A bit late in the game to help I'm suspect, but Showplace did a complete-revision to their inset pricing in early 2011 which resulted in prices being slashed by anywhere from 16-20% (depending on style selections). Since you already have a Shiloh quote, there is no harm in entertaining another bid or two using different brands. There is promotional pricing in place right now too, so be sure to ask your dealer about that too. Here is a link that might be useful: Inset cabinetry overview - Showplace

I just have to respond although I can't be of much help. I posted here about a year and a half ago looking for someone who used Woodland, and didn't get a response. We did choose them, and had them installed in April/May of this year. I chose them because I wanted a specific cream finish, and was able to see the cab's in two other finished kitchens my GC had done. I didn't realize it was as high a quality cab as you have listed because I had nothing to compare it to. We had a bid from Medallion/Schular (?spell) from Lowes, and he matched it with Woodland. The quality is awesome and the paint finish is incredible. However, now that it is all said and done, I may have been able to go with a less expensive cab considering the price/size of our home is rather small. The installer said he loved them (even better that a huge $$$ kitchen he was dong elsewhere). I was so worried about getting the color right that I figured that the extra $$ would be worth it. I think our GC made up the difference when we decided to add panals to the exposed lower cab's - they were $$$ for some strange reason, and we were already in too deep to change. Just had to chime in since I hadn't see the Woodland name on here before!

TO those KD who carry these lines: If cost was fairly equal, which line would you choose. It is very hard to judge construction. It seems the one big difference is that Shiloh uses solid wood door panels and medallion uses veneer. Shiloh also uses less desirable glides. The finish is very similar. I also notice that both have at least one door style Potter's Mill and Lancaster in silverline and several in Aspect and regular shiloh, that are almost interchangeable. This seems important in case upgrades or cabinets are not available in the less expensive line. Who which would you recommend to a customer who is trying to keep costs down but still wants a quality cabinet with a few cabinets in one line that are not available, but possible to get in the manufacturers upgraded line? TIA

There's a lot that can go into even a simple small space. This mudroom space isn't very big, but the modifications to the cabinets to get this look are numerous. Someone that doesn't work with cabinets every day, may not even know that some of these modifications are possible, much less how to indicate that you want that to happen. The cabinet on the lower left has the following modifications. 7 modifications, just on that one cabinet, and NOT including the overall cabinet Global attributes which include antiquing, distressing, glazing, and a specific finish on inset cabinets. Very upgraded choices to start with.. Each cabinet in the design has some modification except for the coat rack hooks. There isn't a standard unmodified cabinet in the bunch. This is only 5 cabinets, but this is 2 full pages of specifications. And each modification has to be double checked twice, by the person who is going to assemble, and the person ordering. If I forgot the FE-R, then the whole cabinet would be completely unusable in the design. I'd have to order it correctly again. If anyone want's to know what each of those ordering codes means, look at the design, and the fact that there is an outlet on the side there that needs room for the guts inside the cabinet, and the side of the cabinet has to be finished because it's exposed. The "feet" are specified in a particular way, because the cabinet is next to a wall on the left. Each side is specified differently because of that. And there's a power station inside the drawer, to charge phones, etc. Multiply these 5 cabinets by an entire kitchen. And you'll see what you need an expert KD to help you with this. But, by the time you pay for that help, and the assembly, It's doubtful that you will have saved much over choosing a good already assembled line would cost. This mudroom done in DuraSupreme, is 13K. It could be half of that without all of that antiquing and distressing. And it could be half that again in the least expensive door style in a full overlay instead of inset. That's the other thing that an experienced KD brings to the table. The knowledge of potential tradeoffs affect on the bottom line. These folks fell in love with a super distressed display, and they really wanted it. And they could afford it.