NOTE: This post will be edited as I add things including the pictures that don't want to seem to post when you originate a post.

I've been getting quotes for a specific real world simple, but tarted up kitchen design which I will post below. I converted it to Ikea to compare, and then to other brands as well. I'm posting the results of that, with notations. I have several other quotes coming in, that I will add as an addendum. Any other Kitchen Designers that want to participate, please do so.

Here are the ground rules. If you are not a Pro, you must take the exact kitchen that I post and get the exact design, with all of the toekick, fillers, finished sides or cover panels that it needs, etc. I have no scribe molding or crown molding in this, to keep it simple. If you are a KD, I'd ask you to keep your margins at a standard good deal rate that you would sell this to a customer and still make money. Nothing undercut to make a brand look good, please. You have to eat, and this should be honest.

I have screenshotted pictures of the quote totals in my Idea book, and if you participate, please also post a screenshot of the quote. No taxes, delivery (unless for 3rd party doors for Ikea, etc.) or installation included. That's locally specific.

The Rendering of the initial design. The crown is going to be paint matched to the cabinets to keep costs down. You can see that it's mostly drawer bases, with a MW base cabinet, pull out trash, farm sink, lazy susan and double oven cabinet with a paneled sided fridge. These are all upgrades in the cabinet world. This is a real kitchen design, and someone who is a good friend and luddite that never gets on the internet will be installing this kitchen later this spring. {{attachment:3878555}}

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Here's the Ikea version of a render. {{attachment:3878557}}

Here's the architecture of the space. 108" ceilings. No, I don't crowd windows or doorways by pushing cabinets right up to them. Dining room to the right, and the end of the 171" is a doorway to a hall with laundry and mud area. Family room below, and the cabinet need to stay around that 143" to not crowd the furniture. Which is why there is no seating at the island. The table is right there to the right, and no kids.

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