I went to Domain in Temecula CA yesterday to look at their bamboo products. The wood looked high quality and nicely finished. The contractor there showed me how to assemble drawer boxes and spent lots of time going over details. The self-close full-extension drawer slides were from a Chinese company (of course) called DTC. Everything was pre-drilled, and shelf undersides were even routed to hold the metal pins precisely. Hinges were soft-close six-way adjustable and looked great. Shelves were beautifully constructed with a bamboo veneer over birch ply core. The edge treatments looked perfect (no obvious edge tape lines.) There is a one-year warranty but could not find separate drawer slides on the web that matched for a possible upgrade. I do not know how long it would take to get their own spare parts if needed, but they have a large modern warehouse with the full kits stocked. The dovetailing on the drawers looked very precise and fit together easily by hand with a snug fit. The main assembly is simple, but more time would obviously be needed to make small adjustments and installing molding to fit uneven walls, etc. The finish carpentry will determine how good it looks in the end I believe. My main concern remains longevity of the drawer slides as other mfrs do not use the same drilling pattern if an upgrade were needed.

Do you have an Ikea near you? Check ikea.com to find out. Dependant upon your style, these are super flexible and widely used. Also, check out Scherr's at scherrs.com. They are about the opposite of Ikea...tons of options, high quality woods and finishes (or order them unfinished), durable joinery. I just received a custom drawer from them today for a very oddly sized space and it is everything I had heard Scherr's to be. They are super responsive and helpful, too. Hope this helps! Sandy

With Scherr's and Barker's you won't need clamps. What we did was arrange for an installation carpenter to do the install. We did the assembly. We also arranged for our installation carpenter to help us if became necessary. It didn't. We were able to assemble them without assistance. We saved 40% by doing our own assembly. Having used Scherr's, I would suggest that you consider the three US companies, Scherr's, Barker's or Conestoga by the Cabinet Joint. You will know what kind of material you are using. If you need help, it's a phone call or email away and they will speak English. No formaldehyde, glues or strange chemicals. You get what you buy. Spend a little extra and get a lot more.

I loved the alpine stain also. I have not been able to find a photo of any complete cabinet or kitchen. hard to make a choice when there's no examples out there. did you ever find any pictures with this stain. ?