Porter's Custom Cabinets — Idaho Porter's Custom Cabinets Nampa, Idaho · Est. 1986 Start a project
Custom cabinetry, hand-built · Nampa, Idaho

Idaho's fourth-generation
custom cabinet shop.

For forty years our shop on Kings Road has built kitchens, baths, built-ins and great rooms for the most demanding home-builders in the Treasure Valley.

We use solid wood face frames. Dovetailed drawer boxes. A finish put on by hand. The way it has been done in this family for four generations.

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Knotty alder lodge kitchen built by Porter's Custom Cabinets in McCall, Idaho
Knotty alder kitchen · Blackhawk Sub, McCall · Built by Vertical Summit Homes
4th
Generation
1986
Family-owned since
18+
Craftsmen on the floor
Treasure
Valley
Service area
Walnut kitchen island by Porter's Custom Cabinets
The Porter Story

A trade passed down,
four generations deep.

Luke Porter grew up in the shop. He swept sawdust at six, ran the edge-bander at fifteen, and joined his father Tom as a partner in 2009. In 2015, when Tom transitioned to semi-retirement, Luke took the keys.

What began in 1986 as a one-man bench has grown into an eighteen-person shop on ten thousand square feet of working floor. But the standard hasn't moved. Solid wood face frame. Dovetailed drawer box. Hand-rubbed finish. The same three rules every Porter has worked to.

"A kitchen should outlive the house it sits in." — that's the line Luke's grandfather kept on the bench. It is still there.

Luke Porter
Owner · Fourth-generation cabinet maker
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From the build floor

Real rooms,
recently installed.

Every project starts as drawings on butcher paper and ends as cabinetry meant to hold a family's life for thirty years. These are real Porter installs across the Treasure Valley and the McCall mountains — photographed in the homes, not staged in a studio.
Knotty alder lodge kitchen with island, McCall ID
Kitchen · McCall, ID
Knotty Alder Lodge Kitchen
Knotty alder throughout · Vaulted beam ceiling · Vertical Summit Homes
Natural oak kitchen with dark island, Eagle ID
Kitchen · Eagle, ID
Oak Kitchen, Dark Island
Natural white oak · Open shelving · Core Homes, Benari
Sage green kitchen and dining, Eagle ID
Kitchen · Eagle, ID
Sage Kitchen & Dining
Painted sage · Floating shelves · Core Homes
Navy kitchen with range, Eagle ID
Kitchen · Eagle, ID
Navy & Oak Range Wall
Painted navy base · Double wall oven
Double vanity bathroom, Eagle ID
Bath · Eagle, ID
Double Vanity Bath
Furniture-style vanity · Sconce-lit · Core Homes
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Shot in the home, not a studio

A wall of
actual work.

Kitchens, baths, great rooms, and laundry rooms our shop designed, built, and installed. Tap any frame to open it full-size — every photo here is a real Porter project.
Great room with stone fireplace and alder built-ins +
Great room & fireplace · McCall
Wide greige kitchen with green island +
Greige kitchen & island
Oak kitchen with open shelving +
Oak & open shelving · Eagle
Alder range wall with stone backsplash +
Alder range wall
White oak barn door detail +
Oak barn door
White and natural oak kitchen +
White & oak kitchen
Sage bathroom vanity +
Sage bath vanity
Laundry room with folding table +
Laundry & folding table
Fireplace with built-ins +
Fireplace built-ins
Sage cabinetry with floating shelves +
Sage floating shelves
How a Porter kitchen is built

Six steps. Sixteen weeks.
A lifetime of warranty.

From the first home visit to the last drawer pull — here is the path your project will take.

01
Consultation
Week 1
We meet at your home or our Nampa shop. Floor plans, inspiration, lifestyle.
You bring the dream and the rough measurements; we bring the questions you didn't know to ask. There is no charge for the first conversation.
02
Measure
Week 2
Our lead craftsman comes on-site with laser, story-pole, and a steel rule.
Every wall, every plumbing rough-in, every floor dip is recorded. We measure twice because we cut once.
03
Design
Weeks 3 – 6
CAD elevations, real wood samples, hardware on the table.
Two design rounds standard. We hand you wood blocks, drawer pulls, and finish chips so you can see them in your home's morning light.
04
Build
Weeks 8 – 16
Solid wood face frame. Dovetailed drawer box. Hand-rubbed finish.
Each cabinet is built by name in our Nampa shop. Drawer boxes are dovetailed; face frames are pocket-screwed and pinned.
05
Install
Week 17
Two-man install crew. Site protection, scribe-fit, dust control.
Our installers protect floors and walls, scribe filler strips to the millimeter, and clean up nightly. Most kitchens install in five to seven working days.
06
Warranty
Forever
If it warps, splits, or fails — we come back.
Lifetime warranty on construction for the original homeowner. Slides and hinges, ten years. Finishes carry a three-year warranty against checking and lift.
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Wood, finish, hardware

What we build
with.

Six species we know cold. Four finish disciplines. Hardware partners we have used for two decades. Bring an idea and we will bring you the blocks to feel.
Premium
American Black Walnut
Chocolate heart, blonde sap. Ages golden.
Premium
Rift-Cut White Oak
Cathedral grain, tight rays. Modern & Shaker.
Premium
American Cherry
Pink-rose new; deep red after a year.
Standard
Hard Rock Maple
Tight grain, painted or clear.
Standard
Knotty Alder
Rustic character, hand-distressed.
Standard
Yellow Poplar
The best base for a painted finish.
Finish disciplines
Hand-rubbed oil
Walnut, oak, cherry. Penetrating, repairable.
Catalyzed lacquer
Painted cabinetry. Cured, dust-tight, kitchen-grade.
Glaze & wipe
Aged-look traditional, period-correct.
Open-grain stain
Oak with the texture left honest.
All species, finishes, hardware →
Greige kitchen with window over sink by Porter's Custom Cabinets
Visit the shop

Come run your hand
down a real drawer box.

The best kitchen decisions happen in person, in good light, with a hand on real wood. We keep a working showroom at the shop with cabinets you can open, finishes you can scratch, and drawers you can slam.

What to bring
  • 01Photos, even bad ones
  • 02A rough floor plan or appliance list
  • 03Inspiration — Houzz, Pinterest, magazine tears
  • 04Your timeline, even if it's "someday"
Book a showroom visit → (208) 466-3877
Trusted by Idaho's custom builders

The homes
we build for.

Much of our work goes into the Valley's finest new-construction homes, side by side with builders who don't accept second-best cabinetry. A few of the partnerships behind the projects above.
Builder partner · McCall
Vertical Summit Homes
Blackhawk Subdivision, McCall, ID
Knotty-alder lodge kitchen and great room, carried throughout — a pre-sold mountain home where the cabinetry had to feel like a cabin and live like a lodge.
Builder partner · Eagle
Core Homes
Benari Subdivision, Eagle, ID
Multiple homes — natural oak, painted navy, and sage-green kitchens with matching baths and built-ins. Warm tones, custom details, clean lines throughout.
Investment

What a Porter kitchen
actually costs.

We build to specification, so every quote is honest. As a frame of reference, custom kitchens in our shop generally fall in the ranges below. We will give you a hard number once we have measurements in hand.
Galley & small kitchens
$28k – $55k
Stained or painted, standard species, semi-custom doors. Typical for older Boise & Nampa remodels.
Full custom kitchens
$60k – $140k
Inset, walnut or rift oak, hand-finished, integrated appliances. Most new-builds & complete remodels.
Whole-house cabinetry
$160k+
Kitchen, baths, great room, mudroom and laundry. Multi-room jobs for custom-home builders.

Financing available through our partner lenders. We accept progress payments tied to design approval, build start, and install milestones.

What clients say

Word of mouth has
built this shop.

Verified Google review
★★★★★
"The best custom cabinet company in the Valley. I highly recommend them."
Treasure Valley homeowner
From a recent install
★★★★★
"This is what custom cabinetry is supposed to look like. No shortcuts taken — knotty alder carried throughout. Feels like a cabin, lives like a lodge."
Blackhawk Subdivision · McCall, ID
Builder partner
★★★★★
"Warm tones and custom details throughout. We like how this one came together — thoughtful details, clean lines, craftsmanship meant to last."
Built with Core Homes · Eagle, ID

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Start your project

Tell us about your
kitchen, your bath,
your built-ins.

The first conversation is free. We respond within one working day.

Begin the project → (208) 466-3877