I got some great metal cabinets at my local (Springfield, MA) home improvement recycling center, called Re-Store (http://www.restoreonline.org/). I have heard of something similar in Brooklyn, and any salvage yard might have them.

You can see some of the cabinets in these photos of my Butler's Pantry: http://townhouseturnaround.wordpress.com/category/butlers-pantry/

I was at Re-Store the other day and they indeed had metal kitchen cabinets in stock. I went with slate countertop (it scratches easily, but I like the look and feel of it).

Hope this helps!

St. Charles Cabinetry (my heart's desire) is magnificent.
http://www.stcharlescabinets.com/

Unless you're totally opposed to vintage/used, try searching for Geneva Metal Cabinets - they were a popular brand back int he day and a search I just tried seemed to pull up a number of different listings.

In Brooklyn, try Moon River Chattel and Two Jakes....no promises, but at least they might be good leads for you.

I'm wondering if the chipping of the enamel is the problem? I love enamel tops, too, and have an old Hoosier cabinet I use under my microwave. But, rarely do I find old enamel countertops or tabletops without at least one chip or ding - and once that happens, the metal underneath starts to rust.

Mary

Here's a good go to place.

http://retrorenovation.com/forum/

Look for local architectural salvage places.

Hello,
I thought I would put in my 2 cents worth. My kitchen will be renovated soon. All the cabinetry is white metal from the 60's. Original to the building. If you want it be my guest. I am giving it away for free.

My email is modernlifeinteriors@yahoo.com.
I am located in midtown west. (manhattan)
The building has a freight elevator.

This place doesn't have cabinetry I don't think but they have a lot of great stuff in that style you might be interested in.

http://www.sozio.com/

They sell custom kitchenette sets as well as 50's style refridgerators and accessories. May be a little out of the way for you but you may find it interesting.

Chipping is the problem. I experienced the wrath of my mother after knocking a glass spice jar out of a relatively low cabinet, creating a giant chip in our antique enamel stove as a kid.

I found some at thrift stores and the Habitat for Humanity Re-Store.

Thanks everybody! Lots of good tips, and I've bookmarked all of the suggested sites. I may get my vintage white kitchen after all.

cityofparis, I would love to take all of your cabinets, but I'm not anywhere near Manhattan (North Carolina, actually).

I'm in South Carolina and I have seen metal storage cabinets in many thrift, antique, and salvage stores around the state. They always catch my eye because I own one that belonged to my grandparents.

Also, not all of the cabinets that are metal rust as friends have a beach cabin built some 41 years ago and the upper cabinets are white enameled cabinets and I think are aluminum since they are not rusting in the salt air as some of the cabinets have had their finish come off behind the handles from years of use.

If not St Charles, consider new or used metal laboratory cabinets such as these:

http://www.metalarcinc.com/

Hi Michelle,
Just a thought. I have recently renovated my kitchen and have a 50's Youngstown by Mullins enamel sink & metal sink base (w bottom cabinets & one drawer). Happy to send pics if you're interested in picking up; I'm on the Queens-Nassau border in Long Island. arabellanyc@gmail.com

Look for local architectural salvage places.
kitchen pantry cabinet