The cabinets are Ikea with walnut doors from semi-handmade. I just looked up the Ancona range on costco.com and it won't work for me, it's dual fuel, i need all gas, & it's 36", I need 30". It looks like the ILVE range may work for me also. Is there anywhere that I can find the depth of ranges from the back to the face of the door? AJ Madison is inconsistent with what their depth is measuring (on some ranges it's to the door, some to the handle, some to the front overhang).

It sounds like some stains in the wood that are bleeding through. This sometimes happens when you paint over stained trim and can usually be fixed by using BIN or a stain killing oil based primer. You probably don't need to sand. Just spot prime the stains and repaint.

For what its worth, I have used both Aura and Cabinet Coat. Both have worn well in the last two years. I used Cabinet Coat in my kitchen and it was immediately wonderful, I couldn't stop touching it for months and it washes like a dream. I have 4 boys, so my house is not lightly lived in! When I did my bathroom I used Aura because it was available in a darker color. My only Aura issue was that it took much longer to cure, so I spent a month or so adding touch up paint. After it fully cured, I have never had a problem. Both paints level well and have a great sheen. Really, either way you won't make a bad decision. Have fun!

i have decora Arlington cherry cabinets. Sorry I don't recall the door style (SHOCKER!! a year ago i would've known the edge profile on the door style by heart). we had them installed a bit more than a year ago. i love my cabinets. the finish is amazing and so are the syle, durability, etc.... i did not have a great experience with Decora though. We placed the order in Jan 2007, shortly before the price spike, and the order was delayed by about 2 weeks (about 8 weeks all together) due to a spike in production (a lot of people wanted to take advantage of the 2006 pricing). It seems that the QA was seriously affected. I had to have at least 1 cabinet replaced, at least 9 doors replaced, some molding pieces were not stained perfectly and had to be replaced. I don't recall all the gory details but everything is in my blog. It was a pain and delayed the remodeling considerably. HOWEVER, customer support was amazing. everything was replaced, i didn't have to send anything back and i got a bunch of freebies. I heard plenty of bad stories with horrible customer support, Decora was the opposite. they really know how to correct their mistakes. my KD said that it was the first time he has seen so many issues with decora and also attributed the drop in QA standards due to a rapid production spike. Normally, (in his opinion) it is one of the more reliable cabinet makers. beware of the great variability in pricing. i got cabinets at 55% off the list price. the other place i looked at had the decora cabinets at a measely 30% off the list price. also their website is very customer -friendly. they have the specs that allowed me to perfect the kitchen and to drive my KD crazy, LOL. so, in summary: i love my decora cabinets and would most likely buy from them again (someday for a bathroom redo). but we had some major gliches along the way... Here is a link that might be useful: my kitchen blog