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Member Shop Profile

Cabinet Concepts

by Design

by Joel Meredith “My husband,” Shelley tells us, “was looking for a business to buy
he year was 2007. The housing market was in decline, remodel- and a small mom-and-pop cabinet shop was for sale. Matt had taken
ing was down, and the market collapse of 2008 was just over woodshop in high school and built our kids’ crib.”
T the horizon.
Over the last seven years, Matt and Shelley have taken that small four
In the midst of such circumstances, the success of the husband and man shop to an entirely new level, growing their business at a steady
wife team at Cabinet Concepts by Design would seem improbable clip. After setting up shop in November 2007 in a 6,000 sq. ft. shop,
as they “took the plunge” in November 2007, leaving their old jobs they expanded to a 30,000 sq. ft. facility in 2013. The new location
behind to purchase a small cabinet shop in Springfield, Missouri. includes a 1,000 sq. ft. showroom and 28,000 sq. ft. of production
space. Today, CCBD employs 20 full-time workers.
On top of all that, Shelley and Matt Wehner were a little green behind
the ears. “We have enough space at our new shop to expand,” comments Shel-
ley. “The great thing about the space we have is that we have a ton of
Prior to this new endeavor, Matt Wehner, one half of the team, was room to increase our volume and what we can offer without having to
a math teacher who had taken shop classes in high school. His wife, change locations for quite some time!”
Shelley, was a corporate account rep with a passion for interior de-
sign. Together they invested their life savings in purchasing Cabinet Matt, however, cautions that in spite of
Concepts by Design from its previous owners, another husband and their success, “I don’t believe we have
wife team. continued on page 10

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