I've gotten several quotes from different Kitchen Designers and your price range is pretty similar to mine. Brookhaven was about 25K. Midcontinent was 20K. Showplace was 24K. Dynasty was 22-24K. Diamond / Kraftmaid around 20-22k. My original plan was to go with Midcontinent from a KD that I trusted, but he needed to relocate to take care of his parents. Upgraded Midcontinent cabinets seem to have a pretty good reputation. Looking at the specs online, I think they might use a bit thinner shelving, etc, but I'm not sure how that would affect daily use. The KD that relocated recommended a colleague who carries DeWils. They're have a nice reputation and per the KD, don't charge very much for customization. I'm currently working on the final layout and we might be able to get inset cabinets for about 22K. All the previous quotes were for full overlay, so it's a good price. There are real Kitchen Designers and there are "cabinet stores" that have some kitchen designing experience. The former might mark up their cabinets a bit more, but I believe it's worth working with them if the budget allows.

I am not sure how many linear feet I have, but here are the details.... Base - 27-inch 3 drawer, blind corner (not sure on the size), 15-inch full height garbage, 33-inch fluted clipped corner sink base, 2 super susan cabinets, two 18-inch door/drawers, 30-inch 3 drawer for pots and pans (has stronger drawer glides to handle weight), 12-inch door/drawer. All with soft-close glides. Uppers - 36-inch pantry with deluxe undermount soft close glides, 2 frig panels, 27-inch, 2 large angled corner cabinets, four 24-inch, 30-inch over stove, fluted columns, one 12 inch angled, decorative door for end of peninsula, panel for back on peninsula, simple crown molding, toe kick, scribe molding, stainless steel tilt out. No pullouts other than in the pantry. Here is a mid-progress pic. Cherry, sunset stain, Lennox Court door style from Home Depot. One thing about price, when you have a large order, Home Depot will send your quote to the "bid room" and you can negotiate a lower price. I can't remember how much we saved doing that, but I recall it was quite a savings...maybe $1,000. If I can find the info on the linear feet I will let you know.

There seems to be some lack of understanding of terminology here. The OP appears to have merely hired a contractor, not a General Contractor. A GC is termed that for a couple of reasons. He can perform a wide variety of jobs himself, thus a "generalist" rather than a specialist. The second meaning to the term General is military. He is in charge of the renovation. He solicits bids from other contractors to work under his supervision. If the renovation involves plumbing, electrical, cabinetry, flooring, and painting, the General on the job either performs all of those tasks himself, if minor, or he hires subcontractors to perform those specialist tasks. In no circumstances does he ask a homeowner to source a trade, nor does he allow a homeowner to enter a contract with a trade who will be on site to perform work concurrently. There is too much risk to him, his reputation, and to the job itself. A General Contractor that could not control the job would quit the job rather than to "supervise" a third party that he had no part in screening and hiring. When one holds a contractors license, one does not always do work as the General Contractor of the job. The actual GC on the job may employee other license holders under him to perform labor on the job. Just because they hold a contractors license doesn't make them a General Contractor. It makes them a sub contractor to the General. They are his captains, or lieutenants. They do no have the same rank as the guy in charge. When a homeowner hires several different contractors for several different jobs, the homeowner is acting as the general contractor on the job. It doesn't matter that they are hiring someone who has a GC license if they are constraining the activities of that contractor from performing as a true GC by hiring a bunch of extra guys. They are the general ordering around the captains and lieutenants. And paying them. That makes them the general.

The Kitchen Place, Kraftmaid all plywood Sonata Maple in Canvas Suede. A Kraftmaid rep did come to our home to see the issues and in response stated, "in relation to the cabinet boxes with the thin paint finish the best way to remedy that issue will be to install decoratvie panels and use touch up paint for any areas the panels will not cover." Masco mailed us a can of spray paint which stated on the instuctions that is was only to be applied wearing appropriate protective breathing apperatus in well ventilated area. Difficult as the cabinets were already installed. I will try to post photos of chipped door edges tomorrow for you. www.kitchenreviews.com/cabinets/reviews/kraftmaid/ There are reviews for 2019 here and most express the same problems.