Before and After Kitchen 1988 to 2020
lorobillard
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When do I compare cabinet pricing, before the design or after?
Comments (7)What I suggest for someone price shopping is to make a simple list of 4 cabinets in "standard" construction and shop just those 4 around. Do a plain 24" butt cabinet with a finished (cabinet door applied) side, an 18" drawer base with no finished sides, a 36" tall 24" butt cabinet with one finished (cabinet door applied) side, and an 36" tall 18" wide cabinet with no finished sides. Add 1 stick of classic crown molding and one stick of wood toe kick. Those cabinets and moldings give you a mix of simple middle of the run cabinets and end cabinets and wood molding (some lines use vinyl). The pricing you get from these 4 equal cabinets will let you compare lines "apples to apples" without getting any design services. Of course, presenting your current layout to the designer while you're getting the price quote for any free ideas they are willing to give you as well as talking with them about their cabinets in general should be a priority. Good rapport with a KD is priceless, and a good quality long history of being in businesss is also priceless in this day and age. I don't do design work for free, nor will most of the other KD's I know. That' means no 20/20 work without a design deposit. If you have a list of cabinets that you want to compare prices, I will input them as a price quote only, but that won't include many needed elements like finished sides and molding--which can add 20% to a kitchen's cost--and which many of the folks in the boxes who are giving you "free" design work probably aren't including either in order to lowball you. If I have the time to do a simple design mock up for you, I will print a perspective of that out, but that "pretty picture" won't have any cabinet information or sizes on it. Now, what I will do for free is take the time to talk to you about what you want in your kitchen, both functionally and aesthetically. I will ask you where you see yourself budget wise without actually asking a hard number. I will tell you the benefits of each of my cabinet lines and where they fall in terms of good, better, and best and what that translates to in pricing. I will tell you if your description of you desired kitchen seems to be in line with your generally stated budget, or if you should rethink that item. I will point out items that you may have forgotten or that havent' received enough attention. I will explain to you the benefit of choosing my firm, both in the design achievements and the professional installers that we have to create the design in actuality in your kitchen. If there are any cabinet promotions going on, I will explain them so that you can get the most for your dollar spent. At the end of our sesssion, I will ask you to choose our firm for your project. If you choose to think it over, that's fine. I am willing to meet with you further if you want to clarify any of the above points, or want to get any input from a trusted friend or family member. However, any design work will only begin when I have received the deposit and my installer has given me an accurate measure of the space....See MoreMem phis, TN Kitchen Before and After
Comments (8)Hello We recently moved to Memphis (from Maryland) and need to redo our kitchen. Can I ask who did the kitchen demo / cabinet installation for you? Or did you do it yourselves? Your kitchen turned out beautiful! I especially like your back splash. If you did all of this yourselves kudos!! Thank you for listing the contractors you used. Have a lovely day! - Pauline...See MoreNew to Kitchens? Read Me First! (2020 Interim)
Comments (11)Some comments have recently been made regarding this thread by newer posters. To address those comments and correct the misconceptions being bandied about, I thought a short history of this thread for those who have not been around since 2008 or so would be helpful (yes, that's how long we've had this thread!) Back in 2008, we were constantly asking for all sorts of information when someone needed help. We realized that it would so much easier if we had a thread that listed what information we typically need when helping with layouts and pointing new people to it. Together a group of us came up with the Read Me thread idea that would later be a "sticky" at the top of the Kitchens Forum. It incorporated not just our information requests, but also FAQs that discussed Kitchen Design Best Practices & Guidelines, how to get started (e.g., goals & Sweeby Test), etc. Know that it was not and never has been the work of one individual or one individual's ideas being forced on others. Yes one person keeps it up, but the content was a group effort. Regarding the "sticky" & FAQs...Unfortunately, when Houzz took over GardenWeb, they eliminated a lot of functionality including but not limited to, the ability to have a "sticky" at the top of a Forum and a set of FAQs for Forums. (Kitchens, Appliances, Laundry, and other Forums had FAQs when they were part of GardenWeb.) To rectify these new issues, we: Continually "bump" the thread to keep it on the first page Expanded the Read Me thread to include other topics besides layout help. I hope this helps others to understand why we have this thread and how it came about!...See MoreOperation Kitchen Backsplash 2020 is a wrap
Comments (40)Thank you everyone for the very kind comments. It was definitely a labor of love. II love my house and want it to be its best. It has benefited mightily from the COVID situation. I think, like many others, I've kept myself sane by completing projects. At this point I've whittled the list down to those projects that require either large chunks of cash, or outside muscle/expertise, or both. I'm still knocking them off one by one, albeit slowly. @Feathers11, if you look at the very first "before" photo you'll see the fan in the ceiling. The 1954 original, of course. It's not super efficient, but helps. I open windows also. The middle of the three windows is an awning window, as is the window over the sink. I can get a nice breeze through the kitchen if needed. But I don't do a lot of heavy-duty cooking. @1945shadow, the tile is Concerto Sand Matte (2-1/4 x 9-3/4) from Arizona Tile, and was $5.17 a square foot. The grout is Prism Ultimate Performance Cement Grout in antique white. I used a 1/8" spacer....See Morelorobillard
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