We are thinking of making some modification to the kitchen benchtop. It's an U shape kitchen with one side facing living area, this side has the sink and a high/narrow benchtop at about 1.3m that doubles up as a splashback. We want to lower this side to about 1.0m and install a wider benchtop so that we can sit at the other side.
The new benchtop will be about 2.6m x 1.0m, with cabinets under and additional power points, and may be some new lights on top. Don't think it will involve plumbing, but mostly carpentry and light electrical work. I have a vague idea that a 3m x 3m kitchen costs about $20k to renovate, including stone benchtops, polyurethane doors/drawers with soft close hinges and rails. But no idea if $10k can cover what we what to do.
Any reputable kitchen renovators in Sydney metro area you can recommend? Do they usually show you a render of how it will look or extra cost?
IKEA has a kitchen planner you can tinker with yourself here: https://kitchenplanner.ikea.com/au/UI/Pages/VPUI.htm
Or pop into a store and they'll mock it up for you with cost estimates. They have a decent range of affordable choices.
Bunnings has one too: https://www.bunnings.com.au/diy-advice/planners-and-calculat…
These will help give you a baseline and you can then visit boutique stores for higher quality/finishes etc.