Executive cabinets metabox drawers?

11 years ago

We got a quote using metabox drawers as it is cheaper than the wood, dove tailed option. Does any one have any comments or feedback regarding their quality, looks, durability? Any input is greatly appreciated. Thank you..

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annkh_nd

11 years ago

Look at my recent thread titled "Weekend project in my Mom's kitchen". I just made and installed 5 Metabox interior drawers. They certainly are easy to make, and solid. If you have frameless cabinets, you can get them with full extension glides and soft-close. In framed cabinets, they are 3/4 extension.

I can't speak to durability, since Mom's have only been in use for 3 days, but Blum hardware is well known for quality. Looks is personal preference: the bottom and back of Metaboxes are wood; the sides are metal. If you are satisfied with that look, go for it. If you would prefer wood sides, you won't be happy with Metaboxes.

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Liz
11 years ago
We put them in our kitchen about two months ago. So far, they have been great! They seem to be quite durable, and I expect them to hold up as long as any other slide. However, as annkh mentioned, the looks are subjective... I don't mind the white enamel sides, at all. But if you drool over wood boxes, you might not like metabox. (Note that you could paint the bottom & back of the metabox drawer, if you wanted the whole box to be the same color... but you're not going to get it to look like a dovetail wood box.)
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r2d2indy r2d2indy
Original Author
11 years ago
Can you -- elizardbethday post some pictures of your kitchen. It would help me immensely. We currently have IKEA kitchens and love the look but not sure with the executive cabinets. Thanks
Liz
11 years ago
Let's see if this works.... All 6 of these drawers are metabox. (With conestoga fronts, in hearthstone grey. And super stylish painter's tape pulls! Of course)
Liz
11 years ago
r2d2indy r2d2indy
Original Author
11 years ago
Thank you for the pics and love the cabinet color and subway tile in grey!! .

Do you have marble or granite counter tops? They are very nice too. Overall love the look.

Is yours a transitional or a modern kitchen ? Thanks again for sharing.
Liz
11 years ago
Thanks, r2d2!!

The counter is 3cm quartz. Love that you guessed marble! It's by a lesser-known manuf - VTI, TruQuartz, in their Colosseum color. Backsplash is actually more blue than grey, though i see the phone camera did a number on the colors. Ice Water by waterworks. I think it may be discontinued. I bought it on a garage sale FB group.

I think our kitchen is probably transitional, hopefully with a modern beachy feel. We don't like curlicues and extras like that.

I took couple photos of the metabox installed to the cabs. These probably won't matter to you, but in case they help anyone else... See the glide by the blue colander. It is installed on a stile/face frame. It travels through the cabinet and attaches to the cab's back wall. On the other side, the glide is attached to the cabinet box. This cabinet box used to be a regular cabinet, 2 skinny drawers on top and 2 butt doors on the bottom.