RTA Kitchen Cabinets: Types, Sizes, Costs and How to Plan Your Kitchen
By Emin Halac, CEO of USA Cabinet Express. Updated October 2026. Short answer. RTA kitchen cabinets are ready to assemble kitchen cabinets: they ship flat-packed with every panel, door and piece of hardware in the box, and you put the boxes together before installing them. A kitchen is built from three main cabinet types, base, […]
RTA Cabinet Reviews: The Insider Scoop on Top Picks
Short answer. The best RTA cabinets share three specs: a plywood cabinet box, dovetail drawer boxes, and soft-close hinges with full-extension drawer slides. If a seller will not confirm all three in writing, keep shopping. Brand names matter far less than those three details. Every product spec on this page comes from our own published […]
Cabinet Refacing Cost 2026: Is It Worth It?
Short answer. Published figures put cabinet refacing at $4,500 to $16,200 for an average kitchen, and up to $23,300 for a large one. Set against new cabinets, that is roughly 70 to 80 percent of the cost of replacing them outright. For a kitchen with solid boxes, a layout you like and countertops you want […]
Are Gray Kitchen Cabinets Out of Style in 2026?
Same door profile, two undertones. The one on the left is what people mean when they say gray looks dated. Written by Helen Yasar Showroom Associate, Fairfax VA Reviewed by Emin Halac Chief Executive Officer Updated September 2026. We sell gray cabinets and we are going to tell you honestly when they are the wrong […]
Kitchen Cabinet Door Styles: Most Popular Profiles and What We Expect for 2027
The profiles contractors are specifying most going into 2027, and the ones we expect to keep gaining. Written by Helen Yasar Showroom Associate, Fairfax VA Reviewed by Emin Halac Chief Executive Officer Updated September 2026. Written from the showroom floor, not from a trend deck. Helen works with contractors and designers out of our Fairfax […]
Glass Cabinet Doors: Types, Costs, and How Much Glass Your Kitchen Can Take
Three short answers, since they are what you came for. Glass belongs on about 20 to 30 percent of your upper cabinets, grouped rather than scattered. It adds roughly 25 to 50 percent to the cabinets that get it. And which glass you pick matters more than how much you use, because that is what […]
Inset Cabinet Doors: What They Cost, How They Compare to Overlay, and When to Skip Them
Here is the short answer, because you probably came for it. Inset cabinet doors sit inside the face frame instead of on top of it, they typically add 20 to 45 percent to a cabinet order, and neither Fabuwood nor Mantra builds a true inset kitchen line. If a designer told you otherwise, they were […]
Are Raised Panel Cabinets Outdated? A Designer’s 2026 Answer
The same door profile people call dated, styled for 2026. By Hatice Halac, Kitchen Designer. Updated August 2026. A customer walked into our Fairfax showroom last month with a photo on her phone and a question she was almost embarrassed to ask. Her kitchen was fifteen years old, cherry, raised panel, and her sister had […]
Kitchen Islands With Seating: The Dimensions That Actually Matter
Two stools on a single seating run. The overhang here is doing all the work. A homeowner posted last summer with their kitchen already demolished. Their contractor had told them six inches of countertop overhang was enough for seating. Something felt wrong, so they asked. The question this article answers “How much overhang should there […]
Mantra Cabinets Reviews: Construction, Prices, Sizes and Lead Times
A homeowner posted on Reddit a few weeks ago. Budget remodel, salesperson pushing Mantra, and one question: are these actually good cabinets? The question this article answers “Our salesperson is recommending Mantra cabinets. Does anyone know if these are good cabinets?” Six people answered. An installer said Mantra is his favorite line to put in. […]