Cabinet wood selection

Ash has the prettiest grain if you're going to use stain to finish the wood.

ETA: I'm an idiot. I didn't finish reading your post that you're going to paint the cabinets before I posted.

If you're going to cover the wood up with paint, almost any wood will do.

Watched overboard last night, makes me want to say cedar.

On a budget?

Birch cabinet, poplar face frames

This is the standard for painted cabinets in cheap to million dollar homes where custom cabinets are concerned.

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Birch cabinet, poplar face frames

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Birch cabinet, poplar face frames

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This. Or if you want to save a little money, you can get mdf door panels with poplar stile and rail. Do not let him talk you into full mdf doors. they are junk.

You just need paint grade plywood with trim on exposed shelves.

No to oak, even though it's strong, it's not smooth when taking paint.
No to cedar. A lot of it is smooth, but if you get some with resin in it, it will bleed through the paint for all eternity (as will a lot of other woods' knots.)

Have you decided between gloss, semi-gloss or flat for your paint? IMO the decision should incorporate how much cooking you do and how much frying. Even with a great exhaust system, cabinets are going to need to be washed, and gloss doesn't take washing all that well

Maple

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Going for that 1995 look I see.

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I like what I like

If you're painting then go with poplar