My cabinets are Wellborn and they are wood with 3/4" shelves. The drawers are 3/4" and dovetail. They are very good sturdy cabinets. Our house is almost 13 years old and the cabs are like new - except for the doors. I have "thermofoil" doors which NO ONE gets any more. I was talked out of painted doors because of the fear of them yellowing with age. The boxes and shelves are painted tho. I think one day, when I have the extra $$ I will have a cabinet maker make new doors and re-paint the cabinets, because I think they will last forever.

I have Wellborn, almost 13 years old now. They are white (thermofoil, unfortunately) but have held up wonderfully!! They are very sturdy, 3/4" shelving, wood sides, and dovetail drawers that are 3/4" solid wood. Now whether they still make them like they did 13 years ago, I don't know. I will someday get rid of the thermafoil doors and have the boxes repainted.

BOUGHT 2009: White cabinets with Chocolate Glaze -These were expensive cabinets! 1) Cabinets arrived from the manufacturer with cracks in several doors. Had to ask for replacement. 2) Mullions (the stripes that makes the glass look separated in glass doors) was not the same as in the catalog! They were flat cheap pieces of painted wood. Awful! 3) White Paint is flaking off after only 2 years of use. (We are a married couple w/no children) These cabinets do NOT get hard use! 4) Poor paint job. -When they make a mistake with the chocolate glaze after the cabinet is painted white, they just spray more white paint over the brown paint mistake -so when it dries, you can see dark brown under the white. 5) Only a 5 year warranty is unacceptable. A manufacturer that is confident in their product gives a better warranty! 6)Cabinets arrived with several different "left-over" wood species and slapped on where ever you wont see.-For example: If you have a light maple cabinet and see only the front, Wellborn uses what ever back and side piece they have laying around, so you may have dark cherry piece on the back or oak on the side. Even though you wont see it, I don't like this kind of workmanship. I was appalled. But guess what? When the cabinets arrive and you find this surprise after waiting weeks for them to arrive & you gotta get them up or wait another 5-9 weeks... uh, what are you going to do? 7)Glass for cabinet doors is expensive. I didn't know that. Most cabinet manufacturers ship the cabinets w/the glass. NOT WELLBORN! Wellborn gave me a spiel that the glass breaks in transit so I believed them. Then I paid a glass company an additional $380.00 for 4 glass doors (plus installation into the cabinet w/silicone) and 6 glass shelves. Wow. That's a lot. And I called 4 glass companies in the Maryland DC area. I believe the only reason the contractors are pushing this company is they must be making a fantastic commission on them. I AM PISSED!

We have a mix of Omega Dynasty and their next line down in a lighter oak. I really like the look of this and the cabinets are functioning well. Originally, I wanted natural maple and was bothered by the great color variations in the store display kitchen. The oak seemed more uniform in color and was less expensive. I can't comment on the other line you're considering.