Custom kitchen by South Island Woodworks
Victoria, BC • Made in our own shop

Designed to the Millimetre.
Built to Last.

Custom cabinetry and millwork for Greater Victoria — frameless and face-frame, made with precision and installed with care.

01 // OUR APPROACH

Good cabinetry is easy to overlook — and that's the point. When the doors line up, the grain runs clean, and the drawers close with a quiet click, the room just feels right. We've been building to that standard in Victoria for years, one project at a time.

02 // OUR WORK Selected Projects

Crotch Mahogany Kitchen

Frameless — Book-Matched Crotch Mahogany 📷 Instagram
Full crotch mahogany frameless kitchen with island and exposed beam ceiling
Crotch mahogany cabinetry with integrated appliances
Close detail of book-matched crotch mahogany grain
Book-matched grain across the full run — each panel a slice from the same log.

Sutherland Residence

Face-Frame — Painted 📷 Instagram
Traditional face-frame kitchen, painted white with crown moulding
Face-frame kitchen viewed through arched opening, showing tall pantry cabinetry
Floor-to-ceiling pantry cabinets framed by a arched opening.

Blake Residence

Face-Frame — Painted — Crown Moulding & Wine Storage 📷 Instagram
Face-frame kitchen with integrated wine rack, glass cabinets, and professional range
Built-in refrigerator surround with full-height cabinetry
Appliances tucked into full-height surrounds.
Joinery detail — face frame and drawer construction

Ward Residence

Frameless — Natural Cherry & Painted Island 📷 Instagram
Frameless cherry kitchen with large windows and painted island
Kitchen island and perimeter cabinetry showing mixed cherry and painted finish
Cherry frameless cabinetry detail

Bowker Residence

Face-Frame — Painted — Custom Range Hood 📷 Instagram
White face-frame kitchen with glass upper cabinets and dark granite countertops
Custom grain-free painted range hood — smooth finish, no visible wood grain
A painted hood — lacquered smooth for a furniture-like finish.

Price Residence

Face-Frame — Painted — Full-Wall Storage 📷 Instagram
Floor-to-ceiling frameless cabinetry in dark finish
Kitchen island with granite countertop at evening, warm lighting
Full-height wall of cabinetry with integrated lit display niches
Lit display niches cut into the upper run — storage and character in one.

Brown-Laban Residence

Face-Frame — Painted — Custom Hood 📷 Instagram
Bright kitchen with painted face-frame cabinets, colourful tile backsplash and island
Custom painted range hood above stove with colourful diamond tile backsplash
The cabinetry works quietly — letting the client's tile take the spotlight.
Face-frame cabinets with glass uppers and painted finish

Eastman Residence

Frameless — Natural Mahogany 📷 Instagram
Wide built-in storage wall with long-span cherry shelving
Cherry face-frame wall cabinet with plate rack and display storage
A plate rack built into the upper run — designed around how the kitchen is actually used.

Asch Residence

Face-Frame — Painted & Natural Cherry Island 📷 Instagram
Frameless white kitchen with stainless range hood and maple island
Full kitchen view showing island with soapstone top and painted frameless cabinetry

Bathroom Vanities

Frameless — Painted 📷 Instagram
White painted bathroom vanity with black hardware and quartz top
Wide painted vanity with mixed drawer and door configuration

Testemale Residence

Face-Frame — Painted — Colour 📷 Instagram
Sage green face-frame kitchen with floor-to-ceiling pantry and leaded glass upper cabinets
Painted in a custom sage green — cabinetry that takes a colour and owns it.

Lackner Residence

Frameless — Reclaimed Fir 📷 Instagram
Frameless maple and birch kitchen with natural wood grain and custom painted hood
Reclaimed Fir frames, maple panels — a kitchen that feels like the inside of a well-loved instrument.
03 // HOW WE WORK
CabSuite parametric design software

Designed in our own software

Every project is drawn up in CabSuite, the parametric design software we built ourselves. It lets us work out box sizes, reveal widths, and hardware clearances to the tenth of a millimetre — before a single cut is made.

CNC cut parts showing clean edge finish

Cut clean, the first time

Our CNC runs separate roughing and finishing passes on every part. It's slower than a single-pass approach, but the edges come out razor-sharp with no chip-out — and they stay that way.

Hand-finishing drawer tops with tung oil

Finished by hand

Where we expose the core — on open shelving, bench tops, and drawer tops — we hand-sand and finish with tung oil. No film, no build-up. Just wood that looks better the longer you live with it.

04 // WHAT WE OFFER

For Homeowners

From a single bathroom vanity to a full kitchen and whole-home millwork package, we work directly with you from first sketch through to installation. No hidden costs — you pay what we quote, and any changes are discussed and agreed before we proceed.

For Builders & Designers

We work closely with builders and interior designers on residential and commercial projects. Bring us your drawings or specs and we'll turn them around accurately and on schedule. Full disclosure on any subcontracting — we keep you informed at every step.

Custom Pieces

Beyond cabinetry, we build custom tables, shelving, signs, and one-off pieces in solid wood or sheet goods. If you can sketch it, we can build it — obscure sizes and unusual design elements are welcome here.

3D Design & Rendering

Every project gets drawn up in full before a single cut is made. We produce photo-realistic 3D renderings so you can see exactly what you're getting — colours, materials, proportions — and make changes while it's still easy to do so.

Sustainable Materials

We use sheet goods made with no-formaldehyde glues, low-VOC and HAPs-free finishes, and sustainably harvested solid wood wherever possible. Better for the environment, and better for the air quality in your home.

Built to Stay

A well-built kitchen shouldn't need replacing in fifteen years. We use quality hardware — hinges and drawer slides that will outlast the cabinets — and construction methods that hold up to daily use. Our work is our only advertising.

05 // GET IN TOUCH

Let's talk about your space

We work with a small number of projects at a time. Drop us a note and we'll get back to you within a day or two.