Alpharetta kitchens come in three kinds. Brick traditionals fill the long-settled subdivisions, from around Windward to the older streets near downtown, many built in the 1990s and 2000s and still wearing their original builder cabinets. Newer transitional builds off Old Milton Parkway and Haynes Bridge Road have open plans and taller ceilings. Townhomes around Avalon have smaller kitchens and more modern finishes. The request we hear most from all three is the same: swap dated builder cabinets for white Shaker or clean flat-panel doors, often with a roomier island.
Below is what fits those houses, what it costs, how vanities work in the same styles, and when to get measured for the holidays. Every size and price comes from our own catalog and estimates.
What Alpharetta houses usually need
We cover the Alpharetta ZIP codes 30004, 30005 and 30009, and 30022 and 30097 on the Johns Creek side. The table shows where each type of house usually starts. Treat it as a starting point, not a rule; the tape measure has the last word.
| House | What we usually find | Where to start |
|---|---|---|
| Brick traditional in an established subdivision | Original builder cabinets, a kitchen open to the family room, 8- or 9-foot ceilings | White or gray Shaker, 42-inch uppers, drawer bases where the old door bases were |
| Transitional build off Old Milton Parkway | Open plan, a big island, ceilings of 9 feet or more | White perimeter cabinets with a colored island, uppers stacked to the ceiling |
| Townhome near Avalon or downtown | A compact L-shape or galley with modern finishes | Flat-panel or Slim Shaker doors, and a tall pantry cabinet if there is no walk-in |
Match the upper cabinets to your ceiling
The ceiling decides more of the finished look than the door style does. Our wall cabinets come 30, 36 and 42 inches tall, and they are usually hung with the bottom 54 inches off the floor. From there the math is simple:
| Ceiling | Upper cabinets | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| 8 feet | 42-inch uppers | Cabinets run flush to the ceiling, with no dusty gap on top |
| 9 feet | 42-inch uppers with a 12-inch cabinet stacked above | The gap closes, as in the display kitchen pictured above; the top row can also be glass |
| 10 feet | 42-inch uppers, an 18-inch stacked row and crown molding | Cabinets reach the ceiling |
| Taller, or one unbroken door to the top | Ask us first | This is where custom cabinetry starts to earn its price |
Measure the ceiling at both ends of every wall, because a small slope shows once cabinets run to the top. Growing the island too? Plan 42 inches of clear floor on every side you work from and 48 inches where two people pass; our kitchen cabinet ideas guide has the rest of the island math.
Styles that suit Alpharetta kitchens
The brick traditionals take well to white Shaker and gray Shaker. In the open plans, a navy Shaker island under white perimeter cabinets is a popular two-tone. Townhome kitchens near Avalon often suit European flat-panel doors or Slim Shaker, whose narrower frame reads more modern in a small room.
What sits behind the door matters just as much in a humid Georgia summer. Our cabinets are solid wood with soft-close doors and drawers; on the Shaker line that means ½-inch birch plywood boxes and ⅝-inch solid birch dovetail drawer boxes. The one exception is the European flat-panel line, which uses engineered furniture board boxes, so if solid wood is on your list, start with Shaker. You can open the doors and pull the drawers at the showroom before you choose.
What it costs, line by line
The $1,750 starting price for a 10×10 kitchen already includes the 60% off list, so there is no second discount waiting on top of it. A bigger Alpharetta kitchen costs more because it has more boxes, not because each box costs more: a longer island, a pantry wall and stacked uppers all add to the count. The Atlanta cabinet cost guide covers every factor. Your free estimate puts each piece on its own line:
- Cabinets: every cabinet, panel, filler and molding in your layout.
- Assembly, delivery and installation: optional lines. Installs by our own crews carry a 3-year workmanship warranty.
- Countertops: not on our estimate, because we do not sell them. Start that quote early.
- Price match: bring a written quote from another supplier for comparable, like-for-like cabinets (same box construction, door style and hardware) and we beat it by 10%.
To spread the cost, financing through Affirm can cover the invoice.
Bathrooms: vanities in the same 60 styles
Every one of our 60 door styles has vanity sink bases, so a guest bath or a primary suite can match the kitchen exactly. Most vanity cabinets are 34.5 inches tall and 21 inches deep (a few lines are 22 inches deep). In Shaker White, for example, vanity sink bases come 24, 27, 30, 33 and 36 inches wide, plus 42- and 48-inch sink bases and a 48-inch base with three drawers on each side of the sink.
The 35-inch question. A 35-inch space between two walls has no exact box. The usual answer is a 33-inch vanity sink base with a filler strip cut to take up the last 2 inches; a 36-inch base will not go in. If you meant 35 inches tall, most of our vanity cabinets are 34.5 inches before the top, the same height as our kitchen base cabinets, so with the same kind of top the vanity counter lands at kitchen-counter height.
For a double vanity, two 30-inch sink bases make a 60-inch run and two 36-inch bases make 72 inches, with an optional drawer base between them. Tops, sinks and faucets come from your countertop supplier. A bathroom is the hardest room in the house on a finish, so plywood boxes and a sealed finish matter even more here. The bathroom vanity guide has the full size chart.
The holiday calendar for Alpharetta
Our week-by-week kitchen timeline works backwards from the day you want to cook: about a week to measure, design and quote, about 1–3 weeks for a popular style to arrive, a day or two to install, and a week of slack for the countertop or a late appliance. That puts the measurement 6 to 8 weeks before the date.
| Cooking by | Measure by | How it looks |
|---|---|---|
| Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 26 | Now, in mid-October | Tight, even for a popular style. The countertop has to be templated right after install. |
| Christmas, Friday, December 25 | Late October to early November | Comfortable for most popular styles on a cabinets-only project. |
Two habits help with either date. Order appliances before cabinets, so a late range never leaves a hole in the run. And keep the old cabinets in place until the new ones are on site, so the kitchen stays usable right up to install day.
How it works from our Norcross showroom
- Measure. Free in Alpharetta, as anywhere in metro Atlanta, or measure yourself with our measuring guide.
- Design. Lay the room out in 3D with us at the showroom, or start at home in the free 3D designer.
- Estimate. A free, itemized estimate and a realistic date, in writing.
- Deliver and install. Our crews take out the old cabinets, set the new ones level, adjust every door and leave the kitchen ready for the countertop template.
The showroom at 3280 Peachtree Corners Circle in Norcross is an easy drive from GA-400, open Monday to Friday 9 to 5, Saturday 10 to 3 and Sunday by appointment. Walk in during opening hours or book a visit online.
Before you book: an Alpharetta checklist
- Measure the ceiling at both ends of each wall: 8, 9 or 10 feet?
- Mark where the water, gas and power come out. Moving a sink, a range or a circuit can involve a permit and a licensed trade.
- Check who issues your permits. An Alpharetta mailing address is not always inside Alpharetta city limits; parts of these ZIP codes fall in neighboring cities or counties.
- Choose appliances before cabinets, and keep the model numbers handy.
- Photograph the room from each corner, and bring any other written quote for the 10% price match.
Ready when you are: book a free in-home measure, or see the Alpharetta service page for the neighborhoods we cover.