Kube kitchens compared: price, specification and the design

27 October 2026 · The Home Upgrade Co.

Kube are one of the biggest names in Irish kitchens, with six showrooms, more than fifty years in business and German kitchens on display from Balbriggan to Galway. If you are pricing a new kitchen in Dublin you have probably walked through one of their showrooms. This page is not an argument against them. It is a straight comparison of what each of us publishes before you book anything, with every Kube fact taken from their own website in October 2026.

Who are Kube Interiors?

An Irish kitchen retailer with six showrooms and over fifty years in business, selling German kitchens with Nobilia as its main supplier.

Kube describe themselves as having over 50 years in business and six kitchen showrooms across Ireland: Balbriggan, Sandyford, Rathgar and Long Mile Road in Dublin, plus Cork and Galway. They say they work exclusively with German kitchen and appliance brands, and name Nobilia as their main provider. They also sell wardrobes, furniture and appliances, and their showrooms carry working appliance displays.

Where Kube is the stronger choice

Showrooms you can walk into, half a century of trading, a lower published starting price, and hundreds of reviews you can read.

Six showrooms means you can stand in front of a finished kitchen this weekend, open the drawers and see the appliances working. No set of photographs replaces that. Fifty years means a long track record and an after sales team. Their Essentials range starts at EUR 10,000, below our EUR 12,000. And each of their showrooms has its own Google reviews, several hundred between them. We are new, we have no showroom, and we have seven reviews.

We should also be clear about what is not a difference. Kube include design, delivery and installation in their prices, and so do we. Both of us give you a 3D design at no cost. Neither of those separates us.

How do the two compare, side by side?

Two kitchens at similar money. The differences are the board inside the units, where the design happens, and how much is written down.

Everything in the Kube column is taken from kubeinteriors.com in October 2026. Where it says not published, that means we looked and could not find it, not that it does not exist. Ask them, and ask us the same questions.

What does a Kube kitchen cost?

Kube publish tiers from EUR 10,000, EUR 15,000 and EUR 25,000, and say most projects land between EUR 10,000 and EUR 35,000, including design, delivery and installation.

Credit where it is due: Kube are one of the few Irish kitchen companies that publish a starting price at all. Their Essentials range starts from EUR 10,000, Standard from EUR 15,000 and Premium from EUR 25,000, and they say all prices include design, delivery and professional installation. Their site does not say whether those figures include VAT, so ask.

Ours start at EUR 12,000 fitted including VAT at 23 per cent. A typical family kitchen with a quartz worktop comes to EUR 15,000 to 25,000, and large rooms with an island and stone throughout sit above that. Our figures exclude appliances, while Kube's Premium tier describes appliances as part of the package, so line the two up like for like before you compare totals. Our kitchen cost guide shows two real quotes of ours, what was in them and what was not.

Everything we supply is premium and priced to that standard. If you are working to a tight budget, Kube's Essentials range starts lower than we do, and that is worth knowing before you spend an evening on either of us.

What is the carcase made from?

Kube describe 16mm chipboard with melamine on both sides and a 3.2mm HDF back. Ours is 18mm melamine faced plywood with 9mm plywood backs.

The carcase is the box behind the door, the part you never see once the kitchen is in. A post on Kube's own site describes their cabinets as three layer 16mm chipboard with melamine resin on both sides and a 3.2mm HDF rear panel, made in a quality controlled factory. That is the standard build for most German kitchens, and Nobilia make it at enormous scale and to a consistent standard.

Where board matters is water. A carcase spends its life under a sink and beside a dishwasher, and chipboard that swells at a cut edge does not go back. Plywood holds a screw better over the years too, which is what keeps a heavy door from dropping on its hinges. Ours, in full: 18mm melamine faced plywood carcases, faced both sides and E1 rated, 9mm melamine plywood backs, PUR edge banding, and DTC soft close hinges and drawers with Blum as a priced upgrade. Our guide on chipboard and plywood kitchen units explains the difference without the sales talk.

Showroom appointment, or photos of your own room?

Kube design at a free showroom consultation and say their designers do not need to visit your home. Ours is drawn from photos, a video and sizes of your actual room.

Kube's process starts with a consultation at one of their showrooms, followed by a design presentation with 3D drawings at no cost to you. Their own blog is direct about the home visit: their kitchen designers do not need to come to your house. A showroom is the better place to decide how a kitchen will look and feel.

Ours starts with your room. You send photos, a short video and rough sizes, and our designers produce full 3D plans of your actual kitchen, including ceiling light positions and LED plinth and under cabinet lighting, with an itemised quote. Every opening is measured on site before anything is ordered, and from sign off you should allow about 12 weeks to an installed kitchen.

How should you decide?

• You want to see and touch finished kitchens before deciding: Kube have six showrooms and we have none.
• You want the lowest published starting price: Kube Essentials from EUR 10,000, against our EUR 12,000.
• You want plywood carcases rather than chipboard: ours are plywood as standard.
• You want the design drawn around your own room from the start: send us photos, a video and sizes.
• You want the hinge brand and the warranty length in writing before you sign: ask both of us.
• The kitchen is part of a bigger job that also needs windows or wardrobes: those are on our list too.
• You cannot decide: get both quotes itemised and compare them line by line, using our kitchen quote checklist.

Get your own kitchen priced

We design and fit fitted kitchens across Dublin, Meath, Kildare and Wicklow, including handleless, shaker and modern kitchens. Send us photos, a video and sizes of your kitchen, and our designers create full 3D plans so you can see exactly how the room will look, with an itemised quote. You decide in your own time.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a Kube kitchen cost?

Kube publish three tiers on their website: Essentials from EUR 10,000, Standard from EUR 15,000 and Premium from EUR 25,000, and say most projects fall between EUR 10,000 and EUR 35,000, including design, delivery and installation. Ours start from EUR 12,000 fitted including VAT, with a typical family kitchen with quartz at EUR 15,000 to 25,000.

Who makes Kube kitchens?

Kube say they work exclusively with German kitchen and appliance brands, and name Nobilia, Europe's largest kitchen manufacturer, as their main provider. Our units are made to measure for the room and fitted by our own team.

Do Kube designers come to your house?

No. Kube's own blog says their kitchen designers do not need to come to your house; the design happens at a free consultation in one of their six showrooms. Ours is drawn from photos, a short video and sizes of your room, with a visit to measure before anything is ordered.

What are Kube kitchen cabinets made of?

A post on Kube's site describes their cabinets as three layer 16mm chipboard with melamine resin on both sides and a 3.2mm HDF rear panel. Ours are 18mm melamine faced plywood with 9mm plywood backs.