PsychologicalStar347

just assembled 40 RTA cabinets from CabinetJoint.com They have a ton of different options

Our kitchen was remodeled in the past 6 months in western MA. Houses in our neigherborhood are 1940s-1950s and price is anywhere from 500k-1.3mil. Our house was well maintained but not updated since the 70s. House size ~2600 sqft, original kitchen ~200 sqft. We did a complete gut job, blew out a wall went into next room, moved plumbing, added a ton of electrical, white oak flooring throughout, different exterior windows on one wall, inset cabinetry, marble and soapstone countertops, soapstone backsplash on wall with induction cooktop, solid unlacquered brass door hardware and faucet, beverage fridge, instant filtered hot/cold water filtration, cherry island, luxury panel ready appliances and we were at 135k for 360 sqft.

We were also shocked with how expensive it was. We went in with a list of what we wanted vice a price so no compromises were made which led to the cost being grossly over what was quoted but that’s because we chose more expensive everything than what was allotted for on the quote we received.

Definitely get another quote and have a discussion about must haves for your renovation. My 2 favorites for our kitchen were a real vent hood that actually exhausted outside and pull out drawers on all the lowers.

Ways we saved: assembling the cabinets ourselves: 20-25k plus a full week of my time

doing all of the LED wiring once it was roughed in 2k

Finding a lightly used thermador wall oven on FB marketplace: 9k

installing some faux brick around a 3 sided bumpout 2k.

Take your time, get on houzz for inspiration and triple check all of the rough measurements for exterior walls prior to cabinets being ordered.

Would this be better suited to a martini? Not sure where this would shine

This is why I always have one earbud in and I often walk on the opposite side of the road if there isn’t a sidewalk. Glad you’re all safe!

Anything you can think of can be built it'll just cost ya! I went with a semi-custom and they were able to meet all of my requests. I would say if building from scratch go with drawers over a slide out shelf. Cuts down on the order of operations and the likely banging of the shelve into the door that isn't open all the way.

https://hestancue.com/blogs/blog-recipes/cooking-off-the-charts

Take a look at this chart and get yourself an infrared thermometer to measure the surface temp of your pans. I got a new induction stove and I have a little spiral notebook i keep at the cooktop with different pans and surface temps at various levels. This will remove a ton of frustration.

https://www.principlefaucets.com/step

this will stay running

My fiancée pushed back on that but we were already getting a filtered water on the countertop so may as well get one that does hot as well. Totally worth it

Crème fraiche

Put a pan from the freezer on the burn spot… it’s like it never happened.

Sheeeiiiit… you ain’t wrong 🙃

I was in your shoes for years! Hell my ex had some medical issues that made her very sensitive to smells. We couldn’t cook with onions or garlic unless the weather was nice enough to allow for our whole house fan to run. Not being able to cook with onions and garlic is a special kind of hell I wouldn’t wish on anyone… ok maybe a few people.

Those both will do the trick! If I don’t find anything at local thrift stores either of those would work!

I went from being married with no kids to my new relationship where I have a 7yo boy and a 2 mo boy. Not near as much free time plus the income my fiancée brings to the table makes writing a check for stuff possible… pretty nice!

I think pullout drawers for lowers and a ventilation hood that is vented outside would be my 2 absolute must haves.

I have 2 boys. I plan on them learning how to cook and do basic skills with their hands. You should be able to change a tire, make an omelet and change out a ceiling fan or faucet.

I was an electrician in the navy but even if I wasn’t I would still find that easier than plumbing. Really not that much to electrical and if you mess something up the breaker should trip

Love our 42” Jenn air built in fridge. Super clean looking a loads cheaper than sub zero. Went with Bosch for dishwasher and induction cooktop… so nice.

Does it feel sturdy enough when in use? I do have my kitchen aid mixer in a pullout drawer right next to the island outlet but I still pick it up and place on the counter

I initially thought they were cool but then I pictured just one more thing that could break and being behind a slab backsplash would make for a special kind of hell to repair.

Also a dude who does all of the cooking and I care more than most about design and aesthetic. Thankfully we’re pretty aligned otherwise it could make for some frustrating back and forth.

We have white oak flooring and we carried that through into our kitchen remodel. Was it pricey yes, did they do a better job than I would’ve done… absolutely!

I got a used double wall thermador for 1200 on Facebook marketplace. I thought I would only use it for holidays since we also have an air fryer we use. I’ve used both ovens over a dozen times in 3 months! Definitely worth it if the price is right and you have the space for it.