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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Kekse
23 Sep 2018 15:47
Although the boiling water tap seems unnecessary, it requires quite a few compromises and concessions.
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Zaba12
23 Sep 2018 15:50
Kekse schrieb:
Although the hot water tap seems unnecessary, it actually requires quite a few compromises and concessions.

Personal preference. A steam oven next to a Thermomix also only means extra cleaning and takes up space. Still, there are people who own a steam oven and complain about how much effort it takes to clean it. We don’t need one, and as a bonus, we have a hot water tap.
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Zaba12
23 Sep 2018 15:56
Kekse schrieb:
By the way, there are small bowls that you can hook onto any door or drawer front. You can easily wipe everything into them just like in an under-counter waste bin system and then dispose of everything together. Unless your wife can’t be convinced. It doesn’t work well with handles that are too long.

Funny. My wife has one of those Tupperware things. She tried to convince me that she doesn’t need the under-counter waste system because of it :-p. In theory, yes. Not with the chosen handles, though.
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Müllerin
23 Sep 2018 19:14
So, the Miele steam ovens are not difficult to clean... cleaning? Just wipe them once and that’s it, it’s really no work at all. I never wanted the thing, but my husband did, and now I wouldn’t want to be without it.

By the way, I would swap the drawers for cutlery and cooking utensils. Because cooking utensils are only needed by the stove, and cutlery is sometimes needed by others, so you don’t have to step aside...
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Zaba12
23 Sep 2018 19:39
Müllerin schrieb:
So, the steam ovens from Miele are not difficult to clean... clean? Just wipe once and that’s it, it’s no effort at all. I never wanted one, but my husband did, and meanwhile I don’t want to miss it anymore.

By the way, I would swap the drawers with cutlery and cooking utensils. Because cooking utensils are only needed near the cooktop, whereas cutlery might be needed by someone else, so you don’t have to step aside...

Good idea with the cutlery drawer.

Regarding the steam oven: That’s just what I’ve heard from people I know.
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chand1986
23 Sep 2018 20:00
I would give the suggestions here some time. Or are you under time pressure? I can only repeat that the proposed alternative is clearly (!) much better.

Maybe time will also help your better half come to one insight or another.

A kitchen is more than just a showroom: it has to be functional. And it is a SOCIAL space. That’s why I’m against a counter, because it hinders interaction from the other side.