There are so many cabnet companies IMO it is impossible for someone to tell you who is best. I ahppen to love Ikea I think they are the best for the money and have used them in many of my kitchen designs . They stand up well look great and I have them in my last two homes and still love them.

Before answering your question, it needs to be rephrased as "what are best cabinets given the size of my kitchen is X, and my budget for that size is $xx". I think Plain & Fancy cabinets are topnotch, but they are expensive. Also, are you talking about framed or frameless cabinets (I prefer frameless, but that is me).

P.S. Take the 20-year goal off the table. Any cabinet will show wear after 20 years.

A low budget like that and high grade expectations would best be put into an investment for a few years until you got it up to the national mid grade average of 20-25K for cabinets. If you want true high quality, you’d be talking 10x that budget. Just for the cabinets. 8K won’t do Ikea.

Or downgrade your want list significantly. Start with the plywood. There is no reason on the planet to pay 20% more for functional equivalency. Stay away from import garbage no matter what.

http://www.remodeling.hw.net/cost-vs-value/2018/

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