Starting Out Guide
Take some time to ponder the following questions to get your kitchen planning underway. It will help clarify your likes, dislikes and lifestyle. Your job is to get really clear about your requirements so that our designers can translate this into a beautiful, functional kitchen that suits your individual needs and tastes. Once you are ready to move forward call to enroll for our information evening and/or make an appointment with one of our design team.
What things are a “must” and what’s a “nice” to have?
What drives you NUTS about your existing kitchen?
What are your pet hates?
What do you LOVE about your existing kitchen?
What do you think is MOST IMPORTANT in a kitchen?
What style, look or feel do you want your kitchen to create?
Deciding your budget is a vital step to getting the right kitchen. Kitchens should compliment your house, and you don’t want to spend more than you can recover if you come to sell your property. With this in mind, the budget of your kitchen should be approximately 5 - 10% of your homes’ value with appliances taking up to one third of that budget.
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Budget Guide (including all trades, appliances and lighting)
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House Value
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Kitchen Value
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Percentage of Home
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$250,000 – $450,000
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$15,000 – $30,000
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7% – 10%
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$450,000 – $750,000
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$20,000 – $48,000
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5% – 8%
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$750,000 +
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$30,000 +
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4% – 6%
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If you are renovating your whole house then a rule of thumb is to utilize approximately 10% of the total amount on your kitchen
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