did not go over budget. Actually, spent about $1K less than expected.

kitchen designs are the most fun ever.

I'm really not sure what I thought we were going to spend. But some fool wanted 16-18k for labor alone. I said have a nice day.

saved a ton by using laminate cabinets with wood doors.

Since it's a townhouse and we knew we wouldn't stay, it didn't make sense to spend $20K on cabinets. So we spent $4K.