Kitchen & Bath Cabinets in NH

Cabinets take up more space than anything else in your kitchen or bathroom, and they do more than store your things. They hold up your countertops, house your sink, and set the look of the whole room, so choosing the right kitchen and bath cabinets is one of the biggest decisions in a remodel.

A dream kitchen or a smaller bathroom update both start here, and with so many styles and finishes to compare, it is easy to feel unsure where to begin. At Country Cabinets, etc., we help you work through cabinet choices, and you can also walk into our showroom knowing what to look at.

What Your Kitchen and Bathroom Cabinets Need

A kitchen and a bathroom ask different things of their cabinets, so it helps to look at each room before you get into styles and finishes.

Knowing the basic cabinet types and where each one goes makes it much easier to talk through a plan.

Base Cabinets

Our base cabinets sit on the floor and hold up your countertop, with your sink dropping into the counter above and the cabinet below hiding the plumbing. We build most to the standard size, around 24 inches deep and 34.5 inches tall before the counter goes on.

Wall Cabinets

We mount wall cabinets above the counter to keep everyday things in reach without taking up floor space. We build them shallower than base cabinets, usually 12 to 24 inches deep.

Tall Cabinets

We build tall cabinets from the floor to near the ceiling, generally 84 to 96 inches high. They work well as a pantry in your kitchen or linen storage in your bath.

Specialty Cabinets

We also build specialty cabinets for a particular job, like a kitchen island, bathroom vanity, or pull-out pantry.

The door is the part of a cabinet you see, so the door style does more to set a room's look. 

Usually, running the same style on your kitchen cabinets and your bathroom vanity ties the two rooms together, which is why many homeowners pick one door they love and use it in both rooms.

Six styles cover most of what people choose:

Shaker

A flat center panel sits inside a square frame, with clean lines and no extra detail. It's the most popular style for a reason, since it works on a big run of kitchen cabinets or a single vanity alike, and it never goes out of fashion.

Flat-Panel

Also called a slab door, this is a single smooth surface with no frame or detail. It gives a room a sleek, modern look and wipes clean easily.

Raised-Panel

The center panel sits higher than the frame, adding depth and a more traditional look. It suits an older or more formal home, where a plain, flat door would feel too spare.

Beadboard

Narrow vertical grooves run down the center panel, adding texture without adding color or shape. It's a natural fit for a farmhouse or cottage-style kitchen or bath.

Glass-Front

A pane of glass takes the place of part or all of the center panel, so what's inside is on display. It works best mixed into a run of solid doors rather than used throughout, and it takes a bit more upkeep to keep clean.

Louvered

Angled slats run across the door instead of a solid panel, adding texture and a more casual feel than the other styles here.

Once you have a door style, the next decision is the finish. The finish is the color and coating on the cabinet, and the right one can transform how a space feels.

We recommend you keep your cabinets in a color you'll still like in ten years, since a finish is far harder to change later than hardware. In our experience, a pale finish can open up a small bathroom; a richer tone can warm up a large kitchen. We help you think past the showroom lighting to how a color will read in your own room.

Framed and Frameless Cabinets

A framed cabinet has a flat wooden frame around the front of the box that the doors attach to. It is the more traditional American build.

On the other hand, a frameless cabinet attaches the doors directly to the box, giving a slightly wider opening and a bit more usable space inside. This is useful in a tight bathroom vanity or a kitchen cabinet you pack full.

Neither is better across the board. The right choice comes down to the look you want and how much interior room matters.

Beyond the material itself, how the box, joints, and hinges come together matters just as much, so we walk you through where it's worth spending more and where it isn't.

Soft-close hinges 

stop doors from slamming, no matter how many hands are in and out of a cabinet.

Full-extension glides 

let a drawer pull all the way out, so you can reach a deep pan drawer in the kitchen or a vanity drawer in the bath without digging.

Adjustable shelving 

lets you reset the inside of a cabinet as what you store changes over time.

Concealed hinges 

keep the outside of the door clean, with no visible hardware breaking up a Shaker or flat-panel front.

Handles and knobs 

are the easiest hardware to swap later, so they're a low-risk way to update the look without redoing the whole cabinet.

These small details are what you feel every time you open a cabinet, dozens of times a day for years. 

Storage Options and Accessories

Beyond the box itself, a few accessories make a cabinet work harder for the way you use it:

Pull-out trash and recycling bins 

Tuck behind a base cabinet door instead of sitting out on the floor.

Spice and narrow pull-outs 

Fit into a slim opening beside a range or sink.

Tray dividers 

Keep sheet pans, cutting boards, and platters stored on edge instead of stacked.

Tilt-out trays 

At the sink front give sponges and scrub brushes a spot off the counter.

Drawer organizers 

Keep utensils and small tools sorted instead of sliding around loose.

We can walk you through which of these are worth adding to your kitchen or bath, and which ones wouldn't earn their keep.

Choosing How Custom Your Cabinets Are

Cabinets come at different levels of customization, and the right one depends on your room, your budget, and how particular your space is:

It's important to keep in mind that higher customization is not automatically better. A straightforward room may be served well by semi-custom cabinets, while an older home with sloped ceilings may need custom work. 

At Country Cabinets, etc., we help you match the level to the room, so you don't pay for flexibility you don't need.

Picking cabinets is easier one step at a time, and you will not be doing it alone. Here is the path from your first visit to standing in the finished room:

1

Get Hands-On with the Options

Everything starts in our Center Conway showroom, where our doors, finishes, and hardware are in front of you to open and compare rather than shrunk into a photo. This is usually where a vague idea turns into a short list of what you actually like, making the choices that follow easier.

2

Bring Your Room into the Plan

From there, your designer evaluates how your space works day to day and takes the measurements everything is built on. Cabinets only look right when they fit your real walls, windows, and plumbing, so this step is what keeps the finished run from coming up short or crowding a corner.

3

Pin Down Styles, Storage, and Price

Next, your selections come together into a working layout. Your designer helps you settle on a door style and finish, decide which storage features earn their place, and pick the level of customization your room calls for, then builds the quote around exactly those choices. Nothing gets ordered until both the plan and the numbers sit right with you.

4

From Delivery to the Last Door

Once your cabinets are ordered, you get a project calendar, so you know when they arrive and when installation is scheduled. On install day, the same team hangs and levels every cabinet, and when it is done, we walk your finished room together and sort out anything left on your list.

Homeowners across the Mount Washington Valley have trusted their cabinets to Country Cabinets, etc. since 1976. 

Fifty years of installing cabinets in the same Valley homes has shown us which box construction, hinges, and finishes hold up to real cooking, real steam, and hard Valley winters. It's also shown us which ones don't hold up as well. That experience shapes which doors, materials, and hardware we put in front of you.

We carry a range of door styles, finishes, and construction options, so we can match your cabinets to your room and your budget instead of pointing you toward one line for every job.

Because we are a small local team, the person who helps you plan also stays connected to the people who build and install, so the cabinets you picked out don't get lost between the drawing and your finished room.

You can learn more about us and the family behind our work.

The best way to understand what a door style or finish really looks like is to see it in a finished room. Our portfolio shows cabinets we have designed and installed in kitchens and bathrooms across the Valley, and how the right cabinets transformed the space around them.

The hardest cabinets to picture are the ones you have not seen up close, and a showroom visit is the easiest way to start. 

Call Country Cabinets, etc. or stop by our Center Conway showroom to open the doors, compare the finishes, and start turning a dream kitchen or a new bathroom into a real plan.