The Ikea kitchen cabinets are 24" deep. You will need to get a countertop that is deeper than standard vanity counters which are roughly 21" deep. I found a couple of remnants at the granite yard but I have not made a decision yet. It is a fairly small counter-top so the remnants were not particular attractive from a price perspective. Many individuals love the deeper Ikea cabinets and I am doing the same thing in a bathroom. You need to determine what you want the cabinet to look like. My cabinet will be a 48" base cabinet. I am building this by using two 15" Ikea cabinets, one with 4 drawers and the other with two drawers; one 18" ikea cabinet for the center. The 18" cabinet will just have single tall door. I am planning to use a Duravit drop in sink which is 13" round. It is quite hard to find small sinks but I wanted as much counter space as possible. If you are using the full ikea cabinet with doors, go to the base cabinet section If you are getting your own doors made through Barkers, Scherrs or SemiHandmade, you just need to order the cabinet frames and drawer inserts as needed. Ikea frames and plinth There are a ton of threads on the kitchen forum about Ikea cabinets and there is also the Ikea Forums website. It is not difficult but there are a few things to understand. Good luck!

I count ~twelve cabinets plus large utility and center island. Study up on cabinet construction (use search page here) and decide if you're doing face frame or frameless. Its great to put up sketches of your kitchen here, for the design guru's and interested parties to help you with. When I was shopping, I learned to go to each cabinet manufacturer home page and look for "current specials" (sometimes hidden on lower left or right, other times prominently displayed). It's truly worth the time while there ordering up their catalog after you review their construction. A start might be MasterBrand, MasterCraft, Omega/Dynasty, Elkay. They show their products by make and general price hierarchy. To stay in budget, you might want to wait until one of the big box stores runs their own !0% off special, which is in addition to any manufacturer special. And also check if they run a 5% credit card rebate if you make a single large purchase. These three items can add up the savings. In terms of cabinetry in the price range you mention, you might look at Thomasville (Home Depot) and Lowe's (Shenandoah I think, or is it Diamond). JD Powers, in 2013, reported Thomasville highest on customer satisfaction. The economy is slow right now (in spite of 2nd quarter surprise). Watch for the big box stores to run an end of summer special or early fall. Key is preparation on your end: measurements after dry wall, and knowing what you want in construction, wood, stain or color and add ons. Good luck. Here is a link that might be useful: JD Powers survey

Have you looked at Alexander Marchant or Atlas Homeware? They both have pretty modern bronze pulls/knobs. I ordered all our pulls for our remodel from Atlas, and I've been very pleased. They have amazing customer service.

Medallion Cabinetry in their SILVERLINE SERIES!!! On sale thru June and their Jackson Door is a modified shaker and a great price point. They also have a more true shaker door called Lancaster. Drawer fronts can be 'slab' or 'matching 5 piece'. You can also upgrade the construction to all wood...which has a gorgeous wood interior. Here is a photo of a recent kitchen we installed. The cabinet cost was about $4600.00