My cabinets that are nearly 13 years old are Wellborn. Absolutely no issues with the cabinets, they are well-made with 3/4 inch shelves, drawers and the drawers are dovetail etc. However, the hinges are now starting to go bad. Our cabinet doors are full overlay. For some reason the hinges are hard to find, but after ordering about 5 sets we finally got the right ones. I'm going to order more here soon to have some extra. There is a small plastic thing in the hinge that eventually breaks and the the door won't self-close (or close all the way). Also, I don't know how their large drawers for dishes would be. I don't have any of those, and never longed for them until I discovered this site LOL! But regular drawers are very well-made so I would assume the large one are too.

Thanks teddas....Are these cabinets "Wellborn Forest" or "Wellborn"? There are two different manufacturers, even though they are from the original AL family. Much help appreciated.

I was hoping that you'd get more than one response (an encouraging one though!) My GC is ordering Wellborn cabinets for my kitchen renovation. He says they are great quality, and that "you get a lot for your money". Twice, I called the company directly and they were very helpful. (My GC uses a distributor that is somewhat difficult to deal with, but offers good discounts.)

1. Don’t confuse Wellborn with Wellborn Forest. Different companies, sorta the same family, but estrangement and other issues might as well have them be strangers. KM and WB each have different levels of price and quality within their fold. If you are Comparing KM Vantage to the lesser specified WB Premiere or lower, and not their top Estate product, of course WB’s price will be lower. It isn’t a valid comparison. KM Vantage is a great mid to upper mid market line that has almost as many customizations as do some “custom” lines. WB’s Aspire frameless is a stepchild among them all, and doesnt really receive the support that it deserves. KM has no comparable frameless lines, or inset. That is KM’s market lack. WB is an odd company, and does some construction techniques differently that results in issues that they do not view as problems. They also refuse to use white oak, and only use red oak. They also penalize sellers for warranty claims or miss ships that every other company routinely assumes responsibility for and takes care of. That’s just a few among other idiosyncratic and borderline company behaviors that wouldn’t make it in a publicly held company. Because it is a family held company, they choose to create their own world. Their Estate quality is good, if you can design around their issues, but overall, I choose to not work with them due to their other issues.