Central City Millworks built these kitchen cabinets for a New Orleans condo. More accurately, the cabinets were designed and built to hide the kitchen. Appliances, sink, and storage areas are concealed by the cabinets when they are not in use. The result provided the owner with a multi-use area that had the required utility when needed, but at all other times presented a clean, open space.

First, metal framing was installed to define the enclosures for the various kitchen appliances, pantry, and storage areas.

However when faced with the wall of doors, first-time guests will no doubt need an orientation as to what is behind which one. Otherwise, they may find themselves staring at shelves of canned goods… when they were looking for the hidden bathroom.

As part of the renovation of a New Orleans warehouse district condo, designed by the firm of architect John Chrestia, Central City Millworks created the detailed design of the custom kitchen cabinet millwork as CAD (computer-aided design) drawings. The CAD files were then loaded into our CNC (Computer Numerical Control) router to precisely fabricate the various parts of the kitchen cabinets. Because of the extreme precision with which each of parts were cut, all parts fit together perfectly.

Cabinets constructed with computerized accuracy allows for the option to use of specialty hardware (that requires highly accurate fitting) that can provide especially smooth operation. The CNC router can easily cut hidden mortises and tenons that ensures the highest quality joinery for optimum durability.

Once the kitchen cabinets were completed, they were installed by Hal Collums Construction of New Orleans. Because the cabinets were constructed perfectly square and plumb, HCC had to ensure that the rough framing and drywall of the spaces where the cabinets were to be installed were equally square, plumb, and level, resulting in a hand-in-glove fit.

Colorful New Orleans kitchen cabinets

One can not help but notice the difference between custom cabinets made specifically to fit your home and cabinets purchased off the shelf and out of the box.

Kitchen cabinets that add warmth

Bring in your ideas and our creative staff will help you design an amazing kitchen. Cabinets that fit your room to perfection. Your cabinets will be made locally, here at the mill shop, by our state-of-the-art CNC (Computer Numerical Control with 3 axis’) router.

Kitchen cabinets in bright white