Last week, we shared all the before and afters of the Pittsburgh kitchen we did with Frigidaire Professional right here. We also shared a fun, behind-the-scenes video (okay, I cried) of the 6-day renovation process right here. Since we shared those, we’ve gotten a lot of inquiries about how much did it all cost?! So, today, let’s talk about that.
Frigidaire Professional was the headline sponsor for this renovation, but we had a few of our other favorite brands, like Rejuvenation, Wayfair and Semihandmade, pitch in some product too. And then there were a lot of materials, tools and decor that we purchased for the kitchen ourselves. But for the sake of an accurate budget breakdown, for those that want to recreate the look, I’m putting the true costs of everything in this post.
Some would call this a save and splurge kitchen, but even the splurges were budget conscious. We were very intentional in stretching every dollar as far as we could, while still keeping things looking high end. Here’s how it breaks down:
12″ x 24″ Luxury Vinyl Tile in Belmont $5.39/sq ft x 85 = $459
2″ x 4″ Porcelain Subway Tile in White $3.38/sq ft x 97 = $328
Unsanded Grout in Silverado $65
Frigidaire Professional Dishwasher $699
Ikea Sektion cabinet boxes and interior fittings and drawers $1517
Semihandmade Super Matte Gray drawer fronts, doors, filler pieces, side panels and toe kicks $2764
Bridge Faucet in Vintage Brass $217
DOMSJÖ single bowl apron front sink $185
Espresso bamboo blinds $35/ea x 2 = $70
Vintage rug $280
Art $56
Chandelier $109
Subtotal: $6749
Frigidaire Professional Counter-Depth Refrigerator $2298
Cabinet Knobs $9 x 20 = $180
Crown Molding $65
Paint for back door (Dutch Boy Anchoring Neutral) $12
Microwave $109
Subtotal: $2664
Frigidaire Professional Gas Range $1779
Solid white oak countertops (they’re now sealed, updated photo coming!) $1396
Brackets $8 x 8 = $64
Solid Poplar Shelving $11 x 4 = $44
Over the range vent $269
DIY vent cover $74
Sconces $275 x 3 = $825
Subtotal: $4451
TOTAL = $13864
Not bad, right?! I will note that total doesn’t include the expenses we ran into while the walls were down, like the electrician we had to call in to update the knob and tube wiring or the drywall we hung after all that was up to par.
Besides the electrical, we were able to save money on doing all the other work ourselves and the smaller 9×9 footprint helped, too. Less than $14K for all new appliances, cabinets, flooring, backsplash, lighting, hardware, countertops, sink, faucet–basically everything you’d need to actually make your kitchen look like this–is a number we’re feeling pretty good about. I’ve linked all the other dishware and decor we used in the sources below.
Ps. Want to see how much our own kitchen remodel was? Check out this post.
SOURCES
Copper Pitcher / Green bowls / Light Gray bowls / Two-toned Cheese board / White Essential Dinner plates / White Essential Salad Plates / Acacia Wood Bowl / Large White Serving Bowl / Nesting Prep bowls / Glasses / Camille Wine Glasses / Mugs / Marble fruit bowl /Round Acacia Serving Board / Rectangular Acacia Serving Board / Olive Wood Cheese Board / Utensil Holder /Olive Wood Utensils / Tea towel / Magnetic Knife Bar / Wusthof Classic Ikon Knives / Anolon Nouvelle Copper Stainless Steel Cookware / Blue Anolon Cast Iron Braiser
Great Job !
do you know where you can get marble looking vinyl plank flooring? I do not see from the wayfair address you have that is marble like.. Is using vinyl plank flooring much better then stick on Vinyl tiles? Or really you should use ceramic tiling.. which costs more.. Thanks in advance Dan
I’m curious how the Semihandmade Supermatte doors have held up! We are planning our kitchen renovation, and I want to order these doors, but I wasn’t sure how easy they would be to keep clean with kids. Do they show grease/dirt easily? Have they scuffed up? Thanks in advance for your feedback!
They’re doing great!
Hi Chris, Julia, This post was super inspirational as I was planning the renovation of my parents’ kitchen. I’m in the midst of the installation right now, and I was wondering- how did you attach the Semihandmade toe kicks to the IKEA SEKTION legs? I had a brief note from Semihandmade suggesting that we buy IKEA toekicks and attach them to the Semihandmade ones, but it seems like that wouldn’t align properly with the extra thickness. Any advice you could give on this would be appreciated! Thanks!
I was told that it will line up and that you can nail or glue it directly on top!
This looks AMAZING! I’m actually looking to renovate my 10×10 kitchen in Pittsburgh. Could you recommend any local contractors? We’re too inexperienced to try doing it ourselves!
Have you posted the video of the family reveal? Did I totally miss it?!?!
You didn’t miss it! Frigidaire is pushing it through their channels, so it has to be approved by a few more people. ;) We’ll publish it as soon as we can!