- 1). Use the internet to compare retailer pricing on new cabinets. Most big box home stores allow you to see products and compare prices without wasting time and gas driving around from store to store. Also consider online-only retailers. Sometimes even taking into account the shipping costs, companies selling discontinued cabinets can offer big savings when compared to retail stores.
- 2). Consider used. Why pay full retail for cheaply built cabinets when you can find high quality, solid cabinets that someone else is replacing? Again the internet can be your friend, and with a little research and patience, you can find some excellent deals. Search craigslist, eBay and other online auction and message board sites. When doing a kitchen remodel, many contractors will simply be throwing out the used cabinets so if you're lucky you may even find free ones.
- 3). Check the phone book in your area for building salvage stores. It may even be worth driving a ways for cabinets. Habitat for Humanity operates Restore, architectural salvage stores where they sell "gently used and surplus" building products. Check the link below for a store locater. Salvage stores don't only carry used products, they carry surplus and discontinued new supplies as well. Call around before driving from store to store. Have your rough measurements available so you can determine whether they have cabinets worth driving out to look at.
- 4). Look for stores that sell unfinished kitchen cabinets. There are unstained, unvarnished cabinets that you stain, varnish or paint yourself. They are significantly cheaper than prefinished cabinets and suppliers can be found online if there aren't any in your area. Ask your local home building supply store if they can order unfinished cabinets for you. They may not keep them on display but chances are they can special order some for you.
- 5). Think about painting your kitchen cabinets if you decide that replacing them isn't an option right now. Painting cabinets can give them and your whole kitchen a new lease on life. Check the link in the resources for painting kitchen cabinets.
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