We have just finished a kitchen remodel with Lowes and are thrilled with our new kitchen. We spoke with five kitchen designers and considered Diamond, Medallion and Decora before deciding to go with Kraftmaid at Lowes. Our job required a lot of plumbing and electrical work in addition to removing a wall and Lowes' contractor could do everything, plus a few extra things we added along the way. There were some minor replacements required for the cabinets but they were handled promptly. The contractor was fantastic and we're very happy with the Kraftmaid cabinets.

We just got cabinets from Lowe's. Kraftmade. All plywood boxes. White melamine. They look great. We are quite pleased with them. But our old kitchen was in pretty rough shape, so we'd probably be happy with anything new with shelves that aren't concave.

We went to Lowes and HD, but liked the two ladies in the kitchen dept in Lowes better than the dude at HD. We didn't use Lowe's to install them tho. Went thru a contractor. Helped that he already knew the Lowe's ladies. Lowe's got the order right and delivered it on time.

I'm sure results vary from one Lowes to the next. We live in NH and our local Lowes is only a year old.

There you go. Good luck.

My friend did her kitchen through Lowe's with a private contractor. You're in a better position because you're here doing research on this forum. She was just a woman with stars in her eyes and a dream of a new kitchen.

Although the end product is beautiful, she and the contractor had many problems to iron out along the way. Two cabinets were measured incorrectly, a few didn't arrive with the order, another problem with mismatched stain. Most things could have been caught and corrected by going over and over the order before placing it.

Lowe's ended up giving her a considerable amount of gift cards to make up for her inconvenience and she got a new stove, dishwasher and microwave with them.

From her experience and with the knowledge acquired here, I sat with the KD (I went with Home Depot) and went over and over and over my order. Each step of the way, at least one thing was picked up that needed correction.

Don't assume the professionals know what they're doing and don't make mistakes.

We did our last kitchen through Lowe's using Kraftmaid. Other than a warped door that was promptly taken care of, there were no problems. We are going with Ikea this time but priced similar cabinets through Lowe's and had another good experience. If the same thing hadnÂt turned out to be so much cheaper at Ikea, I would have definitely used Lowe's again.

Just make sure you do your homework and that you feel comfortable with the person you are working with. Both of the people we did (from 2 different stores and 5 years apart) were great about listening to us, paying attention to detail and making smart suggestions.

WOW!! Maybe getting enough gift cards for a new stove, microwave and dishwasher made the cabinet errors a good thing, especially if they eventually were corrected!

We also had a great experience with Lowes. Our KD was exceptioanl. We had gone to 4 other KD but we liked him the best. It helped that he was previously a cabinet maker. He was more than willing to help us meet our budget and to share his installation knowledge with us. That was great since we are DIY.

We were also very plesed with our KM products which were delivered very quickly. There was a broom closet and a shelf that were damaged. They were promptly replaced, no questions asked. As a matter of fact when the closet replacement came it turned out to be a full 24" pantry and they said if we would rather have that keep it!! So we did and they didn't take the damaged shelf back either. We will use a little wood glue and use it somewhere...

As stated above, every little extra is expensive. Do your research as others have said. For example our KD recommended installing the little sink drawer for the sponge ourselves and to get the glass for the upper cabs ourselves.

We would definately use Lowes again. I'm sure they are all different.

We did our kitchen remodel with Shenandoah cabinets through Lowe's and had a good experience, too. Our Lowe's KD teaches drafting at a local high school so we were confident with his measuring abilities and the installer (sub contracted through Lowe's) is also a custom cabinet builder so he was awesome. We really lucked out but I've heard bad things about some Lowe's KD's and installers. The turn over rate is very high for their employees and the training isn't great from what I understand. So you really need to be careful. The customer service with Shenandoah has been excellent and the cabinets are very nice. Like someone else pointed out though, the little extras like corbels and matching beadboard and all that stuff is ridiculously high. So we stained our own beadboard (found a stain that matched our cabinets perfectly on our own, didn't buy Shenandoah's stain) and our own corbels. We saved $1200 on the beadboard and $740 on the corbels! We also purchased a Kraftmaid cabinet for our powder room and it's very nice as well. Shenandoah didn't offer a corner vanity unfortunately.

Good luck!
Robin

I used Lowes for my Schuler cabinets. I did not use them for install since I do a lot myself. A few tips...

Take advantage of freebies. There are usually sink bases or gift cards at frequent intervals. Don't order until one of those offers is around.

Ask for 10% off. I did not have a coupon but the manager gave me the 10% off anyway. This paid for my Advantium.

You can return unused fillers, crown etc so save all the packaging. I got back $500 from the extra crown and fillers I did not use.

Most people have issues with install, not the cabinet lines themselves. If you can find an independent contractor who has great references, you may end up with a better outcome. However, the above posters had good experiences with Lowes install, so it may be a matter of luck.

Good luck. I will be using Schuler again for my 2 bathrooms too since I have always had great experiences with them.

We got Diamond Cabinets from Lowes. My husband installed them. Our KD was good with measurements, but offered nothing when it came to layout and placement of drawers and appliances. All in all we were very pleased. Nothing arrived damgaged, and everything was together. The KD was very patient with us and we changed our design numerous times before placing the order. My advice to you would be to research your layout, and when you have it done post it on here and get feedback. The people on here are very helpful. I wish I would have found this website before I started I would have seen my one major flaw. My fridge is too close to my island. It's fine if no one is in there, but when people are over everyone congregates in the kitchen around the island and I can't get to my fridge without making someone move.