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use the money wisely.
my parents did their kitchen, completly gutted, ceramic floor, laminate counter, new appliances and oak cabinets for right under 14 grand. lighting all that stuff.
our kitchen is roughly 15x20 and it needed 2 short walls of cabinets(10x10 ill suppose)
hanging cabinets is not a big deal, neither is laying tile, installing lighting or patching drywall.
see if you cant find a happy medium. skip the ceramic floor and put cheap linoleum. make promises(and keep them) that she will get a new oven when you can soonest afford it, promise her you will do the floor when you get your taxes. you can do a lot of the work yourself. building a kitchen is easier than fixing a benz....
i wont be nosey and try to ask how much you guys have to spend on the project, but if you do a good part of the labor, you will have a home and hopefully a shiny mercedes in front of it, both to be proud of.
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