I was reading the Sunday Business Post this morning and seen an article by Alexander Fitzgerald, more of an advertisement for two kitchen companies if I’m honest. What struck me were the prices they were quoting. One high gloss kitchen had a starting price of €8,000 there was an oak kitchen with a starting price of €15,000 and the Mobalpa, Cyane range with a starting price tag of €10,000. Are these companies real? These prices are just entry level prices so you can bet that again you get the design you want for you home you are going to pay in excess of €20k. I don’t know where they think they will find clients to pay this type of money for an MDF kitchen. What I will say is that there are people willing to spend top dollar on a kitchen a high quality kitchen in solid wood. A realistic figure for a high gloss kitchen would be a starting price of €1,500 and for solid wood kitchens €3,000 not the above.
A kitchen doesn’t need a high price tag to make a statement in you home. Careful design, bespoke and original feature will give you the look of a high end kitchen at a fraction of the cost. It’s time people priced around and moved from the large city kitchen retailers to the more affordable showrooms, you don’t need a high end named kitchen to get high quality design, quality and service.
Tags: budget, prices, quotations
