Doubling the price just gets you a "basic" kitchen with no real upgrades--unless you consider having real corner cabinets , molding and knobs to be upgrades. The 7 or so cabinets that the "typical 10 x 10" kitchen are based on use null corners or the smallest most useless blind corner cabinets and 33" fridge as "typical". Most kitchens aren't 10 x 10 any more, and no one wants a blind corner cabinet that can actually physically fit anything else in the space.

So, for a "real" kitchen, start multiplying by 3 and up. Glazes are usually a 15-20% upcharge. Plywood "upgrades" are the same. (and totally NOT worth it) Want taller than 30" cabinets? X 4. Want a glass cabinet or two? x5. Want stacked cabinets? x6. Corbels, onlays, fluted pilasters, rosettes and stacked moldings? x7 or 8. Or more.

In a midrange cabinet line like Kraftmaid, with a mid range door in maple (no glaze) with a decent amount of actual creativity and functionality, you're looking at $400 a foot and up. Islands and tall cabinets count double and you don't "subtract" for the DW or range space. So, if you have a 10 x 14 kitchen that is L shaped with cabinets on two walls and a 4' island, you're looking at approximately 32 linear feet of cabinetry (assuming a range and not a wall oven or pantry). Multiply that by the $400 to get an "average" kitchen in Kraftmaid as being $12,800. That same kitchen can cost around $5k in the cheapest partial overlay oak style with zero add ons, or it might cost $32,000 with a highly detailed cherry door and glazing and stacked cabinets with some glass and tall molding.

Thanks for the in-depth answer - its good to know when I am looking that triple the base price is more realistic for a "more quality" and "polished" kitchen