I want a shaker style for my kitchen

[Guest]

Am I being unreasonable? We have a 5acre hobby farm worth around 1.2m and the house desperately needs renovation. My husband is insisting we only need a flat melamine cheap kitchen (because he is a tight a**) but I want a shaker style as I believe it adds so much more value, looks a million times nicer and once we sell will be more appealing than a boring basic kitchen with no character. The kicker is, He is also a cabinet maker so we are already saving heaps of money!!

I feel like I’m right here… Thoughts?

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[Jason]

Cabinetmaker here, this is our current kitchen I did, and the same style I did in my last house. It's a good chance to show off your skills and really improve the house value. Tell him I said to pull his finger out!

By the way, we are always broke, and I still managed to build this.

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[Lisa]

I have had this argument with my partner a few times now while discussing our future Reno’s (he is a carpenter).

It comes down to just because you are building it doesn’t mean you get to have the final say… that usually shuts him up long enough to prove I’m right.

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[Anna]

I like the idea of flat (definitely not a gloss finish - matte!), and adding some panelling or feature to one area or the island if you have one.

I'd meet in the middle on this one.

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[Jessica]

Start making the cupboards yourself he’ll be there in heartbeat showing you how it’s done.

[Elena]

Did you consider to replace the husband, perhaps? There are many wonderful men who would support your wish and need for a beautiful kitchen to suit your beautiful home and your heart.

Just a thought.

[Amanda]

I think there’s a rule of thumb for resale anyway that a kitchen is 5% of house value and a bathroom is 2%, that’s what I’ve heard anyway, you wouldn’t put a super basic flat pack kitchen into a multi million dollar mansion.

Therefore for your value $60,000 kitchen and $24,000 bathroom.

[Bianca]

I've had to be super creative to get around this exact argument with my hubby. He is not a cabinet maker lol but we have decided to get paneling done on the island as a feature point and flat on the rest of the cabinets. Much like this image. It'll give us "modern country farmhouse"

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[Breanna]

It's crazy that, as a cabinet maker, this is his opinion. Are you thinking of moving in the very near future? Trying to understand his logic.

[Elle]

That flat style kitchen is where dreams go to die.

[Emma-Jane]

Just the fact that you have waited 2 years using a tall boy for a pantry, I’d say he should be using his trade as a huge advantage to go with his patient other half on this one!!