Cabinet Lines We Carry: Which Fits Your Project?

Why We Carry Multiple Cabinet Lines Instead of Just One

Walk into most cabinet showrooms and you'll find one brand pushed hard, because that's the only line the dealer profits from. Our showroom works differently. We carry five manufacturer lines, Shiloh, Eclipse, Bellmont, J&K, and Boxy, plus our own Excelle custom line, because no single manufacturer fits every kitchen, budget, or storage project that walks through the door.

A young family finishing a starter home in San Jose has different needs than a homeowner doing a full gut renovation in Cupertino. One needs solid, attractive cabinetry that respects a budget. The other might want a fully custom configuration with a wine grid built into an island end panel and matching finish across three rooms. Trying to force both projects through the same manufacturer's catalog means one of them ends up compromising somewhere they shouldn't have to.

This post walks through each line we carry, not as a ranking from best to worst, but as a map of who each one actually fits. We represent all of them, so we don't have a financial reason to steer you toward one over another. Our job during a design consultation is to match the line to your project, not the other way around.

Shiloh and Eclipse: Broad Style Range With Real Flexibility

Shiloh Cabinetry is one of the lines we lean on most for homeowners who want a wide range of door styles and finish options without jumping to a fully custom build. Shiloh offers both framed and frameless construction, which means it can suit a traditional shaker kitchen just as well as a cleaner, more contemporary layout. The line has enough modification options, extra widths, custom heights, added storage inserts, that most homeowners never feel boxed into a rigid catalog.

Eclipse Cabinetry sits in a similar space but leans slightly more toward contemporary and transitional styling, with strong options in flat-panel and slab door construction. If you're drawn to a handle-less or minimalist kitchen look, Eclipse tends to come up early in the conversation because its frameless construction and door program support that aesthetic cleanly.

Both lines are semi-custom, meaning you're working within a manufacturer's engineered system rather than a fully bespoke build, but with enough size and configuration flexibility that the end result rarely looks off-the-shelf. For most kitchen remodels that don't involve unusual room geometry or highly specific storage requirements, Shiloh or Eclipse covers the need well, and does it at a lower price point than a fully custom line.

Seeing door styles and finishes side by side in the showroom makes the difference between manufacturer lines much easier to judge than photos alone.

Bellmont and J&K: Precision Construction and Value-Driven Options

Bellmont Cabinets has a reputation for tight construction tolerances and a strong finish program, which makes it a good fit for homeowners who care about the small details, drawer glide quality, finish consistency between pieces, hardware fit, but don't necessarily need a fully custom configuration. Bellmont offers both framed and frameless cabinet construction, and its inset door option is worth a look for anyone drawn to that flush, furniture-like appearance.

J&K Cabinetry occupies a different spot in the lineup. It's a more value-driven line, built to deliver solid, attractive cabinetry at a lower price point, which makes it a common recommendation for rental property upgrades, secondary homes, or first-time homeowners tackling a kitchen on a tighter budget. That doesn't mean it's a lesser product, it means the engineering and finish options are streamlined rather than expansive. For a lot of straightforward kitchen layouts, that streamlining doesn't cost the homeowner anything they'd actually notice day to day.

Boxy Cabinetry rounds out our manufacturer lines with a modern, frameless-forward catalog geared toward clean lines and efficient production timelines. It tends to come up in conversations about contemporary kitchens where the homeowner wants a current look without the lead time or price of a fully custom build. We walk through all of these side by side during a showroom visit, since seeing finish samples and door profiles in person tells you more in five minutes than any spec sheet.

The Excelle Custom Line: When Semi-Custom Isn't Enough

Every manufacturer line above is semi-custom. That word matters. It means you're selecting from an engineered system with real flexibility, but a system nonetheless, with defined cabinet widths, height increments, and construction rules. For most kitchens, storage rooms, and closets, that's plenty. Semi-custom lines cover an enormous range of homes well.

But some projects don't fit any catalog. A kitchen with an oddly angled wall. A closet built into a sloped attic ceiling. A built-in that needs to wrap around existing plumbing or an HVAC chase with zero wasted inches. A homeowner who wants a specific reeded glass door detail that no manufacturer offers. That's where our Excelle custom line comes in, built to the exact dimensions and configuration a space calls for, with no size increments to round up or down to.

Custom construction costs more than a semi-custom line, and it takes longer to build, so we don't default to it. If a Shiloh or Bellmont cabinet run solves your kitchen cleanly, we'll say so. But when a room's geometry, a specific storage need, or a design detail can't be achieved within a manufacturer's system, fully custom is the difference between a space that works and one that's a permanent compromise. You can see examples of both approaches in our project gallery, and our kitchen cabinetry page covers the custom design process in more depth.

Fully custom builds earn their higher cost when a room's geometry won't cooperate with a standard manufacturer system.

How We Match a Line to Your Project

The first thing we talk through in a design consultation isn't door style, it's the project itself. A kitchen remodel, a closet system, a laundry room, a home office built-in, each of these has different demands on construction type, storage hardware, and finish durability, and that conversation narrows the field of manufacturer lines before we even open a catalog.

Budget matters too, and we'd rather be upfront about it early than let a homeowner fall in love with a line that doesn't fit the project scope. As a general guide, typical cabinetry investment runs in increments of roughly $10K depending on scope, sizes, and selections, and where a project lands in that range depends heavily on whether it's semi-custom or fully custom, how many rooms are involved, and what finish and hardware level you choose.

• Straightforward kitchen or closet, standard layout: Shiloh, Eclipse, Bellmont, or J&K usually covers it well.
• Tighter budget, still want quality cabinetry: J&K is often the starting point for the conversation.
• Contemporary, handle-less, frameless look: Eclipse or Boxy tend to fit best.
• Furniture-grade detail and finish consistency: Bellmont's inset and framed options are worth a look.
• Unusual room geometry or a very specific storage need: the Excelle custom line is built to solve it.

None of this is a decision you have to make alone. Our design team walks through your space, your list of frustrations with your current setup, and your budget, then narrows these five-plus-one options down to the one or two that actually make sense. That's the whole point of carrying multiple lines instead of one.

See and Touch Every Line at Our San Jose Showroom

Photos and spec sheets only tell you so much about a cabinet line. The weight of a soft-close drawer, the sheen difference between a satin and matte painted finish, the way light hits a wood-grain veneer versus a solid stain, these are things you notice standing in front of a door sample, not scrolling a manufacturer's website.

Our showroom at 1350 Ridder Park Dr, Suite B in San Jose has display samples from all five manufacturer lines plus examples of Excelle custom work, so you can compare Shiloh's shaker doors against Eclipse's slab fronts against Bellmont's inset construction in the same afternoon. We're open Monday through Saturday, 9 to 5, and a visit typically runs long enough to look through finish books, discuss your project, and leave with a realistic sense of which lines are worth pursuing further.

If you're weighing whether to go with one of our manufacturer lines or lean toward a fully custom build, our Cupertino design studio page and our full brands overview both go deeper into the specifics of each option. Bring photos of your space, rough measurements if you have them, and a list of what's frustrating about your current cabinetry. That's usually enough for us to point you toward the right line before you leave.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which cabinet line is the best value?

J&K Cabinetry is generally our recommendation when budget is the primary driver, since it delivers solid construction and attractive finishes at a lower price point than the other manufacturer lines we carry. That said, "best value" depends on what you need the cabinetry to do, a line that's a great value for a laundry room might not be the right call for a heavily used kitchen.

What's the difference between semi-custom and fully custom cabinets?

Semi-custom lines like Shiloh, Eclipse, Bellmont, J&K, and Boxy work within an engineered system of set widths, height increments, and construction rules, with meaningful flexibility inside that system. Fully custom, our Excelle line, is built to the exact dimensions and configuration a space requires, with no size increments to work around. Semi-custom costs less and moves faster; fully custom solves problems a catalog can't.

Can I mix cabinet lines in the same house?

Yes, and it's more common than you'd think. A homeowner might choose Bellmont for a kitchen where finish detail matters most, then J&K for a laundry room or garage storage area where budget efficiency matters more. We help sequence these choices so finishes and hardware still feel intentional room to room.

Do you install the cabinets you sell?

Excelle Kitchen & Bath is a design studio. We handle space planning, product selection, and the design process across our kitchen and closet and storage services, and we coordinate with your contractor or installer on specifications and delivery.

How long does it take to get cabinets after choosing a line?

Lead times vary by manufacturer and by how customized your selections are, semi-custom lines with standard modifications typically move faster than fully custom builds. We'll give you a realistic timeline specific to your project once we've narrowed down the line and configuration during your design consultation.

A Few Numbers Worth Knowing Before You Choose

Specs vary by manufacturer, but a few figures come up often enough in our design consultations that they're worth stating plainly. Most of the semi-custom lines we carry, Shiloh, Eclipse, Bellmont, J&K, and Boxy, build in standard cabinet width increments of 3 inches, typically ranging from 9 to 36 inches wide, with height and depth modifications available for an added cost. Soft-close drawer glides across these lines are commonly rated for 50,000 to 80,000 open-close cycles, which translates to well over a decade of daily kitchen use before hardware wear becomes noticeable.

Lead times differ meaningfully by line and by how many modifications you request. Semi-custom orders with standard sizing often move in a matter of weeks once specifications are finalized, while orders with non-standard widths, custom finishes, or added storage inserts add time to that window. Fully custom Excelle builds take longer still, since each piece is built to project-specific dimensions rather than pulled from an existing production run. We'll give you a project-specific estimate once your line and configuration are set, since guessing at a number before that point rarely holds up.