But what if you want the truly sleek, clean look of slab-style cabinet doors and drawers in an RTA cabinet? As it turns out, there aren’t a lot of options. For RTA frameless cabinet boxes and slab doors and drawers, try one of the suppliers listed here. Alternatively, if you feel that the straight lines of Shaker-style doors is modern enough, most RTA companies do offer this style. Prices, too, tend to be competitive. As an example, a 30-inch double (two-door) base cabinet begins at $275. Painted finishes (almond, gray, black, or maple) add another $40. Or you can choose a real wood veneer of red oak, maple, hickory, alder, cherry, or walnut, for additional charges ranging from $250 to $550. Cabinet boxes are constructed of either MDF or cabinet-grade plywood. But not everything goes so smoothly. For homeowners, this is often, literally, a once-in-a-lifetime project. Never having done this before and not intending to ever do it again, even the most motivated homeowner can feel uninformed and lost. FORM is aiming to change that. Founders Danny Soos and Tom Sherman developed a system that walks homeowners through the entire process, from the moment of conception to completion. First, you start with a free video consultation. After a $299 deposit, you get three cabinet samples, pricing, photos, and log-in information for their online system. A kitchen designer will discuss the space with you on a video call. After you have decided on a design, you put down a $1,999 deposit. Once you receive the cabinets, you pay the balance. All of FORM’s kitchen cabinets are made in a factory in North Westphalia, Germany. FORM kitchen cabinets are not economy-priced cabinets. As an example, one L-shaped kitchen with lacquered laminate in a Fjord blue ultra-matte finish, with bar handles in a stainless steel finish, costs between $20,000 and $25,000. IKEA’s longstanding AKURUM cabinet system was discontinued in 2015 and replaced by their SEKTION line of RTA cabinets. In July 2022, Kyle and Jessica Collins took ownership of The Cabinet Broker, rehabilitated the website, trimmed down the product lines, and overall made The Cabinet Broker a better place to find modern-style cabinets. The Cabinet Broker will put together most orders in five to 14 days, plus they will ship flat-packed RTA or fully assembled cabinets nationwide.
