tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188195156470808711.post573058820845773947..comments2024-02-16T11:32:52.407-05:00Comments on ModernSauce: Final Kitchen Budget: AutoSUM does not compute the ignorance factor.ModernSaucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08993930835985764220noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188195156470808711.post-1673234071879249112011-08-25T13:12:39.166-04:002011-08-25T13:12:39.166-04:00Fucketh a new kitchen. Wherever thoust findeth pi...Fucketh a new kitchen. Wherever thoust findeth pie, thou art home.ModernSaucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08993930835985764220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188195156470808711.post-91663047801379452272011-08-25T12:50:43.551-04:002011-08-25T12:50:43.551-04:00With your usual keen discernment, you have identif...With your usual keen discernment, you have identified the crux of the matter: The pie is gone. Maybe I'll just budget for pie and wine and ignore the kitchen.Kimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188195156470808711.post-35470965025170154262011-08-24T15:59:34.910-04:002011-08-24T15:59:34.910-04:00I think you've described the life of rich peop...I think you've described the life of rich people who can afford real designers... I don't know any people like that so I don't really know what goes on their fancy lives but in my head it's a lot like that. Damn you lower middle class life!!!! <br /><br />So you don't have any pie left?ModernSaucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08993930835985764220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188195156470808711.post-50089470744321528212011-08-24T13:45:24.625-04:002011-08-24T13:45:24.625-04:00Why can't I just afford a design/build firm th...Why can't I just afford a design/build firm that can design & order & deliver & install everything while I sit back and fight my cat for the last piece of my mom's strawberry-rhubarb pie and drink sauvignon blanc? Have I said too much?Kimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188195156470808711.post-16563780952278346062011-08-22T13:23:31.357-04:002011-08-22T13:23:31.357-04:00Paul - Thanks honey. My obsessive compulsive beha...Paul - Thanks honey. My obsessive compulsive behaviors are finally paying off!<br /><br />Alycia - They always trick you and forget to say it has to be a VIRGIN panda. Damn fine print. I will give it to y'all Jesus Heads - you sure do have some organization down. Atheists and anarchists take note!ModernSaucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08993930835985764220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188195156470808711.post-55593669042370506682011-08-22T13:15:24.712-04:002011-08-22T13:15:24.712-04:00Girl, don't feel bad. Everyone forgets about t...Girl, don't feel bad. Everyone forgets about the blessing with virgin panda tears. Now that I am a card carrying Jesus Head, they give us reminder cards on that shit.Alycia Wickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08425191481917297250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188195156470808711.post-43776757070848033022011-08-22T11:48:10.352-04:002011-08-22T11:48:10.352-04:00Brava Saucy, you're a textbook example of how ...Brava Saucy, you're a textbook example of how to go about planning a renovation.Paul Anaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777487147630173644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188195156470808711.post-46508542192679873712011-08-22T11:34:18.515-04:002011-08-22T11:34:18.515-04:00Bri - My word verification can suck my 21% dick to...Bri - My word verification can suck my 21% dick too! I hope you were able to find the money to make up the difference - damn girl!<br /><br />James - Pay no mind to the anonymous trolls! I kinda want the inside scoop on your Extreme Makeover experiences!<br /><br />My countertops aren't granite they are butcher block from IKEA. Surprisingly they were cheaper than laminate and a hell of a lot prettier!! By the time I added in the labor to install them they probably came in about the same price as laminate though. I just didn't like what I was getting for my money with laminate - it's more expensive than I thought!<br /><br />I tried to leave behind my hillbilly ways but the gravitational pull was too strong!! ; )<br /><br />Brenda - Thanks! I'm pretty happy with how the budget turned out - I knew I would go over my estimates because everyone does! I don't feel any regret for my cabinets or any choices I made either! It was worth it!ModernSaucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08993930835985764220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188195156470808711.post-8994102540862649402011-08-22T11:24:15.306-04:002011-08-22T11:24:15.306-04:00Madame, I think that you did an awsome job with yo...Madame, I think that you did an awsome job with your budget. As Nick said, you got Kraftmaid cabinets and they are an exceptional quality for the price. In another life and world, I sold a whole bunch of Kraftmaid cabinets. If only all of our customers had such realistic expectations. I am with Nick and you on the refacing crap, it is just that, crap! <br /><br />Good job, Madame and Nick! <br /><br />Brenda LynnBrenda Lynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188195156470808711.post-91033277441412699162011-08-22T11:21:48.462-04:002011-08-22T11:21:48.462-04:00I love Kraftmaid cabinets. We installed those in q...I love Kraftmaid cabinets. We installed those in quite a few kitchens including two Extreme Makeover homes here in Kansas City. <br /><br />I'm curious how you jumped from Laminate to granite. Did Laminate spike due to the shape of your kitchen? I've seen that happen more than once. <br /><br />How could you forget the extra budget for the booze? Maybe you just don't know how to pull off a remodel in full redneck style. Oh well, too many of us would disturb the space time continuum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188195156470808711.post-64606919094215821792011-08-22T11:18:20.289-04:002011-08-22T11:18:20.289-04:00Your word verification just called me a hoker.Your word verification just called me a hoker.Bri@Meyouandawienerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11012387550093385414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188195156470808711.post-43003175401168282142011-08-22T11:17:29.010-04:002011-08-22T11:17:29.010-04:00Our budget was 5,000. Bahahaahaa you can say we pr...Our budget was 5,000. Bahahaahaa you can say we pretty much doubled that and some.Bri@Meyouandawienerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11012387550093385414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188195156470808711.post-84838324496727277922011-08-22T11:15:34.047-04:002011-08-22T11:15:34.047-04:00Kraftmaid Cabinets are crap! Who are you kidding?Kraftmaid Cabinets are crap! Who are you kidding?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188195156470808711.post-15171986597532976312011-08-22T09:19:19.646-04:002011-08-22T09:19:19.646-04:00When I hear about the actual cost or refacing it&#...When I hear about the actual cost or refacing it's ridonkulous! Just buy new cabinets - seriously. <br /><br />Yes I could have gone with a cheaper cabinet line but I think the difference in cost was probably negligible for the amenities I wanted. I still would have had the glass cabinets and opted for the fancy lazy susans, etc. and I think those are what drove the price up - not the cabinets so much.<br /><br />Thank you - I'm rather pleased you were part of the project as well. ; )ModernSaucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08993930835985764220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188195156470808711.post-20011439471760948532011-08-22T09:02:50.323-04:002011-08-22T09:02:50.323-04:00Utter brilliance... Just goes to show that there i...Utter brilliance... Just goes to show that there is a way to do a decent project for less than what most spend on a crappy re-facing job and not blow the budget as long as you do research and stick to your guns.<br /><br />The other caveat to your GLARING RED BAR on the cabinet graph is that you got KraftMaid... There are plenty of other cabinet lines out there that are cheaper(both cost and quality) that you could have chosen. <br /><br />I think you did great and I'm thankful that I got to be a part of the project!Nick Loveladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08559118263073230914noreply@blogger.com