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.
blaupuma15 Nov 2018 10:45
We don’t have any tall cupboards because we don’t like them. On the right side, everything is 250 cm high (98 inches), featuring a huge refrigerator with a small freezer compartment for herbs. In addition, there is a large freezer in the utility room.
To me, these are not tall cupboards but a necessary element to ensure everything matches in shape. Tall cupboards are different—they have compartments, usually with something mounted above.

Modern kitchen with dark base cabinets, stainless steel oven, sink, and kitchen utensils.
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kbt09
15 Nov 2018 10:51
What you are showing are wall cabinets... Tall cabinets are what you have planned.
blaupuma15 Nov 2018 10:53
The example with the canned goods was about the pantry.
She would be shocked by me now. She mainly shops at the organic food store and prefers Demeter products. For the children, she only buys wooden toys in the style of Ostheimer...
Sometimes I feel like I’m in a Waldorf school.
blaupuma15 Nov 2018 10:54
Then I meant wall cabinets, sorry...
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ypg
15 Nov 2018 13:57
blaupuma schrieb:
The canned goods example was referring to the pantry.
She would kill me now. She mainly shops at organic stores, preferably Demeter certified. For the kids, only wooden toys like Ostheimer, that kind of style...
Sometimes I feel like I'm in a Waldorf school.

Yes, that’s exactly what I meant: I’m surprised by the tiny space.
I have a two-person household, cook fresh meals, and have more counter and storage space—measured in running meters (feet) of countertop. And even that space is just barely sufficient.
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haydee
15 Nov 2018 16:00
The kitchen size is what really matters.
YPG, take a look at the kitchens in model homes. Some of them are so small that you can only make coffee and use the microwave.

Baupluma, your wife's attitude is something many could really benefit from. There are kitchens full of gadgets, but only about 60cm x 60cm (24in x 24in) of workspace remains.

I'm not familiar with Ostheimer toys. On Montessori-inspired sites, you can find a lot from Grimm's. For us, this Christmas, we have Tegu building blocks.