Mine is a loft-style kitchen (one 13' wall housing upper and lower cabinets, fridge, dw, sink, cooktop and oven, and a 10'x 4' island housing only the drawer microwave). We got Bellmont 1900 series cabinets (I'd call them an upper midrange brand), the uppers are white acrylic, the bottoms are melamine. There are 5 uppers, paneled fridge, paneled dishwasher. Back of the island has 60" of cabinets, and 60" overhang for stools. Front of the island has two 35" 3-drawer stacks, a drawer under the microwave, and an 18" (I think) 3-drawer stack. Other side has a slim cabinet next to the dw, then the sink cabinet, trash pullout, and on the other side of the oven, a 15" condiment pull-out. Total cost, with all the trim, and including the trash pullout, but not the condiment pullout (which we bought separately) about $15,000.

And I should add my own quotes:

First kitchen (2011) - One 14 foot run of tall cabs (including fridge and double oven) and approx. 18' of lowers only: Spent $4800 on the old Ikea cabinets in Abstrakt (which was during a 25% off sale). Also got a quote at Porcelanosa for a white lacquer kitchen they designed which involved only about 60% of this number of cabinets (a very poor design), no inserts and no custom fancy stuff - they wanted $28k, which quote apparently included a 25% off special they were having at the time. Quality seemed pretty identical to Ikea. Only difference was that the Porcelanosa doors were lacquer wrapped on all edges/no seams, while the ikea doors have a cheaper material on the inside - and thus, have a seam along all four edges.

Second kitchen (2015) - One 12 foot run of tall cabinets (including fridge and single oven), 15 foot run of uppers and lowers, and 4 base cabinets making an island: We spent $7500 on the new Ikea Sektion Abstrakt cabinets (no sale). And got semihandmade walnut slab doors for our four island cabinets which came to around $1500 or so.

Mine were made by a local cabinetmaker (Harmon Hardwoods, Dover, Ohio), so this info might be useful for someone who thinks that option would not be cost-effective.

Frameless. Five piece drawer and door fronts (modified shaker). Custom sized to fit space (ie, 24" cab is really 23.6"). Maple door and drawer fronts, drawers poplar, hardwood plywood cases, Salice full extension 100# glides, softclose on drawers and doors, (beautifully) painted finish, crown molding, light rails and base molding. Fifteen wall/base/pantry cabinets in all, with trim:

One each: 36" 3 drawer stack, 24" 4 drawer stack, 15" dog food base pullout w/ drawer, EZreach corner base, 9" spice pullout base, 30" sink base

Uppers: 24" double door, 17" w/1 doors, 34" double door, 33" double door, 9" single door, 15"single door -- all 40" tall

over the frig cab 30"x24" double door; Pantry 90" single door with 4 rollout trays in bottom half; frig panel, and various filler pieces.

Total cost approx. $5800. Installation by him would have been another $950 if I remember correctly (my GC did it)

In comparison, to get essentially the same layout, and very similar style and construction (there are variations in the sizes of the cabinets, and they used Blum glides and MDF in some areas where HH used plywood) Cabinet Authority came in with an almost identical quote.

6 39" uppers, painted

•1 easy reach corner

•1 42" wide (3 doors)

11 lowers, painted

•1 corner super susan

•1 trash pull-out

•1 mixer lift

•7 drawer banks

•1 skinny drawer + door

1 full height pantry

Toe kick covers, crown molding (2 piece), quarter rounds, fillers

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InnerMost (Home Depot): $15,568, delivered but not installed

Solara (local KD): ~$21,000 - $22,000 + tax, delivered but not installed

• minus trash pull-out and skinny door/drawer

I'll post what I'm working on right now.

https://www.google.com/search?q=brindleton+maple+cabinets&newwindow=1&espv=2&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjFp-io5tnKAhVN5WMKHdM9B2kQsAQIMA&biw=1600&bih=765

Crown moulding for tops of Brindleton maple cabinets: $16

Cabinets are dove tailed & plywood boxes, soft close + toe kick covers: $1400

That price includes the 8' run of cabinets in the island too. 12' 9" run seen here.

They were already assembled. SS handles were free(not installed yet).

Please excuse the dust....cough....cough...

Note: granite installation was held up by a snow storm.

Kitchen remodel in 2013 - Total Cabinet cost: $12,049

Cabinets are KraftMaid from Home Depot and lifetime warranted. Thornton shaker door in dove white.

2 open shelving cabinets with wainscoting backing

22 doors (including 4 door pantry with 4 deluxe roll-out drawers, magic corner shelf, spice pull out and trash pull out)

12 drawers, one is a double utensil drawer.

Upgraded sink cabinet lined in corrugated plastic to be waterproof

2 "furniture" legs for bump out sink

1.5 in crown molding

Going off of memory, because the plan was wrong and is being changed.

50% Dynasty, 50% Omega, painted, inset with bead and slab drawers

kitchen, 10x19

24 drawers, pullout wall pantry , open shelving, 42" bumped out sink w/ apron feet, 42" reduced height bake center w/ bun feet, 5 pc drawers and pullout breadboard, 72x42 island, fridge surround, 30" 3 sided glass upper cabinet w/ cookbook shelf, coffee center w/ rollout tray, trash pullout, DW panel

$28,000

Please keep in mind that these quotes people are posting often cover more than what people are listing - any changes, specialty finishes, etc.

Don't make the mistake of thinking you can take these quotes to your cabinetmaker and demand lower prices - unless you're a cabinetmaker, professional KD, or have read your documents completely and fully understood what they said, you don't know everything that goes into the quotes! Our quote, for example, covered 36 pages with everything listed - every filler piece, every cabinet mod, etc. (It also included labor and other components.)

These posts are very misleading to those who do not understand.

Yes, Buehl is so very correct. For example. My open shelving is a custom depth with static shelving and backless. Another example, I'm not using fillers, but am extended styles. Every detail adds costs or subtracts it. So, there is no way to really compare.

Yes to what Buehl said. Add also regional differences. Costs for kitchen cabinetry in e.g. Boston MA will be higher than in Lincoln, NE. Or differences between a house in the suburbs vs. an urban high-rise which will need 20 elevator trips to bring up the cabinetry. What about a 120-year old Victorian vs. new construction? What about a kitchen in a remote area that will have added transportation and delivery costs?

Quotes for cabinetry have too many variables. That's why the OP can't find other posts on this topic. Even when people weigh in on this thread, it becomes a list of numbers that people aren't going to have the time to read closely, or get a lot of takeaways from.

Complete waste of time for the very reasons mentioned above, too many variables!!

I can give an example of why this doesn't help much with our own kitchen:

1) DIY

2) About $2000

3) 12' 6" X 14' 6" kitchen, 9' 6" ceilings. 33 drawers, two under-sink cabinets. Hardware is antique type try pulls. No upper cabinets. All cabinets are frameless, made of cabinet grade plywood. Bottom drawers include the toe kick for extra depth.

4) Completely custom kitchen finished in 2015. The entire cost of the kitchen was about $8000, including reclaimed wood floors, maple and Formica counters, two sinks, tin ceiling, and all appliances.

I guess my reply does show what you can do for little money if you have the skills, time, and ambition.

Apples, oranges, grapes, bananas, and raspberries.

I posted this shortly after my remodel was finished. Hopefully, you'll find it somewhat useful: Straight Talk About Money.

Original poster here. Thanks for everyone's responses and I agree there are a lot of variables. That said, I asked for "quotes" and not "what did you pay for cabinets" because many of us get multiple quotes for our kitchens - and that DOES have useful context. Sure, one quote may involve different features than another. But it is still really helpful to know that Bob paid $18,000 for Kraftmaid cabinets but got a $42k quote from Henry Built for approximately the same space (those numbers are totally made up, btw!). I think that info IS extremely useful.

And it's also really useful to hear general cabinet price points - even if there are tons of variables. For instance, my mom paid $80k for custom cabinets for a medium sized kitchen. She knows she got hosed, but I didn't have any idea what custom cabinets COULD cost. Seems like lots of people on here are paying less than $20k for custom cabinets. Sure, you could give or take $15k with extra features on those cabinets. But it gives a really helpful relative price point.

Sorry, I am not seeing how these tales of quotes variations help anyone. Your example of $18k vs $42k - please explain how that provides information that a homeowner could use. What can we conclude when given that information? That HenryBuilt cabinets are much more expensive than Kraftmaid. And also, for any of the comparative quotes, see reasons for variables noted in posts above.

Couldn't agree with Buehl more. Especially the regional consideration

Think "Fixer Upper" -- nothing against Waco, TX - but those people are buying homes for $100,000 (sometimes less) - putting $40K into them and walking away with amazing spaces - especially the kitchens.

The kitchens they show there would cost, on average, $50K - $70K here in Chicagoland. Heck, we paid $200,000 for a quarter acre lot next door to us, just to have a little bigger yard.

Just the paint job for my existing cabinets will cost $9,000.

It pains me to see quotes for kitchen cabinets in the $8K-$12K range. I wish!

Re: regional differences

It doesn't even need to be regional, it can be city to city.

Taj Majal quartzite quote......Chicago area fabricator over $15,000. North of the IL border fabricator $6500.

ETA.....The "Chicago fabricator" is actually located in WI, but services the North Shore. So, where they service is really more important than where they are located.

Oh, you wanted quotes, not price paid. OK, I got two, for approximately the same kitchen, although the one I went with was tweaked and customized to death and the other was just a gross estimate. Belmont 1900 - $15,000+/-. Pedini - $26,000.

I got 2 quotes from custom builders for my 12x12 U shaped kitchen with uppers and lowers.

The first one told me what size drawers I would be allowed to have and gave me a quote of 4200.

The second one was 3700 to make everything to my exact specs. I went with him. Also got an 8 ft long, 20 inch deep wet bar built by him for 800.

Also - are these prices installed?

I'm too embarrassed to post what my custom cabinets are costing me - it's higher than anyone else has posted! The company I am using builds the bases and uses Conestoga for everything else.

I do have a big kitchen - almost 23' X 12' though. We also will have an island that is 122X60". We also have 10' ceiling and the cabinets will go the ceiling - 6 uppers are glass. I also have double sided peninsula glass cabinets into the dining room. Plus base cabinet drawers on the dining room side for the passthrough. And a 4' wine bar that's across from dining room. They also include in the price the rev-a-shelf products and I have 2 pantry pullouts, 2 pullouts flanking cooktop and 2 double garbage cans. Also the only base cabinets I have are under the sink... there are at least 30 drawers total.

Local cabinet maker (3rd house where I've used the same company). Noles Cabinets of Fuquay-Varina, NC

12x12 kitchen

white shaker fronts

Blum soft-close hinges and glides

dovetail, wood drawer sides

two double-door, water glass, cabinet hutches with 1' depth drawers at bottom

custom panels for Thermador French door fridge and dishwasher

farm sink base cabinet

veggie sink base cabinet

three super susan corners, diagonal, double wood turntables on shelves, no pole

pull-out trash with 2 cans, wood shelf sides and support

vertical slots for cookie sheets in one cabinet

stainless steel pulls

microwave cabinet is custom for the GE model chosen

support/furniture legs for peninsula overhang

$22k installed

Add my fruit if you would like. Ours was a package deal of sorts and I wouldn't recommend it, but after backing out all the other estimated costs and GC fee, I would guess around 25-28K. Installed and painted on site. I don't know where what we paid lands in a Goldilocks and the Three Bears paradigm. I think we did ok enough.

I brought the plan to the cabinet maker and in about 3 sessions (and a few welcomed GW advisor's tweaks) we finalized the design together at his computer with CAD program. Custom cabinets with LOTS of bells and whistles. Inset, perimeter stacked to 9' ceiling of 13x11 perimeter and 10'x4' island. Thick and sturdy construction. Dove tail drawers. Blum hardware. Hard Maple. Perimeter custom painted on the outside and clear finished on the inside. Island custom pine stained (by me really because I am a control freak, but still a pain for the cabinet guys). 19 drawers (3 drawer within drawers - so 22 I guess). 2 pull out trash areas, a custom paper towel area, custom shallow cabinet area, a custom easy reach upper corner cabinet, custom blind corner pull outs, a 9" oil pull out, custom finished open shelving, custom microwave cabinet with pull up door,. Custom 48" refrigerator cabinets on another wall.

dyh - I'm too lazy to find your kitchen reveal….

Can you tell me what brand hardware you used? I like it a lot.

Elements by Hardware Resources: Naples line

Elements Item: 496PC (5) 19 ½” overall length (appliances)

Elements Item: 136PC (43) 5 3/8” overall length (cabinets and drawers)

My total for hardware (included in the $22k price above) was $449.50

I just realized this says PC, but I'm sure they're not chrome? hmmm...