The Case for Semi-Custom cabinets

Researching cabinet options for your upcoming kitchen or bathroom redesign project? If you’ve embarked on this adventure, you likely found options for custom cabinetry, semi-custom cabinets, and something called “stock” cabinets.
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At Studio 38 Designs, we’re proud to be a Wellborn Cabinet Authorized Dealer. Wellborn Cabinet offers “the best of both worlds” with their semi-custom cabinet home storage solutions. Here are a few things to consider for your project:

Wellborn Semi-Custom Cabinets

Wellborn’s semi-custom cabinets are available across their product lines and come with a variety of available modifications. Their semi-custom cabinets are a great solution for many homeowners because of the vertically integrated manufacturing process. This process allows for semi-custom cabinets to be manufactured to meet the specific measurements of your home quickly and delivered to your home.
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According to Wellborn, “Semi-custom cabinets offer the benefits of custom cabinetry at a less-than-custom price. The flexibility and modifications we offer make our semi-custom cabinetry a “best-of-both-worlds” solution to your home storage needs.” Wellborn semi-custom cabinets are built to order and are available at Studio 38 Designs.

The benefit of semi-custom cabinets is that they are measured and built to not only fit your space but also can be modified to fit your personal style. Wellborn cabinets are available in hundreds of cabinet finishes and finish technique combinations. Finish techniques allow for a unique personalization of your semi-custom cabinet finish and are never the same across two cabinets.
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Semi-custom cabinets can be modified to fit your needs. According to Wellborn Cabinets, popular modifications of semi-custom cabinets include:

• Increased cabinet depth
• Finished and painted cabinet interior
• Functional ends for easy access
• Voided toe kick for a minimal appearance
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Check out the Wellborn semi-custom cabinet modification gallery for more ideas on how you can customize your cabinets.

Semi-Custom Kitchen Cabinets

Your kitchen is one of the most important rooms in your home. Kitchens aren’t just for meal prep anymore. They’re the headquarters and breakroom for a lot of work-from-home folks and your “meeting space” post-pandemic. By including semi-custom cabinets in your kitchen remodel or new construction, you or your designer can make efficient use of every inch of space by including popular modifications and cabinet inserts.

Wellborn’s kitchen cabinets offer additional features outside of just our heirloom-quality construction. Space-saving and functional cabinet inserts, such as functional shelves or a deep corner drawer, help keep your pots and pans organized in those hard-to-reach corner cabinets. Other insert options include a peg dish organizer, spice organizer, or a hidden cutting board. Review Wellborn’s drawer storage solution products to see more organizational solutions. 

Wellborn Cabinet Peg Drawer Organizer

Semi-Custom Bathroom Cabinets

When preparing for a bathroom remodel it is important to consider your unique personal needs. Semi-custom cabinets don’t just belong in kitchens. Our bathroom cabinet selection includes standard base cabinetry and semi-custom vanity options. Base cabinet solutions and semi-custom vanities can be seen in Wellborn’s bathroom cabinets gallery.
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Space-saving and functional inserts are available for bathroom cabinets as well. Keep your cabinet space organized with U-shaped sliding shelf cabinet inserts and maximize storage space. Sink basket pull-outs can also provide functional space that extends beyond the cabinet frame.

Wellborn Cabinet U-Shaped Under-Sink Shelf

The Cost of Semi-Custom Cabinets

Semi-custom cabinets offer more customization than mass-produced stock cabinetry but at a higher price point than stock cabinets. While typically higher than stock cabinets, semi-custom cabinets offer the modifications and customization of fully custom cabinets. According to Wellborn Cabinets, “the exact cost of semi-custom cabinetry is fully dependent upon your needs, the complexity of the project, and the degree to which they are modified. While semi-custom cabinets typically cost more than stock cabinets, our semi-custom cabinetry offers the modifications and customization of fully custom cabinets at a lower price point.”
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Semi-custom cabinets offer the benefits of custom cabinetry at a less-than-custom price. With hundreds of finish and finish technique options available, semi-custom cabinets offer the “best-of-both-worlds” solutions for your home storage needs. Semi-custom cabinetry is built to order and can be purchased through Studio 38 Designs. Contact us if you would like to learn more.

Editor's Note: This content was originally published on the Wellborn Cabinet Blog in a post titled, "What’s The Difference Between Custom and Semi-Custom Cabinets?" by Collin Barnwell and is repurposed here with permission.