There is a huge custom easy reach upper cabinet in the corner I don't have a picture of and behind the odd shape cabinet right of the hood is a pull up door with a microwave behind it. Perimeter wood is hard maple, no MDF anywhere. The cabinets are plywood. Super sturdy. The island is knotty pine. Hardware is blum full extension drawers and soft close cabinet doors.

So, what are you asking? Are you asking us to guess the cost of your cabinets????

No clue, but it looks AWESOME! Even your doggie is doing a fist pump! Lol

My guess is 55k.

This thread needs to be about the dog. Cutest thing ever! Plus, I also don't know what the OP is asking - to guess what percentage of the "package" is the kitchen? What is the "package"? Even if we knew what that was, there is huuuge variation based on location location location. Anitamo's guess of $55k sounds super low for all that if it were in my city. Tell us about the dog.

Maybe just showing off the kitchen and dog?

No. Really curious. I am getting ready to post a reveal thing and am doing a cost breakdown for those interested in real costs. As I am doing it, I think we did okay. Maybe almost too okay... A current thread about cabinet costs got me thinking. It was a package deal - so I don't know the breakdown. I have no idea if we paid too much, too little, or just right.

Papillon Yes. Two actually. Amazing little friends. The black one is tiny - 4.5 lbs. The tan one is 10 lbs. Super athletic. Love to run, jump, chase balls. Very intelligent. But - and this is a huge but - they do not like to be alone. 300 years of breeding to be a companion dog. I would not recommend the breed to anyone who works outside the home or who leaves for long periods of time. You would most likely ruin it. We both work from home most of the time. When we travel, we have a friend who keeps them.

To be helpful we would need to know

1) how much you paid

2) what exactly was included in the "package deal"

And the city or area where you live.

The photos are precious.

Midwest. But a fairly high COL town. RE package deal. That is the point, the rest is irrelevant I think. But, it was custom cabinets, all plumbing (added another sink), all moved lighting and other electric, all counters (we upgraded, so additional 1500), all tile (we upgraded so additional 750), all appliance installation, new 50amp circuit, had to redo a lot of the ceiling. Moved pendant lighting, added 2 pot lights, refinishing a lot of the first floor woodwork because they didn't protect and really messed it up. Had to repaint walls (not too much) We supplied all appliances, sinks, faucets, door/drawer pulls.

ETA - 2 8" ducts to the second story for ventilation and Broan MUA system. And hood installation.

I am a pretty good deal finder and negotiator (part of my profession). At first I was thinking we agreed to too much. Then just right. Now maybe not enough. If I did too well, perhaps I need to offer up something to the GC. If just right - win/win. If not, learning lesson.

I'm actually papillon-sitting right now:

between 40000 and 50000 [cabinets]

Wow -- I think I owe the GC something....

If the GC is anywhere near a competent and business savvy worker he will have charged you what the job was worth. Did you not get an itemized list of what he was to do, with corresponding costs? I can't imagine doing a "package deal" without a clear understanding of the costs before signing off. I never heard of someone feeling they owe the GC something after the fact, unless it was a relative or friend that you knew gave you some kind of special cut. Maybe I'm missing something here.

So I'm now curious what you may give him that you think you "owe"? At the end of projects I usually send a modest gift if all went well--gift card for a restaurant for example. But I don't think this is what you mean?

That's very nice of you nightowl. No, you don't owe your GC anything but a huge thanks. He bid the job at a certain price point and you accepted. I'm sure he made whatever profit he intended to. My husband is a GC and the point is to make $. Maybe he didn't make a huge profit off of the cabinets, but I am sure he made up for it in some other area. I wouldn't worry about the breakdown at this point. I'd just be grateful that you got such a beautiful kitchen, for what seems like a fair price. I would write him a great recommendation and send it to him. Once my husband built a home for someone, and we were shocked to see they had put a letter in the newspaper praising the great job he did. That really made his day.

Very nice. So hard to tell though. We are having custom cabinets with all of the options you mentioned. About the same amount that you have, floor to ceiling pantry, custom wooden hood and pull outs. Glass in uppers.. For under 20k. They only build though. 5 days of prep by GC for electrical, plumbing, vent, etc. was over 5k. Very skewed I thought, but we were happy with his work and the overall total of the project. I'd love to hear about that tile..

I posted a breakdown of my costs a few months ago. If anyone's interested, you can go to my page & find it, or ask me & I'll message it to you.

I think it would be just a guessing game without every detail. For example, I live in WI in a county that the cost of living is about 25% above the national average. But, the next county over is only abou 8% higher than the national average. My overall COL is higher than LA's, but housing in LA is higher. My overall COL is higher than all of Texas, including housing. But, I'm no where close to places like New York City or San Francisco. So, without the details, I think the guesses are pretty meaningless.

For just the cabinets, I would estimate a fair price between $15-18k since you have inset and lots of drawers. Now keep in mind that does not take into account the corner drawer system.

Quotes I got of that cabinet and drawer system alone ranged from $1200-2000 depending on the manufacturer. A cabinet maker can buy the system for much less than retail.

this is not a standard wall configuration: each cubbyhole cabinet is an individual cabinet along with the entire wall scape of regular storage cabinets/panels etc. The cost was driven up by this , would be my guess. ...and a few other things.

I just remembered, didn't you do that finish on your island yourself? No doubt that was very labor intensive. I remember you had another thread about it. It was several stain coats, sanding, distressing, etc... That right there saved you some big bucks I'm sure.

Btw, just a side question about those adorable papillons. Do they shed?

just the cabinets, 20 to 28K, but could be higher, depending on other construction details. This is based on my own layout and where the custom quotes came in, which is similar in size but with a few differences (no stacked uppers but only 8" in height difference, more glass panels, different toe treatment, different island stain).

Love your split lower drawer! (and everything else)

The whole kitchen is gorgeous. It looks like you gained a ton of storage eliminating the toe kick.

Not a clue as to cost but love the microwave idea.

Thank you all. Such a wide range of pricing. The GC is not a friend or family member. I will try to do the reveal and costs tomorrow. FY - total cost not including appliances/fixtures/sinks/lighting (which came to about $20K) was $60K. I also tipped the workers what probably amounted to around 2% of the job.

As someone above said and I agree, the package pricing IMO was a mistake for my personality, but in the end I think it worked out.

Papillons and shedding. Kinda, sorta. But not that much. We have had lots of dogs and on a scale of 1-10 I would say around 3.5. My husband takes me to the airport a lot and the tan one sheds sitting on me, the little black one doesn't so much. So, if I am wearing a black suit, I put a blanket over me. When we sweep, there is dog hair and when we vacuum there is dog hair. That said - they sleep in our bed and dog hair isn't on the bedding. There aren't doghair dust bunnies floating by in the breeze when a door opens. Sometime there is a collection in a corner if we haven't swept in a week.

I am allergic to a lot of stuff, some dogs included. I am not affected by them. They should be brushed a few times a week but it isn't horrible if we go a week or two and don't. They get a bath every other month or so. I have clippers and scissors and do a "sani cut" That is all. You would want to do that or take them to a groomer every few months.

If you cut any of their ear hair you will go straight to Hell.