Custom kitchen and cabinetry in a Dublin, California home

Tri-Valley Craftsmanship, Designed for the Way You Cook and Gather

Custom Kitchens & Cabinetry in Dublin

From the new hillside estates of Schaefer Ranch and Wallis Ranch to the historic blocks around Donlon Way, PineWood Cabinets designs, builds, and installs kitchens made for Dublin homes. Custom cabinetry, full kitchen design, and complete remodels since 2006.

  • Crafting custom cabinetry since 2006
  • Licensed California contractor · CSLB #1095293
  • Based in Roseville, serving the Tri-Valley
  • Design, build & install under one roof

A Cabinetmaker's Guide to the Dublin Kitchen

Dublin sits at the crossroads of the Tri-Valley, where Interstates 580 and 680 meet beneath the eastern ridges of the Pleasanton hills. It is a town of two timelines. Along Donlon Way and Dublin Boulevard, the original settlement survives in the form of Old St. Raymond's Church, the Murray Schoolhouse, and the heritage homes that recall Dublin's ranching and crossroads-inn past. A few minutes east and north, master-planned communities like Wallis Ranch, Jordan Ranch, and Positano have filled the Tassajara and Doolan Canyon foothills with new construction. Since 2006, PineWood Cabinets has built custom kitchens for homeowners across both of these Dublins.

The newer neighborhoods set much of the pace for our work here. Schaefer Ranch climbs the western hills with large-lot homes that open toward the valley, while the Boulevard, Jordan Ranch, and Wallis Ranch developments off Dublin Boulevard and Fallon Road brought thousands of contemporary floor plans with generous, open kitchens at their center. Many of these homes were finished with builder-grade cabinetry that families now want to replace with something built to last and tailored to how they actually live. That is precisely the work we do: removing the generic and installing cabinetry made to measure.

Closer to the historic core and in established pockets near Dublin High School and the Heritage Park district along Donlon Way, the homes are older and more individual. Ranch houses and early subdivisions from Dublin's incorporation era have smaller, walled-off kitchens that today's owners want opened up and reorganized. Here our work leans toward thoughtful remodeling: reworking layouts, reclaiming dead corners, and designing cabinetry that respects the bones of the house while bringing it firmly into the present.

Dublin households are busy and connected. With BART, the Dublin/Pleasanton transit hub, and the freeway interchange minutes away, many residents commute across the Bay Area and treat the kitchen as the room where the family actually reconvenes. The Emerald Glen Park gatherings, the farmers markets, and the youth-sports weekends all end the same way: back in the kitchen. We design for that reality, with durable surfaces, intelligent storage, and seating that makes the space the genuine center of the home.

Custom kitchen with warm wood cabinetry and a large island, representative of the work PineWood Cabinets brings to Dublin and Tri-Valley homes
Made-to-measure cabinetry from our shop, built for the way Dublin households cook and gather.

Built for Tri-Valley Living, Not a Catalog

Dublin's architecture covers a wide range, from transitional and Tuscan-influenced production homes in the Fallon Road communities to mid-century ranches near the historic district and the occasional fully custom estate on the Schaefer Ranch hillsides. Rather than impose a single house style on every project, we start with the home in front of us and the family inside it. The cabinetry we design for a Wallis Ranch great room looks nothing like what we build for a 1960s ranch near Donlon Way, and that is the point.

Our material choices are made for daily Tri-Valley life. Dublin summers run hot and dry in the canyon foothills, so we specify finishes and joinery that stay stable through wide seasonal swings, and we plan ventilation and prep zones for households that cook real meals most nights of the week. For the open-concept plans common in newer Dublin homes, we treat the kitchen, pantry, and adjacent living space as one continuous design, so cabinetry, islands, and built-ins read as a single deliberate room.

Everything is designed in-house and built to your measurements rather than ordered from a box. That means islands sized to your actual circulation, storage organized around how your family really moves through a morning, and finishes selected to wear gracefully through years of homework, holidays, and weeknight dinners. It is the difference between a kitchen that was installed and one that was made for you.

How We Approach a Dublin Kitchen

  • Open-concept layouts that unify the kitchen with great-room living, common in newer Fallon Road communities
  • Layout reworks for older ranch homes near the historic district and Dublin High
  • Replacement of builder-grade cabinetry in production homes with made-to-measure work
  • Generous island and seating design for busy, commuter-paced family schedules
  • Finishes and joinery chosen for the dry, warm Tri-Valley climate
  • Hardworking pantry and storage systems for households that cook most nights

Where Our Dublin Work Begins

Whether your home is a new build off Dublin Boulevard or a heritage ranch near Donlon Way, the project usually starts in one of these places.

New-Build Upgrades

Replacing the original builder cabinetry in Wallis Ranch, Jordan Ranch, Positano, and the Boulevard with custom work sized and finished to your taste, without touching the floor plan you bought the home for.

Ranch & Heritage Remodels

Opening up the closed kitchens of Dublin's older neighborhoods near Donlon Way and Dublin High, reworking layouts and adding storage while keeping the character of the original home intact.

Hillside Estate Kitchens

Fully custom kitchens for the larger Schaefer Ranch and upper Tassajara-area homes, designed around valley views, generous islands, and the entertaining these properties were built to host.

Neighborhoods We Serve Across Dublin

From Downtown Dublin and the historic west side to the master-planned communities climbing the eastern and western hills, we design and build for homes throughout the city.

Downtown Dublin

The civic and retail core around Dublin Boulevard and Golden Gate Drive

Dublin Ranch

Large master-planned community in the eastern hills with estate-scale homes

Schaefer Ranch

Newer hillside homes climbing the western ridge toward the valley views

Jordan Ranch

Contemporary production homes off Fallon Road with open floor plans

Positano

Tuscan-influenced master-planned neighborhood in the eastern foothills

East Dublin

The growing eastern side around Fallon Road, Dublin Boulevard, and BART

West Dublin

Established neighborhoods near Donlon Way and the historic district

Tassajara

Upper-canyon homes on larger lots toward the Doolan Canyon hills

Fallon Village

Newer East Dublin development with modern, open-concept kitchens

Transitional custom kitchen with painted cabinetry and an island, representative of the work PineWood Cabinets brings to Dublin homes

Styles That Suit Dublin Homes

Much of Dublin's housing is newer, master-planned construction set into the hillsides east and west of town. For these open-concept floor plans in communities like Jordan Ranch, Positano, and Fallon Village, we lean toward clean transitional and contemporary cabinetry: painted Shaker and slab fronts, mixed-material islands, and full-height storage walls that let the kitchen read as one deliberate room with the great room it opens onto.

The larger estates climbing Schaefer Ranch and the Dublin Ranch hills ask for something more substantial. Here we design generous islands, layered storage, and cabinetry scaled to rooms built around valley views and entertaining. Closer to the historic west side, the older ranch homes call for remodels that open up closed kitchens and recover storage while respecting the bones of the original house.

A common thread is replacing builder-grade kitchens with cabinetry made to measure. Because every cabinet is built to order, the species, door profile, finish, and storage stay your choices. Browse our portfolio, explore kitchen design, or get in touch to talk through your project.

From Donlon Way to Doolan Canyon, One Workshop Behind It All

Every Dublin kitchen we deliver is designed, built, and installed by the same team. We are based in Roseville, CA, and we have served Tri-Valley homeowners since 2006, traveling to Dublin to measure, plan, and install in person.

That single line of accountability matters. The people who measure your kitchen are connected to the people who build it, so the cabinetry that arrives on installation day fits the room it was made for. Call us at +1-650-855-2231 to talk through your Dublin project.

Start Your Dublin Project

In-Home Consultation

We come to your Dublin home to measure, study the architecture, and learn how your household cooks and gathers.

Custom Design

We develop a layout, material palette, and detailed drawings tailored to your home and the way you live in it.

Build & Install

Your cabinetry is built to your measurements and installed by our own team, coordinated around your schedule.

Dublin Kitchen & Cabinetry FAQs

Common questions from Dublin homeowners planning a custom kitchen or cabinetry project.

Which Dublin neighborhoods and nearby areas do you serve?

We work throughout Dublin, from Downtown Dublin and the historic blocks near Donlon Way on the west side to the master-planned hillside communities of Schaefer Ranch, Dublin Ranch, Jordan Ranch, Positano, and Fallon Village on the east. We also serve the wider Tri-Valley, including Pleasanton, San Ramon, and Livermore.

Are you licensed to do kitchen and cabinetry work in Dublin?

Yes. PineWood Cabinets is a licensed California contractor, CSLB License #1095293, operating as a division of Voronenko & Ethen Associates. We have designed, built, and installed custom cabinetry since 2006, and we travel from our Roseville shop to Dublin to measure, plan, and install in person.

Do you handle design, building, and installation, or just one part?

All of it. We are a design-build cabinetry shop, so the same team designs your Dublin kitchen, builds the cabinetry, and installs it. The people who measure your room are connected to the people who build it, which keeps a single line of accountability from the first drawing to the final install.

Can you replace the builder-grade cabinetry in a master-planned Dublin home?

Yes, and it is a large part of our Dublin work. Many homes in Jordan Ranch, Positano, Fallon Village, and the Boulevard were finished with stock builder cabinetry. We replace it with cabinetry built to measure for your room and finished to your taste, without requiring you to change the floor plan you bought the home for.

Do you work on the larger hillside estates in Schaefer Ranch and Dublin Ranch?

We do. The larger-lot homes climbing the Schaefer Ranch and Dublin Ranch hillsides often have great-room kitchens built around valley views and entertaining. We design generous islands, full-height storage walls, and cabinetry scaled to those open rooms, all built in our own shop to the same standard as our smaller projects.

How long does a custom Dublin kitchen take?

A custom kitchen is a multi-month process, because the cabinetry is built specifically for your room rather than pulled from stock. The timeline depends on scope, and we give you a realistic schedule at the start of the project, after we have measured the space in person and agreed on the design.

Ready to Transform Your Dublin Kitchen?

From new hillside builds to heritage ranch remodels, let us design and build a custom kitchen made for your Dublin home and the way your family lives in it.