Custom Kitchen Cabinets
Ever dreamed of building your own kitchen cabinets? Turn that dream into a reality using our plans and tips from the pros.
Most woodworkers have at least considered making kitchen cabinets at some point, but often the sheer scale of the undertaking is intimidating. But, when you break it down, the project is very achievable. Each cabinet is, after all, a simple plywood box outfitted with doors and drawers. In this article, you’ll find detailed plans for all the components: base cabinets, drawers, doors, and upper cabinets. Each component is built with plywood and hardwood parts, rock-solid construction, and simple techniques.
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What You Get:
- 13 printable (digital) pages of step-by-step instructions
- More than 70 full-color photos and illustrations
- Special tips and techniques from the pros
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Imperial Plans
The United States Customary System of Units (USCS or USC), more commonly referred to as the English or Imperial system, is the standard set of units for our plans. It uses inches and feet for measurement. This is the one you probably want if you are in the United States, and it is the one we have traditionally offered on this website.

Metric Plans
The International System of Units (SI), more commonly referred to as the metric system, is the alternative set of units that we have available for some of our plans. It uses millimeters, centimeters, and meters for measurement. This is the one you probably want if you are outside the United States. These plans are provided by our business partner, Australian Woodsmith, and are based on the original Woodsmith plan. However, dimensions and other elements of the plan may vary between the metric and standard versions. Be sure to double-check the plan before building.


Premium Plans
All of the information that you need to build our plans can be found in the standard plan. However, if you want even more granular detail to make your job easier, you should consider our premium plans. These come with additional shop diagrams that we drew when creating the prototypes. Shop drawings are not available for every plan.