Article: BUDGET CORNER A YARD-SALE SINK A HAND-ME-DOWN COOKTOP, AND ASSEMBLY-REQUIRED CABINETS MAKE FOR A LOW BOTTOM LINE.

WHEN INTERIOR ARCHITECT LISA FOSTER heard from her friend John Horner that he needed a kitchen for the Somerville gas station he was converting to his home and studio, she knew that sticking to a budget was of the essence. "He wanted something that looked expensive but cost next to nothing," says Foster, who created an 8- by-8-foot kitchen for the rock-bottom price of $3,110. Total.

Found, used, or hand-me-down items made it possible, says Foster, of the Providence design firm Reconstructure. The 8-foot-long stainless-steel sink and counter, for example, was a $100 yard-sale find of Foster's. The European-made glass cooktop and chrome faucet were hand-me-downs from a trusted source: ...

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