Wellborn Cabinets has always had a “Dressing Suite” collection that has been great if you want to continue the look of your “Master Suite” in your closet. But for those of us that don’t have a “Master Suite”, the Wellborn “Dressing Suite” collection may have been a little out of the budget… especially now that a gallon of gas is almost the same price as a gallon of Starbucks coffee!

Unlike all the Jokers in Washington, Wellborn has been responding great to the tough economic times with their “Gold Keys” program. This program is a 40 point plan to introduce new and exciting items and programs in response to the downturn in the market. This week, Gold Key #22 made a grown man cry…

Wellborn is introducing their “Distinctive Closet” program on October 6th! Just like the Wellborn Cabinetry line features a Good / Better / Best construction, the Wellborn Distinctive Closet program offers 3 different levels of Quality and Style to meet any Custom Closet design and budget. And best of all, because Wellborn is the manufacturer, you can be assured this is a GREEN CHOICE product that will be safe for your family and the environment.

To celebrate the launch of Wellborn Cabinet’s Distinctive Closet Program, I am offering FREE Custom Closet and Custom Pantry designs AND 10% off your Custom Closet/Pantry Order for the entire month of October! If you are a Builder or Remodeler that currently uses another Custom Closet vendor, now is a great time to experience the Wellborn AND The Green Cabinet Guy design difference!

Imagine the ease of cooking dinner with a Custom Designed Pantry like this! Rachael Ray would be jealous!

If you are one of those 6 digit homeowners and want to become one of the 4 digits… this Vanity Sale is for you!  Everyone’s budget is tight and while you may not have enough spare change sitting around for an all out kitchen redo, a bathroom remodel can also be an effective way to freshen up your home and make your neighbors jealous of the “Under Contract” sign in your yard!

While our readers in Phoenix could also benefit from Bathroom V2.0, they will not be quite as fortunate as our Atlanta area folks who can check out THIS LINK to see an every growing and ever changing list of overstock vanities starting at just $123.

With the home construction market DOA, there are a LOT of cabinet companies going out of business and others selling off excess inventory. I’m working with these folks to get overstock inventory out of their warehouse and into your home!  Stay tuned over the next few weeks for other sales and promotions I am putting together.

In the mean time, and for all of you outside the Atlanta area looking for a great deal on cabinets. EMAIL ME , I have connections with cabinet companies all over the U.S. and believe me they all have a MOUNTAINOUS pile of overstock inventory they would be to get rid of!

From The Cabinet Guy

Sorry to all the aspiring Cabinet Gal’s out there! I just got married to my beautiful new bride Elizabeth on 09-06-08! If you want to check out the pictures goto www.kellyisnice.com/whiddon
Kelly is an AMAZINGLY creative photographer so if your in the Atlanta area and have a wedding, baby, or just want some unbelievably great photos of yourself, give her a call and say Todd and Elizabeth sent you!

We went to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic for our honeymoon and had an AWESOME time!! “I will keep those pictures to myself “  Soon as I get settled back into reality I will be back bringing you the best in Kitchen design and Cabinet Coolness!

These homeowners love to cook and love to entertain for a LOT of people!! We designed this island with entertaining in mind. When it comes time to design your kitchen, remember not to get all caught up in only the “functional” aspects of kitchen design! There is also a “SOCIAL” aspect of kitchen design! A skilled kitchen designer can blend the functional and social aspects of kitchen design together and make them LOOK GREAT! Not only can you sit over 6 people at the island, but it works great to have this much counterspace accessible to the living and dining areas for serving food buffet style. This island SCREAMS come mingle by the spinach dip!!! As a side note…the homeowners made those stick stools themselves! How cool is that!?!

Notice on the other side of the island, the cabinetry was 12″ deep to allow more seating at the end of the bar, it then transitions to 24″ deep to allow for storage cabinets, an integrated trash can cabinet, and we capped of the end with an open display cabinet. These shadowboxes created with molding are a great alternative to standard raised end panels. While they are not quite as expensive as raised end panels, they still cost a pretty penny due to the amount of trim it takes to create them and the extra labor for your installer to craft them

Now You see the Dishwasher…

Now You Don’t!!

Integrating appliances into the cabinetry is a hot kitchen trend. Be prepared for multiple trips out from your installer though. After the cabinets are installed, your appliances will have to be installed before panel installation. While it is “possible” to sometimes install the panels before the appliances are installed, I don’t recomend it… these custom appliance panels are EXPENSIVE and a dent in one of them from the appliance guy’s handtruck is not easy to fix! When the installer comes back to install the custom panels and false cabinet fronts onto the appliances, I usually try and schedule any punch items from the original install to happen at the same time, with gas prices the way they are now the less trips for the installer the better!

The design work doesn’t always stop in the kitchen! Entertainment centers and offices are some of my favorite rooms to design. Here we designed a custom office complete with lots of open storage and a wood top that matches the cabinetry!

This bathroom is pretty simple cabinetry wise but for those of you looking for some ideas on trimming out your mirrors with molding I thought I would share this pic with you!

Kraftmaid / Rutherford Cherry / Black Glaze / Ginger Glaze Accents

The Blank Slate…

Cabinet Guy Kitchen Design Magic begins…

Unleash one of my Craftily Craftsman Installers…

Just wait until the Viking Appliances and Granite get installed!

2 Stain Colors + 4 piece crown make 1 Beautiful Kitchen!

Check out the 4 piece crown molding, staggered wall heights and matching wall end panels “a must for any high end design!”

Kraftmaid / Cherry Summit / Cabernet

Note the double stack wall cabinets, integrated cabinetry table, and wine rack area NIIIIIICE!

Here is a closeup of the table…

Something different for a kitchen or office desk…

Why install wire shelving when you can do something like this with your laundry room cabinets!

“awesome for mountain cabins, basement bars, or custom desks” Kraftmaid’s new Burnished and Painted finishes “about time Kraftmaid came out with a black finish!” and what could soon be a HUGE new addition to the Cabinet Guy’s product lineup! Bonus Points to anyone who can guess which brand of cabinets it is….

A few points to consider:

If you are buying cabinets from someone, either on the internet or from a local shop and they are offering you ALL WOOD cabinets at a ridiculously great deal, most likely there are Chinese cabinets..even if they say they are not

Warranties on these cabinets should be taken with a grain of salt… Little known to the consumer, say you scratch a door 3 months after your beautiful new kitchen is installed, with most domestic manufactures you can call up your cabinet supplier and order just the replacement door you need. With most Chinese suppliers you have to reorder THE ENTIRE CABINET!! Make sure you ask your supplier about this and if they say you can actually get the part you need without ordering THE ENTIRE CABINET be sure to get that fact in writing!

Another warranty item to consider is that with all the regulatory issues and other nonsense going on with Chinese wood, many of the manufactures are looking to move their operations to other countries, this presents two big warranty problems #1 there is a high probability that the manufacture will not be around in a year or two when you need the replacement part, and #2 changing wood and manufacturing plants will cause consistency issues with the finish, so your Mocha Java Glaze might look more like a Mochafrapuchino Java Glaze when the replacement part comes in!

All that being said… If you want a great deal on some ALL Wood Chinese cabinets EMAIL ME I’ve got access to several STOCK lines that I can get you in as little as 7 days fully assembled!! As far as the Imports go I recommend JSI Cabinetry . For those who want a little more of a proven track record with their manufacture then check out the BRANDS I CAN GET MY HANDS ON link and check out Kraftmaid, Saco, Quality, and Door Components.

But most people don’t realize the cool stuff you can do with cabinets. They see a cabinet and think “kitchen” I see a cabinet and think “furniture”!

Here is a project I worked on over the weekend to jazz up my entryway for a superbowl party!

Step 1: Buy some cabinets from The Cabinet Guy for a ridiculously good deal…

Step 2: Relieve your 401k looking more like a 201k frustrations by abusing new cabinets with sandpaper. Breathe deeply. Now close your eyes and imagine you are that guy on PBS with the Fro that paints the “Happy Trees” pictures. While keeping your eyes closed, dip your your brush into the paint and make some magic happen.
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Step3:Attach cabinets together with the fastening device of your choice (preferably screws), build countertop with MDF shelf from Big Box store of your choice (preferably Lowes), and finish your painting (preferably with eyes open)

Step4: ( Note: many items in step 4 can be avoided if you think ahead) Level cabinets on wall, yell to your beautiful Fiance’ to bring drill in from outside, ask beautiful Fiance’ to hold cabinets in place while you run around looking for your masonry drill bits, assure beautiful Fiance’ you have almost found them as she yells “These things are getting heavy!”, wonder if beautiful Fiance’ is having second thoughts about her future unorganized husband, find drill bits, attach to wall, kiss beautiful Fiance’.

Step 5: Have Beautiful Fiance’ decorate your new work of cabinet art!

Step 6: Have friends OOOOOhhh and AAAAhhhh at the sweet creation that YOU made!