What's The Cost Of Kitchen Remodeling in Greater Madison, Wisconsin?

Learn What A Kitchen Remodeling Project Will Cost in Madison, WI

Your kitchen is the heart of your home. It's earned this distinction for a reason. It's not just where we cook meals; it is also the space where you gather for breakfast together as you start your day. It's where we entertain friends and family, the room where our kids do their homework after school, and it's where we celebrate life, prepare our meals, and make memories with our loved ones.

A Functional Reflection of Your Lifestyle

Your kitchen's functionality and aesthetic beauty should be a reflection of your lifestyle, meet your needs for functionality, and reflect the aesthetics of your home's design. Planning a kitchen remodeling can be challenging. It's a complex process that is time-consuming, and at the same time incredibly exciting!

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There are so many choices to make, from choosing the perfect cabinets and hardware to countertops, appliances, flooring, tile, and more. You need to consider functionality and how the room flows. You also need to consider utility and practicality as you develop your kitchen remodeling budget.

A modestly priced kitchen remodel where the existing cabinets were painted instead of being replace. new countertops and backsplash complete the PALATE.

Setting Goals For Your Kitchen Remodeling Project

A kitchen remodeling project is a process. The first step is defining your goals for your space and project. This will help determine the scope of work and help you to develop a realistic budget. During the goal-setting process, you'll be looking at factors like your lifestyle and the physical infrastructure. Both of which impact the design and budgeting process.

Scope of work is a critical factor when setting your budget. A project can range from $25,000 for an updating which leaves all of the existing infrastructure and appliances, updating your countertops, and refinishing cabinets, and upgrading lighting and flooring. A luxury remodel can cost $100,000 and up and consist of removing walls to open up up the space, gutting the room to the studs, replacing wiring, moving plumbing, replacing appliances, cabinets, countertops and more. It all depends on your goals, needs, and budget.

a moderately priced kitchen remodel with all new finishes. the peninsula was converted to an island.

Don’t forget the obvious: If you expand your scope of work beyond the kitchen, you’re doing more than just a kitchen remodeling, and you should expect the budget to increase as well.

Another critical component of a successful kitchen remodeling is meeting your lifestyle needs with the design. In fact, lifestyle has a huge impact. For example, how do you use the space? Do your kids bring friends home for a snack before sitting down to study? How often do you entertain? These are important considerations when creating your kitchen design and can also affect the price of your project.

Good, Better Best: Choosing Your Materials

this kitchen received significant upgrades such as the cabinets going all the way to the ceiling, lighted cabinets, and premium quartz countertops.

Once the scope of work is determined, your next choices will be materials. You'll need to choose cabinets, hardware, lighting, appliances, flooring, tile, countertops, and more. Every element of a kitchen remodel is available at different price points. A good countertop is a solid surface material like Corian, the best level of countertop is manufactured or natural stone. The price between good and best materials can vary widely. All of these choices affect your overall budget.

Your design-build firm can work with you to maximize your choices to best fit your project. For example, the cost savings you might enjoy by choosing a better level semi-custom cabinet may leave enough in your budget to afford the best countertop.

Along with the scope of work, your choices for the quality of your materials will compromise the majority of your budget. Working closely with your design-build contractor throughout this process will maximize the return on your investment and provide you with the kitchen of your dreams!

a high end kitchen remodel where multiple walls were removed to create an open concept floor plan in a 1980’s home

Planning Your Kitchen Remodeling In Greater Madison

A kitchen remodel in Madison, Wisconsin can range anywhere from under $30,000 to $125,000, and even more if you include other parts of the home (such as flooring work, painting, etc.) into the same project. If you're planning a kitchen remodeling project in the greater Madison, Wisconsin area, download our helpful guide KITCHEN DESIGN: A Kitchen Remodeling Cost Guide. In it, we'll walk you through the kitchen remodeling process from choosing the right design-build partner to setting goals and developing a budget. We do this while outlining a "good, better, and best" level of remodeling.

This article was updated by Abe Degnan on 10/23/2022.

We are Degnan Design-Build-Remodel. Since 1981 we've been providing home improvement and construction services to homeowners throughout Greater Madison, Wisconsin. Our goal is to WOW our customers with a “Designed For Your Life Solution” that will transform your home into a beautiful living space, delivered on time and your budget. Contact us today at (608) 846-5963 and speak with one of our talented designers about your kitchen remodeling project.