5 years ago I downsized my estate home to invest in my business. I was gutting and refinishing a condo but only had 13days to do it before I moved in. I wanted to rip out the old ‘U’ shaped kitchen, swing the plumbing and open up the kitchen with a large island in the middle. To do this, expertise, speed and quality were all important to me given my timeline. I know my taste, and I had a realistic healthy budget. I was downsizing not downgrading my lifestyle.
I took my vision to several kitchen companies and everyone told me what I wanted to do was impossible to begin with. They said I had an unrealistic timeline for completion, and my budget was ridiculous. I couldn’t believe these “professionals” couldn’t see my vision and felt my healthy budget was ridiculous! Some offered me laminate kitchens at an exorbitant price but I had to keep the same old U shaped kitchen. Finally I went to Aura Kitchens where I met Onkar. He looked at my crude drawing on a paper and instantly told me it was possible, he could deliver in 13 days, a full maple wood kitchen and quoted me the price others quoted me for a laminate kitchen! We were doing a mohagony colour but Onkar said the design and style would look better in the new espresso colour that has just come out. Onkar said “book your elevator for 9am – I am never late!”. I had never met this man before but I was compelled to believe him. I ended up doing all my bathroom vanities and a dressing area as well. At 7.30am the morning of installation Onkar called to confirm that the elevator was booked because he was loading his van and would be there in an hour. He was half an hour earlier than he promised!
The installation was smooth, and he gave me an amazing job juggling on site when we ran into some complications with the plumbing stack wall. He quickly profiled one cabinet as a feature under my TV wall to be out a bit and adjusted the fillers around it. I chose a block column to support of my Xlarge granite counter over hang and he hated how it looked. He said it killed his kitchen. He put in an under counter corbel as support at his own cost! He did all the cabinetry in my washrooms, custom dresser and drawers under the sink. My kitchen looks stunning, as does all the other areas. As well as you can see from the pics here, 5 years later people still gasp when they come into my condo! Onkar was very accommodating to work with, he had the best price, best quality and was on time! Can I say more…yes, I did some other crazy designs in my office, under the stairs bar, and showroom kitchen and he did them all. 10 stars all the way for Onkar and Aura Kitchens!! 5 years later this kitchen is what is selling my condo and I was offered 20 thousand above asking price!!!!! A BIG thank you Aura Kitchens!!!!
- Approximate cost of services:
- $25,000.00