I would opt for the best cabinetry you can afford, even above the appliances and counters. The latter can be replaced much more easily (swap out appliances/upgrade counters) if needed or desired, whereas cabinetry is harder and more costly to replace. Go for at least the Brookhaven. I saw those and am considering them for my renovation. Thought they looked well-constructed.

I looked (but didn't buy) at Lowe's and they sold Shiloh. The salesman presented them as a medium-low brand. I looked at Brookhaven but purchased Medallion (called 'Schuler' at Lowe's). The Brookhaven was more expensive but the Medallion looked and felt better. I have never heard of anyone being unhappy with either brand, though. My estimate for the Medallion was less than the Schuler, even though they are supposed to be the same. There were also more door and other options.

I'm not familiar with Woodland at all, but have Brookhaven and Woodmode. If you want a painted finish, they have one of the better ones.

They do have a disclaimer, but what I remember is about the cracking at the joints or slight separations at the trim edges that any painted finish will show over time. Does that mean the paint finish will bump or crack or peel -- no. That means if will stay adhered to the wood as the wood shrinks or expands slightly and the paint may show separation at those joints -- same as a stained finish, but you will see it differently. The paint itself should be smoothly adhered to the wood, not puckering or cracking. I wouldn't go with anything that resembles orange peel or with any sales person who would show you that.

The Brookhaven, on the other hand, are well made and have a quality finish. Mine have been installed nearly 4 years. Mine are white -- no regrets.

My Medallion bid was higher than the similar Brookhaven by a large margin, which had a lot to do with why we went Brookhaven. Another huge factor was that Medallion didn't have frameless cabinets at that time. I do think that those two brands have a very high satisfaction with both construction and finish. If you can get both in your area, price the Medallion too. I've seen lots good about Schuler too -- they aren't available in this area.

A local cabinet store sells Shiloh, and the white finish inside the store was perfect and the frameless inset was gorgeous to me. I think any white paint in extreme humidity will have some kind of problem.

I just had my Shiloh inset cabinets delivered yesterday. Most are painted white and a few are stained cherry. Cant comment on durability, but my contractor was impressed with the construction and finish. So far, so good....

i was fortunate enough to purchase my brookhaven cabinetry with a 15% discount last year....i have cherry wood with a 'cinnamon' finish....i am thrilled with them....the hardware is fabulous...so easy to make adjustments or pull out drawers or take off the cabinet door fronts....i also appreciated they are 13" deep instead of 12"....just an added extra that isn't an upgrade

The cherry doors with a Cinnamon finish is gorgeous since I was at another cabinet retailer today deciding between the Maple doors painted Linen or the Cherry wood doors painted cinnamon. Such a beautiful color that looked great with my Brazilian Cherry Wood floor samples I brought with and my tile. I am now confused but I am sure desert_solitaire that your cabinets are gorgeous. Please send a link to your beautiful kitchen or post a picture of your cabinets.

Colorado_mom, what vendor carries Woodland in the Metro area? I have been shopping for cabinets and I've never heard of them.

It was my GC - I guess he is a rep. I never saw them outside his display. Let me see if I can figure out how to put in my e-mail in my contact info if you want to contact me.

Don't know that much about Woodland other than they are in SD.
I Can tell you that Brookhaven is the econo line from Woodmode. Not that impressed at all. I know both of the cabinet manufactures(WW Wood-Shiloh and Sequoia) and Woodmode/Brookhaven) I can speak from experiance as a builder and a cabinet guy, that Shiloh is the best I have ever experienced. There inset line is awesome, there newest(old world) is awesome. The company is very innovative in foreseeing the 21st century needs.
The very best bang for the buck is by far Shiloh. It is custom cabinetry at its best.
I put their runner up cabinet(Sequoia) at a level above Brookhaven.

I found the Shiloh Cabinets to be so well made in the show room. If two dogs did not get so sick this year, I would be buying the Shiloh Inset Cabinets that I fell in love with.

this is a bit of an older thread but any more recent experiences with the shiloh v. brookhaven paint finish? we saw a rep for plain and fancy and he explained their "true baked enamel finish." are the more mid-range lines just sprayed on?

Bumping up this thread for AGK2003 and it would be good to get more information for everyone.

I have Brookhaven
The finish on the doors is excellent.

I didn't know I could upgrade to plywood bases and did have a wall failure but in reality, plywood would not have solved my issue. (I was told I could put 75 lbs in the drawer but that included the weight of the drawer and insert = 38 lbs).

Very large drawer with not enough screws to hold it together.

I recently had the problem fixed but it took awhile to figure out the best solution. I have heavy duty glides and the drawer was divided horizontally - so I have drawer inside a drawer with no loss of space. It works great so far.

The cabinets are 2 years old and look brand new - so they seem to be holding up quite nicely (but currently on the road and missing my kitchen)

If I did it again - I would probably look at custom options as well but might do BH again depending on the project.

Thank you a2gemini for letting us know about the big drawers & about the plywood upgrade. Glad to know the Brookhaven finish is working so well.

FYI, even if you get plywood drawers, ask to have your slides upgraded to Heavy duty ones on your larger drawers. I have four 36" Wood-Mode drawers & am paying an outrageous amount of money ($470 for two drawers) to have my Blum 75 lb glides removed & Blum Heavy Duty glides/slides installed.