Tips For Help You Remodeling Your Old Kitchen
Kitchens and bathrooms are high selling points when you place your house on the market. Be sure these rooms are updated to help boost your asking price. Here are some tips for your kitchen remodeling:
1. Color and theme. Is it time to do away with the tired green walls and faded appliances? Create a general plan of what needs to be done. If you’re not happy with where your stove is or you’d like more kitchen cabinet space, now is the time to map everything out. Browse the Internet or through magazines for divine inspiration.
2. Lighting. Can you see what’s cooking on the stove? Are you washing dishes in the dark? Perhaps it’s time to stage a lighting plan, ensuring you have wattage above key areas: the stove, sink, kitchen island and family dinner table.
3. Resurface or replace? Are your cabinets in poor shape? Is there unused wall space where custom cabinets would give you more storage options? Now is the time to think about new or resurfaced cabinet space. And while you’re at it, how do the floors look? It may be time to replace that old linoleum with fresh tile, wood or durable laminate.
4. New faucets? When considering kitchen remodeling, it’s always a good idea to take a peek in your sink – typically the most used area in the kitchen – to see if there’s a need to replace the entire sink or simply purchase a new faucet. Today’s modern faucets are durable and made to accommodate your lifestyle.
5. Plan your budget. And stick to it. Choose a reputable contractor, sift through your list of local kitchen designers or do it yourself. Whichever way is best for you, carefully plan how much you want to spend. But since there are oftentimes unexpected surprises that go along with many kitchen remodeling projects, it’s a great idea to stash a little cash. Just in case. (StarMark Cabinetry ）
If the kitchen is the heart of a home, then it can also be a deal breaker when it’s time to sell. Most realtors will tell selling homeowners that kitchens and bathrooms sell homes.
But, if you have a limited budget, you may be thinking, “What areas do I focus on to get the most bang for my buck when I remodel to sell?” Following are three:
1. Appliances: While it would be ideal to have all new appliances, if you can’t afford that, consider replacing only what’s broken and/or really outdated, and refacing the others to match.
When most think of refacing, they automatically think of kitchen cabinets. But, refacing has come a long way. According to the June 2006 article in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Briefs: To prune or not to prune rhododendrons?
“You can rejuvenate old appliances, too. How? Try brand-new face panels purchased from the original manufacturer or as an add-on custom-order face panel kit. Panels from the manufacturer simply slide into existing frames, whereas add-on panels offer all the latest designer fronts for almost any make and model of refrigerator or dishwasher.”
So, replace the appliances that you can, and reface the others. The critical component here is to give all appliances a uniform look – all black, all stainless steel, all white, etc. Buyers want a space that screams, “I don’t have to do anything here. All I have to do is move in.” Uniformity creates this — a clean, updated, move-in-ready look.
2. Flooring: As the kitchen is one of the most used rooms in a home, the floor takes a lot of wear and tear. So, when you think of flooring for the kitchen, think durability – and beauty.
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