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[quote=Anonymous]I thought I couldn’t afford a new kitchen even though ours was ancient. Then I visited a neighbor who had a kitchen with everything including a desk with cabinets above. I asked him where he got it: his reply — Home Depot. Hmmm 
I looked at all wood cabinets so expensive and no pull outs. 
I went down to Lowe’s where the kitchen designer went all out with pull outs pantry etc etc. and on sale. 
Then I thought about my 20 year old IKEA bookshelves that still looked unchanged. Would I be living in this home in 30 years? Do I need or want cabinets for the ages? 
We gutted the kitchen, new floors removed a wall mid level appliances— again do I really need a $5k refrigerator? 
The cabinets came in boxes. The contractor installed them. The real cost was the gut flooring, wall removal and granite. A granite contractor cut, polished, sealed and installed 30 linear feet of granite. I know dated now. However it all cost  $30k and 16 years later still looks and feels new. 
Just saying — it’s a kitchen not a Lamborghini. Worked fine for us. 
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