RTA Cabinet Blog
How RTA cabinets go together, what to look for in a cabinet box, how to keep a finish looking new, and how to plan the kitchen around them.
Best Place to Buy Kitchen Cabinets for a Remodel
Where to buy kitchen cabinets for a remodel depends on what you want to trade: convenience, hands-on service, a one-off space or the most cabinet for the money. The four places to buy, who each suits, and the questions…
Where to Buy RTA Cabinets Online: 8 Things a Good Store Shows You
Buy RTA cabinets online from a store that publishes full specs and prices, sells sample doors, offers a free design, and puts its shipping, return and warranty terms in writing. Eight things to check on any online…
Best White Shaker Kitchen Cabinets Online: How to Choose
The best white shaker kitchen cabinets have a real painted finish, a box built to last and a white that suits your light. Cool white or warm white, wide rail or slim rail, paint or thermofoil, and what to check behind…
White Oak Kitchen Cabinets Online: What to Know Before You Buy
You can buy white oak kitchen cabinets online as ready to assemble cabinets. Ours are Coastal, a real greige stain on genuine white oak, on both of our shaker doors. Real oak vs an oak print, what grain variation…
Affordable Kitchen Cabinets That Look Custom: 7 Details That Do It
Affordable cabinets look custom when the details are right: a full overlay shaker door, a real paint or stain finish, fillers and panels that close every gap, trim that finishes the run, and a layout planned to the…
Cheapest Quality Kitchen Cabinets Online: Where the Savings Are Real
The cheapest kitchen cabinets that are still good quality are usually ready to assemble cabinets with a plywood box and a real paint or stain finish, from a store that publishes its prices. Where the savings come from…
Best RTA Bathroom Vanities: What to Look For
The best RTA bathroom vanities have a box that survives a wet room, a real paint or stain finish, soft-close hardware and a box that goes together without cam locks. What to check, the sizes that matter, and the three…
Do RTA Cabinets Ship Free? How Cabinet Shipping Really Works
Cabinet orders travel by freight, so someone always pays for the truck. At RTA Cabinets Plus freight is calculated at checkout from your address, and sample doors include shipping. How cabinet delivery works and how to…
Where to Buy Kitchen Cabinet Samples Online
The best place to buy a kitchen cabinet sample online is the store that sells the cabinets, so the sample comes off the same line as your order. What a good sample is, full or quarter, and how to judge one at home.
Which RTA Brands Are Most Recommended by Contractors or Installers?
There is no independent ranking of RTA cabinet brands, but the things installers check are consistent: the box material, the finish, the hardware, how the box goes together, clear pricing and a published warranty. Here…
Plywood vs Particle Board Cabinets: Why a Plywood Box Wins on Quality
Plywood or particle board? How each material handles water, screws and the weight on a shelf, the hidden parts of a cabinet worth checking, and why every cabinet we sell is built on a plywood box.
What to Expect When You Assemble Your First RTA Cabinet (A Beginner-Friendly Guide)
Never built a cabinet before? Here is what to expect from delivery day to the last door: how long a box takes, which tools you need and when, what needs a second person, and the beginner mistakes worth avoiding.
The RTA Cabinet Assembly Guide
The order of work for assembling our RTA cabinets: what to have on the floor, how the box clicks together on the licensed SnapCore system, which parts take a screwdriver, and how to check that every box is square.
Command Center Cabinets for Every Style
A command center gives mail, keys, chargers and school bags a home. Here is where to put one, which cabinets build it, and which door and finish suit a traditional, modern, coastal or rustic kitchen.
How to Keep Your Kitchen Cabinets Looking New
Simple habits that keep painted and stained cabinets looking new: how to clean them, where water and heat do the damage, a yearly hinge check, and how to touch up a chip.
Looking for a guide?Measuring, assembly, installation and kitchen layouts are on the Resources page.