Reader Kitchen: More Space in San Francisco for $37,000 (11 photos)

“When we have guests, they sit at the table and chat with us while we cook, or hang out on the deck and look at the views,” Martin says. “The main living room has a built-in cabinet with 18 linear feet of storage, which we use for extra pantry goods, barware, serving platters and cooking tools.”

Walls moved: No
Plumbing moved: No
Plumbing replaced: No
Professionals hired: General contractor Eric Pankonin of Integrated Smoothness; Martin did the interior design work
Special features added: Countertop and base cabinets, open shelves
Splurges: Gaggenau speed oven, wall oven and cooktop, Liebherr refrigerator, Heath tile backsplash
Savings: Keeping original cabinets

Cost breakdown
Appliances: $17,000
Cabinets, sinks and countertops: $7,000
Faucet: $600
Labor: $12,000
Total: About $36,600, not including Heath tile backsplash

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