Kitchen Wall Cabinets: Every Upper Type, Height and Price

Wall cabinets hang on the wall above your countertop, run 12 to 42 inches tall, and start at $43 a box on our RTA line, cabinets only. Among kitchen cabinets, they hold the closed storage, so height and the gap over the range matter more than the door does. We sell uppers on their own or as a full set, from RTA through custom cabinets. They're the easiest boxes to change. The base run can stay put.

Wall cabinets start at $43 per cabinet on our RTA line and $97 on semi-custom, and the type you pick sets the rest of the price. Base cabinets stand on the floor and carry the countertop. Uppers hang on the wall and carry the dishes. The types below cover what we sell for the upper run.

Reference prices for a W3030 wall cabinet, 30 by 30 inches

Those figures are cabinets only. Assembly, installation, delivery and countertops are extra. RTA and stock lines carry a $38 assembly charge per wall cabinet, and the pre-assembled lines carry $0.

Base cabinets cost more per box. They start at $87 against $43 for a wall box, and a B30 base runs a median $444 on RTA against $273 for a W3030. For context, HomeAdvisor puts cabinets at $100 to $1,200 per linear foot nationally. Our base cabinet page has the lower run.

The IRC sets 30 inches of clearance above a cooktop to unprotected combustible material, or 24 inches with listed protection.

A wood cabinet bottom counts as combustible, so that number caps how low the cabinet over your range can hang. Your hood or microwave manual can ask for more, and the manual wins.

Wall boxes run 12 to 42 inches tall. Short ones fit over a window, a hood or the fridge. Tall ones close the gap to the ceiling. Measure ceiling height at several points, because a 1 to 2 inch error means rework or delay.

A base cabinet sits on the floor and the countertop rests on it. A wall cabinet hangs from the wall. Crown molding finishes the top at $60 per piece when our crew installs it, labor only, within 100 miles of Alpharetta. See our cabinet installation page.

Open shelving suits a short stretch of wall away from the cooktop, and 60% of 634 NKBA respondents report minimalism as a 2026 trend.

Our suggestion: closed doors by the range, open shelves only where grease won't reach. Uppers swing doors all day, and in the cheap cabinets we replace, hinges and drawer glides fail first. Ours use soft-close concealed hinges. See the hardware we put on them.

If you want light under the uppers, a light rail trim hides the strip light. Our crew sets it for $20 per piece, labor only. In the same NKBA survey, 82% of respondents reported under-cabinet lighting.

Our crew sets a wall cabinet box for $130, or $90 when it arrives ready-assembled, labor only, within 100 miles of Alpharetta.

That makes uppers-only a real option for homeowners who like their lowers. Here are three ways it goes.

To-ceiling upgrade

Swap short uppers for taller boxes and close the gap. Crown molding runs $60 per piece and a filler is $50, both labor only.

Glass-front uppers

Put glass doors on one or two boxes and keep the rest closed. Glass install is $20, labor only. In our Milton kitchen, the perimeter stays white shaker and two glass-front uppers next to the range break up the wall of doors.

Taking the uppers off

Pull the uppers, run the backsplash to the ceiling and add open shelves. Plan the backsplash first, because tile shows every old fastener hole.

Uppers-only stops working when the lowers you keep don't match. We don't paint or reface cabinets, so the new boxes have to sit well with the old ones. In our Johns Creek kitchen, white shaker uppers and bases sit against a dark painted island. Browse the project gallery to compare.

We carry 205 door and color variants in five door styles, and 122 of them are shaker.

Pick the style first, then the color. Finishes run from Alabaster White and Roycroft Pewter to Clary Sage and Honey Maple, and 192 of the 205 variants are framed. The other 13 are frameless.

White oak was the finish in about 7 of 10 of our kitchens over the last year, and slab doors were 69% in the NKBA 2026 survey. Our white oak page shows the grain, and the styles hub compares them side by side.

Georgia delivery starts at $300 for curbside drop-off within 50 miles, and our crew installs within 100 miles of Alpharetta.

1. Send photos from all sides, ceiling height, wall lengths and the window, plumbing, fridge and gas positions.
2. Open the free 3D design on your phone and ask for any change by one message. The design stays valid 10 days.
3. Confirm the full design with dimensions, get the payment link with specs, re-check and sign, and then it goes into production.
4. Delivery is usually within about 10 days of shipment, and we warn you ahead of any change. Production time is quoted per project.
5. Our crew installs within 100 miles. Outside it, we help you find an installer.

Check every dimension twice before you pay. Cabinets are made per project, so there is no cancellation, return or exchange after sign-off and payment. Driveway or garage delivery is $450 within 50 miles, and beyond that we quote per order. Someone has to be there to receive and help unload. We pack to cut transit damage, and delivery insurance is an optional extra quoted with the order.

We ship anywhere in the US on request. A 2026 kitchen was designed in Alpharetta and delivered to Phoenix, Arizona. See our Georgia delivery page.

Prime Cabinet Store, 4700 Atlanta Hwy, Alpharetta, GA 30004, (470) 460-6180. The showroom on Hwy 9 is open Mon to Sun, Monday to Sunday, 9 AM to 6 PM. After 20 years and 1000+ projects, we have a Google rating of 4.8 from 103 reviews. Visit the showroom to see full kitchen displays.

Our free design starts with one message: your wall lengths, ceiling height and a few photos.

For wall cabinets, also tell us the range width, hood or microwave, fridge size, whether you want glass or open shelves, the style and color, and your ZIP. Cabinets only, with assembly, installation and delivery extra.

Want one quote for cabinets and countertops? Quartz is installed from about $49 per square foot within 100 miles. See our quartz countertops.

The same team handles kitchen design and bathroom work. That covers the kitchen and bath: kitchen remodeling, bathroom remodeling and bathroom vanities. Whether it's a kitchen remodel, a full kitchen renovation or one new kitchen cabinet run, the design consultation starts from your photos and dimensions, and the 3D design is free. Homeowners can also pick custom cabinetry from the custom cabinets page. Start on your dream kitchen: book your free 3D design or contact us. We do kitchen and bathroom projects, and the layout and budget get settled with your designs before you pay.