I’m going to spoil the ending of this post. Our final cost for the kitchen was just below $8,500.
This was for a complete kitchen remodel that included everything but the floors. Previous owners had installed laminate which we decided to keep for the time being. We replaced everything else – cabinets, counters, appliances, backsplash, and added some custom trim. All was DIY’d!
Ikea Lidingo Cabinets – $2,700
Kashmir White Granite Counters – $1,400
Appliances (range, fridge, dishwasher, hood) – $3,000
Tile Shop Hampton Carrara Marble Backsplash – $300
Restoration Hardware Cabinet Pulls/Knobs – $200
Restoration Hardware Heath Flushmount – $200
Trim – ~$100 (I don’t remember exactly…might be overestimating)
Kingston Brass Faucet – $200
Huuuge 32″ Kraus Sink – $300
GE 0.7 cu ft Microwave that tucks away perfectly in the micro cabinet – $75
Final Rundown:
- Ikea Lidingo Cabinets – $2,700
- Kashmir White Granite Counters – $1,400
- Appliances (range, fridge, dishwasher, hood) – $3,000
- Tile Shop Hampton Carrara Marble Backsplash – $300
- Restoration Hardware Cabinet Pulls/Knobs – $200
- Restoration Hardware Heath Flushmount – $200
- Custom Trim – ~$100 (I don’t remember exactly…might be overestimating)
- Kingston Brass Faucet – $200
- 32″ Kraus Sink – $300
- GE 0.7 cu ft Microwave – $75
Grand Total – $8,475
Also, I just want to let you guys know I’m now on Twitter and Instagram! Or rather, I’m trying to figure out Twitter and Instagram :). Come over and say hi!
Linking up to: Funky Junk Interiors, Savvy Southern Style, Remodelaholic, The DIY Show Off, My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia, Home Stories A2Z, Thrifty Decor Chick
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This looks fantastic! Did your costs include labor, or did you install everything yourself? Thanks for sharing this gorgeous kitchen!
Thanks! We DIY’d everything, so no labor charges.
Love your kitchen….hubby and I did something similiar. Isn’t it great when you can do it yourself…..you save so much money. Congrats on all your hardwork, looks great!
Thank you for posting your pictures, your kitchen looks fabulous. We did ours with very similar materials, spent a little more on the appliances, though. Your post on how to intall a marble back splash inspired us to do the same. Love the green accents, too. Thank you!
The kitchen looks great!
Jena, my jaw is literally on the ground with this kitchen transformation! It looks like a completely different space! You did a fantastic job! I love the subway tile and hood! Would love for you to share at the party tonight! xo Bridgett
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Wow, your kitchen looks great. I want to know how you got your granite so cheap. Here, we would pay easily 4 times that much!
We did lots of shopping around! Once we knew the color, we just called a bunch of local fabricators to get the best price. We live in a large metro area, so there are tons and tons of granite dealers. Once we found a fabricator liked, we went to their distributor to choose the slab we liked. Typically all fabricators use the same few local distributors, so they mostly get the granite from the same places. Distributors don’t sell to the general public directly, so you have to go through a fabricator to actually purchase the slab. At least this is how it seemed to work around us! I can’t speak for all areas of the country though :)
This kitchen is beautiful, really bright, white and amazing, I love the trim under the counter tops, I think thats the final piece I need in my kithcen, thanks for sharing :)
The peninsula trim is probably my favorite decorative part of the whole kitchen! It was fun because we DIY’d it with my dad, and it’s crazy how something so inexpensive can really up the look of the space!
Wow, beautiful job.
Congrats on all your hard work. Are you more inspired to cook, or do you just stare in awe? It’s very beautiful!
Thanks! We are definitely more inspired to cook now :)
Your kitchen is just gorgeous – and looks like you spent double!!!
Love the counter tops
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It’s beautiful. I love all the choices you made. It’s so fresh and appealing. You must love cooking in there now.
Beautiful job without spending a fortune!!! I will be following suit in the next year or two. Are you happy with your IKEA cabinets? Hope you can stop by the enchanted oven to say hi.
xo,
Lisa
Wow. That is quite the transformation. Please share it on a terrific linky – Design Décor Tuesday. http://www.designdecortuesday.blogspot.com. See you there! ☺
This is just stunning! Perfection!! Thanks for linking up, just posted on FB :)
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Kristin
Love your redo! We have the same u-shaped layout and upper cabinets over the stove. Wondering what the dimensions of your kitchen are and if you would share? Also, what is the layout on the fourth wall (to the left of the fridge)? Would love to see if we could rework our layout like this as well. Thanks and kudos!
It’s about 8×11 with the 8′ run being the peninsula and the 11′ being from the back of the fridge to the back of the peninsula. There is nothing to the left, just a walkway and a wall with the doorway to our dining room. If you have space for cabinets to the left, I’ve seen similar kitchens with a counter depth fridge there, and then on the back wall where our fridge is you could put a range and hood. Just a thought!
GREAT makeover! DIY is SO the way to go. We’re in the midst of a kitchen reno – our second actually. Loving all the white in your new space!
xo,
Shannon
Great reno!! Can’t beat Ikea for their kitchens and $$$$.
Beautiful transformation!
Simply amazing!! Beautiful!
Great job…..
Love it all
Did you guys do all the work?? I am so impressed.
Nancy
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How did you handle the “ikea white” color match? Did you paint your island for example after the trim was added? Did you color match some paint?
I have a post on white paints to match Ikea cabinets here: http://involvingcolor.com/involvinghome/white-paints-to-match-ikea-cabinets/
Hope this helps! :)
This is amazingly beautiful! We have just started our kitchen reno and have the same layout as yours. We removed the wall between the kitchen and dining room and are planning on the same countertop/stove design with a hood. We’ve been set on removing the soffit, although I see how beautiful yours looks in tact, and I’m wondering if we should save the hassle? Did you ever contemplate removing yours?
We thought about it, but then I started looking at a lot of upscale kitchens that had soffits. That inspired me to look into how we could make ours look more custom and built in, and I actually now prefer the look with a soffit than without :). I think it makes our low 7’6 ceilings look taller. If our ceilings where just a little taller, we may have taken out the soffit and put in taller cabinets that went all the way to the ceiling, since that would have given a lot more storage, but since that wasn’t an option we made the most of the soffit. It saved us a lot of work!
I love this! We are hoping to renovate our kitchen (on a very small budget) this summer, and I was JUST saying last night we should check out Ikea. now i’m convinced that’s the way to go :-)
This is totally fabulous! Do come and link it up with us!
Great job!
That’s one gorgeous kitchen on a pretty amazing budget! What an inspiration! Thanks so much for sharing, Jena! Pinned to my kitchen inspiration board! :) xo
Looks fabulous! Great job.
Your kitchen is gorgeous! I can’t wait to redo ours. Off to follow you on Twitter! :)
Very nice! Hard to believe it cost under $10K. You guys did a great job. Love it! :)
Love your kitchen! What kind of appliances did you get and where? Love ‘em!
I love your kitchen, it is beautiful. I am SUPER interested in the light that you have over your table, where did you get it from?
Thanks Allison! The light over the table was from Overstock.
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