Downsview (a Canadian company) does beautiful, super-duper high-end / high-quality cabinetry. And boy are they expensive! We looked at them years ago when we lived in San Francisco and couldn't justify the price. Based on what I remember from seven years ago, I'm not sure their price is justified, esp. given the cabinetry we had installed in our kitchen earlier this year (local custom). But if Downsiview has a door style / finish you love you cannot find elsewhere, or if the other lines at which you're looking are giving you similar bids, then I'd see no reason to not use them. They are beautifully constructed and a v. well-thought of firm.

Good luck!

I can confirm they are Canadian. They sell them here in Ottawa out of the Astro Design Centre a vey nice full service showroom. Gorgeous in the vignettes. Mostly semi-custom but they do custom as well.

Here is a link that might be useful: sales figures for Downsview

I had my architect design from this kitchen. I have posted before but thought it beautifulenough to post again. I did talk to my Downsview people here 4 years ago and they quoted me 100K for this kitchen. I would put them in league with Woodmode.

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Was it back in '05 when Downsview gave you the $100K quote? Because, honestly, I am totally gobsmacked that the above kitchen cabinetry would "only" be $100K with Downsivew.

I think they are considered in a much higher, nicer bracket than Woodmode, at least in the western US they are.

In the States they tend to be affiliated with Wm Ohs, which should definitely give you an idea. (and the above kitchen with Wm Ohs would be closer to $200K -- gulp!)

I have never done business with them but they have been around for a long time - over 20 years. Have never heard anything negative about the quality of their work.

Note that the Canadian dollar has dropped considerably against the US dollar in the last few weeks - 20% - so you might want to ask your KD what the new prices are. They should be lower. ;)

I bought downs view cabinets for my kitchen and bathroom. I bought it from a distributor and hired my own carpenter who does high end remodeling thou he did not install the downsview cabinets before. He is also a cabinet maker. I partially paid for the cabinets in July of 2014. My kitchen is still not done. Part of the problem is that the cabinets do not have sufficient clearance or reveal. The drawers and doors should be 1/8" smaller than the box all the way around I had to learn from the internet about cabinets). My cabinets are so tight that I cannot put concealed handles which I wanted to install. Even with the hinge adjustment it just could not be done. Personally if I had to do it over again, I would only buy local so issues can be resolved and I would buy wood cabinets. This is one of the worst experiences I have ever had. If you buy downs view, they do make good stuff, I think, beware that you will more than likely have issues with the product. The other half of the problem is the distributor/designer. I will wait for the resolutions and final fixes by the designer/distributor before I write more.

Dear Jamesinter, I am renovating my entire condo and have received a quote from DV. Would you kindly share a follow upon your experience? Thank you!

I had a horrible experience. missing key pieces , mis-measures and wrong shelf colors. It was so bad they walked away and left me without a sink!

We just recently tried to hire DOWNSVIEW to remodel most of our kitchen and master bath. Unfortunately, their contract i
Seemed quite onerous and one sided. When questioned and asked to show contractors license and insurance they chose not to respond but to say they could not work with us. Disappointing but Definitely for the best as generally business agreements that start badly end even worse.

Very good product. Make sure you have a designer measure and buy the cabinets. People get into trouble buying these poducts from sales people without a real design.

I live in Michigan. Can anyone recommend a downsview installer or someone who can make adjustments tio my downsview cabinets

I live in Michigan. Can anyone recommend a downsview installer or someone who can make adjustments tio my downsview cabinets

Downsview has two dealers in Michigan, if you go to downsviewkitchens.com and search for dealers by state you will see if one of them is close to you.

I would not recommend. the price point does not match the quality. most of the trim work shows glue and looks like what i have pictured below. we are also having major issues with the stain fading and the the veneer splitting. install was almost a year ago and we are still trying to get the doors and fronts fixed.