Kitchen, part 2 - supplier short-list

We narrowed down our short-list of potential kitchen suppliers to 4 local/regional esthablisments:

• Trumbull Industries in Akron
• CabinetCraft (Graves Lumber) in Copley
• Cabinets2countertops in Jackson Township (North Canton)
• Cabinet-S-top in Medina

We could have added Hartville Hardware (a very well-known local hardware store) but found that 4 suppliers will give us a good comparison of options and prices. We can add HH back in in case one of the 4 fails to supply us with a proper estimate.

The frst two were recommended by our builder, the third supplier is our builders preferred countertop supplier but after a quick visit by my wife we decided to give them a shot at the whole package as well. The last entry in our short-list is a kitchen supplier we encountered at the Cleveland Home and Garden show back in February with a very modern, European style display kitchen.

We will supply all 4 with our kitchen sketch and blue print plus our need and wish list which includes:

• All drawer design (maybe except under the sink)
• Full overlay, Shaker style, Maple
• Full extension, dove-tail, soft-close
• Espresso/Java/Onynx color
• Recycling center (pedal open)
• 1 large sink (30"), 1 prep-sink (14")
• Command Center with tambour to hide items when needed

We will give them about 4 weeks to come up with their plans and estimates which we will discuss with our builder (who is looking for suppliers to add to their preferred list...) and make a combined decision based on what we would like to see in our kitchen, the cost and our builders opinion on the craftmanship.

Since we will be spending a lot time in the 'heart of the home' we want to make sure this in one item that gets extra attention.