Not sure what that means. I expect what everyone expects - a good product for good value. I’m not trying to get $20,000 cabinets for $7000. I just want help navigating through the good vs the bad from people who have experienced it. I can’t just trust the opinion of one kitchen distributor.

Did you not see I said my condo is small? My entire kitchen is about 60 square ft not 500 sq ft but I see how this is going so I will just delete the post. All I wanted was some help.

Ikea, great quality, best bang for the buck all the way.

If you can deal with the limited set of options, Ikea probably has the best cabinets for the least money.

On a limited budget, IKEA is your best bet. The one near us has contractors they work with. Get a quote from them, which will give you a ballpark price.

There can be all kinds of "hidden" costs. For example, you will likely need to pull permits. If your kitchen is older, building codes have changed and every appliance needs it's own circuit. Sometimes that necessitates a new panel box.

The kitchen in our townhouse is about 90 sq. ft. Six years ago it cost $50k, not including flooring or paint. Nothing fancy.

Contemporary may be sleeker, but it isn't cheaper!

This may cause audible gasps from Houzz, but my mom got her Kraftmaid cabinets from Lowe’s 10 years ago and has had zero problems.

Yep, Ikea seems to offer good quality for a price that doesn't break the bank according to those that have posted on Houzz that have installed them. Looks like you are looking at a shaker style door? I think you may find something in their doors that will fit the bill for you. Happy Holidays to you, too ⛄

I put Kraftmaid in my rental property and they look great! And from Lowe’s. There are many options to choose for as far as the cabinet materials used. Plus, a couple times a year they have a crazy 50% off sale for a week. That’s when I hit it, and got a great price for the cabinets. Their on-site staff helped me draw up the plans, all I needed to do was show up with precise measurements. I had zero issues with the cabinets and they were all perfect when they arrived.

I was going to suggest Ikea.

or, look into RTA cabinets.

even the Chinese crappola cabinets (as one previous Pro on here used to call them) could be used. I actually used those in a rental and they've held up great. they're all solid wood, solid ply bases and good quality drawers and hardware.

(you don't want the plastic crap or fiberboard)

Those cabs cost us about $3500 for a large kitchen w/an island.

you can try looking here:

https://www.usadistributor.com/kitchen/kitchen-cabinets.html

for install, expect to pay between 1-2K on most of these cabinets

I have also read many posts here recommending Ikea. Houzzers can be really picky, so that says something!

While I’m sure $$$ cabinets are amazing, I’m in the process of removing the lowest of the low, shoddily butchered together melamine and fibreboard cabinets that were put into my house in 1992. I didn’t install them and I don’t love them but they did a fine job for almost 30 years. Think about the layout and function for your cabinets and they should you fine, regardless of quality, for decades.

This is them about to be removed: yellowing and chipped and a blech layout, but they hold my stuff. Your cabinet choice will be fiiiiiiine.

I third (fourth? not sure!) the Ikea recommendation. Their prices are reasonable, the quality is great, and there are a lot of options for white doors at various price points. Some people will have you believe that a budget remodel is impossible. It can be tougher to do, but it is definitely not impossible!

We just did our 150 square foot kitchen for around $45k, including the floors - and that includes a big splurge on hand-painted Fireclay backsplash tiles, extensive plumbing changes to add a second sink, and custom stainless steel countertops with welded-in sinks. We still have some cosmetic odds and ends to do (trim work and painting, mostly), but that's on hold while covid cases are so high. Ikea cabinets ended up being around $7000 for our kitchen, including a big pantry wall, all drawers for the lower cabinets, and drawer lights in almost all the drawers.

SGS- if you are still here. We put Home Depot ready made white kitchen cabinets in our rental five years ago. We got the raised panel style. They were very low priced but have held up incredibly including the year of the young, first time renters who didn’t know how to take care of anything. Our property manager has since recommended them to other landlords wanting nice looking and durable kitchen cabinets. We used Home Depot granite look laminate countertops for the counters- pleased with those too.