Horizon 18x30 Unfinished Wall Cabinet vs Jarlin Shaker 18x30 Wall Cabinet

Buy the Jarlin if you want a cabinet you can hang the day it arrives. It ships assembled with a door, hinges and a finished Dove White Shaker face, so it is a complete unit. The Horizon is a carcass-only kit: no door, no hardware, unfinished, and you assemble it yourself. Reviewers of RTA lines praise the lower cost and the ability to match a custom finish, but they also note the time and skill assembly takes. Owners of assembled Shaker cabinets like the Jarlin's predictable fit and clean painted face. On build, both are 18x30x12 wall boxes with two shelves; the Jarlin wins on completeness and finish, the Horizon on flexibility for a paint-matched kitchen.

• Choose the Horizon if you are building or refinishing a whole kitchen, plan to paint or stain everything yourself, and want a bare carcass you can finish to match.
• Choose the Jarlin if you need one finished wall cabinet to install now, with a door and hinges already fitted.