On Sun, 26 Nov 2006 19:18:24 GMT, "Michael \"Dog3\" Lonergan"
> wrote:

>OMG ... The cost is staggering. The cabinets and backsplash I want are
>exorbitant, costwise. One light fixture is a designer fixture, it's $4,000
>by itself. The designer makes them himself. All told the new kitchen will
>cost $50 grand. Steven is balking big time. It was $24 grand when we first
>went into this but I started researching stuff and found several designers
>I liked. Natch I chose the most expensive ;( The granite counter tops will
>be the most expensive and the only thing Steven and I have agreed on.
>Sheesh... we'll get the money back if we sell the place ;o) Yeah right, I
>can see my obit "He died with his hand wrapped around a can of peas"
>
>Am I being insane or what? I'm not looking for a gourmet/commercial
>kitchen. Is $50 thousand that unreasonable? What have others spent?
>
It sounds like it might be time for a compromise. Unless your house is
worth a million dollars, a $50,000 is WAY overcapitalising... I know
that good stuff is expensive, but there's 'good' and then there's
'they saw you coming!' If I was Steven I'd be balking too, and looking
for ways to cut the cost down about 20K...