Kitchen Cabinets
Am I the only person who is astounded by the cost of kitchen cabinets? They are more than the appliances that I am buying and not custom made. Any suggestions?
Am I the only person who is astounded by the cost of kitchen cabinets? They are more than the appliances that I am buying and not custom made.
Any suggestions?
I just installed an Ikea kitchen in a tenant’s apartment and its awesome — inexpensive, descent quality and it looks great.
We like our Medallion.
how about open shelves and lower cabinets, under the countertops?
ikea ikea ikea ikea – at the VERY least for the bases and you can get custom doors. crazy to do anything else, unless you’re loaded…
Well, if you could give us a hint as to the amount you were quoted for the cabinets, then you could expect any number of opinions as to whether they are expensive. I just bought a set of cabinets from Garfield AKA Brooklyn. 8k.
if you buy kitchen cabinets and have them installed from the same place there is no tax.
Ask for the major capital improvbement form to fill out.
You can probably down load the form from the irs website.
I’ve been recommeded to try Omega Cabinetry. http://www.omegacabinets.com/
The have a custom line and a semi-custom line and are supposed to be more affordable (haven’t priced them yet). I was impressed by their array of door types and they are noted for environmental stewardship.
Unlike IKEA, which I have used and been satisfied with, the Omega boxes weren’t particle board. There’s a local distributor off the BQE in Clinton Hill or Bed Stuy.
If used is ok, try Build It Green.
There are ways to cut the costs. Ask which cabinet door style is the cheapest. Often it is the flat plain style. Also unless you must have them, don’t get the fancy extras like pot drawers and slide-out pantry shelves or drawers that don’t slam and instead close on their own. Also you can save money on buying knobs and pulls from a different source than your kitchen place. There are a ton of both vintage and new hardware on eBay so use that as a resource. Overstock might have some. If you get them from your kitchen place you are paying full-on retail prices.
I myself wish I got the plain front cabinet door. I got a more detailed one to match some woodwork elsewhere in the house, paid more for it, and now I look at it and think, it’s nice but it was SO not essential or important. It would have looked just fine in a plain-front door. The quality of the box and the shelves is the most important part. That’s what I wouldn’t cheap out on. But don’t get too fancy with the rest of it if it doesn’t meet your budget.