Quality Cabinets

Quality Cabinets kitchen and bathroom cabinets are for homeowners watching the budget and comparing what’s behind the doors. The QualityCabinets and WoodStar lines both combine solid-wood front frames with easy-clean interiors. Put drawer construction and access ahead of decorative extras when those drawers will get used all day.

Quality Cabinets began as Texwood Industries. The brand is associated with Cabinetworks Group. Its two cabinet series are QualityCabinets and WoodStar.

Construction behind the Shaker door

Shaker describes the door style, as it does on QualityCabinets’ Peterson door. Judge the construction by the shelves, drawer box and guides behind that door. The QualityCabinets drawer upgrade gives you a concrete construction difference: 5/8-inch solid-hardwood cores with dovetail joints.

Shelf thickness matters because a loaded shelf has to resist bending across its span. For a wall cabinet full of dishes, give the thicker shelf some weight in the decision. QualityCabinets has adjustable wall-cabinet shelves made from 3/4-inch engineered wood; WoodStar specifies 1/2-inch engineered-wood shelves held by locking clips.

Both lines list 1/2-inch engineered-wood drawers. QualityCabinets uses full-depth, four-sided boxes with rabbet joints secured by adhesive and staples. WoodStar’s engineered-wood drawers have natural-woodgrain laminate interiors.

Drawer access is worth prioritizing

The standard QualityCabinets guides and the WoodStar guides have three-quarter extension. With that travel, you reach under the cabinet opening for things at the back. Full extension is the useful upgrade for cookware and utensils stored all the way to the rear. QualityCabinets pairs its dovetail drawer cores with full-extension concealed undermount slides and soft-close action.

WoodStar offers its own wood-drawer upgrade with rabbet joints and side-mounted guides. Compare the joint and guide along with the drawer material. The two wood-drawer options have different construction.

Door closing deserves a separate look when you compare configurations. QualityCabinets includes soft-close action on full-overlay and traditional-overlay doors; soft-close drawer action comes with its dovetail drawer upgrade.

Plywood, painted doors and everyday cleanup

Plywood is worth considering for its layered construction and screw-holding ability where hardware fastens into a panel. Treat cabinet material and drawer access as separate decisions. QualityCabinets’ All Plywood Construction option changes its end panels from 3/8-inch engineered wood to 1/2-inch plywood.

For the door surface, MDF gives paint a smooth base, while stained hardwood shows the wood grain. QualityCabinets painted doors may use hardwood or medium-density fiberboard. Its stained doors use 3/4-inch hardwood.

Both lines give you practical interior surfaces for everyday cleanup. QualityCabinets has stain-resistant and water-resistant interiors on its sides, bottoms and shelves. WoodStar has easy-clean, moisture-resistant natural-woodgrain laminate interiors. Wipe spills promptly, especially around edges and joints.

Construction comparison

Detail	QualityCabinets series	WoodStar series
Front frames	Solid kiln-dried hardwood	Solid wood
Shelving	Adjustable 3/4-inch engineered-wood wall-cabinet shelves	1/2-inch engineered-wood shelves with locking clips
Engineered-wood drawers	1/2-inch, full-depth, four-sided construction; rabbet joints with adhesive and staples	1/2-inch construction with natural-woodgrain laminate interiors
Drawer guides	Standard side-mounted, three-quarter extension; 75-pound load rating	Self-aligning, side-mounted, three-quarter extension; up to 75 pounds
Wood-drawer upgrade	5/8-inch solid-hardwood dovetail cores; concealed undermount slides with full extension and soft close	Wood drawers with rabbet joints and side-mounted guides
Limited cabinetry warranty	Ten years from purchase	Three years from purchase

Frequently Asked Questions

What are Quality WoodStar cabinets made of?

Quality WoodStar cabinets combine solid-wood front frames with engineered-wood components, including 1/2-inch shelves and 1/2-inch drawer boxes. Their moisture-resistant, natural-woodgrain laminate interiors wipe clean without shelf paper. You can leave those shelves unlined, but wipe up spills promptly so moisture doesn’t sit against edges and joints.

Are Shaker cabinets good quality?

Shaker cabinets can be good quality, but the door profile doesn’t measure how well they’re built. Put drawer construction and access high on your list: Quality Cabinets offers a 5/8-inch solid-hardwood dovetail drawer upgrade with full-extension, soft-close slides. Full extension matters when you use the back of the drawer every day.

Are plywood cabinets good quality?

Plywood is a good cabinet material, but panel thickness and sound assembly matter along with the material itself. Quality Cabinets offers an All Plywood Construction option that changes its end panels from 3/8-inch engineered wood to 1/2-inch plywood. If you want better drawer access too, treat that as a separate choice: full-extension slides come with the dovetail drawer upgrade.

Can you upgrade the drawers in the Quality Cabinets WoodStar series?

Quality WoodStar offers an optional wood-drawer upgrade with rabbet joints and side-mounted guides. That’s a change in drawer construction; the upgrade description doesn’t establish a change to full extension or soft-close action. If your priority is reaching everything at the back, compare guide travel separately from drawer material.