I doubt they will fall apart in 5 years or even 10 years even if they are not the same quality as Kraftmaid. I know nothing about Waypoint but I had cheap cabinets installed ages ago when I was a broke student with hardly any money to renovate. They were in okay condition when we ripped them out 2 weeks ago. I have no idea of the brand name and didn't know enough to ask back when I had them installed. They were stock cabinets picked up that same week from the first store the contractor took me to visit. I upgraded 1970's greenish cabinets with fake exposed brick to what I thought was high gloss white. I realized during this second renovation that it was just a plastic covering on the white cabinets that I never knew had to be removed.

Katrina, having that experience, did that influence the quality of the cabinetry you recently purchased? What I mean is did you stay away from stock cabinets and maybe move up to a midprice range or a high price cabinet?

ataverna Not really. We looked at various cabinet lines (big box stores/Home Depot, Costco, Showplace, Starmark/Tuscan Hills) and we are purchasing from Ikea. Not only because the price is great and the cabinets get fantastic reviews (25 year warranty) but also it will be simple to update later with only new door fronts. A friend who works for Ikea corporate raved about the new sektion line, which was installed at their offices.

Katrina... Thank you. I appreciate your insight.

Sneezye...thank you for the spot on comparison!

Waypoint/American Woodmark/Shenandoah Finishes are not even comparable. That's what you see and touch every day. Construction materials and specs are much poorer. Only you can decide if the KM quality is ''worth'' it. But, if you are shopping box store brands, you should be shopping Diamond/Thomasville/Kemper/Schrock too. Better finishes than KM, and usually a bit lower priced. Better materials and hardware.

Sophie Wheeler- Better hardware than all Blum? That's what my Kraftmaid has.

Ataverna- I think your choice depends on how long you plan to stay at the house. And even within Kraftmaid, there is such price variability between door styles. Good luck!

The big box stores usually run a sale, when we bought our Kraftmaid from Lowes we were able to get the $1500.00 off for full overlay and 20% off all cabinets through the store. During an earlier sale before we were ready to buy. they also had a free sink base.

I love the hardware on our cabinets! All the doors and drawers are soft close, and the drawers are full extension. The shelves are thick and I can't imagine them ever sagging. All in all, we're very happy with them so far.

Thank you lferg92. I'll watch for a sale