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Originally Posted by Hondaracer

I did my kitchen with ikea cabinets, the cabinets and countertops without installation cost approx 15k

Imo the quality of cabinets from ikea is as good if not better than most local suppliers and their hardware is better than almost any local cabinet place I’ve dealt with previously. Unless you’re paying top dollar for solid wood cabinets/drawers, it’s all the same shit really.

For comparisons sake we had quotes from a few different places and the cabinets alone from a place like merit kitchens etc. For “solid wood” cabinets were over 30k without installation and frankly this product was 100% not worth double the price of Ikea. Imo the bodbyn grey we ended up going with had higher quality doors and cabinet faces than merit imo.

Also keep in mind dealing with local suppliers is an absolute nightmare when you need new cabinet faces as they are generally special order and it could take months to get a replacement door or drawer.

While ikea is ikea, it’s not really a DIY thing unless you have pretty decent carpentry experience and a full set of tools. Imo you NEED a table saw to do a proper installation.

So in your situation if you feel like the cabinets are still in good shape I’d say just paint and replace hardware, maybe look at some more inexpensive counter top replacements, and live with that for 5-10 years until you can commit to a full gut and replacement

Added bonus with IKEA kitchens is they should be perpetually backward compatible meaning when the kitchen looks dated, just buy new doors/knobs only without the need to replace entire cabinets.