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Originally Posted by TinyEvel
Your OP is too vague. What are you looking for advice on? Materials? References for stores/contractors/designers?
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I'm really looking for what I don't know to ask about. I thought formica was a done deal, but this thread opened my eyes to some different lines of thinking out there.
As far as what I'm weak on, since I've got my head buried in the dust of hickabilly nowhereville, knowing what options are out there is a big deal for me.
Also, what types of cabinets should I look for, and what do I look for with quality? I'm a shit carpenter and know nothing about build and finish quality. I really don't want to drop a pile of cash and get crap out. Are the lines at home depot good enough? Do I need to be looking somewhere else? I don't know much there.
Other than that, just what works and doesn't and what to avoid.
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Originally Posted by TinyEvel
Are you looking to make something you like? Or, considering resale value, too?
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Just what we like. I don't have any plans to move at the moment.
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Originally Posted by TinyEvel
I think you'd be best to post some pics of kitchen styles you like and then ask "How do Iget this look for the least cost"
Is that what you want? Everyone's taste is different, so that's what you are going to get with a general ask.
I think the basics are: colors and shapes.
SHAPES: are you going to make the new kitchen in that same footprint/layout as the existing? Are you going to keep the existing base cabinets and just add wall cabinets? If so, are you open to painting/resurfacing the existing cabinets? or want to keep them as-is (in which case you will just be finding matching wall cabinets and your upgrade will be in the countertops/backsplash.)
COLORS: Will you be painting the walls? Will you be keeping the colors of the cabinets the same? Do you want mono-chromatic look or bright colors? Cabinets: wood or white or gray or what?
(I just went through all this and it is painful and it cost more than I had expected but we opened a can of worms)
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I'll see if I can grab some pictures. It is currently a galley kitchen and I'd like to expand the footprint of it. There is room, but we'll have to see where the bids end up.
The existing cabinets are probably going to go.