Kitchen Cabinets in Tampa

Cabinets are the biggest single decision in any Tampa kitchen project. They set the storage you actually have, the style the room reads as, and most of the budget, and in Florida, they have to survive daily humidity, salt-air exposure for coastal homes, and the wear of a room used every day.

At TGA we plan cabinetry as part of the full kitchen, not as a separate purchase. Door style, finish, hardware, drawer organization, and how the layout works around your appliances are all decided together, so the finished kitchen looks intentional and holds up over time.

We remodel Tampa homes from South Tampa and Hyde Park bungalows to newer builds in New Tampa. Every cabinet project is built to current Florida Building Code, with materials and finishes chosen to hold up to Tampa Bay humidity and coastal salt air.

Permit requirements depend on the scope and the property's jurisdiction. The City of Tampa handles permits within its jurisdiction; a mailing address outside city limits may use the county or another municipality. TGA verifies the responsible building department and coordinates required permits and inspections for the agreed work.

Your Tampa cabinet project is run from our Pinellas Park location at 3851 62nd Ave N Suite A, Pinellas Park, FL 33781. We come to you for a free in-home estimate.

Call (727) 800-4050 to schedule your Tampa consultation with a licensed Florida contractor (CBC1268077).

Before you commit to removing everything, compare the three practical paths a Tampa kitchen project can take: cosmetic refinishing by a qualified specialist, replacement with series cabinetry, or a fully custom cabinet system. TGA focuses on full cabinet replacement, with the cabinet boxes, doors, drawers, hardware, fillers, and trim planned as one coordinated system.

Full replacement is the right path when the existing boxes are sagging, water-damaged, or built around a layout that no longer works. Older Tampa homes weren't always built for the modern island-centered layout people want now, and decades of humidity can break down particleboard boxes from the inside.

When we replace cabinets we measure the room from scratch, not from the previous installer’s drawings, and lay out drawer banks, deep pots-and-pans pull-outs, blind-corner solutions, and a pantry zone that fits how your household actually cooks. Drawer-glide quality, soft-close hinges, and box construction (plywood vs. furniture-grade options) all get reviewed before anything is ordered.

Updating your kitchen cabinetry takes careful planning, accurate measurements, and a clean installation process so the finished space looks intentional and works the way you live.

TGA does not provide cabinet refacing. We replace the cabinet boxes, doors, drawers, hardware, fillers, and trim as a coordinated system. That allows the design to improve storage, appliance clearances, alignment, and layout instead of placing a new exterior on the existing boxes.

For Tampa homeowners completing a full kitchen remodel, the cost gap can narrow once a refacing quote includes new doors, drawer fronts, hardware, veneers, modifications, trim, and related trades. A simple refacing project may still cost less, but TGA’s scope is full replacement when new cabinetry is part of the remodel.

Refinishing keeps every existing door and drawer front in place. We strip the old finish, prep the surfaces, then re-stain or repaint to your chosen color. Most Tampa Bay homeowners who go this route pick one of three directions: a clean white or soft off-white for that bright coastal look, a warm wood stain that lets the grain show through, or a darker contemporary color on the lower cabinets with lighter uppers.

Done correctly, with proper prep, a sprayed (not brushed) finish, and a sealer rated for kitchen conditions, refinishing can give you another 8 to 12 years out of cabinets that still have life left in them.

The styles we install most often around Tampa and the Tampa Bay area fall into a handful of looks. For materials, we recommend plywood box construction as the Florida default, it handles humidity noticeably better than particleboard. Door faces are typically solid wood, MDF (which paints beautifully and resists warping), or rift-cut veneers depending on the look you're after.

Coastal Shaker in white or off-white, the dominant Tampa Bay look. Clean lines, simple rail-and-stile doors, brushed nickel or matte black hardware. Pairs well with quartz counters and a tile backsplash.

Flat-panel modern, slab-front doors, integrated handles, often in matte finishes. The choice for waterfront condos and newer-build homes going for a streamlined look.

Warm-wood transitional, rift-cut white oak or walnut, often paired with painted lowers. Currently the fastest-growing style we are asked to quote in the Tampa Bay area.

Your Tampa cabinet project starts with measurements and a discussion of how you use the room. Depending on the project, a designer or project manager visits the home to understand storage needs, appliance openings and the changes you want. These details form the basis of the TGA 5-Star Estimate.

After proposal approval, the project moves into the Design Phase & Material Selections. Review the cabinet layout, door style, finish and hardware, then sign off before work begins. You can compare door styles, finishes and hardware at our Pinellas Park design center.

Estimates are free for homeowners. On-market home evaluations cost $400; multifamily and commercial projects are subject to qualification. Contact TGA to confirm the appropriate appointment.

Talk to a TGA Cabinet Designer in Tampa

We work in plywood, MDF, and solid hardwood depending on what suits the project. Installation includes delivery staging, alignment, scribing to walls, and final adjustments, handled by the same TGA crew you have been talking to throughout the project, not a sub-contracted install team.

If you're deciding between series and fully custom replacement, or you want to compare door styles and storage options before choosing, book a free in-home consultation. We'll measure your Tampa kitchen, explain the scope, and provide enough information to make a confident decision without pressure to move forward.

Call TGA at (727) 800-4050 to schedule a visit anywhere in the Tampa area.

Most Tampa kitchens run 20 to 30 linear feet of cabinetry. Here's what each tier actually costs with professional installation, at real 2026 prices.

Stock cabinets: $80-$150 per linear foot installed

Stock cabinets come in fixed sizes, usually 3-inch increments, with a short list of finishes. Builder-grade and big-box lines live in this tier. A 25-foot kitchen lands between $3,000 and $7,500 installed. The trade-offs are real, though. You'll bridge gaps with filler strips, lose corner storage, and most boxes are particle board. Stock makes sense for rentals, flips, and tight budgets.

Semi-custom: $150-$400 per linear foot installed

This is the tier most of our Tampa clients choose. You can modify depths and heights, upgrade to plywood boxes, and choose from a much wider range of doors and painted finishes. Expect $8,000 to $18,000 installed for a typical kitchen. Soft-close hinges and slides come standard on nearly every 2026 semi-custom line, so don't pay extra for them.

Custom: $500-$1,200 per linear foot installed

Custom cabinets are built to your walls, not the other way around. Full kitchens start around $18,000 and pass $40,000 with inset doors, specialty woods, and furniture-grade details. It's the right call for older South Tampa and Seminole Heights houses with out-of-square walls, tall ceilings, or angles a stock box can't handle.

Within each tier, three things move price the most: box construction, door style, and finish. We quote line by line, so you see exactly where every dollar goes before you commit.

When should I replace my cabinet boxes?

Replacement makes sense when the boxes are damaged, the layout does not work, storage or appliance clearances need to change, or a full remodel already includes counters, plumbing, electrical, and finish work. TGA does not offer cabinet refacing; if your boxes and layout are sound and the goal is cosmetic, compare a specialist’s refacing quote with a scope-matched replacement proposal.

Does particle board survive Florida humidity?

Inside an air-conditioned home, particle board uppers do fine. The real enemy is water, not air. A slow sink leak makes particle board swell, and it never recovers. Plywood boxes cost roughly 10 to 15 percent more and shrug off the same leak. We recommend plywood at sink, dishwasher, and refrigerator runs at minimum.

Can you add soft-close to the cabinets I already have?

Yes, on most cabinets. Retrofit soft-close hinges and drawer slides fit standard face-frame and frameless boxes. A full kitchen typically runs a few hundred dollars in hardware plus labor. If your doors sag or the boxes themselves are failing, we'll tell you the retrofit isn't worth the money.

How long do cabinets take to arrive in 2026?

Stock ships in one to three weeks. Semi-custom runs four to eight weeks. Custom takes eight to twelve, sometimes longer for complex builds. We order after you approve the 3D design, then schedule demolition around the delivery date. You won't live without a kitchen while boxes sit on a truck.

Will you install cabinets I bought somewhere else?

Sometimes, when our schedule allows. We walk your space first and check the order against real measurements. Missing fillers, wrong-depth panels, and freight damage are the usual surprises, and they're cheaper to catch before demo day. Install-only work is quoted per project and performed under our license, CBC1268077.

Cabinet finishes lie on a screen. A door that looks warm white on your phone can read gray under your kitchen's actual light. That's why we keep full-size door samples, finish chips, and working drawer hardware at our Design Center. You'll find it at 3851 62nd Ave N, Suite A, in Pinellas Park. From most of Tampa, that's about 30 minutes over the Howard Frankland or Gandy Bridge.

Bring rough measurements and a few photos. We'll build a photorealistic 3D model of your kitchen with the exact doors, finish, and hardware you're weighing. You see the finished room before a single cabinet gets ordered, which is when changes are still free. It's the same process behind our Kenneth City kitchen and the Blue Modern Farmhouse kitchen in Bradenton.

Visits are free and low-pressure. Open the drawers, try to slam a soft-close door, and hold finish chips side by side in natural light. We hold a 4.9-star Google rating across 110+ reviews. Call (727) 800-4050 to set a time, or just stop in.