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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, we did a Home Depot kitchen with mid-range appliances and ended up spending 34k. It can be done. You have to remember that what DCUM posters consider mid-range is not what the general public considers mid-range.  Everything does not have to be custom and Calcutta gold marble for a kitchen to be a good space for your family. I also wouldn't expect an interior designer to work with lower priced contractors. If you are paying for a designer, you are also paying for more expensive everything else.  Go to HD, talk to their kitchen designers and get a quote. Knowing what we spent for each component in our space won't help you since we probably have different spaces.

Good luck, it can be done![/quote]

I agree with this poster.  If you are paying for a designer than you are not going with a basic kitchen. There's no need for a designer.  We are closing in a carport and a large back patio, knocking down a wall and completely remodeling our kitchen.  We did have an architect work with us on the overall design and drawings to get the permits, but we've priced out our new kitchen at 3 places and I believe you could do what you are looking at for 30K if you put a little sweat-equity into it.

We got estimates on cabinet prices and designs at Lowes, Costco, and a cabinet place.  We sat down with Lowes for an hour or so and had a layout and price.  We faxed measurements and drawings to Costco and spoke with them on the phone and received a design via email and a quote the next day.  Then we also went to a cabinet seller (St. Clair's) in Mount Vernon to have a design drawn up and we are waiting on an estimate for that one now.  The prices are all very competitive and much lower than I expected.  They all do these design services for free.

Why pay for it?  If I had a million dollars to spend then maybe, but with a smaller budget (like yours and mine) it's an unnecessary cost.  Good luck and have fun it![/quote]

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