I posted this on another thread but I thought it might help here as well. Since Omega is in the running... Another very satisfied Omega customer here! We had a great experience with them. Not only are our cabinets wonderful , but their customer service was great as well. We had an issue w/our extra shelves (new installation manager at our original KD's parent company ordered the wrong size...twice). The new installation manager gave us a hard time about it and told me I would have to deal w/Omega directly, how our shelves weren't under warranty, we'd have to pay a second time, they couldn't find the original order (even though I had the original wrong shelves sitting in front of me w/an order #!), etc.... Well, I called Omega & their CS rep told me it was all nonsense (they also had the original order) and said they would contact the installation manager directly and take care of it for me. They did did just that...and very quickly! I can't tell you how happy that made me! We have mostly Dynasty (semi-custom) cabinets but a couple of Custom as well. BTW...another big advantage of Omega is that you can use their less-expensive Dynasty/semi-custom cabinets in general and only use Omega Custom if you need something that's not in the Dynasty line... All the finishes & most of the door styles in the Dynasty line are also in the Custom line so it makes it easy (the Custom line does have add'l finishes & door styles not in Dynasty).

Buehl this was a thread on Houzz not on GW. I have found a smattering of comments about Medallion and Holiday finish problems as well but the Dynasty thread had a couple of people comment about finish. How can this happen? Wouldn't the finish process in these big manufacturers be automized for consistency. I understand stuff damaged during shipping but how can the finish have a few that fail?

We have Dynasty cabinets by Omega, painted white (oyster, with a caramel glaze, very subtle). They are not shaker style, but they are very well made, and we are extremely happy with them. Also, all dealings with the company (through our KD) were smooth and fast, and all of the cabinets were delivered on time and in excellent condition (no returns). They were packed well, and all finishes were perfect. We did add a few trim pieces, in addition to adding a banquette, and all pieces, although ordered later, arrived pretty quickly, and the finishes were consistent with the main cabinet order. We also have an alder island from Dynasty, and it is beautiful. From our experience this past summer, I would recommend Dynasty. I have no experience with Kemper. Good luck to you!

Who is doing the design work? Who is pulling the permits? Hiring the dumpster? Doing the demo and paying for the disposal fee for the old cabinets? Who is providing the floor protection and taping off everything with plastic to protect the rest of the home? Placing the extra air filters and HEPA scrubber? What about planning and executing the under cabinet lighting? What about the rest of the lighting? What about the vent hood? Replacing the drain, supply lines and shut off valves? Running the new line to the ice maker? Who is doing all of the appliance connections? What about your flooring? That needs to be dealt with. What about drywall repair and painting following the electrical disturbance? I’m sure that all of that and more is taking place. You don’t understand what goes into a whole kitchen’s remodel‘s labor budget. You’re leaving tons of things out and calling it all “installation”. There’s much more work to it than that.