On Nov 6, 7:24 am, Blue&White wrote:

[snipped excellent post for brevity]

Personally, I got much better quality cabinets, that suit my needs,
some new tools, a few more lessons, for a good bit less than I'd a
spent buying cabinets (unless they were from Ikea or some such). This
does not take into consideration time. I'll take the lessons and
hopefully do it better next time...

When building your own is approached with some good planning. the
results can be very rewarding both financially and emotionally. The
fit and finish are indeed in the details, as Swing points out. Not
only is the finish visually very important, but it also determines how
well the job wears and how long it will be before you'll have to do it
again. (Even though it looks 'good enough'...put on that extra coat.)

IKEA sells Staron solid surface countertops and as a result, I see
quite a few IKEA modular cabinets. I don't know much about how they
price out, but they are heads and shoulders above the Home Depot RTA
cabinets in quality....and certainly more interesting to look at. But,
like anything else, it all has to do with the care taken during the
installation.

r