I'm not familiar with Luxor. But of the others, my opinion is dynasty are the best product, but also the most money. I've had great luck with waypoint for minimal cost. I've not had great luck with ultracraft.

I agree with the above you are talking apples & oranges differences between Dynasty & Waypoint. Options are many with Dynasty & minimal with Waypoint. Huge quality & thus cost differences.

Thank you for all your comments. I can see based on the quotes that Dynasty is at least 10000 more. Are there any other cabinet lines that might be worth considering that is good quality and semi custom between Dynasty and Waypoint? Also, We never looked at big stores like HD or Lowes as we went to kitchen and bath shops right away. Should we consider that as well? I would like to get the most bang for my buck so e really are shopping around? Is Plain and fancy less quality than dynasty?

Higher quality and more money for P&F. Dynasty is a upper mid grade line, whereas Waypoint is entry level. Dynasty is so worth the 10K difference for sure. You're not gonna get that quality for 10K less.

You're shopping the wrong thing. Shop for a designer first. Any good KD carries enough lines as to give you what you need in the right line for you. There are several lower priced lines out there but it will vary by location and designer. There are a lot of right choices in product. Less so ina profeessional. Worry less about brand and more about who's putting the design together.

Sophie, every local kitchen shop we went to has a KD and they carry at most 3 cabinet lines. Should I be looking for a designer somewhere else? I thought we were on the right track with this. We have a design in mind based on 4 designers we spoke to and now it is just a matter of deciding which brand we would go with. Is there a better approach than what we have already done?

Let the KD suggest the cabinet line, then do your research on the line. Any midgrade and up line can give you a good kitchen and will likely be bell clustered withina 5K range if you are truly comparing similar quality levels. When you're comparing apples and oranges is when you get more deviation in pricing.

Remember that an average sized kitchen in middle of the road cabintry without an insane bunch of upgrades will be 15-20K. And when you find someone you like, who sells a line you like,STOP LOOKING. More looking doesn't help. It paralyzes you into indecision and doubting any decisions you do make. If you like the Dynasty, stay there. The price difference is fair for what you're getting.

Okay thank you for your advice. Since we were quoted with Luxor Ultracraft and Dynasty. There is really no apples to apples comparison which makes it difficult to decide. We will do more research and go from there.

Hi: wich material i Will choose for kitchen cabinet wood or pvc. Can any body help me to choose

The layout matters more than the actual cabinets IMHO. I spent an incredible amount if time on the design and did find dramatically different approaches from 3 designers we worked with. In the end, I basically designed it myself by downloading the mfg catalogue and examining choices. We spent a small fortune on cabinets with antiqued, hand applied, glazed finish. In retrospect, I wish I'd purchased very simple cabinets and used the funds elsewhere in the kitchen. The hood was an afterthought and I couldn't afford the one I really wanted.

I actually use Ikea in more than 70% of my kitchen design work they have a great warranty and are by far the best price and quality I have found without going custom. The new line Sektion has some amazing features and I can't wait to use them in my next design job. The kitchen in this picture was priced at 50, 000 for the red laquer and stainless cabinets I did the whole thing including appliances and counter for 20, 000 with Ikea cabinets this kitchen is now 15 yrs old and still looks great with never a problem in al that time. The only time I don't use them is when a client wants something much more traditional because Ikea does lend itself to more contemporary look.

Sophie is completely on point. You need to find a kitchen designer that you really like and trust. One that offers a little more of a spread in terms of price points. I have a sample kitchen that I priced in all of our cabinet lines to show that for the same number of boxes you can spend 4k (Chinese import) up to 15k (custom cabinets). It all depends on the construction.

You want to take note of differences such as framed vs. frameless construction. Plywood vs. particle board ( less expensive). The drawer boxes, are they dovetailed? (this is mandatory in my opinion) Are the glides full extension or 7/8 or even 3/4 (really cheap).

Find someone that can show you the differences and then you decide what construction elements are important and they can guide you to the right line. If something prices out a lot less, you can guarentee there is a construction difference.

We are huge fans of Holiday Kitchens and Shiloh. I know someone mentioned IKEA but I will tell you every client of ours that bought there to save a few bucks regretted it. It is completely worth it to pay a little more and have a local dealer to work with and hold accountable.

Beware the Sektion Kitchen Cabinets: I just finished helping my son put
together the new Section Ikea Kitchen Cabinets. They look good on the
outside, but the the back panel is just a flimsy piece of plastic
laminate, less than 1/8 thick that slips into a groove and is nailed in
place not very securely. For the wider cabinets the backing panel is
folded in two and taped together with what looks like package tape. This
makes it very wobbly and doesn't connect in any way to anything but
those little nails at the edges. There is no bracing on the back and
because of how they are made and installed, they are not against the
wall. How long before a can of soup or a frying pan handle pops that
backing off? If it is a bookcase that can be easily fixed it is one
thing, but these are installed with countertops on them. It will be
impossible to fix them, so there will be a hole in the back of the
cabinet for things to fall through into the dark, unreachable space
between the cabinet and the wall. Don't buy them

Has anyone had any experience with Matrix cabinets?

Is Omega Dynasty same as Omega?

Thank you