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Custom Cabinets in Yakima, WA

Custom Cabinetry Built by Hand in the Yakima Valley

Custom cabinets built in Yakima, WA

Made-to-order kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities, and built-in millwork, drawn to your room and built in the shop by working cabinetmakers. Free design consultations across Yakima and the surrounding valley.

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Framed and frameless custom cabinets in a Yakima kitchen

Framed vs Frameless Cabinets: What Yakima Kitchens Actually Need

July 1, 2026

Every kitchen project reaches the same fork in the road: face-frame or frameless. Both are solid ways to build a cabinet, and the right answer depends on your kitchen, your storage habits, and the look you are after. Here is how a cabinetmaker sizes it up before drawing a single box.

What the Two Terms Actually Mean

A face-frame cabinet has a flat wood frame across the front of the box, the traditional American style you grew up with. A frameless cabinet, sometimes called European or full-access, skips that frame and hangs the doors directly on the box using the 32mm system. That one structural difference drives almost everything else, from how wide the openings are to how the doors sit.

Access and Storage

Frameless cabinets give you slightly wider drawers and openings because there is no frame stealing an inch on each side. If you load heavy pots into deep drawers, that extra width adds up. Face-frame boxes give up a little opening width but gain a rigid front that many people find easier to align in a long run, which matters in an older kitchen off North 40th Avenue where the wall is not straight.

The Look

Face-frame cabinets pair naturally with inset doors and a classic, furniture-like feel. Frameless leans modern, with full-overlay doors that sit close together and show almost no gap. Neither is better; they are just different design languages. We build both, and often the deciding factor is simply which one matches the trim and character already in your home.

Cost and Build Time

Pricing overlaps more than people expect. Both styles use the same cabinet-grade plywood, dovetailed drawer boxes, and Blum soft-close hardware when built right, so the bigger cost drivers are wood species, door style, and finish rather than framed versus frameless. We lay the numbers out in writing so you can compare apples to apples before deciding.

How to Decide

The honest answer is that most Yakima kitchens work beautifully either way. Bring us your room, your storage frustrations, and a few photos of kitchens you like, and we will walk you through both at a free in-home measure. If a full remodel is on the table, see how we approach custom kitchen cabinets, and when you are ready to talk specifics you can contact us directly.

Planning a kitchen in the Yakima Valley? Call Grasmash at (509) 605-4407 for a free design consultation with the cabinetmaker who will build your project.

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Grasmash provides custom cabinets in Yakima, WA, from custom kitchen cabinetry and cabinet refacing to bathroom vanities, built-in millwork, closet systems, and home office casework. Every project starts at the drafting table and finishes at the bench, where a cabinetmaker cuts, joins, and sprays each piece by hand. Because the work is fully custom, we build to the exact dimensions of your room rather than forcing a stock box to fit, which matters in the older Nob Hill houses and the newer builds out toward West Valley alike.

Experience is the whole difference in this trade. A cabinetmaker who has hung thousands of doors reads a wall that is out of square, plans a reveal that stays even across a twelve foot run, and picks joinery that will not loosen after a decade of Yakima Valley humidity swings. Our crew has spent years shaping maple, oak, cherry, walnut, hickory, and alder, and that time shows in the way a drawer glides shut and a mitered corner closes tight. We treat the shop drawings as a promise, not a suggestion, so what you approve on paper is what gets installed along Summitview Avenue or Tieton Drive.

Standards keep custom work honest. We build to the ANSI/KCMA A161.1 performance standard for cabinet strength and to CARB and TSCA Title VI limits on formaldehyde in the panels we use, so the boxes hold up and the air in your kitchen stays clean. Cabinet-grade plywood carcasses, dovetailed solid-wood drawer boxes, and Blum soft-close hinges and undermount slides are the baseline here, not an upgrade. Face-frame or frameless, inset or full overlay, Shaker or slab, we detail each build to the look you want and the way you actually cook, store, and live.

Working locally means we know the valley we serve. We measure kitchens in Terrace Heights, fit vanities in Fruitvale, and set built-ins in the Barge-Chestnut district, and we know how a 1920s bungalow off North 1st Street differs from a new home near North 40th Avenue. You get a clear written estimate before any wood is cut, a real person on the phone at (509) 605-4407, and a finished cabinet run that looks like it was always part of the house. That is the standard we hold on every job inside the 98908 area and beyond.

  • Cabinetmakers, not resellersWe draw, cut, join, and finish every cabinet in our own shop, so the person who builds it stands behind it.
  • Built to KCMA and CARBBoxes meet the ANSI/KCMA A161.1 standard and CARB Title VI formaldehyde limits, verified on every build.
  • Written estimates, no surprisesYou approve shop drawings and a firm price before a single panel is cut on the saw.
  • Local to the valleyA Yakima-based crew that knows both the older Nob Hill homes and the newer West Valley builds.

The Cabinetry We Craft

One shop for the full range of custom work, from a complete kitchen to a single built-in, drawn and built to fit your room exactly.

  • Custom Kitchen Cabinetry

    Made-to-order base, wall, and tall pantry cabinets sized to the exact room, with face-frame or frameless construction and the door style and finish you choose.

  • Bathroom Vanities and Storage

    Vanities, medicine cabinets, and linen towers built around your plumbing cutouts in moisture-resistant materials that hold up to daily use.

  • Built-In Cabinetry and Millwork

    Entertainment centers, bookcases, window seats, mudroom lockers, and fireplace surrounds scribed and fitted tight to your walls and floors.

  • Cabinet Refacing and Redooring

    New doors, drawer fronts, and veneer over structurally sound boxes, a lower-cost path when the existing carcasses are still solid.

  • Closet Systems and Custom Storage

    Walk-in and reach-in organizers, pantry systems, and garage storage with adjustable shelving, drawers, and hanging components tailored to the space.

  • Refinishing and Home Office Casework

    Spray refinishing of existing cabinetry plus custom desks, credenzas, and floor-to-ceiling shelving that integrate wiring and equipment.

Yakima Valley Areas We Serve

We design, build, and install custom cabinetry throughout Yakima and the surrounding towns of Yakima County, from downtown neighborhoods to the orchard communities up and down the valley.

  • Yakima, WA (98901, 98902, 98908)
  • Union Gap, WA
  • Selah, WA
  • Moxee, WA
  • Terrace Heights, WA
  • Naches, WA
  • Zillah, WA

Not sure if we reach your town? Call (509) 605-4407 and we will let you know.

Honest Numbers on Custom Cabinet Costs

Custom cabinetry is priced by the linear foot and driven by wood species, joinery, and finish. Stock boxes are the budget baseline, semi-custom sits in the middle, and fully custom work built to exact specifications runs highest. Refacing and refinishing are the value paths when your boxes are sound. The ranges below are typical for the Yakima area, and we put a firm number in writing after a free in-home measure.

Semi-Custom Cabinets$150 to $650 per linear foot installedFully Custom Cabinets$500 to $1,200+ per linear foot installedRefacing or Refinishing$1,800 to $10,000 per kitchen
  • Stock construction with size and finish options
  • Good value for a straightforward layout
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  • Built to exact room dimensions
  • Your choice of species, joinery, and finish
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  • Keeps sound existing boxes
  • New doors, fronts, or a fresh sprayed finish
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What Clients Ask Our Cabinetmakers

How much do custom cabinets cost per linear foot?
Fully custom cabinets typically run $500 to $1,200 or more per linear foot installed, while semi-custom lines fall between $150 and $650. Wood species, door style, joinery, and finish move the number within that band. We give a firm written price after a free in-home measure in the Yakima area.
What is the difference between custom, semi-custom, and stock cabinets?
Stock cabinets come in fixed sizes off a shelf. Semi-custom cabinets use stock construction with options for size, finish, and door style. Fully custom cabinets are built from scratch to your exact dimensions, which is the only way to handle a non-standard wall or an out-of-square 1920s kitchen off North 1st Street.
How long does it take to build and install custom cabinets?
A typical custom kitchen runs several weeks from approved shop drawings to installation because each box, door, and drawer is built and finished by hand. We give you a real schedule at the measure, and the on-site install itself is usually a matter of days.
Should I reface, refinish, or fully replace my cabinets?
If your boxes are structurally sound and the layout works, refacing or refinishing saves money and gets you a new look. If the carcasses are failing, the layout is wrong, or you want different sizes, a full custom build is the better long-term value. We assess the boxes during the measure and tell you honestly.
What is the difference between framed and frameless cabinets?
Face-frame cabinets have a solid wood frame across the front of the box, a traditional American style. Frameless, or European full-access construction built on the 32mm system, skips the frame for slightly wider openings and a cleaner modern line. We build both and help you pick based on your look and storage needs.
Do your cabinets meet KCMA or CARB standards?
Yes. Our boxes are built to the ANSI/KCMA A161.1 performance standard, and the panel goods we use meet CARB and TSCA Title VI limits on formaldehyde emissions. That means the cabinets are tested for strength and the materials are low-emission for the air in your Yakima home.
Do you provide a free in-home measure and design consultation?
Yes. We come to your home anywhere from Terrace Heights to West Valley, measure the real conditions, and walk you through species, door styles, and finishes. You leave with shop drawings and a clear written estimate before any wood is cut. Call (509) 605-4407 to set it up.

Talk With a Master Cabinetmaker

Ready to plan your cabinetry? We will measure your space, walk you through wood species, door styles, and finishes, and hand you shop drawings with a firm written estimate and no pressure. From a full custom kitchen to a single built-in, the person who designs your project is the one who builds it. Call today and talk directly with a cabinetmaker who has spent years at the bench in the Yakima Valley.

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