You can save money on kitchen cabinets by using open shelving, less drawers, opting for standard products and by painting the cabinets yourself. 

Shop for multiple cabinet installers:

There are quite a few local kitchen cabinet installers that can help save money compared to large contractors. Check your local yellow pages or yelp to find a few. They will be happy to visit and give you a quote. It is imperative to get multiple quotes before deciding upon one.

Mix open cabinets with closed ones:

Open kitchen cabinet shelves without doors can help with saving quite a bit of cost. These shelves can be used for displaying your crockery or glass collection. Regular cabinets with doors cost more but you can have a good mix of open and closed cabinets.

Choose simple cabinet styles:

Plain cabinets may cost less than shaker or others and it may be wise to choose simpler cabinet styles with less trim if you like to cut down on your budget. 

Avoid drawers and opt for doors

Pull out drawers use hardware that can be expensive and more wood for their construction. Opting for less pull outs and having more door style cabinets can reduce your total material and labour used and thus cut down on your kitchen cabinets construction cost. 

Paint cabinets yourself

Painting is a labour intensive job and you can save money by buying paint yourself from a store like Home Depot and painting your cabinets yourself. You can paint cabinets both from the inside and outside and keep your construction budget on track. 

Replace cabinet doors instead of the entire cabinets:

Resurfacing is a common technique that is offered by most kitchen installers and home stores. If you are initially thinking about getting new kitchen cabinets, then explore the option of just replacing the doors and saving money. You can choose from all kinds of design options available at most home stores.

Choose low cost alternatives from large home stores:

Both IKEA and Home Depot offer varied designs of cabinets to fit different budgets. Visit all large home improvement stores in your city to identify what style and finish fits well in your budget. There is a lot of DIY cabinets that can be found at home improvement stores. 

Use standard cabinets

When you visit any home improvement store, you may find both standard and custom options available for purchase. It is common knowledge that buying standard and in stock cabinets would be more cost effective than the highly custom ones. 

With decent planning and choosing the right styles of cabinets available in the market, it may be possible for you to save cost while constructing or upgrading your kitchen cabinets.