We just did our whole house with RTA. We went through https://www.cabinetjoint.com/ First, CabinetJoint is essentially a reseller for Conestoga Cabinets which is a gigantic producer that makes a lot of the US-produced RTA cabinets. That's not a bad thing though-- it would be almost impossible to put together a custom order through Conestoga yourself, and CabinetJoint makes it pretty easy to get a totally custom setup put together. I highly, HIGHLY recommend using their design service. For a couple hundred bucks you'll have a designer walk you through every option out there (and there are a lot of them) so that you get what you want. You could go anywhere from pretty basic MDF to ultra high-end solid stain-grade hardwood, with a ton of different door profiles. We went with somewhat customized inset cabinetry with flush-toe kicks and custom sizes all over the place. The doors themselves are MDF (really nice MDF, not the stuff you can usually find in stores) and the face frames are solid 3/4" maple. The hinges are top-of-the-line Blum, and the cabinet boxes are all 1/2" birch plywood. To save money we decided to do all the painting ourselves. I'd do it that way again, but it wasn't a small amount of work to prime and paint every frame, door, and drawerfront. We spent around $15,000 for a full house's worth of cabinets: A full kitchen (including base cabinets, a dual-sided island, and 3 floor-to-ceiling pantry cabinets, etc), a laundry room (multiple wall cabinets and 3 more full-height utility cabinets), plus 15 linear feet of custom base cabinets for our living room. Assembly honestly isn't too bad, but definitely don't skimp out on tools. A pneumatic staple gun and clamps are absolutely necessary. There is a decent bit of custom work that may need to be done for assembly. For example, if you are doing a farmhouse sink you'll need to custom-cut the opening on the sink's base cabinet to fit your exact sink. If you're ok taking a Skil saw to your nice new cabinets in a few places it's not too bad, but this isn't quite as simple as what Ikea will deliver, I'm sure. Feel free to DM me or ask more questions here. I am super happy with what we got. There was a lot to assemble: https://i.imgur.com/NHgl1Wn.jpg Kitchen - https://i.imgur.com/S9kcy36.jpg Custom cutout for the sink base: https://i.imgur.com/mWLTPGB.jpg Living room (will have built-in bookshelves built on top, on either side of the TV) - https://i.imgur.com/xMPEweu.png More on reddit.com

Hey DIYers! I’d love to know your experience with different types of ready-to-assemble cabinets - Ikea, Conestoga, Cabinets.com, RTA store, etc? I’m working on a client project and they are interested in weighing their options. Specifically interested in your take on quality, customizations, ... More on community.spoak.com

Awesome! A suggestion I would have is to put a filler or narrow cabinet to the left of the microwave to allow for the door to swing open. Something to think about with your refrigerator door, as well. I noticed you have some dead space in the peninsula corner. That would be a good place to hide your secret contraband. I won't snitch. More on reddit.com

I really like the Barker cabinets I bought for my kitchen. More on reddit.com