"Where do we start?"

When remodeling your kitchen, it seems like a logical enough question to ask. The answer however, is not so straight forward, do you start by picking the cabinets, or do you pick the floor first? Are counter tops the most important, or are appliances. The honest answer, is that does not lie with the products at all...

Where you truly start is with a budget. I know many home owners are leery of contractors, and hesitate to give out specifics on their budget, truth be told, a budget really helps a contractor to allow a homeowner to afford the kitchen they are looking for.

I often get asked both at work and with friends/family what kitchen cabinets cost. This is a tough question to answer. We have bought cabinets for kitchens that cost $1,500.00 and we have bought cabinets for kitchens that cost $65,000; the average falls somewhere in the middle. Setting a budget for a project and telling your contractor allows him to funnel your ideas into a logical expectation.

Creating a budget also allows you to reel yourself in. It is very easy in ANY project to add $500 here and $500 there. On big ticket items, it doesn't seem like that much at the time, but it adds up quickly. Having a budget allows you to know the minimum and maximum you can spend. The last thing you want to do is over extend yourself.

AFTER a budget is set, you can start to choose your tangible objects. As for what comes first here, that is up to the customer. Most customers go straight for the outside look of the cabinets. Some have set in their mind what they are looking for INSIDE the cabinets. There is no right or wrong choice to this aspect of your kitchen. Whatever is most important to you is what you should choose first. What do you look for when you go into someon else's home? Do you look at the cabinets first, or the counters, the appliances, or the floor. Pick what you notice first, because you want that to be what you love in your new space.

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