Beaulieu Cabinetry

I feel like I am a sucker and was scammed.. David has $1,000 of my money and didn't even set foot in my house. David strung me along for more than 60 days with emails empty promises and over inflated estimates. I contacted and met with David, the owner, at the end of July. On his webpage, he advertises his experience putting together IKEA kitchens. I went to his house. He had forgot our appointment, but was willing to meet with me for a few minutes. During our meeting I stressed to him that I was open to his ideas but wanted to keep costs down. David asked for a $1,000 deposit to start designing the kitchen and had me sign a contract that allowed him to keep the retainer if I didn't use him for building/installing the project. After providing the check, I expected the design and estimate by the end of the week. It took David 2 months to send me a design and work estimate. David designed a kitchen that with installation costs would be at least $27,000. This design used IKEA cabinets. That estimate was well over the budget we discussed. I asked David if he could make modifications to the design so it would cost no more than $20,000. He assured me that he could do that and he would provide me an estimate in under 48 hours. When I asked him how the design would change to meet the budget, he said it didn't need to be modified. I waited for 48 hours and received nothing. It took him two weeks to present me with another estimate. The difference with this estimate was he was using his own cabinets instead of IKEA. The quote for the kitchen was still $27,000. David stated that he was still willing to work something out as far as a design....But even using IKEA he couldn't hit a $20,000 price point for a kitchen of my size. By that point I was past the time David was supposed to be in my house installing a kitchen. I feel like I am a sucker and was scammed.. David has $1,000 of my money and didn't even set foot in my house. David strung me along for more than 60 days with emails empty promises and over inflated estimates.