Surry Hills terrace kitchen
American oak fronts, a honed marble bench and brushed-brass tapware worked into a tight terrace footprint.
Custom Kitchens · Sydney
A custom kitchen, built by hand around the way you cook
Designed with you, built in our Chipping Norton workshop and installed to the millimetre — with a fixed-price quote in seven days and a ten-year guarantee on every join.
We'll beat any written quote — guaranteed
Made-to-measure Chipping Norton workshop 10-year guarantee
- Rated on Google 4.9 ★ · 87 Google reviews
- Established 12+ years in business
- Across Sydney 600+ projects installed
- Accreditation HIA member · Licensed
Why custom
Flat-pack fits the showroom. Not your home.
Off-the-shelf kitchens are cut to standard sizes, then squeezed into your room with filler panels, packers and gaps you learn to ignore. The doors sag inside a year and the layout fights you every time you cook.
We start the other way around. Every cabinet is drawn to your room, your bench heights, your appliances and the way the light moves through the space — then built from solid materials by the same small team, start to finish. No flat-packs, no outsourcing, no shortcuts.
What's included
Specified properly, down to the hinge
Every Elite Joinery kitchen is built to the same standard — the details that decide whether a kitchen still feels right in ten years.
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Solid, furniture-grade doors
Solid timber, veneer or two-pack doors built to hold their shape — not vinyl-wrapped MDF that lifts at the edges with steam and heat.
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Soft-close on every drawer & door
Quality soft-close runners and hinges throughout (brand confirmed at quote), tested by hand so everything still closes flush years later.
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Stone or timber benchtops
Engineered stone, natural stone or solid timber, chosen with you in person — with the slab and edge profile signed off before we cut.
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Built for Sydney kitchens
Moisture-tough carcasses, sealed edges and ventilated cabinetry that stands up to steam, spills and the harbour-city humidity.
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Integrated appliances & lighting
Cabinetry detailed around your oven, fridge, rangehood and bin systems, with under-cabinet and in-drawer lighting designed in, not added on.
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One fixed, itemised price
A single quote that lists exactly what's included. The price you approve is the price you pay — no variations sprung on you mid-build.
Why Elite Joinery
One workshop, one team, one price
The reasons homeowners and designers across Sydney keep handing us their kitchens.
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The same makers, start to finish
The team who measure your room build it and sign off the install. Nothing is handed to a subcontractor you never meet.
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A price that doesn't move
Your fixed-price quote lands within seven days of the measure and holds. No drip-fed extras, no surprise invoice on install day.
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Built in our own workshop
Every kitchen is cut, assembled and hand-finished in Chipping Norton — so we control the quality instead of hoping a factory got it right.
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Backed for ten years
Every join, hinge and finish is covered by a ten-year workmanship guarantee. If something isn't right, we come back and fix it.
How we work
From first sketch to install day
A clear five-step process with a fixed-price quote — so you always know what happens next, and what it costs.
- 01 45 minutes · free
The first conversation
We talk through how you live, what isn't working and your budget — in our showroom or over a call. You leave with honest advice and no pressure.
- 02 1 hour · in-home
In-home measure
We measure on site, check services and access, and photograph the space so the design is built around your actual room — not a guess.
- 03 Within 7 days
Design & fixed quote
You receive a considered design and a single fixed-price quote. The price you approve is the price you pay — no surprises later.
- 04 4–8 weeks
In the workshop
Your cabinetry is cut, assembled and hand-finished by our team in Marrickville, with progress photos sent along the way.
- 05 1–3 days · on-site
Install day
Our installers fit everything carefully, tidy up after themselves and walk you through your finished cabinetry before they leave.
Recent kitchens
Kitchens we've built across Sydney
A few recent kitchens from our workshop. Full case studies are on the way — ask us to see more from your area.
Clovelly family kitchen
A hard-working island, deep pan drawers and an integrated pantry for a busy family of five.
Mosman galley kitchen
Floor-to-ceiling storage and a continuous stone bench that made a narrow galley feel twice the size.
From Google
Reviews from recent Sydney clients
Sarah Mitchell
Mar 2025
From the first measure to install day, Elite Joinery were on time and on budget. Our new kitchen in oak and stone is exactly what we hoped for. The team are real craftspeople.
David Chen
Feb 2025
We had custom joinery built for our living room and the detailing is beautiful. They worked around our timeline and left the place spotless. Highly recommend.
Anika Patel
Jan 2025
The walk-in wardrobe Elite Joinery designed makes the most of a small space. Soft-close everything, perfect fit, and the price never changed from the quote.
James O'Brien
Dec 2024
Second project with Elite Joinery — a laundry and a bathroom vanity this time. Same care, same quality. They're our go-to for anything built-in now.
Lena Hartmann
Nov 2024
Honest advice, no upselling, and a finish you can't get from a flat-pack. The kitchen has been in for six months and still looks brand new.
Tom Reynolds
Oct 2024
The team helped us rethink the whole layout and the result is so much better than what we'd drawn ourselves. Genuinely a pleasure to deal with.
Common questions
Questions homeowners ask us
How much does a custom kitchen cost?
Most of our custom kitchens fall in a range we'll confirm at your consult, depending on size, materials and appliances. After the in-home measure you receive one fixed, itemised quote — so you know the full cost before any work begins.
How long does a custom kitchen take?
Allow roughly four to eight weeks in the workshop once your design and quote are approved, plus one to three days on site for installation. We confirm exact dates with your quote and send progress photos along the way.
Do you handle demolition, plumbing and electrical?
We build and install the cabinetry and benchtops, and coordinate the licensed trades — plumbing, electrical, tiling and stone — so the project runs to one schedule. We'll set out clearly what's included in your quote and what sits with your own trades.
What materials and benchtops can I choose?
Solid timber, veneer and two-pack doors, with engineered stone, natural stone or solid-timber benchtops. We bring samples to your consult and help you choose finishes that suit how the kitchen will actually be used.
Which parts of Sydney do you service?
We build for homes right across Sydney from our Chipping Norton workshop. If you're unsure whether we cover your suburb, send us your address through the quote form and we'll confirm.
What if something isn't right after installation?
Every kitchen is covered by a ten-year workmanship guarantee. If a join, hinge or finish isn't right, we come back and make it right — no argument and no invoice.
Start your project
Let's design cabinetry your home deserves
Book a free design consultation and have a fixed-price quote in your inbox within a week.
- Free consultation
- Fixed-price quote
- 10-year guarantee