Why StarMark Cabinetry is your best cabinetry value.
REAL LIFE EXAMPLE #1
The “Wide Stile” option from StarMark
Cabinetry: beauty plus storage
A Wide Stile provides an
area for beautiful turned
posts without taking away
from storage space inside the
cabinet.
A “solution” used by stock cabinet
manufacturers: dead space
Dead
space!
Turned Post
“frame” a cabinet and provide a focal
Can you get wide stiles with
stock cabinetry?
point in a room.
No. A stock cabinet will lose 6” of
Turned posts are a wonderful way to
At StarMark Cabinetry, we add turned
posts (we have hundreds to choose
from) without taking away precious
inches from your storage.
The designer specifed wide stiles on
this sink base cabinet so there is room
for two turned posts.
inside space in order to create the
room needed to install the pair of
turned posts we used on the cabinet
above. SIX INCHES! Ouch.
Stock cabinet
companies use a
“filler” so there is
a place to attach
a turned post.
Looks good on
the outside, but
not functional
inside.
filler
Turned Post
Who’s designing your kitchen?
Can they create focal points?
Why StarMark Cabinetry is your best cabinetry value.
REAL LIFE EXAMPLE #2
Who’s designing your kitchen?
treatment” for the cabinet, to give the
Can you specify toe treatments
with stock cabinetry?
cabinet a furniture look and feel. We
You can do toe treatments in stock
furniture look by specifying a toe
have several looks to choose from.
cabinetry, too, but it will be a separate
treatment?
The designer specified a “toe
At StarMark Cabinetry, our toe
piece to be installed on the job site.
treatments are an integral part of the
That’s one more piece to install, one
cabinet when it is manufactured, so it
more piece to keep track of, and
receives the finish when the cabinet
one more piece that may look quite
does. There won’t be variances in the
different in color than the rest of the
color between the cabinet and the toe
cabinetry.
treatment.
Will they know they can achieve a
Why StarMark Cabinetry is your best cabinetry value.
POCKETBOOK
REALITY CHECK
What you see isn’t always what you get.
What will you be getting?
Homeowners need to be wary when they’re visualizing their dream
home through the visuals in a stock cabinet brochure. What you
REAL LIFE EXAMPLE #3
The designer specified turned posts to frame
the desk area of this kitchen. The turned posts
are field installed onto the cabinet’s “wide
stile.” At StarMark Cabinetry, a wide stile is
accomplished by manufacturing the stile of the
cabinet’s face frame a bit wider than usual. It’s
see isn’t always what you get.
not separate from the cabinet. It’s integral to
Stock cabinetry comes in pieces. You know that tall cabinet that
cabinet does.
looked so striking in the stock cabinetry brochure? You—or more
likely the finish carpenter you hired to do this for you—must stack
two cabinets (in hopes that the pieces match in color and size) to
achieve the look. You (or the finish carpenter) attach all the end
panels and fillers (and hope they didn’t get damaged in shipping
and the seams don’t show too much). Then you, because you are
the one paying for it, hope that it looks good when it’s done.
Semi-custom StarMark Cabinetry is ready to install with little or
no job site manipulation. Installers love working with StarMark
Cabinetry—ask them!
the cabinet, so it receives the finish when the
Can you specify wide stiles with stock
cabinetry?
You can do wide stiles in stock cabinetry, too,
but it’s a separate piece to be installed on the
job site. This will increase labor hours. This
separate piece will leave a visible seam when
it’s installed.
Who’s designing your kitchen?
Will they know they can achieve a furniture look
by specifying a turned post?
Why StarMark Cabinetry is your best cabinetry value.
Flush bottom panel—smooth!
Not a Flush bottom panel
REAL LIFE EXAMPLE #4
Who’s designing your kitchen?
cabinet” for the cabinet above the
Can you combine cabinets with
stock cabinetry?
sink.
No. To achieve this look and
account the view from the bottom?
The designer specified a “combined
At StarMark Cabinetry, we can
combine two wall cabinets into one
cabinet, so there are three functional
doors on one cabinet box. This look
could be accomplished with two
cabinets, but a seam would be visible.
In addition, the designer specified
“flush bottom” so the bottom panel
is flush with the side panels, for a
smooth look.
functionality, two cabinets would
have to be installed, instead of just
one, plus a panel would have to be
field applied to finish the bottom.
This results in more labor costs, more
seams and more finish inconsistency.
Are they remembering to take into
Why StarMark Cabinetry is your best cabinetry value.
REAL LIFE EXAMPLE #5
Who’s designing your kitchen?
cabinet” for the cabinet in the utility
Can you stack cabinets with
stock cabinetry?
room. At StarMark Cabinetry, we
No. To achieve this look and
and function?
can build three wall cabinets that
functionality, three cabinets would
are stacked into one cabinet. The
have to be installed, instead of just
beautiful result? In one cabinet, there
one. NOTE: with stock cabinetry,
are mullion doors for display, solid
you cannot get a cabinet that has
doors for storage, and five apothecary
solid wood doors, mullion doors and
drawers, all on one cabinet box.
apothecary drawers on the same
The designer specified a “stacked
This look could be accomplished
with three cabinets, but why not take
advantage of stacked cabinets? By
“stacking” three cabinets into one,
there is only one cabinet to install, and
two visible seams are eliminated.
cabinet.
Can they accomplish both good looks
Why StarMark Cabinetry is your best cabinetry value.
REAL LIFE EXAMPLE #6
Who’s designing your kitchen?
cabinet” for this cabinet. Two wall
Can you stack cabinets with
stock cabinetry?
cabinets were stacked into one
No. To achieve this look and
display needs?
cabinet that contains two types of
functionality, two cabinets would
doors: mullion doors, for display, and
have to be installed, instead of just
solid doors, for storage.
one. NOTE: with stock cabinetry, you
The designer specified a “stacked
This look could be accomplished with
two cabinets; however, combining the
cabinets results in just one cabinet to
install and eliminates a visible seam.
cannot get a cabinet that has both
solid wood doors and mullion doors
on the same cabinet.
Are they asking you about your
Why StarMark Cabinetry is your best cabinetry value.
A flush end
Not a flush end
a “skin” is applied
A “solution” used by stock cabinet
manufacturers: “kind of flush”
A small recess still
remains. It’s not
truly flush.
visible seam
REAL LIFE EXAMPLE #7
Can you do flush ends with
stock cabinetry?
Who’s designing your kitchen?
The designer specified a “flush end”
for the cabinet for a smooth finished
You can achieve only “the look” of
applications are going to work out?
appearance that works well with the
flush ends, and the results are inferior
cabinetry adjacent to it.
to StarMark’s true flush ends.
As you can see above, our flush end
Stock cabinet companies use a
is accomplished by manufacturing the
separate piece, called a “skin.” The
right side panel to be flush with the
finish on this separate piece may be
face frame. The right side panel is not
widely variant from the cabinet. It is
separate from the cabinet. It’s integral
installed on the job site, increasing
to the cabinet, so it receives the finish
labor costs. The “skin” leaves a visible
when the cabinet does.
seam when it’s installed. Finally, after
The right side of this cabinet is visible.
Another plus: flush finished ends
create a flat surface that accepts
moulding applications well.
all this, your cabinet may not truly
have “flush” ends. There still may be a
slight recess.
Are they making sure that moulding
Have they considered what parts of
the cabinetry will be visible?
Why StarMark Cabinetry is your best cabinetry value.
REAL LIFE EXAMPLE #8
Can you get decorator panels
with stock cabinetry?
Who’s designing your kitchen?
to people who are seated in the
living room.The designer specified
You can do decorator panels in stock
cabinetry through the entire room?
“decorator panels” for the cabinet, so
cabinetry, too, but it’s a separate
the look of the cabinetry is carried out
piece to be installed on the job site.
throughout the design.
This will increase labor costs. The
The side of this cabinet is visible
As you can see above, our decorator
panel is integral to the cabinet, so it
receives the finish when the cabinet
does.
finish on this separate piece may be
widely variant from the cabinet, and
this separate piece will leave a visible
seam when it’s installed.
Can they continue the look of the
Why StarMark Cabinetry is your best cabinetry value.
REAL LIFE EXAMPLE #9
Who’s designing your kitchen?
ceiling height, the designer specified
Can you get a cabinet that is 11”
high with stock cabinetry?
a cabinet to be only 11” high. An
No.
arounds for non-standard living
To accommodate a non-standard
eyebrow valance was added as the
top rail.
Can they specify elegant workspaces?