Cherry is an upgraded wood. I would not paint them. But, that Center stile in the middle of the cabinets does mean that they are not top of the line. If you want a new kitchen with high quality materials, you should start saving and planning one. As in, a complete remodel.

They look to be somewhere in the middle in terms of price, not high-end but not cheap either. I wouldn't paint them, but only because the arches and twist detail at the top are a little dated for my taste, which paint wouldn't get rid of.

Professionally painted cabinets are almost as much as new cabinets, so if you really want to change them consider just replacing them with new ones.

Hard to tell from the pictures, but do i see plywood sides and solid wood shelves? That indicates a higher quality than "builder grade." I would not like those doors, tho. They don't look high quality. I don't mean the style, but the uneven staining and narrow strips on the center panels making them look striped.

I have no idea what they are. Probably builder grade of some kind with an upgraded box.

The stain looks a little muddy in the photos. Are they muddy looking? Maybe these were locally assembled cabinets by a cabinet maker. He build a plywood box, ordered unfinished doors, stained and assembled them.

Most higher end cabinet lines offer butt doors, no center stiles. If I had to guess: low to middle of road. Not high end.

Are the shelves 5/8 or 3/4" Hard to tell.

They look really pretty so I wouldn't paint them, but I love cherry. I would add some nice chrome or brushed nickel hardware.

Get the builder to swap out the arched doors for a more current style.

can you live with it? I would, until I knew a better alternative, was willing to look at the whole space critically. That is a lot of work. I would tell myself to enjoy the house without the concern of where the cabinets rank on a scale. Great kitchens can have actually quite inexpensive cabinets...for whatever reason the elements can be chosen with various qualities/features. Good or better cabinets are always preferable...but not essential. The point is, they are there, ready to be used for now. Hate is a strong description for cabinets fairly neutral and hardly used.....can you work through it?

What type of drawer slides do they have? Soft close? Ball bearing? Or are they the cheapy white wheel slides?

I love the nice cherry finish on them. Not a fan of the ornate detail that probably has zero fit on a likely transitional tract home.

I think they are 5/8 . Not sure about muddy, here are a few more pics. I would not say they are cherry either.

It is a nice home with a lot of expensive finishes.

Such as?

I think they [shelves] are 5/8 .

Next time you’re at the house, measure them and take pics of the drawer glides, too, which will answer Eric’s questions.

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I think they're either cherry or poor man's cherry, a.k.a alder. Both are good cabinet woods. In one photo, they definitely look like cherry but in another they look like stained alder to me.

It's really hard to tell the quality without seeing the joints of the boxes and drawers. Like a previous commenter asked, what are the slides? And what is the drawer box construction?

If they were "nice" cabinets, would it change your feelings about whether they should stay or go? If the style isn't your thing (the arched doors and detail on the crown), you could get new doors/drawer fronts made and remove the detail on the crown.

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Probably maple and the culprit of the blotchy stain.

Can you clarify what you mean by a new home? Was this just built? If so direct your question to the builder as to the quality of the wood. If you mean that the home is new to you, then follow the advise of the professionals who have given you estimates. Good luck.

A carpenter will NEVER tell you to paint wood. It's against their code. I agree that painting a cabinet door cathedral style wouldn't be an upgrade. You could replace the doors. There are plenty of places that sell replacement doors.

I would replace the doors rather than paint. Painting well is awfully expensive and with the arched doors, I would just replace those and de done.

It looks like solid cherry doors, with plywood interiors - not builder grade at all.

It's hard to escape the 'white painted kitchen' trend, you see it everywhere. This is a very nice, classic/traditional cabinet, but if it is not your style or taste, then it's time for a remodel :)

Wow, thanks for all the replies! My husband usually handles all this kind of stuff so I don't know the difference in types of door gliders. The shelves are 5/8. I also took a few more pics.

Outside Drawers

Underneath Drawers (white metal)

Inside Drawers

Inside Door

Another View

My husband wants to leave them as is till we remodel the kitchen one day. I just want to know what they are so I can perhaps replace the doors at least.

They are replacement level. Cheap drawer slides and what looks like rabbeted and pinned drawers. I’d replace the whole cabinets before spending 5k investing paint or doors on them.

By the time you get around to the remodel the company could be out of business.

There’s the brand inside the drawer box. Tru-wood. https://reviews.birdeye.com/tru-wood-cabinets-inc-145603494199656

Liz, thanks for providing additional photos. You were right, they're low end builder grade. I agree with Eric's assessment and advice.

TruWood is junk. Donate them to Habitat and start over.

Liz, well it looks like you and Eric were correct. Spending money on new doors or painting probably does not make sense. Save your money and plan a kitchen that will work well for you. For example, it looks like there isn’t much space to the right of the sink.

To Eric’s point about the detail, do you have crown molding elsewhere in your home? Could the cabinet dentil crown be removed and replaced by matching painted crown? Could that be an easy and inexpensive (maybe DIY) fix while you await your ideal kitchen. We did that in a condo we own, and it looks great.