Henrybuilt’s New Sister Company Helps You Design Your Dream Cook Space

When it comes to kitchen design, there have really only been two options: cookie cutter IKEA or cost prohibitive custom—and not much in between. While the former is getting a lot nicer with the recent crop of third-party sellers creating design-forward cabinet fronts and various other elevated touches, the latter hasn’t seen much in the way of innovation or accessibility.  

If you’ve ever Googled a sleek, contemporary kitchen on the internet, there’s a chance it was designed by Henrybuilt. The 18-year-old company deals in minimalist spaces crafted from high quality systems and materials, and naturally, that comes at a cost. But the team, led by CEO Scott Hudson, has been working on bringing a more affordable option to the market. 

Enter Space Theory. It’s the CB2 to Henrybuilt’s Crate & Barrel, a lower price point but still quality. Space Theory utilizes technology to cut costs, having the customer design their space using Henrybuilt’s internally developed program, called the Design Engine. A designer will then approve the layout, and the client’s kitchen ships in pre-assembled sections, with doors, drawers, and hardware already in place (no allen wrench needed). 

“We know a lot about this custom thing,” Hudson told Business of Home. “In terms of the base level quality of both materials and construction, Space Theory is better than 99 percent of custom cabinets. There may be a custom cabinetmaker somewhere in the country that has something similar, but I don’t think so. The quality we’re offering is better than what you can get from a custom maker.”

The Henrybuilt team mentioned that you’d be hard pressed to find a custom kitchen, even for something small around 150 square feet, for under $25,000. What a Space Theory kitchen gives you is “the benefits of the system, such as the inter-relationships between different components that can be moved around the kitchen, and the flexibility of products like the Opencase wall panels.”

“We founded Henrybuilt to challenge the standard for living well in a home by developing an integrated system of uniquely functional products,” said Hudson. “Space Theory makes it possible for more people to create and live with a simplified version of this unique experience.”

You can check out Space Theory at their recently opened showroom in Seattle; the company has plans to open additional locations in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and
New York.