We purchased the RTAs from Lowes for a rental property. They are solid wood and were so easy to assemble. Very similar to putting together a moving box from U-haul! They are very sturdy and good quality. I am assuming that the finish is not as durable as some more expensive brands and the mechanisms aren't very smooth. BUT compared to the ancient, falling off the wall cabs that they replaced, these RTAs seem luxurious.

Shop around. Not all RTAs are created equally. There are RTAs available with dovetailed drawers and other bells and whistles. Good luck!

We purchased some Conestoga RTA cabinets. They will arrive next week. The sales rep was great and they had 1001 colors etc to choose from. We went with the Maple cabinets that are painted white with a chocolate glaze. I'll keep you posted as to the quality and ease of assembley.

I've heard many good things about Conestoga regarding quality and customer service. There's, of course, IKEA and Scherrs. We are doing IKEA boxes and Scherrs doors/drawer fronts.

If you're in New Jersey, definitely consider Ikea - they're strong (guaranteed 25 years) and have excellent assembly instructions, including an online video. Check out the Ikeafans.com website if you have any technical questions: those people are amazing.

I have installed Conestoga cabinets and love them. After looking at high-end cabinetry I knew I wanted all wood, I get as much pleasure looking at the inside as the outside of nice cabinets. I have an odd shaped room and needed to customize all three corner cabinets and I needed one special sized drawer box, I also wanted top of the line drawer hardware and a 3/4 "thick bottom drawer option for large units and pull out spice racks, pull out trash, lazy Susan and some special stiles in six of my doors as well as painted and some stain with glazed cabinets. These cabinets are a few thousand more than you would pay for Ikea so they are not your cheapest option. However, if I went with something like a an all wood Schuler or all wood Medallion or maybe even a step up on quality I would have paid around $8,000 more for what I got (even with shipping).

When your order arrives it is very overwhelming to get all the unassembled cabinets but once you get started assembly is fairly easy and straight forward. The well made dove tail wood drawers come assembled and your order comes with a jig to help line the cabinets up. You also get a hardware jig for the drawers.
You will need a detailed plan to scan or fax to the company sales reps for an estimate. The door, paint, wood, and stain choices are numerous.

I went through the Cabinetmakerschoice.com dealer with Chad as my rep and he was wonderful.

Many here have also used scherrs and really liked them; you may also want to do a search here on GW as there have been mention of inexpensive all ready assembled options from China if you are ok with that. Conestoga also has a lesser expensive line using MDF but I do not know anything about that line...but something you may or may not want to check on.

My best on your search.