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Comments (48)Do NOT use Home Depot or Thomasville. Home Depot forgot my toekick drawers despite being asked if she included them 5 different times. She said they were ordered. When my cabinets came in there were no drawers. I immediately went back to HD and the same designer lied and said my cabinets were too heavy for the drawers- i had pictures ftom the website with my ordered configuration. 2nd problem is Thomasville - they have shipped defective product 4 times now. Their shipper lost 1 shipment for a week and today they never showed up with the 4th attempt to give me usable cabinets. Even with a specialist agent from Thomasville I can't get this resolved. I ordered the cabinets 8 months ago. I could have special ordered cabinets for the same amount of money and had my kitchen back together by now. RUN to anyone else although I've been told Lowe's is even worse....See MoreAnguish over Kraft Maid cabinets - Advice!
Comments (20)I knew where the cabinets were purchased from before I read the entire post and I completely understand this story, but it is only half of it. Unfortunately the customer with good intentions, also doesn't know the whole story coming from KM's view and contract responsibilities with Home Depot. I have worked on thousands of kitchens and KM is a great Cabinet and company. Just don't buy them from homeowner Depot. There IS a difference. I have my very own bathroom from HD in KM cabinetry and then 3 yrs later my kitchen was done with KM but from John's Lumber where the trim carpenter purchases from. HUGE difference in QC. And this is VERY true with ALL big box products. As we PROFESSIONALS say big box product is good ( if you can call it that) only if your selling the house right away. Unfortunately you can only learn this first hand by actually tearing a product apart and comparing internal components....See MoreKitchen layout & cabinet advice/critiques welcome
Comments (8)You are welcome. I have a 12" Rev-a-shelf trash pull-out, and I find it's sufficient, although I have a large metal covered can in the mudroom. I compost, and recycling is kept in mudroom, but I think it's better to have smaller trash and wider drawers . Accounting for the slides, a 12" drawer has very little actual drawer space. 18" is much better for all the things you've listed, but I wouldn't do less than 15". I re-used some 15" drawers from my old cabinets, and you nailed it--they are my junk drawers, on the end of the cabinet run. You don't need a junk drawer in the middle of your valuable work space. Budget is a consideration, but a lot of GW members have used deep drawers for small appliances, pots and pans, and dish storage. Measure your appliances, pans and dishes first, and plan the drawer depth from there. Your 30" drawers across from the DW would be good for dish storage, with pots and pans on the other side of the range. One advantage of drawers is that anything in the back is easily accessible--no more rearranging everything in the front (on your knees) to get to the items in the cave. Bases with roll-out shelves were popular until folks realized that drawers are the same, but with one less step. Why open a door, then pull out a shelf, when you can just open a drawer? If you like the look of the cabinet doors on the short run, ROS are a good option. You could also consider roll-outs for the pantry. More expensive initially, but years of convenience. I have a feeling that the 9" cabinet is m/l a filler, to keep the range centered. I have a similar cabinet under my baking area, where I store cooky sheets and large cutting boards--it was included as a gap-filler, but it's very useful. If you don't need the 9" cabinet for those items, I'd suggest eliminating it, and adding 3" to each of your other drawer bases on that wall....See MoreAre Kraftmaid Vantage cabinets different from big box Kraftmaid?
Comments (31)The door offerings are the same whether PB standard or Vantage All Wood. It's the box that is upgraded. Vantage boxes are NICE. Wood interiors, no vinyl, no PB. If you just want PLYWOOD ends on the exposed ends of your kitchen, You can order KraftMaid with specific cabinets that have plywood ends. That would be less money than Vantage but you get added durability. You can also upgrade to FLUSH finished plywood ends....even thicker and nicer to see and fits better with installation. Thicker door frames aren't necessary for added quality and just add weight and more strain on the hinges. If you're doing a shaker style with a reversed raised panel....that has a thicker center panel. This would be a good choice if you are doing a knotty or rustic wood....See MoreNick
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