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[quote=Anonymous]so, many cabinet shops have in-house designers, but the quality you are going to get is truly variable. I had my desired kitchen design fully laid out (including lots of Houzz/gardenweb) research, and used that design as a starting point for discussions with cabinetmakers. If they didn't listen to me/what i wanted at all, then we stopped talking to them.

in terms of practical construction-- if you are going to use a very heavy countertop (like, a 3" concrete, or super heavy slab), you might need the strength of a full plywood cabinet. if you aren't looking at a countertop material that is heavier than what ikea sells, then the ikea cabinets are totally fine. the MDF is super regular, being engineered. (high-end german cabinets like poggenpohl are *also* MDF, but with fancier doors and finishes.) ikea is using blum hardware for hinges and drawers, which is what you get in the mid and high end european lines as well. i actually like several of the door finishes for ikea right now, but there are tons of firms that will do custom doors for ikea bases.

for my kitchen, we ended up going with a custom cabinetmaker using my cabinet design for the main kitchen cabinets (we used poured-in-place concrete for the counters), and i assembled ikea for the pantry and laundry room and wetbar. (the kitchen cabinet maker bid about $6k for about $800 in ikea cabinets for the wetbar...not happening)[/quote]

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