The first thing we completed was our cabinet bid. I had actually bid the cabinets a year ago to find out what our allowance should be. When we changed builders, the new builder suggested another cabinet maker in town. I figured I would see what they had to offer and their price and go from there. Um. Hmm. Apparently if you are in your late 20’s and wearing jeans and a t-shirt on a Saturday morning, you can’t afford anything. Literally everything I said I wanted, the sales rep said, “well, that is more expensive” or, “are you sure you want white painted cabinets?”. Well, I will be the judge of that, thank-you-very-much! I knew I could get everything I wanted for our allowance since I had already done the leg work last year. I even asked him if he would bid a closet island for me and he acted like it was an inconvenience. It’s interesting because I have read a few other blogs where people have complained of the same thing happening to them. Owell, we met with the first cabinet maker again, and they were great. Bid came back in the same range as last year, so we are good to go.

Kitchen Wants:

– White painted cabinets (entire house will have white trim)

– Ceiling height cabinets

– Shaker style doors

– Marble look in Granite or Quartz

– Large island with slide in range in the middle

– Microwave/Oven combo in cabinets (2 ovens!)

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