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Comments (20)thanks, mathteachr, I thought about doing that....I also considered putting the sink in the island, which would solve this issue. What does GW think about sinks in islands? It would obviously make seating harder. I would probably have to do a second level of countertop for seating, away from the sink, right? We would also have to run plumbing into the island, which I know isn't THAT costly (we're over a crawl space) but we're renovating our whole house so even a grand makes a big difference......See MoreCabinet Stress - Import Ply vs. USA Made Boxes, is there a difference?
Comments (38)At my last job, I was setting up a showroom. I had the opportunity to carry any brand of cabinet that I wanted. We needed an entry level line. I had many distributors courting me, bringing samples etc. So, I had several of the Chinese cabinets sitting around for a while. A few stank so badly right out of the box that they went in the trash immediately. Most of the door samples had poor joinery, poor sanding, and an even worse paint finish. From 3' out they looked average. Closer, or touching them, yech. Fabuwood was the best of the lot. Damning with faint praise. Their Chinese knockoff Blum hardware wasnt installed with the greatest precision, so it got slightly bound up when you pulled the drawers in and out. The joinery was much improved over their brethren, but when I pulled the "plywood" shelf out that looked so good on the surface, it had skips and voids in the ply internally. Those had been filled in any of the exposed plywood edges of the boxes, but not the shelves. And when I cut it apart, the story was the same. The fake Blum hardware on the doors was actually pretty good. I had no problems with it over the almost 3 years that I left the sample sitting in my showroom---to sell against I went with Aristokraft for my entry level line. It was actually cheaper. And made in Indiana. Yes, Chinese hardware on it too, but at least not the fake Gucci purse type. No name fakery attempted. I never sold their plywood version, as it is a completely unnecessary marketing hype upgrade to get a good quality cabinet. The furniture board construction was a fine cabinet for the money at a decent price point. Realky, if you are looking at Chinese sourced anything because of budget, you need to wait and save more. A kitchen project will quickly get you in over your head on the budget front. Permanently installed cabinets is NOT where you need to save pennies....See MoreKraftmaid vs Deerfield Cabinets?
Comments (3)Curious if you decided to go with Deerfield and what your experience has been?...See MoreFabuwood Galaxy Frost Cabinets and white paint?
Comments (56)I have some good news. I was able to find a close match for for my Fabuwood bright white galaxy frost cabinet molding. I took one of the doors to my local Benjamin Moore paint store, its not a 100% but its about 95% match. I repainted that original cabinet that I posted before with the Sherwin Williams paint and I am posting these new pictures so you can see the improvement. I am very satisfied with this color and it only cost $26 for the pint size, better than paying $79 to Fabuwood. I bought the crown molding from Home Depot, it was a lot cheaper than purchasing them from Fabuwood. This was a big project cutting and installing the crown molding....See MoreUser
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