Black Friday Sale- Largest Sale in RTA Cabinet Store History!

With the Holiday season quickly approaching, the die hard shoppers are getting ready for the big day… Black Friday. This year we are in the festive mood too, so we are running our first ever Black Friday sale, which is shaping up to be our biggest sale EVER! Starting Midnight on Thanksgiving and going until Midnight on Friday, we will be offering deep discounts on all of our cabinet lines.. with a catch (there is always a catch, right?). Every two hours a different cabinet line will be on sale, only for those two hours. So if you have a favorite cabinet style, make sure you have your list of cabinets ready so that you can cash in on the big discounts! This is a one day only event, so if you don’t get your orders in on Friday, you are going to miss out. Here is what will be on sale and at what times.  Just use the appropriate code below during each sale time.

From 12:01 AM EST – 2 AM EST 15% off Cheryville   BF12AM
From 2:01 AM EST – 4 AM EST 15% off Mocha Shaker   BF2AM
From 4:01 AM EST – 6 AM EST 10% off Brandywine and Tuscany    BF4AM
From 6:01 AM EST – 8 AM EST 10% off Autumn Shaker and Brazilian Cherry Shaker   BF6AM
From 8:01 AM EST – 10 AM EST 10% off Oak and Ginger BF8AM
From 10:01 AM EST – 12 PM EST 10% off Marquis and Richmond BF10AM
From 12:01 PM EST – 2 PM EST 10% Sunset and Traditional White BF12PM
From 2:01 PM EST – 4 PM EST 10% off Rustic Brown and Horizon Maple BF2PM
From 4:01 PM EST – 6 PM EST 10% off Contemporary Walnut and Premier Oak BF4PM
From 6:01 PM EST – 8 PM EST 10% Bordeaux and Harvest BF6PM
From 8:01 PM EST – 10 PM EST 10% Chestnut Maple and Provincial BF8PM
From 10:01 PM EST – Midnight 20% Kitchen Islands BF10PM

The biggest savings is going to be on the bamboo lines.  For one entire day, we are letting you pre-order any of the bamboo lines and receive 25% off your order… yes, that is 25% !!!  All pre-orders will take roughly 8-10 weeks to arrive from the factory, so if your construction schedule is flexible, you can cash in on some big savings!

ALL DAY- Pre-order any of the Bamboo Cabinet lines (except Brazilian Cherry Shaker) and receive 25% off your order BFBAMBOO

Remember, this is a one day only sale and can not be combined with any other discounts.

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Washer/Dryer Design Ideas Added to the Website

Having trouble figuring out how to incorporate the washer and dryer into your layout? Or are you looking for a way to design a functional laundry room that coordinates with your kitchen cabinets? We created two new design ideas that are great ways to incorporate the stackable washer and dryer units that are really popular right now.

Washer-Dryer Sink Combo
Washer-Dryer Wet Bar Combo

In addition to the washer/dryer combo designs, we also added another kitchen island idea, staggered wall cabinet design, and an easy way to incorporate a desk into your kitchen or small nook. We are always looking for new designs and creative ways to incorporate our cabinets into a design, so if you see something in one of the design magazines, or have a creative way that you used them, we would love to head from you.

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New Bamboo Lines Added to the Site

Natural Bamboo Shaker

We are expanding the eco-friendly bamboo lines from Eco-Cabinets. The Brazilian Cherry Shaker cabinets have become so popular, we added three more colors/finishes to match the most popular flooring finishes that we sell. Not only did we add Gunstock, Carbonized, and Natural finishes, but we also added a raised panel door in each of the styles, so you now have 8 eco-friendly cabinets to choose from.

As we continue to build up our inventory in the new cabinet lines, the Brazilian Cherry Shaker is still the only cabinet line that we fully stock. All of the other cabinets lines will be considered special order until we build up the inventory. Being special order, they will take roughly 6-8 weeks to arrive from the factory (which is still faster than most custom cabinet makers!!).

So if you are looking for the eco-friendly look or just love the grain pattern and durability of bamboo, we now have 8 different styles for you to choose from.

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Celebrate Veteran’s Day with a 5% discount for All Military Families

VeteransDay

To help celebrate Veteran’s Day today, we are offering a 5% discount to all military families. While we could never really repay all of the men and women who help protect our country, this is our way of saying thank you. If anyone in your household is an active military personnel, email gary@rtacabinetstore.com with your military id or something showing military status and we will send you a special code to receive a 5% discount.

This special will be running for the next week to make sure that everyone that qualifies for the discount will have a chance to send in their information. Happy Veteran’s Day.

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A little history about kitchens

For as long as we’ve prepared food, we’ve needed a place in which to do it. Now commonly known as the kitchen, the room has gone through a surprising number of changes over the years. The majority of these changes coincide with the advent of key technological advances such as running water and the invention of the stove and cooker. Let’s take some time to chart this evolution, and discover how the modern kitchen has become what it is.

The Ancient world and the Middle Ages

Back in Ancient Greece, and even earlier, people would use large ventilated areas surrounding a central fire on which they would cook. Water was often brought by hand from sources such as rivers and lakes. And, believe it or not, members of the Roman Empire didn’t have their own kitchens; rather they would take turns to use a large public kitchen. Throughout the Middle Ages, kitchens remained largely the same – due mainly to the fact that open fire was still the only way to cook food properly. This meant that kitchens during these periods were very smoky, dark, places which were not very pleasant to be in. Wealthier families in Medieval Europe would very occasionally have a separate building which they used as a kitchen – but this was reserved for the very rich.

The invention of cooking appliances

In around 1750, early versions of the furnace started to appear in homes across the Western world. However, because of the limitations of their design (and what they were designed for), these were used primarily for heating and not cooking. Stoves for cooking started to appear in the early 1800s, but it wasn’t until the middle of that century that stoves became small enough to be fitted to kitchens. Into the 20th century, gas pipes started to be built in to homes, and with that came the ability to install gas stoves and cookers into all homes. With this, the kitchen as we now know it was born.

Early modern kitchens

Throughout the 20th century, kitchen design went through a number of changes, due mainly to the evolving needs of the people who use them. The way we cooked changed, what we cooked changed, and the products on the shelves changed. Our kitchens naturally evolved to meet these demands. In the early 1940s, electrical appliances started to appear in the United States. This meant that toasters, electric ovens, blenders and microwaves started to become commonplace. At the time, having all of these appliances in one kitchen would have been a right reserved for the wealthy, but they quickly became standard in all kitchens. Ventilation was still a problem at this time, so kitchens often got hot and greasy quite quickly. It wasn’t until 1980 that the extractor fan became a common addition to home design, meaning that the kitchen was no longer limited to just cooking, and could be used a ‘real’ living space.

Today’s kitchens

So where are we today? Well, the core appliances of a kitchen remain broadly the same: cooker, microwave, refrigerator, and so on. However, kitchens today have become far more sleek, good-looking, and well-designed. With the technology more-or-less mastered, kitchen designers can focus far more on the way the room looks. People looking to have a kitchen installed can now choose from a huge range of layouts, sizes, colors, finishes, and much more. We now enjoy more freedom and choice when it comes to our kitchens than ever; and it’s no surprise that many people take pride in the way that their kitchens look.
Where are we going?

As our needs grow and evolve, so too will the kitchens we have in our homes. The design and appliances in our kitchens also respond to the changing tastes of the public, as well as new types of products. For example, you can now buy refrigerators with soda pop can holders, egg holders, and more. All of these tweaks to existing designs are implemented to meet our ever-growing needs. It’s a great feeling to know that we have so much freedom in the way our kitchen looks, and how it works. So, the only real question that’s left to ask is, what do you want your kitchen to look like?

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New Design Ideas Added

decorative range hood

We added three new design ideas to the design tab for the cabinet lines.   If you haven’t been there recently, check them out!   If you go under one of the kitchen cabinet lines, you will need a whole collection of designs.  This week, we added one of  my personal favorites (the ornate range hood and cook station).  This one really shows off what you can do with RTA cabinets.

With some creativity, and a little bit of carpentry, you can really get a custom kitchen using stock kitchen cabinets.

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