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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We recently did a kitchen remodel - down to the studs and flooring. We're in a typical DC row house, so significantly mush smaller than yours. 
$15,000 - plywood base cabinets with all wood front doors custom painted 
$7,500 - Quartz counters and backsplash (the quartz goes 18" up the wall)
$7,000 - appliances (some of which were bought pre-covid and I noticed that they've gone up. For instance our panel ready dishwasher was $700 but now $950)
$3,500 - designer fee
$45k - labor and some additional supplies like a new window

So, yes. It sounds like the estimates you got are to be expected and that's probably for a basic kitchen not a high end one.

here's a helpful blog post from 2018 from a designer in Arizona where presumably labor is slightly less expensive than here.
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Curious what designer you used? I'm having trouble finding one who won't turn our kitchen into something worthy of a Downton Abbey set. We will be doing something quite similar; did the designer and the contractor already know each other? Or did you find them separately? Thanks![/quote]

I worked with a Richmond based designer that I found through Instagram, and a local small contractor. I recently reached out to the designer about some other projects, and she is not taking on non full service projects w/new clients. The local small contractor is someone we previously worked with. He was great on our last project but not as detailed oriented this time. The finish work was shoddy and we ended the project on poor terms.

You might want to try https://aidandesign.com/ in Silver Spring. I saw their work years ago in a Design Houses to benefit Children’s National. Check out their website. They can go in any direction from MCM, traditional to contemporary. I interviewed them pre-covid. At that time, they would do a design for a set fee and - if I remember correctly - deduct that from the cost of the cabinets if you buy directly through them. Check out their website. [/quote]

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