Kitchen Reno/Cabinets

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Back at the Bump's venting thread I vented my frustration over not being able to buy a house and blah blah blah. Well, the tables have turned and it looks like we'll be buying a house as long as the inspection is good. We're on a budget and this house was foreclosed on during a renovation, so we're working with a blank slate, which is nice. Problem is, the kitchen cabinets....

To save money I was looking at IKEA. I usually love their style, but of course they are doing away with their current kitchen design. I absolutely hate the new line. I love the mid-century modern look and am going for a dark wood color. Anyone know of design/prices that are comparable to IKEA's? I like a set at Lowe's but of course, it can get pricey. I'm trying to finish the kitchen all at once, to avoid having everything on the kitchen table and messy (wishful thinking). I'd love any ideas ya'll might have.

[athn64]

You could look into second hand cabinets. We have a Habitat for Humanity Resale store that sometimes has sets which are in pretty good condition.

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I haven't ordered from this place but I've known about it for quite a while:

www.cabinetstogo.com -- not all in one place but could save some money

Also, if you are going to hire someone to do the installation, you may actually save money by finding a local contractor who can get the materials at a discount -- esp by using remnant stone for the counters -- and coordinate it all for you.

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Jan 22, 2015 15:30:43 GMT -5 @bunannie said:

I haven't ordered from this place but I've known about it for quite a while:

www.cabinetstogo.com -- not all in one place but could save some money

Also, if you are going to hire someone to do the installation, you may actually save money by finding a local contractor who can get the materials at a discount -- esp by using remnant stone for the counters -- and coordinate it all for you.

Definitely will look into it. My DH is insistent on doing it himself. We'll see how well that goes....

[SpinsOffResonance]

I know this is obvious but did you try Home Depot?

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Jan 22, 2015 15:51:19 GMT -5 SpinsOffResonance said:

I know this is obvious but did you try Home Depot?

I did, but I'm not really in love with anything there. However, for the rest of the kitchen and house, they have things I like.

[rainbowsockmonkey]

Do you have an ikea near you that you can look at?

[comicSans]

Oooh ooh ooh! I get excited about this stuff. IKEA is the best value for the money. Home Depot/lowes, etc. lowest price ones are junk. The next level up are about comparable to Ikea price wise, but with Ikea you get soft close everything, some fun inner storage options, and they aren't too bad to install yourself if you want to save money that way.

I designed the layout of our kitchen using Ikea's planner, we ordered all the bases and guts from them, DH and I assembled and installed them. I didn't like the doors they offered at the time so we custom ordered doors from a cabinet shop in CT. That part was work because I had to organize the order and make sure I had all the right door measurements and everything, and I only ever corresponded with them by email. It turned out great! We also did glass on some of the uppers and that was a separate, custom order from a local glass shop.

Depending on how much work you want to put into it you can really customize it and save money.

Also, I lives without a functioning kitchen for 6 months and it wasn't the worst thing ever.

[comicSans]

This place had fun door options for Ikea boxes: www.semihandmadedoors.com/

Not sure what their pricing is like. We went with a more classic look so I got quotes from a couple different cabinet shops that people online had used customize their Ikea cabs. Our doors are solid wood and I think they were less than what we would have paid for doors from Ikea.

There was an Ikea fans website that was extremely helpful when we did it, but it looks like it no longer exists

[mamagerman]

Not sure what area you are in but sometimes you can get some really nice cabinets on Craigslist. Some people get rid of cabinets that are still in amazing shape.

[rainbowsockmonkey]

Jan 22, 2015 17:36:34 GMT -5 @kitchen said:

This thread just made me waste a ridiculous amount of time at Ikea.com designing a kitchen.

Same here.  I'm trying to justify redoing our kitchen before we put new siding and some more insulation on the outside of our house.  

[mamarazziof3]

I have no idea what the prices are like at all because these were in our house when we bought it, but our kitchen has a very modern/mid-centurty modern/European look to it, and the cabinets are this brand:


www.ultracraft.com

[milasmommy2014]

Jan 22, 2015 15:24:50 GMT -5 @whimsy said:

Back at the Bump's venting thread I vented my frustration over not being able to buy a house and blah blah blah. Well, the tables have turned and it looks like we'll be buying a house as long as the inspection is good. We're on a budget and this house was foreclosed on during a renovation, so we're working with a blank slate, which is nice. Problem is, the kitchen cabinets....

To save money I was looking at IKEA. I usually love their style, but of course they are doing away with their current kitchen design. I absolutely hate the new line. I love the mid-century modern look and am going for a dark wood color. Anyone know of design/prices that are comparable to IKEA's? I like a set at Lowe's but of course, it can get pricey. I'm trying to finish the kitchen all at once, to avoid having everything on the kitchen table and messy (wishful thinking). I'd love any ideas ya'll might have.


We are doing this exact same thing. Redoing  the main level and basement. It's terrible picking everything out. I am no help price wise we are doing Lowe's. We price checked every where in town and only one other place was around the same price. The other was 4 grand more. We are also doing dark cabinets. Now we just need to work on not killing each other over countertops