Karlson Kitchens, located in Evanston, IL (Chicago’s North Shore) offers products and services beyond compare! Though we’re based in Evanston, our unique design work and kitchen cabinetry can be found in cities throughout Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan and all across the United States!

At Karlson Kitchens, we will design your kitchen, bathroom, home office, laundry room, walk-in closet, or hutch. Built-in cabinetry will add so much to your rooms! Or, why not add a wonderful built-in entertainment center to your great room? When you’re tired of seeing the TV, or guests are on the way over, you can just slide the doors closed and the TV disappears! 
 

 

 

   

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And, for Karlson Kitchens clients we handle all of your remodeling, installation and building needs associated with your design / build project, including:

  • Installing your cabinetry, countertops and appliances

  • Laying flooring

  • Moving/building/adding: walls, windows, doors

  • Electrical/Plumbing needs

  • General contractor and carpentry work for our remodeling clients

Products by Karlson Kitchens 
  

Information on Cabinetry
Door styles range from flat to raised to curved and may be plain and simple or intricately carved. In more traditional kitchens, you’ll find inset and lipped doors, while partial overlay and full overlay provide the clean lines associated with more contemporary designs.

Karlson Kitchens suggests pulls and knobs to further personalize your kitchen. A Shaker style door in cherry can go from traditional with a brass knob to contemporary with a nickel pull. 

Popular wood choices for cabinet doors include maple and cherry.  If you are interested in using another type of wood for your project, Karlson Kitchens can create a fabulous space using ANY wood of your choice!  Alder, walnut, birch, hickory, quarter sawn oak, even african mahogany... the options go on and on. Light stains will let the natural beauty of the wood show through. 

Wood-Mode Cabinetry
  

For over 60 years Wood-Mode has been providing homeowners with the finest custom cabinetry available. The high standards of the cabinetry are obvious as Wood-Mode includes a lifetime limited warranty. In fact, Wood-Mode craftspeople perform a painstaking hand-rubbing process on each cabinet, a unique procedure for sure. Gloss, matte, opaque or custom finishes are available. Discontinued finishes can be reproduced even decades later, so that no color or finish ever becomes obsolete.

Crystal Cabinetry

This manufacturer of fine custom cabinetry has been carrying on the tradition of handcrafted quality for over 60 years. Crystal’s versatility offers over 12 standard wood choices in over 80 door styles ranging from traditional to contemporary. Decidedly custom, if you would like a special door style in a specific wood, Crystal invites you to create your own unique door style in the wood and finish of your choice! Custom colors are also available. A leader in the latest innovations, Crystal also offers environmentally-friendly “green” cabinetry with no-added urea formaldehyde, recycled materials, ultra-low VOC water-based finishes and rapidly-renewable materials. Karlson Kitchens can help you maximize your LEED points! Crystal is recognized by the LEED program.

Brookhaven Cabinetry
   

This affordable, semi-custom cabinetry line is built by Pennsylvania based cabinet manufacturer Wood-Mode. Cabinet sides are extra thick for added durability, and then joined with the strongest bond possible…just like the fine furniture in your home! Adjustable shelves, deep-penetrating finishes, optional mullion doors and drawer bottoms laminated on both sides with odorless, easy-to-clean vinyl in a matching maple grain, make one wonder if this semi-custom line is really custom!

Keyline/Encore/Current Cabinetry by Crystal

 



Keyline, Encore and Current cabinetry are semi-custom lines offered by Crystal. All three cabinet lines provide versatility and functionality at the highest value with uncompromising quality. The wood, finish and door style selections are a collection of Crystal’s top sellers allowing you to design distinct cabinetry with custom features you desire, but stay within your budget.

 

     Appliances
   

Before you purchase new appliances, you’ll need to decide if you want to have them built into the cabinetry. If you have a built-in refrigerator for example, you won’t be able tell at first glance that it’s in the room. Its doors will look just like those of your cabinets and it will lie flush with the cabinets rather than sticking out. Karlson Kitchens can incorporate any appliance manufacturer into your design. Let’s get cookin’ !

 

    Countertops    
  

When it comes to your countertop choices, you can achieve the best of all worlds by carving out space for a mix of surfacing materials—a granite island for serving, a maple butcher-block square for cutting, solid-surface tops for heavy food-preparation tasks, and tile for a backsplash accent. Looking for an eco-friendly option? Karlson Kitchens offers a variety of green options for countertops such as recycled glass, quartz stone and even recycled paper!

     Sinks, Faucets and Toilets
    
  

Plumbing fixtures are certainly the crowing jewels of any room. When it comes to your sinks and faucets it is important to consider your daily tasks. Do you want to fill tall pots from your faucet? Will you add a water filter? Do you want one sink or two, and how deep should they be? Karlson Kitchens can incorporate any fixture manufacturer into your design. 

   

 

Karlson Kitchens
1815 Central Street
Evanston, IL 60201
Phone: (847) 491-1300
Fax: (847) 491-0100
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