Decent quality cabinets at Home Dept/Lowes are fairly expensive; we would have been looking at least $6,000 for our configuration. We went to Ikea, and they have lots of options, but we didn't like the limited selection of finishes on the boxes (Ikea cabinets are European style; they don't have face frames.) They were also a bit pricey for particle board construction.
Further research lead to RTA cabinets (Ready to Assemble). This is basically an industry that cuts out and finishes all of the parts, flat packs the pieces and ships them to you. You put it together and install. The various manufacturers sell sample doors so you can see what they look like in person. We finally settled on RTA Cabinets Unlimited, with the Elegant Birch style. So far the cabinets have gone together pretty smoothly, and they're 1/2" plywood construction with solid wood face frames and doors. As a bonus they have self closing drawer slides and dovetail boxes, which was a nice touch. I'll post pictures later. We ended up spending about $3,000 for all of the cabinets, which we were pleased with.
Wow, that's a great price for those cabinets. We used IKEA for our remodel (I don't think my standards are as high as yours!) and have been really happy with the results. There is something really gratifying about building flatpack cabinets....especially using the nail gun. POW POW POW.
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