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wow, i don't know how you guys are doing these kitchens so cheap. i went to Consumers and they wanted $10K alone for the cabinets!

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Love all the work you ladies have done to your kitchens!

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I'm so impressed by all of your beautiful kitchens!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and I'm so jealous of your (and your husbands') skills!!!!!

DH is awesome. . . and not handy in the slightest. Neither am I.

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Price - let's say alot. We had a big budget. Cabinets and install alone were around 15K. I wouldn't recommend the place we used but I do like my new kitchen.

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I would not recommend my contractor, but we do love our new kitchen. It was about 15K with everything included.

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This is my kitchen. Sorry I do not have any before pictures but take my word for it, my kitchen was ugly Please excuse my cieling it still needed painting.

It cost about 12K. I got the cabinets and granite from a discount store so I saved alot.

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Posted by ilt1221

This is my kitchen. Sorry I do not have any before pictures but take my word for it, my kitchen was ugly Please excuse my cieling it still needed painting.

It cost about 12K. I got the cabinets and granite from a discount store so I saved alot.

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Posted by sfp0701

. I got a lot of deals for stuff. I think I paid about 15,000 all together. (Actaully DH just corrected me and told me it was less than 10,000$) I got the cabinets from a family member that owns a kitchen and bath store. It was a floor model. I bought the under sink cabinet and the pantry from Home Depot. The same lady threw in the granite countertop because she couldn't reuse it and we paid 900 to have it recut and installed. We went to the habitat for humanity re-store to get the sink and the dishwasher.

Habitat for humanity re-store is a place where contractors, home owners.. anyone.. donates materials. They CANNOT use donated material in houses. They need money to buy materials so they sell these donations to the public for like 60-70% off retail. It is really hit or miss. You can always get doors and windows there. I will never pay retail for that stuff again. I recently saw a subzero fridge, brand new for 700$ They have tubs, sinks, hardware for the sinks, windows, doors, french doors, cabinets, tile etc. You just have to have an open mind becasue you never know what is going to be there.

Also I got the tile for the backsplash from the Home Depot Expo clearance section. We installed everything ourselves.. even the plumbing. My brother ran the electric and my dh taught himself to plumb with my dad's help and some videos on you tube.Seriously. My dad came over and checked the work out after and it was perfect. We found instructions online about how to install the tile backsplash and it was really easy and fun! . We didn't have enough granite to do the whole countertop so we got a section of butcher block countertop (a really nice and inexpensive option) from IKEA. It was so cheap. We installed that section over the dishwasher and now I have a butcher block area for food prep. I love it.

All in all we have such a sense of accomplishement and overall that kitchen might have cost 25000 + and we did it so much cheaper. We love it. Now if we could just get my BIL over from NJ to install the crown moulding around the tops of the cabinets.
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Posted by Dani00518

Posted by sfp0701

. I got a lot of deals for stuff. I think I paid about 15,000 all together. (Actaully DH just corrected me and told me it was less than 10,000$) I got the cabinets from a family member that owns a kitchen and bath store. It was a floor model. I bought the under sink cabinet and the pantry from Home Depot. The same lady threw in the granite countertop because she couldn't reuse it and we paid 900 to have it recut and installed. We went to the habitat for humanity re-store to get the sink and the dishwasher.

Habitat for humanity re-store is a place where contractors, home owners.. anyone.. donates materials. They CANNOT use donated material in houses. They need money to buy materials so they sell these donations to the public for like 60-70% off retail. It is really hit or miss. You can always get doors and windows there. I will never pay retail for that stuff again. I recently saw a subzero fridge, brand new for 700$ They have tubs, sinks, hardware for the sinks, windows, doors, french doors, cabinets, tile etc. You just have to have an open mind becasue you never know what is going to be there.

Also I got the tile for the backsplash from the Home Depot Expo clearance section. We installed everything ourselves.. even the plumbing. My brother ran the electric and my dh taught himself to plumb with my dad's help and some videos on you tube.Seriously. My dad came over and checked the work out after and it was perfect. We found instructions online about how to install the tile backsplash and it was really easy and fun! . We didn't have enough granite to do the whole countertop so we got a section of butcher block countertop (a really nice and inexpensive option) from IKEA. It was so cheap. We installed that section over the dishwasher and now I have a butcher block area for food prep. I love it.

All in all we have such a sense of accomplishement and overall that kitchen might have cost 25000 + and we did it so much cheaper. We love it. Now if we could just get my BIL over from NJ to install the crown moulding around the tops of the cabinets.
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Your kitchen it very pretty......can you tell me what the name of the green paint....I love it!

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my husband is in the kitchen cabinet bus. and he said it ranges on size and kitchen brand you pick... so it all depends on alot of things. You can go on the cheap or high end of the spectrum there is also a middle.. YOU have to decide what you like and how much you can spend.

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This is great! We are thinking about remodeling the kitchen and keep hearing $30k and up. It makes me anxious!

It's great to see these beautiful kitchens for a reasonable price.