Hestia
ps, should I continue to post these types of kitchens when I see them, or is it annoying?

Please keep posting!

Can you believe anyone would want to rip that kitchen out?

The particular "re-use" place where the kitchen is listed, GreenDemolitions, is a not-for-profit that people donate their old kitchens to (quite a few high-end) so the homeowner receives a tax donation write off, and GreenDemolitions helps others. A win-win. They have lots of kitchens, some gorgeous, some much more basic. There are other places like this, but GreenDemolitions is closer to me - they have three branches, one in Connecticut, one in Pennsylvania & one in upstate New York. I've been looking a couple times online a week for my friend as well as I've been looking for a few cabinets for a pantry wall. I think I'll have better luck on Craigslist, though, as I don't need an entire kitchen. Some of the kitchens on GreenDemolitions are gorgeous. As a "heads up" to whomever reads this in the future, they also sell lighting, new appliances, display kitchens, and even furniture (their PA store currently has a "Maine Cottage" twin/twin/wardrobe/nightstand bedroom set for $600 posted on the site under "Home Decor" - If I lived there, I would pick it up today.)

There are other places like this, who are committed to reusing building materials, and keeping them out of the waste stream. Some also help others, which is why I like GreenDemolitions.

If anyone here wants to donate their old kitchen (and receive a write off/keep it out of the waste stream/help others/incur lower disposal costs) or poke around to see what other types of places that are near them like this, I just found this resource, where you can search by state, in the link below (there are probably others as well):

Thank you so much for this, and for the excellent information. As someone who has made heavy use of our local Habitat for Humanity and Building Materials Reuse associations for my kitchen remodel, I can warmly recommend these as an invaluable source for both DIYers and everyone else. (I wish I were closer to PA to check out Green Builders - I'm up in Maine.)

I got my gorgeous $40,000 custom cherry cabinets for $3,500, and nobody can tell they weren't made for my kitchen. In fact (although maybe this just outs me as the forum Crazy Lady?) I rather enjoyed the process of playing with designs to fit their dimensions into my kitchen space.

In the process (and thanks to a gifted carpenter friend) I realized how non-sacrosanct kitchen cabinetry really is, even high-end cabs. You can slice and dice them and, with the skills to refinish new pieces to match, the only limitation becomes your imagination. The wall oven became an apron sink base; upper doors became a dishwasher panel; extra cabinet sides turned into molding, legs and lightrail.

I've also scored many other items at the Reuse places, in particular things like new doors left over from building projects, shoe molding, staircase parts, and lighting.

Don't be shy! Stop by your local places and schnuffle around. You might be very surprised, and in the process you are helping to recycle goods and save a heckuva lot of cash. Both very good things these days.

Make that two crazy ladies. I bought a second hand kitchen with more than enough cabinets of different sizes for just that reason - I had to be sure they fit my kitchen. While a not-so-fashionable oak, mine are Quakermaid, very well made, with lots of inserts. We will either be painting them or purchasing new doors. We have to complete a few more things first, save a little cash, but even now our kitchen is SO much nicer than it was. For me, having something to "work with" forces me to be more creative without worrying about perfection. If I had to plan a kitchen from scratch, I know that it would be years on the drawing board, because I would keep rethinking. One of the sink cabinets had cut outs on both ends, and was missing the drawer fronts. We cut down the cabinet to make the perfect height baking area I have always wanted. I don't think I would have had that otherwise, as I would have been afraid to cut into the cabinet if it was perfect. I like the opportunities to make it my own.

glenster jr, I just looked, and if you go the the link and click on the last image down, it is a floor plan. On the left, is a cabinet labeled "33 1/2 DO" - I think that is the double oven cabinet? The listing states that there is no oven that comes with it, however as the map indicates the cabinet, it should come with the cabinet. I wish that there were more pictures.

I would. Blue and gray painted cabinets don't appeal to me, and the layout is awkward. I imagine the previous owner would be shocked though!