Load up free Sumner Grow at Sumner Bonney Lake Wastewater Treatment Facility 13114 - 63rd Street E, Sumner WA 98390 253-299-5760 Bring your own buckets & shovel to the shed in front of the anytime. I also wear a mask because it's dusty. If you're putting it inside a vehicle bring lidded containers or plastic bags you can tie shut. The dust can blow all over your vehicle...along with the odor. Bring a separate pair of shoes to put in a bag if you don't want to track it into your car. The shed is a 3 sided structure & the material spreads out from there, so you stand in the residue to shovel from the back. It's dry granular black with dust & is dense in weight like gravel. A little goes a long way. The smell is distinctive, but not horrible. My family doesn't like the smell nor do deer. I've not used it for a year on the lawn & ornamental plants because of the smell. Not ever in our edible gardens. Do call ahead if you're getting a pick up load. The shed doesn't hold that much. Corrine Here is a link that might be useful: about free Sumner Grow

I'm a Honda girl!! --drive a Honda Odyssey and proud of it!). I have the Danze Opulence kitchen faucet in brushed nickel in our farmhouse-style kitchen. Would I have liked a Perrin & Rowe (was that the name?)? Absolutely! But at my price point, Danze seemed to fit the bill. Have had it for over a year, and still LOVE it! Especially the finish and weight of it--feels REALLY sturdy. And the brushed nickel finish is fabulous!! It's matte but has a great sheen to it...hard to describe, I guess. I liked it so much, I bought the Danze Fairmont faucet for our bathroom reno ($123) and the shower/tub combo for $147. Considering the Delta faucet I liked at Lowe's was $144, I think those prices aren't too bad!! Good luck--it's tough being on these forums and having a modest budget...you learn a lot, but I wouldn't really say that you save in the long run--your list of MUST HAVES just gets longer and longer... :) (terms/brands that were foreign to me before gardenweb...Rohl, Insta-Hot, Vent-A-Hood, Grohe, Miele, Danze, Rev-A-Shelf, Walker-Zanger, toe-kick drawers...and the list goes on and on!) Sarah from Albany, NY

I don't know if you've tried Ebay but from my experience and that of several neighbors and family, a good deal can be had for some really quality products. Six years ago we did a mini-update on our kitchen....paint, lighting and new hardware for all the cabinets. I searched Ebay for what seemed like months (it wasn't, it only seemed like it). I was looking for a Seller with thousands of sales with great feedback. Then I compared the brands/style I liked on Ebay to high-end stores locally and online. When I was in doubt, I would purchase just one knob/handle from a seller so that I could see/feel it myself. Six years ago I ended up purchasing the Oil Rubbed Bronze Nantucket Knobs and Handles. With this kitchen reno, I was determined to use the same cabinet hardware (mini budget) but I needed a few more now that I have more drawers and cabinets. I went back to the original Seller from six years ago and he still carried the same knobs and handles and since I had already purchased from him and the handles/knobs from six years ago still looked just as good as the day I purchased them, I went ahead and purchased the extra knobs I now needed. I received the package in four days. My experience: Fast Ship, Good Quality so far (six years +), individually packaged knobs/handles with screws included, a pretty significant difference in price and since the Seller wasn't in my state, I didn't pay any tax. Six years ago during my research of knobs, I would have paid almost twice as much for the exact knobs/handles by the same maker had I purchased them locally or online at a big-box or knobs/handles store.

Do some basic research to learn about differences and about cabinet construction. Use the search function on this forum to find the numerous threads explaining the difference in MDF versus plywood as well as opinions on drawer construction and the width of MDF/plywood used in different parts of the cabinet. Use the search function to learn about the performance of painting cabinets using wood versus MDF. There are numerous threads Once you have decided basically what you want, get a KD to provide you with a layout and price. When I was going through the process, I used a big box store just to get a sense of what it might cost me in terms of the layout. The layout may or may not be the most perfect one or the one you would ultimately use but it will give you a bullpark figure of what the cabinets will cost and enable you to get a sense of what different lines would cost you as long as you realize this is just an estimate and you try to keep it apples to apples. I did visit different places including independent kitchen design shops to research as I wanted to get a sense of what was available and what the price range was. At least in my area the kitchen design places were low end/moderate and very high end but even within the moderate, they might have their lowest price and an upper price in terms of there being a range. I didn't visit 20 shops but visited enough as I wanted to check out the lines that I was considering - Dynasty, Kraftmaid, Omega - can't remember some of the others. But I wasn't actively trying to see if Kraftmaid or Dynasty was cheaper at one store or another but just seeing what the estimated price differential was for the lines I was considering and how they might work within my total kitchen remodel budget. Keep in mind that the upgrades that most people want are going to drive up the price so any blurb that states that it is $x per linear foot of cabinetry has no relevance. Unless you plan to assemble the cabinets yourself, there is no cost savings in general. This forum is really most helpful when you have specific questions after you have done your own research on basics.