Kitchen cabinets
Buying kitchen cabinets in Richmond, VA? Get the drawings first
Cabinets are usually the largest single line in a Richmond kitchen remodel, which makes them the worst thing to buy from a vague description. A fixed $299 buys a measured design you own outright — floor plan, elevations, 3D renders, itemized cabinet list — delivered in 3–5 business days and priceable at any shop in Virginia.
Kitchen design: $299 fixed · 3 free revisions · 3–5 business days · the files are yours
How much does a kitchen remodel cost in Richmond?
A kitchen remodel in Richmond generally falls in the same broad band as the rest of the country — roughly $15,000 to $60,000 installed for a full job, and meaningfully less if you keep the layout, the appliances, and the plumbing where they already are. The spread inside that band is mostly cabinets and labor, which is why an itemized cabinet list changes the conversation with every shop you call.
The one figure we can fix in advance is the design itself: $299, flat, with three revision rounds included and a full refund if you change your mind before the first draft lands.
What actually moves the number
Cabinets
Usually the biggest line. The same layout in a value line versus a semi-custom one can change the cabinet total several times over, which is why an itemized list beats a lump sum every time.
Layout changes
Leaving the sink, range, and fridge where they are keeps plumbing, gas, and venting cheap. Moving them is where budgets quietly double.
Counters and appliances
Priced separately from cabinets and easy to leave out of a budget. Decide the range and the hood early — both change the cabinet run above and beside them.
Local labor
Varies by market more than materials do. Installed quotes from a few shops around Richmond are the only reliable way to learn your local rate.
Where do I get cabinets in Richmond?
Cabinet makers in and around Richmond do their best work from a drawing, not a description. Give a shop a dimensioned plan, elevations, and an itemized list of what to order, and a firm installed price comes back in days. Give them a photo off the internet and you get a guess, a discovery visit, or a number padded for everything nobody has decided yet.
Every packet carries a QR verification mark: any shop can scan it to confirm the packet is genuine and consult our design team about design intent.
Where cabinets actually come from
Independent cabinet shops and cabinet makers
Build or order to your drawings, and often the best value on anything the catalogs don't cover. Bring dimensioned elevations and most can quote quickly.
Kitchen and bath dealers
Carry one or two manufacturer lines and usually offer design free — in exchange for keeping the drawings. A fine place to get a quote once you already own a design.
Lumberyards and home centers
Stock a value line and can special-order more. Convenient and competitive on standard sizes, generally slowest on anything modified.
Wholesale and online cabinet sellers
“Wholesale kitchen cabinets” usually means ready-to-assemble boxes shipped to you, with install left on your side. Cheapest per box, and only safe if your list is exact — a wrong width is your problem once it's on the truck.
Do I have to use the shop that designs my kitchen?
Not if you own the drawings. Plenty of showrooms and dealers around Richmond offer free kitchen design, and the condition is always the same: the shop keeps the drawings, so only that shop can quote them, and every other bid means starting the design over. When the drawings are yours, the same design goes to every shop, every quote prices the same cabinets, and you can finally see who is giving you a fair installed price.
How it works
Measure and order online
Pick kitchen, pay the fixed price, and measure your space with our guided steps — a tape measure and about 20 minutes. No site visit, no showroom appointment.
We design it in a real catalog
Your in-house designer lays out the kitchen in a real cabinet catalog and a senior designer checks every page. Three free revision rounds are included.
Quote it at local shops
Your finished packet arrives in 3–5 business days, owned by you. Take it to the cabinet shops and installers near you and compare real installed prices on one identical kitchen.
Common questions
Can I pay someone to design my kitchen without buying the cabinets from them?
Yes — that is exactly what this is. A fixed $299 for the design, with no cabinet sale attached and no commission on whatever you end up buying. We don't sell cabinets, so the layout we draw is the one that fits your room rather than the one that moves inventory.
Do I have to measure the kitchen myself?
Yes, and it takes about 20 minutes with a tape measure and our guided steps — there is no site visit. Before anything is ordered, the shop or installer you hire verifies the measurements on site, which is standard practice and keeps a mis-measure from becoming a mis-order.
What do I actually receive?
A measured floor plan, dimensioned elevations of every cabinet wall, 3D renders, and an itemized list of cabinets and hardware with real manufacturer part numbers — together, the Design Packet. It arrives in 3–5 business days, in your name, with three free revision rounds included.
What if I don't like the design?
You get three free revision rounds, so most concerns are a note back to your designer rather than a fight. If you change your mind before the first draft is delivered, you get a full refund.
Kitchen cabinets in other Virginia cities
Same fixed price, same drawings you own — anywhere in the state:
Get your Richmond kitchen drawn, then get real quotes.
$299 fixed, delivered in 3–5 business days — and the drawings are yours.