I have used Kraftmaid, Thomasville and Plain and Fancy recently and in my experience (somewhat limited, having done two kitchens in each): the finish on the cabinet fronts on the Kraftmaid is a *bit better than the finish on the Thomasville. (the P&F finish was far superior to either but was also 2x price)

Caveat: The Thomasville kitchen that has been in place the longest has a homeowner that beats everything to death. She just isnt careful with anything. The two Kraftmaid kitchens are in homes where more care is taken. The second Thomasville is just being installed.

They are the exact two colors that we were looking at from both lines. We were told by a contractor and the salesman at Home Depot that they prefer the Kraftmaid over Thomasville. We went with the Autumn Blush by Kraftmaid and love them. The color is very warm and rich looking and so much nicer than we expected. One of my friends saw them and was starting her remodel and decided to go with this color also.

Thank you to you both for your feedback. I think I'll probably go withe KraftMaid. I'll let everyone know how they turn out.

We just did Kraftmaid in Antique Chocolate with a Mocha Glaze (one darker than Autumn Blush).

A friend did Kraftmaid in Autumn Blush.

While not having that much point of reference, I think the Kraftmaid cabinets look great. They appear to be well made, the stain (and glaze in my case) appears to have been applied well and the cabinets look like high quality "furniture" to me.

Good luck and enjoy!

Kraftmaid has more selection in door styles, woods, and colors. Their new antiqued and burnished options greatly expand something that was already big to begin with. Their finishes are good, not great quality and are a solid value for the money. They also have great options in their spec book. It's nice and big, which translates into lots of options for a space so it's easier to design something that really works for an awkward space. They also have a ton of internal organizer like you can only dream of! Their customer service is responsive, and in the world of cabinet lines, timely. That translates as replacement parts usually only taking 10 days if there is only one or two needed. Their shipping is pretty good, so it's only the occasional replacement part that is needed for shipping damage. Their quality control is decent, but, and here's the biggie, they are only a mid grade cabinet line, not a top quality line. Don't expect top of the line materials and finishes and you'll be fine. The wood will have heartwood and sap wood, and natural pin holes and mineral streaks. If you want cabinets that are "perfect", you'll have to pay at least double for "perfect". If you don't mind cabinets that show that they are made of real wood, with all of it's imperfections, then you'll be OK with Kraftmaid.

Masterbrand cabinets, aka Thomasville, has much the same positives and negatives as above with a few other particulars. They use a much thicker cabinet back panel that is structural, so when installing, you can put the screw anywhere you can reach, not just in the "hanging rail" that most other cabinets, including Kraftmaid, have. Their stained wood cabinet finishes, in my opinion, are a bit higher grade than Kraftmaid. They are richer and more "furniture quality". I really like their new "Heirloom Black" and "Sage Paint" finishes, and their "Brierwood Cherry" is probably my favorite cherry stain of all of the cherry cabinets that I've seen from mid price manufacturers. It's not too dark, and not too light, not too red, and not too brown. Their production line is also a bit quicker than Kraftmaid, but that's really an insignificant detail in the world of "hurry up and wait" remodeling.

We have Diamond cabinets (Lowe's version of Thomasville), and are very happy with the quality.