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Custom Cabinetry, Built-Ins & Finish Carpentry in Kansas City

Sometimes the right solution for a home or business simply isn’t available off the shelf.

Absolute Building Concepts provides custom cabinetry, built-ins and finish carpentry throughout the Kansas City metro. Whether custom woodworking is part of a larger remodeling project or a project of its own, we can design and build solutions around the available space, the way you want to use it and the finished appearance you want to achieve.

Serving the Kansas City area since 2003, our team combines remodeling and construction experience with custom carpentry capabilities to create features that feel like they belong in the space rather than something added as an afterthought.

Custom Cabinetry Designed for Your Space

Stock cabinets work well for many projects, but they are manufactured in predetermined sizes and configurations.

Sometimes the room doesn’t cooperate.

An unusual wall, limited space, an awkward corner, specific storage requirements or a particular design may require something different.

Custom cabinetry gives us the ability to design around the actual space.

Depending on the project, we can create cabinetry for:

  • Kitchens

  • Bathrooms

  • Bars and entertaining areas

  • Basements

  • Home offices

  • Laundry and utility areas

  • Closets and storage

  • Entertainment areas

  • Commercial spaces

  • Specialty storage

  • Other custom applications

The objective isn’t simply to fill an empty wall with cabinets. We consider what needs to be stored, how the space will be used and how the cabinetry should relate to the surrounding room.

Custom Built-Ins

Built-in cabinetry and shelving can turn unused or difficult spaces into functional parts of the home.

A built-in may provide storage without requiring freestanding furniture, create a focal point in a room or make better use of space that would otherwise go unused.

Custom built-ins may include:

  • Bookcases

  • Display shelving

  • Entertainment centers

  • Fireplace surrounds and adjacent cabinetry

  • Home-office storage

  • Window-area storage

  • Mudroom storage

  • Entry storage

  • Basement built-ins

  • Shelving and cabinetry combinations

Because the work is designed for the specific location, dimensions and proportions can be adjusted to fit the room rather than forcing a prefabricated product into the available opening.

Custom Bars and Entertainment Areas

A custom bar can become a centerpiece of a basement, recreation room or entertaining space.

Depending on the design, a bar may incorporate cabinetry, shelving, countertops, appliance openings, electrical requirements, lighting and other custom details.

Because Absolute Building Concepts also performs complete basement remodeling, we can design the bar as part of the larger space rather than treating it as a separate piece of furniture.

Planning everything together can help coordinate traffic flow, seating, electrical needs, flooring, lighting and surrounding finishes.

Custom Closets and Storage

More storage isn’t always the same thing as better storage.

A closet can have plenty of square footage and still be frustrating if the space isn’t organized around what actually needs to go inside it.

Custom closet and storage projects can incorporate combinations of:

  • Hanging space

  • Shelving

  • Drawers

  • Cabinetry

  • Shoe storage

  • Adjustable storage

  • Specialty compartments

  • Built-in organization

The appropriate design depends on the available space and how the homeowner intends to use it.

We would rather solve the actual storage problem than simply install more shelves.

Finish Carpentry and Architectural Details

Finish carpentry can dramatically affect how polished a remodeled space feels.

Depending on the project, our carpentry work may include:

  • Interior trim

  • Baseboards

  • Door and window trim

  • Decorative wall details

  • Custom shelving

  • Wood features

  • Cabinet modifications

  • Built-ins

  • Finish details associated with remodeling projects

These elements may seem small compared with structural framing or major remodeling, but they are often among the details people see every day.

Good finish work should complement the rest of the room.

Custom Carpentry During Remodeling

One advantage of working with a remodeling contractor that also has custom carpentry capabilities is the ability to coordinate the woodwork with the construction around it.

For example, a kitchen remodel may require cabinetry designed around a particular layout. A finished basement may include a custom bar or entertainment center. An accessibility remodel may benefit from storage designed to be easier for the homeowner to use.

Instead of treating those features as completely separate projects, they can be considered while the overall space is being planned.

Custom vs. Stock Cabinetry

Custom cabinetry isn’t automatically the right choice for every project.

Stock and semi-custom cabinets can be practical choices when their available sizes, configurations and finishes work well for the room and budget.

Custom cabinetry becomes particularly useful when the space or design requires something that standard products cannot easily provide.

That might include:

  • Unusual dimensions

  • Difficult room configurations

  • Specialized storage

  • Matching existing architectural features

  • Creating a specific design

  • Maximizing a limited space

  • Integrating cabinetry into other construction

We discuss the options based on the actual project rather than assuming every homeowner needs custom cabinetry.

Remodeling Existing Cabinetry

Not every project requires completely new cabinets.

Depending on the condition and construction of existing cabinetry, modifications or improvements may sometimes be possible.

The first step is determining what you already have and what you are trying to accomplish.

Cabinetry that is structurally sound but no longer functions well may present different options from cabinetry that is damaged, deteriorated or poorly configured.

We evaluate the existing condition before recommending an approach.

When Custom Work Solves an Unusual Problem

Some of the best uses of custom carpentry come from spaces where a standard product simply doesn’t make sense.

Older homes, remodeled spaces and custom construction don’t always have perfectly standardized dimensions.

Walls may not be square. Openings may be unusual. Mechanical systems or structural components may affect available space. A homeowner may also have a very specific functional requirement that manufactured cabinetry was never designed to address.

Custom work allows the solution to respond to the building rather than expecting the building to conform to the product.

That flexibility is particularly valuable during remodeling.

Residential and Commercial Custom Carpentry

Our custom carpentry capabilities are not limited to residential projects.

Commercial spaces may also require cabinetry, counters, storage, shelving, trim or other custom-built components.

Because Absolute Building Concepts provides both residential and commercial construction services, we can incorporate custom carpentry into larger commercial remodeling and repair projects when appropriate.

Why Choose Absolute Building Concepts?

Absolute Building Concepts has provided remodeling and construction services throughout the Kansas City metropolitan area since 2003.

Our clients choose us for:

  • More than 20 years of construction and remodeling experience

  • ICC Certified Contractor

  • Licensed and fully insured construction services

  • Custom carpentry capabilities

  • Residential and commercial experience

  • Detailed written proposals

  • Experience integrating cabinetry with larger remodeling projects

  • Practical solutions designed around the existing space

  • Clear communication throughout the project

We don’t believe every project needs the most expensive solution.

Our goal is to determine what will work for your space, your needs and your overall project.

Have Something Custom in Mind?

If you’ve been looking for a cabinet, built-in, bar, closet or storage solution that doesn’t seem to exist in a catalog, custom carpentry may be the answer.

Absolute Building Concepts provides custom cabinetry, built-ins and finish carpentry throughout the Kansas City metro.

Tell us what you’re trying to accomplish, and we’ll help determine the appropriate approach.

You Imagine It… We’ll Build It.

Call Absolute Building Concepts at (816) 650-6000 to discuss your custom cabinetry or carpentry project.