They're decent at the right price but IMHO they were overpriced in 2019.

Use an experienced and vetted cabinet designer/project manager coupled with an installer experienced in the brand. Buying via the big box: There needs to be someone with expertise both measuring the project onsite and designing the project. Delivering on the signed off drawing is more important than producing a parts list a layperson doesn't understand. If the salesperson won't do job visits, hire someone with that expertise and/or purchase through an installing dealer who takes responsibility for the job. Big boxes seem to have incentives every month to rush your decision. Be careful.

Kraftmaid: OK quality as of 2019. They spent most of a year after the initial order fulfilling mis-ordered (sales person errors) and shipping damaged items (manufacturer). ALL SLAB DOOR ORDER. EVERCORE - Tall doors mostly warped including replacements. Inconsistent door sizes and edge radiuses indicate poor factory equipment maintenance and quality control. FOILS - spectacular finish, consistent radius edges, no warpage doors. SLAB STAINED - nice finish, a few damaged doors, inconstant size and radius edges. Poor factory phone/online support.

Make sure you understand the exposed parts that are painted vs parts that are "matching" laminates. Side panels, exposed shelves may be laminate. Look at the store displays to check for fade and different aging from painted finishes on front.

They make a fine product. Most issues are Designer related, not manufacturer related. And Covid related. You want someone with a couple of years of experience with them. No box stores.

20 years ago Kraftmaid didn't have the competition it has now. As with most manuf. they offer Good, Better Best selections. They are a fine mid-range cabinet company.

I could be in a Surfside kitchen for about 20 minutes. Are you sure you want to select a color that isn't a bit more universal??

Either of these colors below might be a bit easier to live with long term.

Surfside in person looks a lot like Beverly's 3rd photo it's very pastel blue almost looks white. I checked a few stores to make sure it wasn't a bad sample. I agree the pics from kraftmaid are not good my husband said flat out no until he saw it in person.

Beverly do you know the brand you got that picture from? Probably