Kraftmaid

I really thought the quality was going to be better. Also, Lowes was not easy to work with through this whole process. If I knew then what I know now, I would have went in a different direction for sure.
Kraftmaid and Lowes--Not a good combination.

It has been several months since we completed our complete kitchen remodel. Wow...it took a looong time. We went through the Home Depot for the project, and generally speaking it went well. the only issue was the countertops, they delayed the whole project significantly. We opted for KraftMaid in canvas finish with a coco glaze. Beautiful color. We added lots of extras, such as crown moldings, polymer construction underneath the sink cabinet as well as plywood construction on several of the key cabinets. The only issue we had was with the seams on several of the doors. You could see the lines through the finish. It simply was not consistent with the quality of the finish. We pointed this out to the company via HD. It was a large kitchen, and at least 30% of the doors had this slight "defect." But I have to admit we NEVER got any blow back from KraftMaid. They replaced EVERYTHING without question. In fact, I now have about 12 extra doors in my garage! Granted, it was a bit of a hassle to wait for the shipping for the replacements; but they always came through. Would do business with both HD and KraftMaid again.

I am extremely disappointed that the majority of cabinets I ordered were warped and had to be sent back. I cannot tell you how many have been sent back but at least 7-9 doors/drawer fronts. Then they come back to my Kitchen Designer and are still warped and have to be sent back again. Now they are supposed to be in a special program called Quality Control...have been in this que for weeks and I still don't have them. This kitchen should have been completed by mid-April at the latest and we are into June. The regional and local representative visited my home and made promises that have not been kept. I am a very busy local realtor and I will tell all of my clients to never buy Kraft Maid products. I was patient for weeks but all of my patience is gone now and I am done with Kraft Maid. I like my kitchen designer but she apparently has no pull with Kraft Maid. This is maddening!!! I also forgot to mention that not only were many cabinets warped, many were also chipped and damaged. UGGH!!!

I do not recommend Kraftmaid for any cabinet configuration that Kraftmaid will not fit perfectly. These are suitable for only simple kitchens and look very low-end when complete. My semi-custom cabinets do not the shape of my kitchen and offer far less storage space than my original kitchen. I cannot access plumbing as the cabinets were designed so small. I ordered Maple with Saddle Brown finish. The doors came that color but the frames and side walls came a very different grain and much darker color. The overall look is terrible.
I regret my purchase; again; these are suitable for low-end kitchens only.