it might be more helpful if you are also seeking a designer at the various kitchen design showrooms near you. For the most part, the use of his/her skills in how the cabinets and their components go together is what leads to success in making a plan go together without undo errors and cost. That is a PERSON to assist you with the brand they are familiar with, a PERSON who understands what you want and the space you are working with. If you are just looking up brands on the internet and reading reviews I would cease. Get to showrooms , even with a picture of your space and your budget and start to talk to designers. Your decision will be easier when you get information from a source that you will actually join forces with.

Just chiming in here. We did a complete gut to the studs remodel of our kitchen 5 years ago. We looked at a variety of cabinets on line and at cabinet makers shops. It was not until we meet with a NKBA designer that worked with a a kitchen and bath remodeling company that we actually made progress. They had a show room with a variety of different cabinet levels that they sold, installed and stood behind. Sollera was their bottom line, we went with the one above that. No regrets, great cabinets.

The designer and GC visited our home and listened to all our wants and issues with the current layout then designed 3 different new floor plans for us to choose from which we were able to modify as desired. We paid for the consultation and the designs which became our property. We were not obligated to use them as our team moving forward. We loved their plans and used them to complete our renovation which went smoothly. I was involved in every decision and attended the formating of the granite to approve the placement of the layout for the counters.

Best decision we made was choosing that company, they were expensive but they were meticulous!

I am in SF Bay Area and not close to Amish; I wish. I've consulted with a couple of CKDs but I don't believe they are NKBA certified or affiliated. I should be able to find one though I am getting the sense that they tend to sell what they carry, same with appliance sales people.

We had Bertch in our last house in our downstairs powder room. We liked it. Didn’t get nearly as much wear as a kitchen would, but I like the line because it was semi-custom. Choices but not an overwhelming amount.

We have Fabuwood in our vacation home and it’s very nice. I had no hand in selecting any of the cabinets, but I do like them. I’m not sure I would have selected them myself, though.

After looking at the cabinets and their construction, we got quotes on Omega and Kraftmaid Vantange. They were similar in price and seemed like good quality. They were a framed cabinet with overlay doors. Prices were comparable with custom in our area, so we went that way.

you picked Kraftmaid Vaantage?

Vantage isn’t frameless. KM quit producing frameless almost 15 years ago. And they’ve never done inset. They are a good mass market mid grade. Omega is several steps above, and offers a frameless option. Very very few brands on your list offer frameless. You’re comparing oranges, apples, grapes, and a few lemons. I’d don’t even know why you’d include the lemons.

First learn enough about cabinet construction to understand framed vs frameless, and all of the pros and cons. That’s a couple of weeks of research as a start. Once you get a bit of a grasp on that, then you’re ready to figure out if that’s what you really want.

Sorry to confuse. We went custom.

"Amish Made" does NOT necessarily mean higher quality. To say that Amish made cabinets are higher quality is a very wide sweeping statement to make. Every cabinetmaker is different. I've seen beautiful work by "the Amish" and I've seen "assembled" parts that were not high quality at all...yet were labeled Amish Made because that's who assembled them.

Why does this Amish mystique continue? I saw an episode on TV with Vanilla Ica (he had an Amish remodeling show)....and the kitchen they re-did looked mucky and awful. I wouldn't put the cabinets in my shed. Anyway, my point is....just because something is labeled "Amish" doesn't mean it's higher quality. Check them out....if you can tour the shop and see them being made (not just assembled), then maybe you have legit good cabinetmaker. Read this article: https://builderssurplus.us/allies-blogs/amish-kitchen-cabinets-comparisons-misconceptions/#:~:text=Amish%20Assembly%20would%20have%20very,products%20that%20are%20being%20used.

There are some very wonderful cabinet makers that aren't Amish but also build beautiful cabinets that are reasonable. Sounds like you need to keep looking. I couldn't find what I wanted within the brand names so I asked around and found a cabinet maker and they did beautiful work!

Very few local custom build frameless. Way too many just order everything and put it together like a giant jigsaw puzzle.

Omega Full Access is a great product! Its high quality quality, and has thousands of customizations. So is Innovae. Dura Supreme is good, but a step down. I would not consider Wellborn frameless. Or framed. That’s pretty much it for frameless.