So might you be able to sell this one for $1 million??
$1M house in cb’s neighborhood is fairly average level; I wouldn’t think an Ikea kitchen would be an issue for buyers at that level. Just having all new is a bonus. I like the Grimslov line (i.e. shaker style). Not a fan of totally flat front white cabinets; looks like what my mom put in her office. I think just a bit of texture/delineation/whatever is very nice. I did not like the horizontal wood striping; too fake. Re glossy white, cb, I would immediately think about how to keep it clean. Especially with a DH who never realizes his fingers are not pristine when he opens cabinets.
“Especially with a DH who never realizes his fingers are not pristine when he opens cabinets.”
^^^ Oh my, have you stolen my husband? lol
My understanding about IKEA cabinets…you have to have someone who really knows what they are doing put them together. We have friends that have them, and they are gorgeous…in a $1 million plus home on the shore. Honestly, the only reason I know they are from ikea is they told me. I would buy them myself.
CB…you have a great reno crew. Seems to me they will have the experience to put these together.
I have had the impression in recent years that the Ikea kitchen cabinets were a lot more sturdy and “permanent” than the rest of their stuff, which people often consider “apartment furniture.”
My lead carpenter has installed three or four IKEA kitchens now. He moans and complains the whole time but I am always amazed at the engineering that went into all the pieces and parts. He definitely knows how to assemble the stuff.
Unfortunately he is a ‘real wood’ snob… until he has to pay for it 
LOL, that sounds like Mr. B! Particleboard? Blech. Real wood - yay. Oh, wait! How much? That particle board stuff looks very nice!
Have you thought about putting ceiling fans in strategic locations? We love ours. Maybe just an outlet covered with a wall plate so the buyers could get the style they like.
@BunsenBurner +1 on ceiling fans! With the fabulous weather of San Diego, it would be heavenly. We have 2 in MBR, 2 in MBath, 2 in Family Room, etc., but we are in Texas. 
Anyway, the Modern Fan line would look great if you go contemporary.
Coralbrook, I was curious to look again at the other European cabinet makers we considered years ago (on the high end, Bulthaup, Poggenpohl, Siematic came to mind) and I was surprised to see that Poggenpohl, in its wood veneer line, had mismatched horizontal wood grain in this line (you may have to click thru to see the kitchen):
https://www.poggenpohl.com/en/products/artesio/
The effect is not too bad there but that may be a function also of the very clean lines not interfering too much with the movement of the wood grain.
That’s the point I was trying to make. I cannot see any difference between the IKEA and the high end European cabinets. And, they use most of the same interior hardware.
Last year when I remodeled my bathroom, I noticed that cabinets combining glossy white lacquer and wood veneer seem extremely popular - virtually every high-end showroom had some cabinets on display, and they were very pricey. For my new custom cabinets, I used white glossy paint, and added several walnut veneers doors and drawer fronts. I love the look, but if it starts looking boring or outdated in a few years, I will simply repaint the cabinets and replace several doors to completely change the look.
OK, I asked my agent to do an informal Q&A with some other agents. Yesterday she spent the day with her mother who is a 40 yr agent in the Poway area of San Diego. Then she was having an event with some other agents from her office. Here are her exact words:
Okay, the consensus is to go for the ikea cabinets:
a) because buyers will likely have made a decision if they love the house or not before they start exploring to that detail
b) buyers need to be educated that the quality is fine should they have an opinion
c) buyers will be so impressed with the overall design and look of the kitchen that it won’t be an objection
Today we will be starting to pull out some of the old plumbing and finish doing all the drywall patching and repair. Want to look ‘put back together’ as quickly as possible.
I am going to try to get organized and get out to the City and County to gather up all of the permit documentation and get into the City to get a final answer on whether the garage conversion will be allowed.
Fantastic. This is exciting. cb, if you can do the two big things – make the downstairs garage living space, and expand the deck – you will dramatically increase the value of this house.
Are you planning to keep the same exterior color (gray/blue)?
Could someone post the garage door link again?
Here is an example of what the new garage door will be for the one car garage at street level. Trying to give the house a little curb appeal!
http://www.houzz.com/photos/1006075/golden-gate-heights-modern-entry-san-francisco
^^Perfect!
Does that garage door present any security issues, being almost entirely glass?
Also, are you going to light it up like that? I feel like the lighting in that pic is heavily staged, and the typical single bare bulb on the ceiling or dim light from a garage door opener is not going to provide anything close to that look. And the lights embedded in the ground shining up on the door… I don’t know how useful or practical those would be.
I think this door looks much better as a double wide, I find I don’t like it as much in a single wide:
http://etogaragedoors.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/thumbnail/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/a/n/anodized_aluminum_with_white_laminate_glass.jpg
http://etogaragedoors.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/thumbnail/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/a/f/after_2.jpg
@notrichenough, the doors you posted look like the same door that coralbrook posted.
What I posted is a single-bay door, what cb posted is a double-bay door.
The street-level garage has only a single bay, and I think the single door doesn’t look nearly as nice. Just my opinion.
I actually like that single bay door that you posted, with the white vinyl. I think it will look really good with the dark contrast stucco and the white vinyl windows that were put in by the Port Authority