Estimate of cost for bespoke simple kitchen

sarkozy

(I'm not looking for carpenters to PM me about this, I want to have a discussion about and hear expected costs for my query.)

I am having my house renovated and we would prefer a plywood kitchen (possibly with white formica veneer worktop (not edge) and door faces).

We need to set aside a PC sum for this work (excluding integrated appliances). The kitchen is to be simple in design and construction.

What would be a realistic amount to spend on, for example a kitchen like these below images?

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For style:

antoinolachtnai

It really depends. What you are looking at there, especially the last picture, is not really a 'simple' kitchen. It is very finely crafted, a beautiful thing made of great materials. I think I have the link to the cabinetmaker somewhere.

It obviously depends what your kitchen layout is like and you really need a cabinetmaker to quote you. But if you want a budget figure, I'd guess to get what you see above would have cost about 5 to 10 times the cost of the most expensive kitchen in IKEA. So maybe €10 or 20 thousand. That is just guesswork though, you really need a quote.

I am sure you could get something in the same style for much less expensive but without such expensive craftsmanship and materials . You could just use standard units and put the kinds of doors on it that you wanted, for example. It really all depends on what suits your budget and what suits your house.

A lot of the 'look' of the bottom kitchen comes from the resin floor with its nice shine and the nicely finished ply on the walls. Cool, but not cheap! You will be able to get things that are similar though for a much better price.

sarkozy

We've been advised against resin floors, by a resin manufacturer themselves, so are going for similar flat grey marmoleum. We've considered getting Ikea cabinets and getting bespoke doors. We need to get tenders back to see where we are with a kitchen budget. We would like something very simple as above, and built to last. Additionally, the space is small and the kitchen width, combined with our need for installing a good few appliances (e.g. even deep cabinets to house a non-integrated washing machine is something we have to look at.

antoinolachtnai

Resin is definitely not without its issues. But part of the effect that sets that last kitchen off is the nice sheen off the floor. The sheen off the stainless steel is pretty cool too, as are the small things like the taps. The main thing is to end up with something that is actually practical , that you can afford, but also has a bit of excitement and magic.

If you have a small space and getting everything to fit is a bit intricate, then it is not really a simple kitchen. You want it to look simple for sure, but to really get that to work is tricky.

Not trying to be pessimistic, but there is a lot to it.

Hope it goes well.

sarkozy

antoinolachtnai wrote: »

Resin is definitely not without its issues. But part of the effect that sets that last kitchen off is the nice sheen off the floor. The sheen off the stainless steel is pretty cool too, as are the small things like the taps. The main thing is to end up with something that is actually practical , that you can afford, but also has a bit of excitement and magic.

If you have a small space and getting everything to fit is a bit intricate, then it is not really a simple kitchen. You want it to look simple for sure, but to really get that to work is tricky.

Not trying to be pessimistic, but there is a lot to it.

Hope it goes well.

What are the issues with resin? It seems that now, if we can afford it, we'll be going with marmoleum. It's still expensive, but it's a lovely, natural material, and we don't want our floor to be shiny.

We're now thinking that we can't right now afford any kind of kitchen, so we're going to have to be very inventive, and I'll need to learn some basic carpentry skills. Our focus is to try to afford the new, modest extension, and, assuming there'll be no money in the pot for a kitchen, we'll concentrate on obtaining second-hand appliances and lots of upcycling, combined with clever little ideas to make it work. And calling on a few friends for some carpentry lessons. Until we can afford something more.