So, you’ve decided to renovate the kitchen and you’re looking for new cabinets. Prices can’t be that different, so you might as well just head to your local big box store and place your order, right? Wrong. When you are looking at the pricing for kitchen cabinets, the quality of the materials and the volume of cabinets the company orders from different manufacturers on a regular basis can really affect the bottom line.
For example, cabinets for a standard size kitchen were hundreds of dollars cheaper through our local builder’s surplus center than through the big box home improvement stores and …read more

While the economy was booming, high priced kitchen remodeling projects were the norm. $25,000-$50,000 deluxe remodels with gleaming chrome appliances, top quality tile flooring and thick granite counter tops could be found in townhouses that their owners purchased for $200,000 or less. Because the price of homes continued to climb, the owners were able to enjoy their restaurant quality kitchens for a year or two and then sell the homes, complete with deluxe kitchens for a profit.
Then the price of homes hit rock bottom. This means the dream kitchen is a thing of the past, right? Actually, while they may …read more