliances to his kitchen.  Just look at his results!

   

Crown molding is usually 96" long.  Lyle's sink wall was 110" long.  To cover the seam in his crown molding, Lyle created the design on top of the sink cabinet from a cabinet shelf and wooden appliques.

  

Three decorative glass mullion doors next to the refrigerator add a touch of elegance, reflect light, and create a feeling of even more open space.

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Bill & Loretta P. - Raleigh, North Carolina 

     BEFORE RTA KITCHEN MAKEOVER - Dainty, but Outdated White Kitchen

     

  AFTER RTA KITCHEN CABINET DISCOUNTS' MAKEOVER - Sleek & Sophisticated

            

    

Bill and Loretta, from Raleigh, North Carolina, had a dainty and attractive, but outdated kitchen with white cabinets, white appliances, a linoleum floor, and busy wallpaper.  By knocking out their built-in pantry, they were able to place their refrigerator on the stove wall, and gave it a built-in look by adding a single door pantry on one side of it and a refrigerator panel on the other.  This allowed them to add a 24" deep double depth cabinet above the refrigerator.  They also reconstructed the shape of the peninsula that houses their sink, dishwasher and eat-in counter.  

Wanting a change from the white cabinets they had, Bill and Loretta chose IMPERIAL MAHOGANY MAPLE cabinets, attractive stainless steel appliances, and a steel hood.  They placed variegated rust/green colored tile on a diagonal on the floor, and added light beige tavertine subway blocks as a backsplash.  They also centered a rust color and beige mosaic rectangle above their stove to accentuate their verde green granite, so now have a sophisticated, elegant kitchen.  A fluted wall filler, corbel, and decorative end panel helped to finish the back and side of the peninsula.

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Marcy K. - Monroeville, Pennsylvania - from 7 to 17 Cabinets WITHOUT changing doors, doorways, or windows

  BEFORE RTA KITCHEN MAKEOVER - JUST 7 Cabinets

       

        AFTER RTA KITCHEN CABINET DISCOUNTS' MAKEOVER - 17 Cabinets + Tall Pantry

 

"Tranquil" is the word that describes Marcy K's new kitchen in Monroeville, Pennsylvania.  Her 17 LIGHT CARAMEL ROPE cabinets and tall 18" X 84" pantry from Kitchen Cabinet Discounts offer so much storage, Marcy now has space to spare.  But it wasn't always that way.

Two doors, two doorways, and two windows divide Marcy's kitchen.  That's why the room felt tight and choppy, despite the fact that the large window over the kitchen table allowed sunlight to pour into the room.  Marcy's old kitchen had only 7 cabinets in it.  The layout wasn't practical, and since there was so little space to store food, pots, pans, and small appliances in the 7 cabinets, the little counter space available was covered with foodstuffs.   Marcy wondered how she could sensibly redesign the kitchen without relocating the doors, doorways, or windows in the kitchen, and still provide enough storage space and enough room for her family to comfortably move around.

The solution?  Removing the kitchen table and 4 chairs, and using the diningroom as a diningroom, instead of keeping it as a "hoiday only" area.  With the table and chairs gone, Marcy could buy a dream-sized refrigerator and place it on an unused wall with a double depth cabinet above it, and add an 18" wide X 84" tall pantry.  By moving the stove to the sink wall, she could build a complete "L" of cabinets where only the old refrigerator, stove, and lazy susan had been.  These changes enabled her to transform a 7 cabinet kitchen, to a 17 cabinet kitchen.

Marcy upgraded the floor with porcelain tiles that incorporated black, yellow, and caramel brush strokes.  The yellow color in the floor tile picked up the new, inviting yellow paint on the walls, and the caramel color in the tile duplicated the color of the 17 light caramel colored cabinets.  The black brushstrokes in the tile highlighted the black glaze over the rope trim of the cabinets, the black tops of the new stainless steel appliances, and the black granite countertop.

"We love the design and the quality of our cabinets.  Being able to adjust the shelves of the cabinets the way we want to since there are so many pre-drilled holes in each cabinet is another nice feature.  Our friends couldn't believe how much -- or rather, how little we paid for our cabinets with solid wooden doors and drawers, plywood consturction, dovetailed drawers and soft close glides.  And EVERYBODY loves the rollout base pantry.  When a friend of ours who is a real estate agent visited, she said, 'Your kitchen alone will sell this house.'  But we don't plan to move anytime soon.  We're enjoying the new kitchen and the house again." - Marcy

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Kristin S. - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Turning an 11 cabinet "L-Shaped" kitchen into an 18 cabinet "DOUBLE L-Shaped" kitchen by removing 1/2 the wall to the dining room, and adding a peninsula counter:

Kristin realized soon after moving into her home in 2010 that her "L-shaped" kitchen just wouldn't work for her family of four. The kitchen's 11 cabinets, circa 1964, were small, and had no room to store a crock pot, mixer, blender, or the large pots and pans she used regularly.  The blind corner cabinets were hard to access, and instead of enjoying her time in the kitchen, the space always felt crowded and cramped.  Kristin and her husband really didn't want to do a kitchen makeover, but she feared if they didn't tackle the project shortly after moving into their home, one year would become two, two would become five, and only after the kids were ready to leave the house would they finally create a dream kitchen they could enjoy.  

Not willing to suffer for years to come, Kristin didn't let the three doorways coming into the kitchen or the huge furnace duct that restricted expansion deter her improvement plans.  By removing just the upper half of the wall to the dining room, she opened her kitchen, and nearly doubled her usable space.

             BEFORE RTA Kitchen Makeover      AFTER RTA Kitchen Cabinet Discounts' Makeover

    

        

Kristin still utilized the full space in her first "L-shape" cabinetry area, but by removing the wall to the dining room, she was able to add a second "L-shape of cabinetry, expanding her kitchen from 11 cabinets to 18 cabinets.  She swapped out her 30" high wall cabinets with 36" high wall cabinets, and replaced her tough to access blind corner wall and base cabinets with an highly desirable lazy susan and a spacious easy to access corner diagonal cabinet. She doubled the space above her refrigerator by using a double depth 24" deep cabinet over it, flanked with refrigerator panels.  On the peninsula wall, she added a second lazy susan, a glass cabinet with 6 spice drawers underneath and a massive 36" wide drawer base to hold pots and pans.  To minimize bending, Kristin also added a 9" wide rollout base pantry, a 9" wide pullout wall cabinet, rollout trays in a 15" wide cabinet, and a rollout trash bin.  Instead of family members bumping elbows as they mosey around the tight space, they now sit comfortably on stools at the peninsula counter, engaging in more conversations and assisting with more meal preparation.

"I'm so very happy with our decision to redo the kitchen.  It turned out wonderfully, and it makes life so much easier.  Our old cabinets were so small, we had trouble storing a bottle of oil in them.  Now, we have space for everything, and we all work together much more easily than before.  I can't imagine not having the pullouts.  They are my favorite additions.  And our friends keep saying our cabinets have much more detailing on them than they've seen before.  It just makes us feel good to know our space looks so good."  Kristin S.

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Tom & Judy M. - Endicott, New York 

                             AFTER RTA KITCHEN CABINET DISCOUNTS' MAKEOVER   

When Judy and Tom decided to renovate and expand their kitchen, they opted for 20 top of the line IMPERIAL MAHOGANY RTA cabinets from Kitchen Cabinet Discounts.  Their kitchen now features a sink wall with a pantry, a refrigerator wall with a book shelf built above the microwave, a peninsula with a cook top that opens into their breakfast area, and an island.  They created a mini-bar in the kitchen by installing a 36" wide high wall cabinet with glass mullion doors on top, and by stacking a 30" wide X 18" high X 12" deep wine rack over a 30" wide X 15" high X 12" deep wall cabinet under the counter.   Instead of using a valance across their window, they framed the window by placing a 36" wide X 12" high X 12" deep cabinet above it.

      

                         

                     

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Stephanie & Dean B. - San Antonio, TX -

                                                 AFTER RTA KITCHEN CABINET DISCOUNTS' MAKEOVER  

Stephanie and Dean are experienced house flippers.  They know houses with updated kitchens and bathrooms move faster on the market than those with outdated kitchens.  That's why they updated the cabinetry in the "L" shaped kitchen of this home in San Antonio, by adding 18 MADISON AVENUE RTA cabinets, including a lazy susan, corner diagonal cabinet, 18" wide pantry, a 9" wide rollout base pantry for condiments and cans, large drawer bases to store pots, a solid wood double bin trash can insert, and more.  They created an island with three more large base cabinets that serves as a 72" long eat-in counter/workspace.  Matching MADISON AVENUE RTA vanities were added to two bathrooms for consistency.

        

      

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Cathy & Jeff N. - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

                   BEFORE KITCHEN CABINET MAKEOVER                 AFTER KITCHEN CABINET MAKEOVER    

    

When Cathy & Jeff purchased a Victorian home, their kitchen featured updated 30" high white cabinets, but it also came with multiple doorways and windows that created unusable "dead zones." 

Converting their country kitchen into a contemporary, sophisticated one that would make better use of their wall space and the ceiling height available was a priority. By blocking off one window, and opting for 42" high IMPERIAL MAHOGANY MAPLE RTA wall cabinets, base cabinets complete with dovetailed soft close rollout trays, and creating a sizable island, they devised a more practical and more comfortable kitchen. They assembled and installed their RTA cabinets themselves, poured their own concrete counter top, and capped off their design with a classy mosaic tile back splash.

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Kitchen Cabinet Discounts sells high quality discount cabinets in maple, oak, bamboo, and birch at remarkably cheap, wholesale prices.  Contact us at 412-655-7377 or email CabinetDiscounts@me.com to learn how you can use our maple, oak, bamboo, and birch RTA cabinets for YOUR RTA kitchen cabinet makeover.  We offer a design service for $75, and will refund that $75 in full if you purchase $2,000 worth of RTA cabinets from us.

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