Unfinished Kitchen Cabinets in Atlanta: Raw or Primed, You Finish

Unfinished means solid wood stiles and rails with no stain or paint. Primed means a factory-primed MDF center panel in a wood or HDF frame, paint-ready. We list 214 raw and 294 primed shaker SKUs, with a ½-inch plywood box on our main lines. Get pickup, delivery anywhere in Georgia, or install by our crew within 100 miles.

We carry 214 raw and 294 primed SKUs of shaker kitchen cabinets, from 6-inch bases to 96-inch pantries. Three lines cover them: Unfinished Shaker (raw, RTA), Primed Shaker (stock) and Shaker Primed Unfinished (stock).

Prices are per cabinet, cabinets only. Assembly, installation, delivery, paint, primer, pulls and countertops cost extra.

B30 is a 30-inch base, and W3030 is a wall cabinet 30 by 30 inches. We sell kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities from one showroom. Bathroom cabinets here means vanity cabinets 12 to 48 inches wide. Blind bases cover each corner cabinet layout. See the base, wall, pantry, island, corner and vanity pages.

A primed 10x10 starts at $1,842, cabinets only, exactly what our factory-finished stock 10x10 costs. So primed saves nothing, and you still buy paint and primer. Unfinished describes the coating. Ready-to-assemble describes the packing. Our raw line is both.

MDF isn't wood, and we don't sell it as wood. Primed cabinets have a factory-primed MDF center panel in a wood or HDF frame, paint-ready, nothing more. Shaker is 122 of our 205 door-and-color variants across five cabinet styles. Bright white and other white finishes come on our factory-finished lines. See factory-finished white shaker on the white colors page, shaker cabinets on the style page and our stock line.

Almost nobody buys raw or primed cabinets from us to finish at home, and the math shows why.

A primed 10x10 costs the same $1,842 as a finished stock kitchen. Then you add primer, paint, sanding and your own time.

We don't paint or reface cabinets. For a color outside our finish list, ask about a custom paint color on the semi-custom line. If no size fits, custom cabinets start from about $150 per cabinet, and a 10x10 from $1,500. See the custom line.

For volume jobs and new builds, ask the showroom about kitchen cabinet volume pricing.

The box is ½-inch plywood on our main lines, with ¾-inch plywood adjustable shelves. Looking for quality? Open the door and look at the box.

In the cheap cabinets we replace, hinges and drawer glides fail first. Our cabinets offer soft-close hinges and undermount glides.

Even if you paint the door yourself, the box matters. In our projects a plywood box usually runs 10 to 15 percent more than the same kitchen with an MDF box. We recommend plywood anyway: water under the sink or by the dishwasher makes MDF swell and break down, and screws lose grip after re-tightening. MDF is pressed wood fiber with binders, so we don't call it wood. Our boxes are plywood on main lines, not particleboard, and one frameless line uses engineered furniture board. Cabinets built to last start with the box. Ask any seller which parts of their wood cabinets are solid wood.

Composite wood panels sold in the US must carry a TSCA Title VI compliance label, a rule in force since March 22, 2019.

Primed doors take paint only, while raw doors take paint or stain. Decide which before you buy. For a wood kitchen you plan to stain, raw is the only option in this group.

White oak was our most common finish over the last year, about 7 of 10 kitchens, and NKBA's 2026 kitchen design trends survey lists it as the top wood at 51%. As general reference knowledge, raw wood is best sealed or primed soon after delivery and kept flat and dry.

Raw is not less durable by default. Quality and finish are separate questions: the box, hinges and glides answer one, the coating the other. The cabinet finish is the part you take on. For step-by-step help, see the blog.

Georgia delivery usually lands about 10 days after shipment, and production lead time is quoted per project. We warn you in advance if a date changes.

Our crew installs within 100 miles of Alpharetta, on average 3 to 5 working days for a standard 10x10. Elsewhere we help you find an installer.

Our cabinets ship anywhere in the US on request. A 2026 kitchen designed in Alpharetta went to Phoenix, Arizona, and the owner wrote: "Despite the distance, the whole process was smooth, well organized, and professional." That's Александр, on Google. Because cabinets are made per project, on a cabinet order, once you sign and pay, there is no cancellation, return or exchange. See Georgia delivery and installation.

Wall cabinets start at $43 and base cabinets at $87 on our entry lines, cabinets only. A primed 10x10 starts at $1,842, the same as our factory-finished stock kitchen.

Raw stain-grade shaker costs more than primed on base, tall and vanity cabinets, $175 against $104 for a base, while wall cabinets start lower raw, $43 against $55. Affordable kitchen cabinets, to us, means stock kitchen cabinet sizes, where a finished 10x10 runs $1,842 to $2,143. Compare a whole kitchen, not one door.

Quartz countertops run $49 to $72 per square foot installed within 100 miles, see quartz.

For context, HomeAdvisor puts cabinets for a 10x10 kitchen at $2,000 to $24,000, most $4,000 to $13,000, and Angi says cabinets take 30 to 40 percent of a kitchen remodel budget. Big box stores pick the price; people pay it out of habit.

Buying several units? Ask the showroom about volume pricing. Send your layout for a free quote, and see pricing. Call (470) 460-6180 to ask about stock cabinets today.

Our free 3D kitchen design stays valid for 10 days, and you change anything with one message. Send photos from all sides, the ceiling height, wall lengths, and where the windows, plumbing, fridge and gas range sit.

Most people measure wall length only. They miss out-of-square walls, ceiling height at several points, baseboards, window casings and exact appliance sizes. A 1 to 2 inch error means rework or delay. Each customer gets a dedicated personal manager, and Google reviewers name Ezgi, our kitchen designer, as especially helpful.

1. We build the full design with every dimension, and you confirm it.
2. You get a payment link with all dimensions and specs.
3. You re-check the specs and sign.
4. The order goes into production.

Once you sign and pay, there is no cancellation, return or exchange.

Pick the cabinet type and sizes first, then the cabinet design, then the finish. About 8 of 10 of our kitchens include an island. Wall cabinets over a cooktop follow the IRC: 30 inches to unprotected combustibles, or 24 inches with listed protection. Lock the design first, so the new kitchen goes in once.

Send your photos and receive a free 3D layout. Read about our design process.

Our showroom sits at 4700 Atlanta Hwy in Alpharetta, GA 30004, open Monday to Sunday, and the number is (470) 460-6180. Monday to Sunday, 9 AM to 6 PM Prime Cabinet Store has 20 years in business and 1000+ projects behind it, with full kitchen displays on Hwy 9.

Door samples are listed SKUs on both lines, 11½ by 14½ inches and ¾ inch thick.

Browse our projects, such as the white shaker kitchen with a quartzite island in Milton. One customer wrote: "Great quality cabinets, beautiful design, and very professional installation." That's Andrius, on Google. See the showroom page.