New Stuff

SSSShhhhhh!!! Don’t tell Wellborn the free display set went into my own personal closet

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!

Well this years KBIS show was…..well pretty boring!! Not only did the Camera Police threaten to kick me out for taking pictures… but there were really no new earth shattering products, “except for the Flushmaster 5000 toilet that could suck a small child down the drain” and many of the exhibitors scaled back their displays from years past. Some highlights are Quality Cabinets new Rustic Maple Door,

“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….

There is a lot of buzz going on about Chinese cabinets. Some of it is really great stuff, and for the most part you can get ALL WOOD cabinets with a nice glaze finish for an excellent price, but there definitely needs to be a HUGE “BUYER BEWARE” sticker on them!

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!

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 Wellborn, Quality, Kraftmaid, Saco, and Door Components.

While HGTV has been doing it’s part to bring KBIS “Kitchen and Bath Industry show” to the masses, My Nikon camera and I are gonna one up them and bring YOU KBIS 2008 Cabinet Guy style! Not only will I bring you the best in new kitchen and bath cabinets, finishes, and accessories, but I am gonna hit up ALL my manufactures for some extra KBIS discounts to pass on to you guys!!

The fun part will be if they say no… since I’m kind of a big deal in the cabinet world I get invited to lots of cabinet parties where lots of people have lots to drink… Now how many cabinet people do you know that love their customers so much they even resort to blackmail to bring them the SWEETEST DEALS EVER!!

It’s about time Quality Cabinets came out with a dark stain! Quality is my favorite manufacture I deal with and it has brought tears to my eyes when people have had to venture into other cabinet lines JUST to get a dark stain! This stain is available on Maple [Dulce] and Oak [Expresso]. The Espresso on Hancock Oak looks like something that jumped straight out of the Pottery Barn catalog and into your house!