Kitchen Options - Not mdf/chipboard and not £30k+
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All
I am hoping that someone can help me.
We have just moved into a new house and we need to fit a new kitchen. Now in the past 2 houses I have fitted Ikea kitchens and we have been 100% happy with the end result but this time we are intending to stay in the house for many years and would like to push the boat out in the kitchen and go for something a bit special ie Granite and solid wood. Something that is really going to last and look the business. FYI room is around 5.5 * 4.5m.
The problem we have is simple.
Ikea Units = About £1500 - Great but not special enough
Better Quality Unit with more choice from somewhere like (http://www.diy-kitchens.com/acatalog/Index_Home.html) = £5000 - 5K for units that are still only chipboard or mdf. To me this is not value for money.
Now looking at the top brand names Smallbone etc I would be looking at 30K plus and this is totally out of budget.
So who do I look at for the middle ground? I guess I am looking to spend max of 10K on units but am only willing to do this for something that is solid wood. Am I unrealistic? If I am only getting mdf and chipboard I might as well stick to Ikea.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Ben
I am hoping that someone can help me.
We have just moved into a new house and we need to fit a new kitchen. Now in the past 2 houses I have fitted Ikea kitchens and we have been 100% happy with the end result but this time we are intending to stay in the house for many years and would like to push the boat out in the kitchen and go for something a bit special ie Granite and solid wood. Something that is really going to last and look the business. FYI room is around 5.5 * 4.5m.
The problem we have is simple.
Ikea Units = About £1500 - Great but not special enough
Better Quality Unit with more choice from somewhere like (http://www.diy-kitchens.com/acatalog/Index_Home.html) = £5000 - 5K for units that are still only chipboard or mdf. To me this is not value for money.
Now looking at the top brand names Smallbone etc I would be looking at 30K plus and this is totally out of budget.
So who do I look at for the middle ground? I guess I am looking to spend max of 10K on units but am only willing to do this for something that is solid wood. Am I unrealistic? If I am only getting mdf and chipboard I might as well stick to Ikea.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Ben
Give it 4 years and she will want new ones. She will provide a multitude of reasons as to why she needs a new kitchen; none of which are valid.
If you recently bought something for the car or bought yourself a pack of gum without first discussing it then she will believe its her divine right to get an extension to house the new kitchen.
If you by Ikea etc then all the doors will be interchangable, so when you feel its looking tired you can buy new ones
Local contractor should be able to make you some really nice units etc, although make sure you choose a style that can adapt with interior decoration. Red, Black & Chrome was all well and good a few decades back but now you would just look like a gimp-hut
If you recently bought something for the car or bought yourself a pack of gum without first discussing it then she will believe its her divine right to get an extension to house the new kitchen.
If you by Ikea etc then all the doors will be interchangable, so when you feel its looking tired you can buy new ones
Local contractor should be able to make you some really nice units etc, although make sure you choose a style that can adapt with interior decoration. Red, Black & Chrome was all well and good a few decades back but now you would just look like a gimp-hut
Edited by Crash Test Dummy on Wednesday 25th June 21:23
Crash Test Dummy said:
Give it 4 years and she will want new ones. She will provide a multitude of reasons as to why she needs a new kitchen; none of which are valid.
If you recently bought something for the car or bought yourself a pack of gum without first discussing it then she will believe its her divine right to get an extension to house the new kitchen.
If you by Ikea etc then all the doors will be interchangable, so when you feel its looking tired you can buy new ones
Luckily thats not my wife's style!If you recently bought something for the car or bought yourself a pack of gum without first discussing it then she will believe its her divine right to get an extension to house the new kitchen.
If you by Ikea etc then all the doors will be interchangable, so when you feel its looking tired you can buy new ones
We are fitting a crown kitchen ,valencia range, it is not solid wood but a real wood vaneer, our kitchen (with high quality fittings) coming in at around 12.5k with granite, excl fitting.
link here http://www.crown-imperial.co.uk/page.asp?id=906&am...
link here http://www.crown-imperial.co.uk/page.asp?id=906&am...
mantra said:
Ikea is good, for budget kitchens I would recommend it over MFI, Homebase etc. Next step up, check out Alno - depends on size of kitchen, but I have had it fitted to a couple of properties for £15k ish (all in),
Ikea is great. Fitted 2 of their kitchens and then splashed out on nice worktop, sink and taps. Overall looked very nice.I really don't see the point in spending megabucks on cabinetry. Whether it's chipboard or wood, a box is a box. Does it matter if the back of the cupboard is MDF or Tasmanian Iroko?
Far better I think to splash the cash on top appliances (Siemens or Miele) and the bits that you touch/work with - sink, taps etc. But the back of a cupboard will always be just the back of a cupboard.
Far better I think to splash the cash on top appliances (Siemens or Miele) and the bits that you touch/work with - sink, taps etc. But the back of a cupboard will always be just the back of a cupboard.
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