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Barker Cabinets or CliqStudios for Kitchen Cabinets?

2 years ago

Hi All,

I really wanted the frameless cabinets of Barker Cabinets as it will give us more storage space but man, the current lead time is 10-13 weeks plus additional 2-3 weeks if painted not including the transit times. Is it worth the wait??

Same with Deerfield. Their cabinets take up to 16 weeks right now.

Now leaning towards CliqStudios because their lead time is 8 weeks but unfortunately, they do not offer frameless cabinets. What do you think of CliqStudios?

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The Kitchen Place
2 years ago
They went out of business recently and someone else bought them and reorganized, I think. They're also an import line from Asia (China?). Most import lines are VERY limited in sizes. Most don't offer the 39" upper wall cabinets.

If you want frameless find a Shiloh (ECLIPSE) dealer in your area. www.eclipsecabinetry.com
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Celadon
2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago
Why are you looking at import junk and mediocre but expensive? There are tons of better choices out there. If you’re looking at Barker, you really aren’t far off from Omega Full Access. 100x more choices and much better quality.

Nothing worth having is under 12 weeks of lead time right now. Most have gone up ton16-20 weeks.
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I have Diamond cabinets, the ones with soft close as standard, and they've held up perfectly in a heavily trafficked galley kitchen for the past year (a painted finish that has survived multiple games of soccer in the kitchen!) We got them through a kitchen shop, not Lowes, but when I've been to Lowes, they have the same style, just with a different name. I looked at a range of other lower-cost options: a sample cabinet from Barker in walnut as well as several sample doors seemed beautiful and solid. I also got sample doors from Cliq which were very splotchy in their stains; also the one painted finish I ordered as a sample scratched with almost no effort. There have been positive and very negative reviews about Cliq on GW; I think Barker has only received kudos. For someone like me - with no time, space or skills to actually assemble cabinets - Diamond was a great alternative.
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Please check out their reviews on www.pissedconsumer.com. They are really bad. Their quick quote was about 1/2 of what it would actually be. It didn't include anything, not even the toe kicks. Who does a kitchen without that? I think it would be more fair to give a more realistic quote instead of a low ball one. They should have a disclaimer that the quote is just for boxes and doors, and adding all the parts that make a functioning kitchen will double the price or words more palatable to that effect. They are playing bait and switch with a low get 'em the door price, and then they tell you what it REALLY costs!
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Thank you for your input @live_wire_oak and @greendesigns. I tried doing a bit a research, but was unable to find out more information on them being imports. Just their "all american" claims. What should I look out for when trying to figure out if these are imported or not? I really don't want any imported woods for health reasons. Thanks!
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Garbage imports both. Stay away from cheap imports.
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Andrea P
Original Author
2 years ago
What’s the price range of Omega Full Access? My kitchen is just about 145 inches wide and 75 inches in length. L shaped
mojavemaria
2 years ago
We purchased some barker cabinets recently and they did have a long lead time but they were worth it! Very well built and beautiful cabinets. Quality is worth a little patience.
lorobillard
2 years ago
Another vote for Barker. I ordered samples from both cliq studios and barker and immediately ruled out cliq studios, even their samples looked like junk. We love our Barker cabinets.
Cris C
2 years ago
Their painted cabs chip/rub very easily. I have had customs in my primary for 15 plus years, and only sign of ware is at top of trash pull out. In my 3 yr old Cliq's, dings all over. You get what you pay for.
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Designer Kitchen and Bath
2 years ago
Cliq shouldn’t be on anyone’s list. Barker is not cheap, and they don’t offer nearly enough styles or colors. Just because they can do custom sizes does not make them a bargain.

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