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CHOICE PREMIER® Product Guide Choice Premier® • Hampton Elegant Elegant. Affordable. TM CHOICE PREMIER® Product Guide Choice Premier® • Hampton Elegant. Affordable.TM ind your style with Choice Premier®. Whether you prefer a Fcontemporary, transitional, or traditional style, you will find what suits your taste in Choice Premier®. Go bold by pairing white Aspen cabinets with a soft gray Driftwood island. Stay classic and refined when you pair our creamy Renaissance profile with our rich Kensington door front. Use Choice Premier® to create a room that guarantees that “WOW” factor. Each cabinet is solidly constructed utilizing the finest hardwoods and quality hardware. This line features thick cabinets, deep drawers, soft close hinges, and metal undermount glides. Functional beauty best describes Choice Premier®. Our Choice Premier® line is perfect for those who are: • Homeowners Great for: • Kitchens • Baths • Laundry rooms • Great rooms ELEGANT. AFFORDABLE. • 1 OUR CERTIFICATIONS ® KCMA(Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association) CERTIFICATION All of Choice Cabinet door styles are certified by the KCMA and comply with the requirements of NSI/KCMA A161.1. A cabinet that bears the KCMA certification seal is recognized in the industry as a quality product capable of withstanding a battery of rigorous testing, simulating years of typical household use. CARB2 CERTIFICATION Choice Cabinet is proud to be a CARB2 Certified kitchen cabinet manufacturer. Our cabinets comply with the rules and regulations of composite wood products established by the California Code of Regulations, nationally implemented by the EPA in 2016. 2 • CERTIFICATIONS CHOICE CABINET ASPEN The crisp white finish applied to this modern Shaker-inspired door front is an open canvas waiting for your personal design touch. Our Aspen door is a full overlay style with a recessed, wood veneer center panel on both the door and drawer fronts. The solid hardwood frames remain simple in design and are built for quality and durability. The Aspen door style offers a simplistic Shaker look that can be easily incorporated into a modern or transitional design plan. DOOR STYLE FEATURES • Full overlay • Solid wood mortis and tenon stile and rail • 5-piece drawer front • Painted MDF center panels • Painted white 855•378•2828 | choicecabinet.com DOOR STYLES • ASPEN • 3 CAMBRIDGE Our rich, honey-brown Cambridge door front adds warmth to any design space. This traditional door style provides a truly custom look with its ornate, multi-faceted door front. Incorporating a blend of finely detailed stepped edges with a gently scalloped raised panel, our Cambridge door front embodies the look of Old World elegance and luxury which will always be in style. DOOR STYLE FEATURES • Full overlay • Solid wood mitered stile and rail • 5-piece drawer front • Solid wood center panels • Mid-tone brown stain with burnishing stain 4 • DOOR STYLES • CAMBRIDGE CHOICE CABINET DRIFTWOOD The Driftwood door front mirrors the design and structure of our Shaker-inspired Aspen door. With a soft, light gray finish, the Driftwood door style is versatile enough to complement your traditional, transitional, or contemporary design space. Try mixing hues together by combining a light gray Driftwood island with our crisp white Aspen cabinets for a sleek, modern look. DOOR STYLE FEATURES • Full overlay • Solid wood mortis and tenon stile and rail • 5-piece drawer front • Painted MDF center panels • Painted gray 855•378•2828 | choicecabinet.com DOOR STYLES • DRIFTWOOD • 5 HAMPTON Bright and inviting, our decorative Hampton door front boasts eased waterfall edges and a five-piece drawer front to match the door. With soft, beveled edges, our white Hampton door style is the perfect choice for several design options ranging from a homey farm-look to a classic traditional style. DOOR STYLE FEATURES • Full overlay • Solid wood mortis and tenon stile and rail • 5-piece drawer front • Painted MDF center panels • Painted white 6 • DOOR STYLES • HAMPTON CHOICE CABINET KENSINGTON The warm, dark walnut-inspired stain applied to our Kensington door provides a deep rich look for your design space. The inherent detail and beauty of the wood grain remains subtly transparent through the warm tones of the stain. With multiple layers of beveled edges, this door front can be used in a traditional or transitional design plan. Because this door is the same style as our Renaissance profile, it is easy to mix both colors to create a unique and elegant aesthetic. DOOR STYLE FEATURES • Full overlay • Solid wood mitered stile and rail • 5-piece drawer front • Solid wood center panels • Deep walnut stain 855•378•2828 | choicecabinet.com DOOR STYLES • KENSINGTON • 7 RENAISSANCE The creamy, antiqued look of our Renaissance door front is achieved through the application of a warm amber stain and a brown glazed burnishing technique. Due to the nature of the authentic, hand-applied glazing, each door may vary slightly in its finished appearance, adding to the overall beauty of the design. Detailed, stepped edges and scalloped raised panels help to create this ornate style. Mix these cabinets with our Kensington line to create a truly custom look. DOOR STYLE FEATURES • Full overlay • Solid wood mitered stile and rail • 5-piece drawer front • Painted MDF center panels • Painted cream with a caramel glaze 8 • DOOR STYLES • RENAISSANCE CHOICE CABINET VISTA Vista combines a silky brown stain with a deep chestnut hue, which showcases the natural beauty of the wood grain. This Shaker style front features a full overlay with a matching drawer front. Vista’s clean and pure lines offer a simplistic design for your modern and transitional space. DOOR STYLE FEATURES • Full overlay • Solid wood mortis and tenon stile and rail • 5-piece drawer front • Veneered MDF center panels • Dark, rich stain 855•378•2828 | choicecabinet.com DOOR STYLES • VISTA • 7 CHOICE PREMIER® FEATURES Each of our cabinets is hand assembled and built with quality materials that are guaranteed to stand the test of time. Since functionality and convenience are two important aspects of kitchen cabinetry, we design our cabinets with you in mind. 6-way adjustable, concealed hinges Full extension, undermount drawer with integrated soft close glides with integrated soft close 3/4” plywood drawer with 5/8” thick full depth, 3/8” plywood drawer bottom* fully adjustable shelves* (*) See “Cabinet Construction” for more details. 10 • CHOICE PREMIER® FEATURES CHOICE CABINET 5/8” thick natural finish furniture Pocket-screw joinery grade plywood end panels construction method 7/8” thick solid Dovetail joinery drawer box wood corner braces 855•378•2828 | choicecabinet.com CHOICE PREMIER® FEATURES • 11 DECORATIVE HARDWARE Often considered the “jewelry” on your cabinets, hardware can complete the look and functionality of your design. We offer a variety of knobs, pulls, and handles that complement each of our door styles. Let us help you select the right hardware to complete your design plan. PULLS Black Bar Pull Gunmetal Bar Pull Stainless Bar Pull Black Long Black Tapered Brushed Polished Bow Pull Bow Pull Nickel Long Pull Black Flat Bow Black Flat Bow Brushed Polished Short Pull Long Pull Nickel Plain Pull Oil Rubbed Bronze Brushed Polished Verona Bronze Pull Plain Pull Nickel Pull Weathered Nickel Pull 12 • DECORATIVE HARDWARE CHOICE CABINET KNOBS Black Football Knob Brushed Polished Verona Bronze Nickel Football Knob Football Knob Brushed Polished Verona Bronze Weathered Nickel Nickel Plain Knob Plain Knob Plain Knob Brushed Polished Verona Bronze Weathered Nickel Nickel 1-Step Knob 1-Step Knob 1-Step Knob Brushed Polished Oil Rubbed Bronze Weathered Nickel Nickel 3-Step Knob 3-Step Knob 3-Step Knob 855•378•2828 | choicecabinet.com DECORATIVE HARDWARE • 13 CHOICE PREMIER® CONSTRUCTION We take pride in the quality construction and custom features that you will find in our cabinetry. Built from the finest materials and hand assembled, Choice Cabinet cabinets are the perfect blend of strength and beauty. No matter where you use them in your home, we know that your cabinetry will stand the test of time. 3 5 4 2 8 1 • INTERIOR Natural hardwood interior 2 • FACE FRAME 9 1 6 3/4" solid hardwood face frame 3 3 • END PANELS 5/8” veneered plywood end panels with natural finish 4 • FLOOR AND CEILING PANELS 5/8" veneered plywood, captured floor and ceiling panel with natural finish 4 5 • BACK PANEL* Partial 5/8” veneered plywood back panel 6 • SHELVES 5/8” veneered plywood, full 7b depth, adjustable shelves 7a 7 • SHELF SUPPORTS* Metal shelf supports 11 8 • DOOR AND DRAWER FRONTS Full overlay, solid hardwood stile and rail 9 • HINGES 6-way adjustable, concealed hinges with integrated soft close 10 5 3 12 10 • CORNER BRACES 7/8" solid wood corner braces 11 • DRAWER GLIDES 8 Full extension, undermount drawer glides with soft close (rated for 100 lbs.) 12 • DRAWER BOX 3 1 6 3/4” finger jointed hardwood, dovetail drawer with 3/8” 9 veneered plywood drawer bottom 13 • TOE KICK 4 1/2" high and 1/2" thick veneered plywood, unfinished toe kick 2 13 (*) Temporary variance may occur in back panel construction 4 as well as between shelf support types. 14 • CABINET CONSTRUCTION CHOICE CABINET LIFETIME LIMITED WARRANTY I. Description of Warranty This warranty applies only to the original purchaser for as long as he/she lives in his/her home, and it is not transferrable. From the date of initial purchase, Choice Cabinet offers purchaser a Lifetime Limited Warranty on all of its cabinetry. All drawers, shelves, roll out trays, and mechanical components are covered under the warranty as well. In the event that any Choice Cabinet product fails during the course of normal use, Choice Cabinet, at its discretion, will either repair or replace the defective product. Whether the installation of the cabinetry was performed by a contractor, a Choice Cabinet authorized dealer, or you; any expenses involved in the shipping, removal, installation, or consequent damage of the defective product is not covered under this warranty.
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