Cabinet Store · 3227 NY-22 · Patterson, NY
Brighton Cabinetry
American-made, 1/2" plywood boxes, dovetailed maple drawers, Blumotion glides. See the real doors in the Patterson showroom — no appointment.
Who Brighton is.
Brighton Cabinetry has been manufacturing since 1996 and is based in Neoga, Illinois, serving customers across the Midwest and the East Coast. We carry the line at the showroom on Route 22 in Patterson — come in and open the doors.
What is actually in the box.
Almost every cabinet page on the internet says "quality craftsmanship" and names no actual specification. Brighton publishes theirs, so we publish them too — each one with what it means for the person buying.
- Case
- 1/2" plywood, UV birch veneer interiors
- Face frame
- 3/4" solid hardwood, 1 1/2" stiles and rails
- Drawer box
- 5/8" solid maple, dovetailed, 1/4" captured bottom
- Glides
- Blumotion, 100 lb capacity, full extension
- Hinges
- Concealed, with knife and inset options
- Shelves
- 3/4" UV birch veneer plywood, front edge banded
- Backs
- 1/4" UV birch veneer panel, dadoed into the sides
- Toe kick
- 4 1/2" high, 3 1/2" deep, 1/2" sub toe board
- Base cabinet height
- 30" high + 4 1/2" toe = 34 1/2" overall
Plywood holds up to fifteen years of a wet sink base far better than particle core, which swells at a cut edge the first time it takes on water. Matching wood interiors are available as a modification.
Overlay front frames are glued and screwed. Inset frames use haunch joints — a haunch is a notch cut so the rail fits over the stile at half thickness, giving the joint more glue surface and more strength where the frame takes the most load.
A dovetailed solid-maple box outlasts a stapled one because the interlocking pins hold the joint together under load rather than relying on the staples and the glue. A captured bottom — seated in a groove — stays put when the drawer is full of pans, where a bottom screwed to the underside can work loose.
Undermount, concealed, self-closing, soft-close. Full extension means the drawer pulls all the way out, so you can reach the back of it — a partial-extension drawer leaves the back third behind the face frame.
Soft close is standard on concealed hinges where available.
On nickel-plated steel pegs in 5mm holes, adjustable in 32mm increments. A 3/4" shelf matters — thin shelves sag under a row of dishes; a banded front edge stiffens the shelf and hides the ply edge.
A dadoed back — seated in a groove cut into the side panels — makes the box rigid and square. A back stapled to the rear edge lets the box rack diagonally the first time it is moved.
The recess at the base of the cabinet you stand into at the counter.
The standard counter height once a countertop is added.
Door styles, wood species and finishes.
Brighton publishes separate door style, wood species and finish ranges, and the range changes over time. Rather than list names that may not match what is current, we point you to the catalog below and to the showroom floor. The honest version of "what does Brighton offer" is "come look at the doors" — a stain reads differently on birch than on maple, and a painted white varies more between manufacturers than people expect.
Inset, and why Brighton is worth talking to about it.
There are two ways a door meets a frame. Inset is the older, costlier, more exacting method: the door sits flush inside the frame with a hairline reveal all around. Overlay is the other method — the door sits on top of the frame and covers the opening. You can get a traditional look either way.
Brighton builds inset frames with haunch joints, which is the exacting way to do it. Because wood moves with humidity, an inset door has to be built tight enough to clear the frame in summer and not gap in winter. That takes more time and more care, and it costs more. The question is how much the flush, furniture-like detail of inset is worth to you.
Traditional & Classic cabinetry →Certifications.
Brighton holds three certifications worth naming:
- KCMA Quality Cabinet Certification
- KCMA Environmental Stewardship Program (ESP)
- CARB Phase 2 compliant
In general terms, KCMA certification tests a cabinet against a published standard for how the box, doors, drawers and finishes hold up under use — things like hinge cycle counts, shelf load, and finish resistance to common household chemicals. These are Brighton's certifications, not ours.
Warranty.
Brighton publishes a Lifetime Limited Warranty. We will give you a copy of it. We do not paraphrase, summarise or restate any term, exclusion, duration or condition of it here — warranty terms that get retold loosely are how people end up angry. Read the actual document.
Download the Brighton Lifetime Limited Warranty (PDF)Brighton Brochure
Page through the Brighton brochure right here — door styles, wood species and finishes, the way they actually look. Use the arrows or swipe to turn pages.
See it in person.
Photographs of cabinet finishes are unreliable — a stain reads differently on birch than on maple, and a painted white varies more between manufacturers than people expect. Walk into the Route 22 showroom in Patterson and look at the real door. No appointment.
What's new from Brighton.
Brighton posts new kitchens, finishes and door styles as they come out. Follow them directly, or come see what is current on our floor — the displays change as new lines arrive.
Brighton Cabinetry Photo Gallery
Explore official kitchen design showcases, custom accessories, and finish options from Brighton Cabinetry.
Featured design by Meredith Weiss — Walnut accents paired with Cool painted finish
Completely custom built-in cabinetry and storage layout
Classic kitchen cabinetry design with framed construction and detailed moldings
Custom drawer inserts and specialty storage accessories
Furniture-style custom cabinetry detailing and finish work
We sell it. We do not install it.
We sell and deliver Brighton cabinetry. We do not install it, and we do that on purpose. You buy the cabinets from us, you hire your own installer, and the two decisions stay separate. You get to see what the cabinets cost and what the labor cost, separately.
How to hire and check your own installer →Questions people ask.
The other lines we carry.
Walk in during business hours. No appointment needed.