I had a good experience with the Menards employee I dealt with. I would call ahead when I was going to be in to review the cabinet design so I could work with him. You do have to know what is needed and be sure to order the right parts so your project is not held up. He was willing to call the Menards/medallion rep and have them look over our design before we placed the order. Menards is fairly new to our area and the Kitchen staff where not very experienced when we ordered 2 years ago. I am guessing they have gotten better now. We had a issue with one of the cabinets and they ordered a replacement one right away. We had our kitchen cabinets delivered but the basement bar that we just completed we picked up in our truck. We are fairly experienced DIY. The backsplash is a 6 x 6 honed and filled travertine set on a brick pattern.

sasafras, DIY is not an option! We are retired and our kids are probably older than you! Would you like your 75 year old diabetic dad up on a rickety ladder trying to pry off that medallion? I doubt it. The rocks were not a red flag to us. We watched the hammer and 2 x 4's all bounce off that ceiling. Heavy rocks were the only way to break that glass!! Anything that makes this reno move faster is less cost to us, and there are more rocks than weeds on the property!! The two are budget related. Thanks hilltop, for understanding. The house was slightly less than $300,000 in a short sale. Contractor estimated $100,000+, and it is now exceeding $150,000. The house was in much worse shape than we thought. It has good bones and great views. The master is only a piece of the remodel puzzle. The above prices do NOT include decorating. You will all probably get tired of me as I question each room's decor. Thanks! Suzi

Where do you live? I found bunkbeds from a dealer on E-bay for $199. When I saw where they were located I called asked if I could pick up. It is a furniture store called Lindies Furniture in Norristown PA & bunk beds start at $189 or $199. They have different finishes. Not sure about quality & such as we nixed bunkbeds due to kids age, but if you are interested & trust us DH (who refinishes & repairs furniture for a living) could go down & check out the quality vs. $$$ for you. They do ship. I also don't know about reputation as I didn't nd. to use them after all - but you can check it out. Here is a link that might be useful: Lindies Furniture

Mark, I understand where you are coming from and I agree printing costs are very expensive, but in today's world a manufacturers can post a PDF online or create an app. There is really no need to print any catalogs anymore. It appears more and more manufacturers are moving this way, I just wish they all were. And there ARE lots of cabinetry lines, maybe not hundreds, but a lot. Just go on KCMA. They list 22 manufactures distributed in the USA with multiple brands and then some brands have multiple lines. Master brand alone has 14 brands with several sub-lines. As a customer when you start add all the brands and lines it is a lot and I was speaking from my experience in trying to weed out the pack and not waste my time or others.