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Comments (28)Have you considered IKEA cabs? They are very good quality for the money (excellent mechanicals, interior fittings and low VOC - to EU standards - materials). Their lower cost and essentially interchangeable drawer and door styles make future change-outs easy. Also being DIY (or you can hire someone to do that part) means you may have more of a budget to devote to countertops and appliances if those need updating, too. If you find an IKEA door style you like then they can be a very satisfactory, no-fuss choice. They don't come in as many size increments as other lines, though to some extent that can be hacked. Many people here have also purchased their really low-cost boxes and interior fittings and then ordered (from a third party) custom finished doors and drawer fronts in a variety of styles, woods and finishes. (You can get pretty much anything you want, in this case.) One door-making company, Scherr's, has templates and will pre-drill the door hinge pockets to match IKEA hardware, making installation a breeze. Custom, non-IKEA, doors make it easier to hack the standard IKEA cab to non-standard dimensions, as well. I plan to do something like this, though without using much of the IKEA interior fittings since I am hacking the width of the cabs as well as the depths. Where I can use IKEA standard interior stuff, I will, though, because it is well-designed, high quality and very well-priced. My door and drawer fronts will be custom-made to fit my design choices and the weird sizes I need. I plan to paint them myself as I admire the handpainted look and it goes well in my mid-1800s house. HTH, L....See MoreCandied Kitchen, (but not eye candy?)
Comments (40)There is a house for sale by us that was renovated 7 years ago, with pink carpets washed oak and very 80's-early 90s looks. The seller feels they are selling an updated house but the buyers think it needs to be gutted. Some people are stuck in the past at the time of their lives they were happiest. Or, someone aspired to have a certain look and could not afford it at the time. They forgot to update their wishlist when they finally had cash. The sad thing is a person with a lot of money/huge house and poor taste has more chances to make mistakes and the mistakes are in a larger format....See MoreDecorating & Building Trends
Comments (60)I wasn't trying to be offensive, and I hope no one took my comments as deliberate attempt to hurt anyone's feelings. I was very careful (I thought) to explain why I believe the things I mentioned were trendy; mainly, they are used *everywhere*, and saturation has always been the signal for change. (Ornate ORB is lovely, but in some places, it is inappropriate, no matter how popular it is) There's also the case to be made that so much of what we've seen in building styles has depended on easy credit being available to the homeowner/homebuilder. It was nothing to add a few thousand to a loan for hoopdy upgrades suggested by the builder. (You could always refinance in a couple of years when the value of your home went up.) But now that bubble has burst, and credit has become as tight as bark on a tree, it's not hard to see that alot of those 'builder's extras' go the way of the dinosaur. As for the subway tile, I was also very clear that I was stating my *opinion* of it's use in a home, based on my past experience with the material. I shouldn't have said anything, as it didn't fit the thread. Y'all enjoy it in your kitchens, I just won't look. ;^)...See MoreTHS Gardenweb Kitchen Old Timers
Comments (296)GardenWeb was such a huge help to me over the years. I didn't get around to my kitchen remodel until 2017-18, but I had learned so much in the 2008-10 period that I was ready to go and surprised my kitchen designer with some of my GardenWeb-inspired ideas (she'd never heard of NeverMT before, for one!). So thanks to all...this thread has been a blast from the past and it has been fun to recall so many screen names of contributors. I haven't seen anyone mention Buehl, who was so helpful to many and who inspired me a lot. Also trying to remember the name of the person from Florida who had that really cool antique cabinet that she wanted to work into her design...and the name of the soapstone guy from Florida....Florida Joshua? Those were the days! Enjoying my 3-year-old kitchen so much and am SO grateful that we completed it before the pandemic....See Moremtnrdredux_gw
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