Amish Cabinets
I posted on this forum about a year ago. I wanted to stop back and post pics of the completed kitchen.
Details:
$4300 - AMISH - all cabinets, island and pantry (Oak Natural)
$5000 - Appliances
$3000 - Granite
$1000 - Flooring (entire first floor, less living room)
$600 - AMISH - all oak baseboards, door & window trim (entire 1st floor)
I live in Rochester NY but am from northern NY where Amish are plentiful. They do not use resellers or market their work, so I had to pick up the cabs and truck them here. But for a price that is 1/4 of what Lowe's would charge, it was worth it! Simple & functional--perfect for a working kitchen!
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ginny20
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Comments (16)I think it varies so much by region, it is really hard to say. I am getting mine directly from an Amish person, and paying $16,000 for the kitchen below (although we have made some changes since these sketches were drawn). Our kitchen is small (12 x 13), but we did all base drawers, a custom raised counter, quartersawn w/o, etc. He was about 3,000 less than the other three custom cab makers and close to $6,000 less than the Shilo cabs. I don't think your quote is that far off, actually. Maybe a little high, but not out of line. I will say that my Amish man will call me on the phone once a week, but not all will do that. He is also only 15 minutes from where I work, so I pop in occassionally too. If you have that kind of access, you could probably get them cheaper. If you don't, it may be well worth it to you to pay a middle man so you have some contact while they are being built. From Kitchen cab layout From Kitchen cab layout...See MoreA important question to ask your Amish Cabinet Maker
Comments (3)Usually imported means from China and if you ask most in this forum they would not want kitchen cabinets made from it....See MoreQuote & Layout from Amish Cabinet Maker
Comments (16)fks3- I guess I did get a bargain. I thought $145 was a lot of money until I had looked it up on the reva shelf website and saw that it was priced at $344. It is the one with the gas spring assist soft open and close. I think he gave it to me at his cost. I'm not sure if he made my peg in drawer insert or got it from reva shelf but he only charged me $50 for the same one that is $ 107 on the website. Tashamh- maybe you can try to bargain a little when you meet them in person. I had some snacks and pizza for the installers to eat instead of their own bag lunches and they wanted to deduct the price of the food from the bill. They also used a couple of our power tools and wanted to reimburse me for that. Of course I told them neither was necessary....See MoreRecommendations for Amish cabinet makers in OH
Comments (14)Felt I should chime in here since there seems to be quite a bit of interest in Amish cabinets recently on the forum and I live close to Mullet and many other cabinet makers near what everyone here in Ohio calls "Amish Country." I recently had cabinets made for my entire home renovation/addition. I had the benefit of local knowledge of these places but I still interviewed many of them to make sure I found the best fit. It will be impossible to convey a real overview but I'll mention a couple things that I think will help the most as you're considering your options. There are countless cabinet makers here - many of them will make an outstanding product for a very good price - specifically because they keep their overhead so low with respect to advertising, showrooms, etc.. They excel at fairly straightforward cabinets without a lot of frilly details. Not saying they aren't capable of doing the work from a strictly craftsmanship perspective, they just aren't set up on the front end to intake that high a level of detail - part of that low overhead. These are the places you would mostly hear about only through word of mouth. Excellent value. Then there are a couple places like Mullet - they build a great product but the cost will likely not be significantly less than other more conventional options because they're more or less a conventional cabinet company. Mullet is definitely the most commercialized in this category - they are trying to compete regionally if not nationally. This category of places will/can do anything you can dream up. They have made the investment on the front end with sales people, design and drafting, etc to make it happen. The benefit to using them is you can get a more custom better quality product for the same money you would have paid elsewhere. I had Mullet and several other places from both categories quote my kitchen. My two cents - if you are looking for a place in the second category - great quality with fairly custom details I would HIGHLY recommend Schrocks of Walnut Creek over Mullet. If you're interested in knowing more about specifics of why let me know. Sorry for the long post - tried to keep it as short as possible :)...See Moremodern_mom35
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11 years agoMahogany and Oak trunk and night stands. Sam said this was really expensive...$1700 for the set. I thought it was a steal. I would have bought it, but like everything I've seen at his workshop, it's for someone else. Nothing is made without an order. And nothing is paid for up front. It's all by a handshake and a promise. :)
Deja_Q
11 years agoMy kitchen was all DIY. The only outside help I got was $300 for running the gas from the basement to the range (previously only electric stove). And I had the granite guys install the two pieces at the backsplash. I saved the island granite to set myself after installing the floor and setting the island on top. I wanted the cabs to sit on the subfloor plywood and the island to sit on top of the finish flooring. I ran all electric which was more extensive than I figured with dishwasher & disposal, range & fridge outlets and undercab lighting. It was a job doing the backsplash too. For some reason I didn't enjoy doing the tile so much but it turned out nice due to how-to video's on the web.
I am not a carpenter but I don't mind attempting stuff as long as there's no time limit. It took 30 days to get a working kitchen after starting demo and about 6 months total to finish due to working at my job full time.
I used some left over trim to put up a chalkboard paint "menu".
It was certainly a fun project. And I love how functional it turned out.
The one thing it doesn't have is seating around the island. Didn't plan any and don't really miss it because we don't have kids nor entertain in the kitchen. Strictly a working kitchen. Just what I intended because I love to cook.
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11 years agoI also used Amish cabinet makers and for anyone in Wisconsin, I can highly recommend the
Miller Cabinet Shop
W4974 Hwy 44
Markesan, WI 53946
They do not have a phone so you have to write them a letter or take a ride to their shop (sometimes they are not in though because of installs or other events) So its best to try and make an appointment.
They hire a driver to transport themselves and the cabinets to your house.
Four carpenters arrived at my door at 6 a.m. and worked until 5:30 pm to install my cabinets and the charge for that was only $1,400.
My cabinets were a bit more expensive than Deja's because I used select cherry and had several radius cabinets and doors but i found that they were 1/3 to 1/2 less than other custom quotes.
Just as Deja_Q stated, it may be 6 to 9 months though before they can fill your order. I think it was definitely worth the wait. I have shown my kitchen numerous times but I will post a couple pictures for those searching for Amish cabinet makers.
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11 years agoDeja got an incredible deal! Ray is more like the price of Home Depot (except it's true custom with all the bells and whistles), but he does deliver and install. I paid under $12K, including the Berenson pulls and knobs, which they also installed. It included extras like tip-out drawer,lap board pull-out, trash pull-out, end panels (which are made like an actual door, not just a panel screwed on to flat wood), spice racks, paper towel cubby, and two built-in receptacles under the cabs.
Ray will do full overlay, which costs a little extra. He does various door styles and woods. My friend had him do very contemporary slab doors with no hardware, just those indentations for your fingers to open the door. He also does painted finishes. And granite countertops, actually, although I used someone else for my counter. He does not do frameless cabs, only framed.
I'm afraid these pictures don't do justice to his beautiful work. If you are anywhere near him, you can see two sample kitchens in his showroom.
I needed more spaces for wine bottles in this little rack, so he did a custom configuration
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