ᐅ Kitchen & Budget – Quick Assessment Needed!

Created on: 21 Sep 2018 16:23
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Zaba12
Hello everyone,

I would quickly need your assessment on whether the price is reasonable.

The kitchen, including stove, microwave, oven, dishwasher, and sink, is supposed to cost €11,850.

What is not included are the refrigerator, backsplash, and faucet.

Lowest online prices for the appliances compared to the kitchen studio:
- Stove €1,800. Studio price €2,050 including installation = okay
- Dishwasher €560. Studio price €565 including installation = okay
- Oven + microwave €1,120. Studio price €1,200 including installation
- Sink studio price estimated €500-600, since it is a ceramic sink

Total cost for appliances = €4,320-4,420 without refrigerator, backsplash, and faucet.

So my problem is not the electrical appliances.

Therefore, the pure kitchen furniture is supposed to cost about €7,600.

- Brand: Bauformat
- High-gloss lacquered fronts
- Worktop laminate with thick edging
- The island is 2.50 m x 1 m (8.2 ft x 3.3 ft)
- The kitchen run is 3.20 m (10.5 ft)
- High cabinet 1 m x 46 cm (3.3 ft x 18 in)

Attached are the pictures. Are the €7,600 for the kitchen furniture justified?

It’s a small kitchen studio with very good advice.


Modern kitchen: island with cooktop, dark countertop, beige cabinets, window on the right.

Modern kitchen: stainless steel refrigerator on the left, sink in the middle, oven/microwave on the right.

Modern kitchen with island, white cabinets, dark countertop, oven and refrigerator.


But I see so many YouTubers revealing their prices and getting so much more kitchen for the money.
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Obstlerbaum
21 Sep 2018 21:05
But absolutely, the low 80s models are still being sold. Mainly so that you can benefit from the slightly higher base cabinet. Little MDF for a lot of money, welcome to the kitchen industry...
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Zaba12
21 Sep 2018 21:08
Hi Alex,

It might be a bit of a luxury, but a good quality kitchen faucet also costs around 250-300€ (about 270-320 USD). I actually got mine for 250€ (about 270 USD), which was the cheapest price I found online. Plus, like with the microwave, I saved some counter space by not having an extra appliance lying around on the small countertop.

My wife only chose the color together with me; otherwise, I planned and coordinated everything. For her, the most important thing was that she liked it herself.

I have to say, if my wife had planned the kitchen alone, it would have cost about 5000€ (about 5400 USD) less.
Then there wouldn’t be any,
- built-in microwave -300€ (about 320 USD)
- convection oven -1500€ (about 1600 USD) since she wanted a ceramic cooktop
- only a standard oven instead -200€ (about 215 USD)
- side-by-side refrigerator -1500€ (about 1600 USD)
- no tall cabinet -800€ (about 860 USD)
- boiling water tap -600€ (about 640 USD)

I wouldn’t have been able to stand looking at such a kitchen in the open-plan living area for 20 years.

Thanks for reading
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Zaba12
21 Sep 2018 21:13
Obstlerbaum schrieb:
But the low 80s units are definitely still being sold. Mainly so you can grab the slightly taller cabinet. Little MDF for a lot of money, welcome to the kitchen industry...

Especially the 80s ones. That was 40 years ago.
My parents bought an Alno kitchen in 1997 with a height of 87cm (34 inches). But... the kitchen still looks like new today. It’s incredible what quality that was/is.
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yellow_ms
21 Sep 2018 21:53
We originally wanted an IKEA kitchen, but the 92cm (36 inches) height was really an issue. I was even considering a trip to Belgium because they offer higher legs for the Metod kitchen there.

In the end, we chose a kitchen showroom instead, mainly because we can provide the appliances ourselves for an additional €50 and have them installed. We're planning for a 95cm (37 inches) height or possibly even a bit more; this will be decided on site. At 87cm (34 inches), my back would already be hurting just thinking about it.

When I try to compare this with our prices—even though it’s difficult—I find the prices reasonable and realistic.
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Nordlys
21 Sep 2018 21:53
I can't believe it. The woman plans to save five thousand, and then he installs all that technical gadgetry she doesn't even want... Zaba, Zaba, Zaba, how did you even come up with that!
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Müllerin
21 Sep 2018 22:02
Our countertop is now 98cm (39 inches).
I really like it, finally I can cut and work without straining my back. Stirring longer in the pot will be interesting though – it definitely gives the arms a workout, which is also good.

I also find the price reasonable, as long as the materials are high quality and the coating or finish wraps around the edges and corners. From what I can tell about the manufacturer, it probably wouldn’t be much cheaper elsewhere.