I am a very long time lurker (at least three years!). However I just registered to respond to this post. I am also in Iowa and will be placing my Woodharbor cabinet order this week.

We will be ordering both kitchen and bath cabinets for our new build from Woodharbor and have been very pleased with the quality we have seen, but of course we do not have them installed yet. I was nervous because I don't remember ever seeing this brand mentioned on GW in the past, but for us the price couldn't be beat. I swear I don't work for the company, but am just very enthusiastic about finding something that would work with the vintage farmhouse look that I wanted, without breaking the bank! With my unique taste, that can be difficult here in Iowa with limited shopping opportunities.

I compared our quote from Woodharbor with a basic Kraftmade quote from Home Depot, for our fairly large kitchen. The price difference was minimal. However, our Woodharbor cabinets will be inset doors and the majority will have a painted finish, with a few stained pieces mixed in. The look was something I could have never achieved with the standard "big box" store cabinets.

I also received a quote on Shiloh inset cabinets, with a painted finish. The Shiloh quote was considerably higher than the Woodharbor quote, and Shiloh could not do the exposed hinges on the inset cabinets that I wanted.

We are ordering our cabinets from our local lumberyard, that is also providing all the materials for our new build. They have a certified kitchen designer on staff who is able to handle all of our questions. I know that we saved a great deal by dealing with the lumberyard, rather than a stand alone Woodharbor kitchen showroom. I started out dealing with one of the Woodharbor dealers in Des Moines, but when the ownership changed and our kitchen designer that we had been working with left, I switched to dealing with the lumber yard instead. At that point, my cost for the kitchen alone decreased by $6,000.

Good Luck on your decision!

I'm in Mason City too. I got a quote right from the showroom here in town. The price was very high.. the highest of all the quotes I got. Their price is nearly double what I am getting from a local builder who is also in town.

I am surprised to hear they are cheaper going through a lumberyard.. since that is one more person making money from the sale. Also considering I only live 2 miles from the factory, I'd think there would be some kind of discount for not having to ship them anywhere. With that said, they are fantastic cabinets, and they treat their employees well. I just looked at their site too, and they have combined the lines.. to just framed and frameless. I think the frameless line is cheaper, but I wasn't looking into that, as I wanted inset doors.

The higher priced new homes here usually list Woodharbor kitchens as a selling point.

I don't believe that the going through the lumberyard added a person in the chain, as far as making money off of the sale. Our lumberyard is an authorized dealer, just as the showroom we dealt with in Des Moines was. However, the lumberyard does not have to pay all of their overhead off of the kitchen sales alone. The kitchen display takes up a very small portion of their building space and the kitchen designer does not deal with the cabinets exclusively. He is also making money for the business with his sales of windows, shingles, lumber, ect.

As far as pricing, I know everyone's tolerances for what is affordable is different. Our kitchen is basically arranged in an "L" shape. It is open to the family room and the total space is approximately 35 feet by 29 feet. With one run being 17 feet long, and the other leg is 20 feet long. We are also purchasing cabinetry for an island that is approximately 4 feet by 6 feet. I have various antique pieces scattered in the design, but we are purchasing all cabinetry for the "L" and the one island described. The total cost for the kitchen cabinetry with inset doors, painted finish on most pieces, exposed antique brass hinges (included), drawers on almost all base pieces, 48" wood mantel hood, and glass on several upper doors was approximately $16,000. For the amount of cabinetry I have, I thought the price was reasonable. My Kraftmade quote, with overlay doors and less customization was only $500 cheaper.

Wow that is a great price. My quote was about 13k for less than half of what you've ordered. Are you near DES moines?

Thank you all for responding. It's good to know that these are good cabinets.
I nearly passed out when the KD gave me a quote (there's only one dealer here). I've just started getting quotes.
As I mentioned in a previous thread, there aren't very many displays of frameless cabs in this area, so I need to rely on GW experiences.

If you have any other comments, please post.

I am just north of Ames, and our lumberyard is in a very small town. It is locally owned, has been for decades, and I am sure their overhead is much lower than any stand alone showroom out there. For comparison, my Shiloh quote was around $22,000.

Okay I'm pretty sure I know which one you're talking about. We lived in Ames for 8 years. I sure miss it down there. I think if woodharbor showroom lowered their commissions they'd get more business.

Mason City, Iowa is the location identified in the brochure.
There are several custom cabs in my plan. KD says that is what is contributing so much to the cost (duh). But so far, apparently Wood harbor can do the variations I want and think I need.
Still working on The Plan.

I don't know what type of modifications you need, but my understanding is that now that they have combined the three lines, some of the customization is a little different. If for instance, you need a 31 inch cabinet, they just order a 33 inch cabinet and cut it down to the size needed. I believe that you just pay for the 33 inch cabinet and there shouldn't be a large "upcharge" for the custom size. However, each showroom/designer might handle this differently.

I was also able to keep my costs down because I wanted a very simple door and drawer style. My drawer bases with slab fronts were cheaper than a traditional two door cabinet with roll out shelves. Sometimes with making slight changes in the door styles, stain, paint and glaze options, the cost can be significantly reduced.

Also, if you haven't already, I would post a kitchen plan on the forum for all of the experts here to look at. I was too shy to do this, but I have seen the suggestions that have been made in the past and am amazed at the options that folks here have offered to pack a lot of functionality into a space, while using standard cabinet dimensions and options. Good luck!

Westiegirl,
Thank you for your suggestions and for your willingness to share the cost info. Very helpful.

I just ran across this post, and it is older, but just wondering if you went with WH cabs? Was going to say that I remodeled my kitchen last year with WH cherry cabinetry and they are great quality & GORGEOUS :) (forgive that the switchplates aren't on yet in this pic)

Thanks for sharing.... Looking for reviews on these cabinets and I was happy to come across your post! Your kitchen looks beautiful!

Hi All - current customer of Wood Harbor cabinets, wanted to share my experiences:

- They are beautiful and well constructed, especially the finishes!

However:

- They made more than 30 mistakes in delivering the wrong sized cabinets for our kitchen, warped doors, incorrect cabinet style faces, etc

- Same issue in the 2 bathrooms they supplied - upcharges for pull out drawers were poorly designed, cabinets didn't fit etc

- In working on corrections, which took 8-10 weeks, they made additional mistakes - wrong door sizes, completely wrong door styles, drawers that do no fit.

It could be that Covid-19 is affecting their operations, so I am a little sympathetic - but I would run not walk away from anyone who recommend Wood Harbor cabinets. They have been by far the most painful, least competent, and most expensive vendor we were sadly directed to use. They are adding weeks and months of painful rework to our project!

Looking at using Wood Harbor cabinets for my remodel , but questioning MDF doors/drawer fronts? What do you think?

I finally chose a DeWils maple frameless cabinet, door style Orion. Supposedly all wood. Chosen primarily for the design. At the time, solid wood was recommended. I would probably choose solid wood again because I can fix scratches and dents. Don't know how to fix MDF.

MDF vs Wood Kitchen Cabinet Doors - Designing Idea