It was around 12 x 13′ (pretty small, but we packed in a lot of appliances, counters, and cabinetry). Hope it helps!

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s

We loved those cabinets but we might have gone with Ikea ones. They did help sell the house though, and we have heard that Ikea cabinets are sold with each piece separately (you have to order every hinge and knob and door individually) so they definitely would have been lots of work to order and assemble. If we hadn’t had the help of Home Depot’s professional Certified Kitchen Designer (provided free with cabinet purchase) our kitchen layout would have been a lot less functional and visually appealing, so even in hindsight we definitely don’t regret the choice! It’s probably a case of “you get what you pay for” so it just depends how much planning help and quality you want balanced with how much you want to pay. Hope it helps!

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I ask because we are in a “starter-home” desperately in need of a kitchen remodel and I worry about not recouping our money with high-end cabinets when we sell in 2-3 years…

Aw thanks Sara! So glad you’re digging our blog.

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s

Hey Sara,

We definitely would have gutted the kitchen ourselves. We just had a crew here to widen the doorway since that involved some pretty heavy electrical rerouting so we figured while they were here we could recruit them for demo since they only charged us a tiny bit (and would haul everything away for us). We actually have since completely gutted our bathroom (which is a lot more difficult- think an entire room full of tile set in mortar and wire mesh!) so a kitchen gut-job is pretty straightforward. We say go for it! As for our cabinets, we’re beyond thrilled with them. We intentionally purchased high-end cabinets (that our kitchen designer assured us would last through kids hanging on the doors and decades of use) so it was worth the long term investment for us (the longer we can go before the next remodel, the better- preferably our entire life!). But that might be because we plan to live here forever so the money was worth it to us. If you only plan to be at your house for a shorter amount of time and have a tight budget we’ve heard great things about Ikea cabinets. I doubt they’re as durable as solid wood KraftMaid cabs, but for the money they’re a great deal and we would hope they’d serve you well for at least a decade or so. Good luck! You can do it!

xo,
s

Instead of buying them one at a time, we found a pack of fifteen door pulls at Home Depot for a lot less (just pennies per pull). You can also check Lowe’s or even local home improvement store. Hope it helps.

xo,
s