Tears to Cheers

Ken Rakes was the founder and visionary of Ideal Cabinets, which was founded in 1970 in Christiansburg, Virginia.  Almost from its inception, Ideal Cabinets offered design, demo, construction, and installation…

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Quality Never Goes Out of Style

At Ideal Cabinets, we pride ourselves on selling a quality product that will make your home beautiful for years to come. We celebrated our 50th Anniversary a few years ago…

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Let us Amaze you

Life can get hectic, but we can help you get organized.  Recently, when a busy mom contacted our staff needing a more efficient way to maintain structure in the home,…

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Our Founder & Friend Ken Rakes

It’s the people that make the difference.  How often have we heard that old adage?  Well, it has never been truer said of anyone than of the founder of Ideal…

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What is the Legacy of Ideal Cabinets

We hear the term legacy quite frequently. The media applies the term to different people from all walks of life from politics to sports to discuss their legacy.  We often…

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Award Winners – Ideal Cabinets

Recently at our annual "Fun Day", Ideal Cabinets was presented with awards from two representatives of cabinetry lines that we sell. We received industry awards on June 23rd for outstanding…

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The Burden Boat

The Burden Boat is a project that we were honored to work on in conjunction with the sculptor and Carilion. This piece is in the lobby at Carilion Roanoke Memorial…

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Ideal Cabinets & Buff City Soap

Many people do not realize that Ideal Cabinets Design Studio does commercial cabinetry in addition to the beautiful residential kitchen and bathrooms that we are known for. However, we have…

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