How much does custom cabinetry cost in Kitchener?

Custom cabinetry in Kitchener typically ranges from $30,000 to $90,000+ for a full kitchen, depending on the size of the space, door style, wood species, hardware, and complexity. Smaller commissions like a single vanity or a run of built-ins usually start between $4,500 and $14,000. Because every Hempston project is made to measure, we provide a fully itemised written quote after your Kitchener design consultation — no vague estimates, no surprise line items.

How long does a custom kitchen project take in Kitchener?

From your first design consultation to installation, most Kitchener kitchens take 8 to 16 weeks. Design and approvals usually take 2 to 4 weeks, fabrication in our workshop 5 to 10 weeks, and installation 3 to 7 days on site. We confirm your timeline in writing before any deposit is taken.

What is the difference between custom, semi-custom, and stock cabinets?

Stock cabinets come in fixed sizes off the shelf and rarely fit Kitchener homes perfectly. Semi-custom offers limited modifications to standard boxes. Fully custom cabinetry — what Hempston builds — is designed and fabricated specifically for your room, your storage needs, and your chosen materials, with no filler panels or compromises. Custom cabinetry maximises every inch and lasts for decades.

Do you serve areas outside downtown Kitchener?

Yes. We design and install custom cabinetry throughout Waterloo Region, including Downtown Kitchener, Old Westmount, Beechwood, Doon, Rosemount, Uptown Waterloo, Westmount Waterloo, Erbsville and surrounding communities across Ontario.

What materials and finishes do you offer?

We work with solid hardwoods such as walnut, white oak, maple, and cherry, along with premium plywood casework, painted MDF for crisp Shaker and inset styles, and a wide range of hand-applied stains, lacquers, and conversion finishes. Soft-close doors and drawers, dovetailed solid-wood drawer boxes, and quality European hardware are standard on every Hempston project.

Are your cabinets made locally?

Every piece is designed and hand-built by our team in our Canadian workshops — never imported flat-pack. We install coast to coast, and each project ships fully pre-staged and quality-checked before it leaves the shop, so on-site work in Kitchener is precise and fast.

Do you offer kitchen design services?

Yes. Design is built into every Hempston project. Our kitchen designers handle the full layout — work triangle, island placement, storage zones, lighting, and appliance planning — and provide scaled drawings, 3D renderings, and material samples so you can see and feel your new kitchen before we build it.

Can you build any cabinet style or colour?

Yes. Hempston is a 100% custom cabinet maker — you are never limited to a fixed catalogue. The door profiles, inset styles, and finishes shown on our site are just a sample. We build virtually any door style, wood species, paint colour, or stain — from modern handleless slabs to classic beaded inset — and can match a reference photo or an existing piece in your home.

Do you offer a warranty on custom cabinetry?

We stand behind our craftsmanship with a comprehensive workmanship warranty, and we pass along manufacturer warranties on hardware and finishes. Full details are provided in writing with your project agreement.

Do I need a permit for a kitchen renovation in Kitchener?

Simply replacing cabinetry usually doesn't require a permit, but a full kitchen renovation that moves plumbing, electrical, or walls typically does need a permit from the City of Kitchener. We coordinate with your contractor and can point you to official building-permit information at kitchener.ca so the cabinetry side of your project stays fully compliant.

Is HST included in your Kitchener quotes?

Our itemised, written quotes clearly show pricing and applicable Ontario tax (HST 13%) before any deposit, so you always know your total investment up front — no vague estimates or surprise add-ons.

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Kitchener · Ontario

Custom Kitchen
Cabinetry in
Kitchener

Bespoke kitchen cabinetry, vanities and built-ins for Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge and homes across Waterloo Region — hand-built, precisely installed.

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Kitchener's Custom Cabinet Makers

Cabinetry designed for Waterloo Region homes

Waterloo Region combines Beechwood and Old Westmount heritage with modern subdivision new builds and thoughtful mid-century homes. Hempston designs and hand-builds every piece to measure — kitchens, pantries, vanities, and built-ins engineered around the way you actually live.

Every project ships pre-staged from our workshop for a fast, precise install in your Kitchener-Waterloo home.

At a Glance

Custom cabinetry in Kitchener, Ontario — the essentials

Hempston Home designs and hand-builds custom kitchen cabinetry, bathroom vanities and built-in millwork for homes throughout Kitchener and Waterloo Region. Every project is 100% custom — no fixed catalogues, no stock sizes.

Service: Custom kitchen cabinetry, vanities & built-in millwork
Service area: Kitchener, Waterloo Region and all of Ontario
Typical kitchen investment: CAD $30,000 – $90,000+ (fully itemised quotes)
Timeline: 8 – 16 weeks, first consultation to installed kitchen
Founded: 2015 · 10+ years of cabinet making
Applicable tax: HST 13% (Ontario)
Consultation: Free, on-site, no obligation
Phone: (902) 719-8497
Email: info@hempstonhome.com

10+

Years of cabinetmaking

100%

Handcrafted in Canada

8–16

Weeks, concept to install

5.0

Average client rating

What We Build

Custom cabinetry for every room

Whether you are renovating a single room in Kitchener or building from scratch, we craft cohesive, made-to-measure cabinetry that carries your home's character from one space to the next.

Custom Kitchens

Bespoke kitchen cabinetry designed around how you cook, gather, and entertain — from statement islands to floor-to-ceiling pantries.

Bathroom Vanities

Made-to-measure vanities, linen towers, and storage that bring spa-level calm and order to ensuites and powder rooms.

Built-Ins & Shelving

Custom bookcases, fireplace surrounds, window seats, and library walls that make a room feel finished and intentional.

Mudrooms & Laundry

Hard-working cabinetry, lockers, and benches that tame Canada's four seasons of coats, boots, and gear.

Home Offices

Integrated desks, file storage, and display built to the millimetre for a workspace that disappears into your home.

Wine & Bar Cabinetry

Refined entertaining spaces — wine walls, dry bars, and butler's pantries crafted for collectors and hosts.

Recent Work

Kitchens & millwork we've built

A curated selection of recent Hempston projects. Every kitchen, vanity and built-in was designed and hand-built to measure — the same care goes into every Kitchener commission.

Custom overlay cabinetry with painted shaker doors and brass hood — Coastal Cottage
Custom Overlay

Custom painted kitchen with dark stained oak island and white oak beams — Dark Oak Island Kitchen
Painted + Stained Oak

Custom white painted shaker kitchen cabinetry — Painted Shaker Kitchen
White Painted Cabinetry

Inset custom cabinetry with white oak island and corner window — Inset Oak Island Kitchen
Inset + Oak Island

Custom white kitchen cabinetry with panelled island — White Panelled Kitchen
White Painted Cabinetry

Open-concept custom kitchen cabinetry with quartzite counters and timber ceiling — Timber-Ceiling Kitchen
Open-Concept Cabinetry

Custom white oak island cabinetry with painted perimeter cabinets — White Oak Island Kitchen
White Oak Island

Custom entry cabinetry with painted millwork and integrated storage — Painted Entry Built-Ins
Custom Built-In Cabinetry

Modern light oak custom kitchen with book-matched island — Modern Oak Kitchen
Light Oak Cabinetry

Light oak double vanity cabinetry — Light Oak Double Vanity
Light Oak Vanity

Butler pantry with custom glass-front upper cabinetry — Glass-Front Butler Pantry
Glass-Front Cabinetry

Reeded walnut bathroom vanity — Reeded Walnut Vanity
Reeded Walnut Cabinetry

Custom navy shaker cabinetry with recessed panel doors — Navy Shaker Kitchen
Navy Shaker Cabinetry

Custom white painted kitchen with glass-front uppers — White Painted Kitchen
Glass-Front Cabinetry

Custom white painted perimeter with stained oak island — White + Oak Island Kitchen
White Cabinets & Oak Island

Featured Doors

Signature doors, colours & finishes

These are just a few from our door collections. Because Hempston is 100% custom, you're never limited to a catalogue — any door style, wood species, paint colour, or stain can be built for your Kitchener kitchen.

Etna — White Oak Slab custom door render for Kitchener kitchen cabinetry — Etna
White Oak Slab

Marseille — Walnut Shaker custom door render for Kitchener kitchen cabinetry — Marseille
Walnut Shaker

Noto — Inset Raised Panel custom door render for Kitchener kitchen cabinetry — Noto
Inset Raised Panel

Tenerife — Walnut Slab custom door render for Kitchener kitchen cabinetry — Tenerife
Walnut Slab

Cefalù — Cerused Washed Oak custom door render for Kitchener kitchen cabinetry — Cefalù
Cerused Washed Oak

Tracadie — Inset Raised Panel custom door render for Kitchener kitchen cabinetry — Tracadie
Inset Raised Panel

Lanzarote — White Oak Slab custom door render for Kitchener kitchen cabinetry — Lanzarote
White Oak Slab

Devon — Walnut Shaker custom door render for Kitchener kitchen cabinetry — Devon
Walnut Shaker

Torquay — Inset Raised Panel custom door render for Kitchener kitchen cabinetry — Torquay
Inset Raised Panel

Aeolian — Painted Slab custom door render for Kitchener kitchen cabinetry — Aeolian
Painted Slab

Palermo — Slim Shaker custom door render for Kitchener kitchen cabinetry — Palermo
Slim Shaker

La Gomera — Inset Raised Panel custom door render for Kitchener kitchen cabinetry — La Gomera
Inset Raised Panel

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Our Process

From first sketch to final install

Every Kitchener project follows the same disciplined four-step process — so you always know what happens next, what's due when, and what your total investment will be.

Design Consultation

We meet, take precise measurements, and learn how you live. You leave with a clear direction and an honest budget range.

Detailed Design

You receive scaled drawings, 3D renderings, and curated material samples so you can see and feel every decision before we build.

Local Fabrication

Your cabinetry is hand-built in our Canadian workshops using solid hardwoods, dovetailed drawers, and conversion-grade finishes.

White-Glove Installation

Our installers fit, level, and finish every detail on site, then walk you through care so your investment lasts for generations.

Why Kitchener Chooses Hempston

Furniture-grade cabinetry, made for real life

Built to Last Generations

Solid-wood construction, dovetailed drawers, and conversion finishes engineered to weather Canadian humidity and temperature swings.

Handcrafted in Canada

Designed and crafted by local hands — never imported flat-pack — so quality and timelines stay in our control.

On-Time, On-Budget

Written timelines and itemised quotes before any deposit. No vague estimates, no moving targets.

Heirloom Craftsmanship

Decades of combined cabinet-making experience poured into every joint, edge, and finished surface.

Endless Possibilities

The doors, colours & finishes shown are just the start

Hempston is a 100% custom cabinet maker. There are no fixed sizes, no locked-in door catalogues, and no standard colours. Whatever style, profile, wood species, paint, stain, or hardware you have in mind for your Kitchener home — modern handleless slab, classic beaded inset, or something you saw in a magazine — we design and build it from scratch, to the millimetre.

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Where We Work

Serving Kitchener and homes across Ontario

While Hempston's workshops are based in Halifax, Toronto and Long Beach, we design and install bespoke kitchens, vanities and built-ins for homeowners across Waterloo Region — and we ship & install coast to coast.

Kitchener neighbourhoods

Downtown Kitchener
Old Westmount
Beechwood
Doon
Rosemount
Uptown Waterloo
Westmount Waterloo
Erbsville
Preston (Cambridge)
Galt (Cambridge)
Hespeler
Breslau

Across Ontario

Guelph
Elmira
St. Jacobs
New Hamburg
Baden
Ayr
Paris
Wellesley
Woolwich
North Dumfries
Puslinch
Fergus

Client Stories

Loved by Kitchener homeowners

"Old Westmount heritage home — cabinetry that fits perfectly and looks like furniture."

Michael & Sara F.

Old Westmount, Kitchener

"Uptown Waterloo new build with the standout cabinetry on the block."

Ravi P.

Uptown Waterloo

"Cambridge century home — extraordinary work, on time and on budget."

Laura B.

Galt, Cambridge

Nearby Locations

We also build for homes near Kitchener

Hempston designs, fabricates and installs custom cabinetry across Canada. If you're outside Kitchener, one of our other regional pages likely fits your project.

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Questions, Answered

Custom cabinetry in Kitchener: FAQ

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Let's design custom cabinetry for your Kitchener home

Tell us about your space and we'll arrange a free, no-obligation design consultation — precise measurements, fresh ideas, and an honest budget for your Kitchener project.

Free design consultation across Waterloo Region
Itemised, written quote before any deposit
Handcrafted in Canada, installed coast to coast

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Custom KitchenCabinetry inKitchener

Cabinetry designed for Waterloo Region homes

Custom cabinetry in Kitchener, Ontario — the essentials

Custom cabinetry for every room

Custom Kitchens

Bathroom Vanities

Built-Ins & Shelving

Mudrooms & Laundry

Home Offices

Wine & Bar Cabinetry

Kitchens & millwork we've built

Signature doors, colours & finishes

From first sketch to final install

Design Consultation

Detailed Design

Local Fabrication

White-Glove Installation

Furniture-grade cabinetry, made for real life

Built to Last Generations

Handcrafted in Canada

On-Time, On-Budget

Heirloom Craftsmanship

The doors, colours & finishes shown are just the start

Serving Kitchener and homes across Ontario

Loved by Kitchener homeowners

We also build for homes near Kitchener

Custom cabinetry in Kitchener: FAQ

How much does custom cabinetry cost in Kitchener?

How long does a custom kitchen project take in Kitchener?

What is the difference between custom, semi-custom, and stock cabinets?

Do you serve areas outside downtown Kitchener?

What materials and finishes do you offer?

Are your cabinets made locally?

Do you offer kitchen design services?

Can you build any cabinet style or colour?

Do you offer a warranty on custom cabinetry?

Do I need a permit for a kitchen renovation in Kitchener?

Is HST included in your Kitchener quotes?

Let's design custom cabinetry for your Kitchener home

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Custom Kitchen
Cabinetry in
Kitchener