Kitchen remodel in Richmond What's In Your Cabinet? Have you gone shopping for cabinets lately?  What is your eye attracted to when you walk into a showroom and study the sample cabinets for sales orders?  Typically, your vision will immediately be drawn to the finish, the wood color and grain, and the hardware pulls with which you can open the doors. The next time you're at the showroom, gently poke the back of the cabinet and look deeply inside.  Chances are very good that you'll be looking at flimsy particle board.  This is one reason that the Mega-furniture stores offer such a great discount; the materials are discount too. Strong, lasting cabinet boxes are constructed of plywood, and the doors are solid wood.  They do not yield when you press on them.  It takes a practiced eye to notice the difference, but if you always go to the back of the cabinet, you'll become a skilled and discerning shopper.