Kitchen Cabinet input requested.

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26. Kitchen cabinets......

Hello Melissa,
Cabinets come in all grades so its your choice what you purchase. When you're looking and speaking with sales personnel, look at shelf thickness, find out if plywood or MDF. Determine number of supports for each shelf and how many sides each cabinet has. Ask to see a sample of veneer thickness....( a dollar bill is approx.004" ) Some manufacturers use .015" with a UV coating. Watch for paper peeling also! (Wood grain printed paper.) Pergo is an example of thin MDF with coated paper adhered to it. Look at edges of doors , drawers or backers.
I personnally won't shop at Ikea, especially since their publiczed labor dispute with their US employees.
Perhaps you could find a retired cabinet maker or recently laid off craftsman.
Best of luck.