i have had my medallion silverline lancaster cabinets in maple brandywine stain for a couple of months now. we also had to watch our expenditures as we plan to sell in the next 5-7 years (hopefully since i hate winter!) the silverline with mostly drawer bases were 8k (19 total cabs with 1 lazy susan and 1 ez reach corner upper) a similar shaker door was about the same in kraftmaid through lowes. showplace was 12k. diamond were about 1500 more than km or medallion. we had some quality issues with the boxes and finish but my kd got most flawed items swapped out and medallion agreed to supply decorative ends as the upgraded ends had weird spots on them. in the end, i was glad i had a great kd handling things. if i could do over, i wouldn't do the maple with brandywine again as it shows every little mark from fingers, etc. the maple has a few dings so i am thinking it isn't very hard wood. i have never had soft close and love it! overall i am super picky so i was probably expecting a little too much for my price point. everyone who sees the kitchen is wowed, only i see the little flaws:)

Grabbed one I did that was priced at two ends of the spectrum- for reference-2 legs are 13f-8, third is 15 ft-8 not maybe enough to help you sort it out. This one has stacked cabinet$$ which I have a hunch might be the case??(otherwise can't imagine getting to that price reduce if using 36 or 39 uppers) this was done in white- inset- cherry would be the same except as noted. Price reflect typical range of markups in these parts. Semi custom 39k-42k- overlay saves about 7% on this line-add in a 48 wood hood for about 2500 plus the liner expenses here of note- lots of combined cabinets, mullion doors cost 120 ea and finish interior 100 per cabinet- . No charge for glaze but add for specialty finish. Hi end line (very) 50k-53k- in this cherry would cost more since there was no charge for painted interiors- combined cabs cost a little less, a hood would be about the same- but in this line there is no saving for overlay unless it is frameless (about 5% less) On both all exposed ends were integrated panels- any base cabinet that was not drawers has some sort of functional accessories, all drawers have dividers--lets say you could play with it and not add a dime for function OTOH if I had to make budget, I could find a way to shave maybe 5% OR changing style points I noted earlier it could go up by 20-30%.

Autumn- often upcharges are higher in lower priced cabinets which is why you are finding prices high in Silverline. I haven't worked with Medallion for a while so don't know for sure but you might look at the next line up. Sometimes a slightly better cabinet comes in less. For example I took a quick look at a few things your considering in my mainstream semi custom line (used a generous but typical markup on -in the Midwest could be a little less) -15 x 54 cabinet with drawer, standard finished sides-$441 -27 x 39 wall cab $479 -add seeded glass doors to a 27 x 39 cabinet-$289 -21 sq ft of beaded panels 1" thick for island $1603 -five piece drawerheads in painted finish $47 each there is a much less expensive way to do the bead board but would require a seam (in this line anyway) Using 1/4" thick beadboard, a batten over the seam and corner moldings is less than $225 Now typically this line prices in the ballpark of Shiloh but higher than Silverline. Point is different lines/brands have different strengths when it comes to pricing so take a look at the next level in Medallion. Also compare the price for prep for glass but without the glass supplied. Many mfgs charge a premium for glass to cover breakage. You can get it locally and install on site.

I know this isn't what you want to hear, but I have to agree with the others. I've done 2 major full-scale kitchen renovations in 2 different houses (in the middle of the 2nd one now). The first house was a house we thought we'd live in forever. At that point, the cabinets were 12 years old, builder grade and made of particle board. They were literally falling apart. My husband purchased right angle brackets to hold the drawer fronts in place until we could afford to tear out and renovate. We lived in that kitchen (that was literally falling apart) for 6 years with our small kids. Literally 2 weeks after all the tile work was finished we found out my husband would be relocated. We built the house we are in now and the kitchen that the builder offered was crap. Not really customizeable and not at all what we wanted. We picked a standard kitchen with standard countertops and lived in that for 3 years until we could afford to put in the kitchen we wanted. My point in all of this is to live in it. Yes, it is not at all what you want. But neither are the crap cabinets from Cliq, which are quite expensive for what they are, imo. I agree with Lulu about Cliq, I've seen nothing but bad reviews on here about them. Live in your space. Take time to figure out what is working and what isn't. Take time to decide what you want in your new space. How your new space will flow, what style you like, etc. Take that $6k that you're willing to sink into crap cabinets and use that to start up your savings. I assure you that when you start tearing down walls and discover what's behind them you'll be thankful that you have that extra $6k.