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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m trying to get a realistic kitchen remodel range of price. 
Small colonial, removing wall between kitchen, dining room to create larger kitchen. 
Need cabinets, flooring, lighting, countertops, island, move sink to island, mid-range appliances. 
Any thoughts?[/quote]

I'm giving you an honest answer.

1) There is no way to give you an estimate without first understanding your space and its quirks.  The range can be so wide it's meaningless.

2)  The cost will depend ENTIRELY on how much stress and effort you're willing to outsource.

3) It will also depend (not as much but substantially) on how brand- and outlet-obsessed you are.

We did a 300 sq ft kitchen five years ago (as part of an overall house redo).  IKEA cabs with custom fronts, Thermador appliances (craigslist), hardwoods, handmade Tunisian tile (direct from a factory), quartz countertops (had to pay retail).  All in it was MAYBE 40k?  Came out magazine-quality, just amazing. This is how we did it.

We first drew up a plan.  You should not cut any corners on this.  It takes time and effort to understand your requirements (the way your family cooks, eats and lives) and then develop a plan to reflect them.  We then used a kitchen designer to just draw the plan.  DH is super handy so he assembled and installed all cabinets.   Cabinet fronts came from Scherr's (there are many other places doing custom fronts for IKEA boxes).  We did not have a GC and just hired tradesmen as necessary (but then again we put time and effort into managing them).  We are in VA so homeowners can handle their own permitting.  That's how it happened.

Now it's entirely possible that you are not handy, or are not craigslist/IKEA people, or don't want to hire and manage your own tradesmen.  I completely understand this.  Then see my point 2) above about paying to outsource stress and effort.

Good luck![/quote]

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