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Increasing the
Value of Your Home with Kitchen Remodeling
A
Kitchen Remodel Provides one of the Best Returns on Investment when it comes to
Major Home Improvement Projects
By: Mark J. Donovan
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If you’re debating on remodeling your kitchen keep in mind several
important facts as you make your decision. First, today’s homebuyer highly
values a modern kitchen, and thus a kitchen remodel can increase the value
of an older home. Second the kitchen is where most families spend the better
time of the day in the home, when they’re home. Third, today’s busy family
is looking for modern features in a kitchen that make it more amenable for
having multiple cooks in the kitchen at any one time. |
With most woman working today there are usually at least two
people in the kitchen in the evening preparing meals and
cleaning up dishes, thus a kitchen needs extra space for at
least two people to comfortably work in.
So what do all these facts mean? Well, if you have an older home with an
outdated kitchen it’s a smart idea for both your own sake, as well as a
future home buyer, that you invest in remodeling your kitchen. Moreover,
when designing your kitchen remodel, it’s a wise idea to meet with a kitchen
designer to help you design your new kitchen, and to see what new kitchen
amenities you should include in it.
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When coming up with your new kitchen design there are three key topics you
should think about, work triangle, storage, and traffic zones. In regards to
the work triangle it’s always best to design a kitchen so that when you’re
standing at the kitchen sink you have the refrigerator and the stove off to
your left and right, and typically slightly behind you. A triangle is often
formed when developing a kitchen floor plan that accommodates this type of
layout, particularly if there is a center island included in the kitchen
design plans.
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Adequate storage space is another major area of interest when
designing a kitchen. Today’s modern kitchen needs added space
for all the various “fast food” preparation products, be it a
blender, microwave, toaster, toaster-oven, or what. Also plenty
of cabinet storage space is also essential, so make sure your
kitchen designer and you utilize the latest kitchen cabinetry
features to maximize the cabinet storage space.
| Well thought out traffic zones in a kitchen
are also highly important. Again, with two people commonly
working in a kitchen nowadays, it’s vital that there be
plenty of maneuverability room for the two cooks. Ensuring
sufficiently wide traffic zones can be tough if there’s a
kitchen island involved in the kitchen design. If the
kitchen footprint is somewhat limited in square feet, a
breakfast bar off to one side of the kitchen might be a more
efficient option over a kitchen island. If you do decide to
include a kitchen island in your plans, also think about
integrating the sink or stove/oven into the kitchen island. |
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Integrating the stove/oven into the kitchen island can often be
more easily accommodated, as plumbing pipes do not need to be
installed into the island.
Finally, make sure to include plenty of new lighting in your
kitchen remodel. There are all types of kitchen lighting
products on the market today that can really help to make you
kitchen look beautiful and to better light it. Think spot
workspace lighting and general overhead lighting when developing
your kitchen lighting plans.
Again, a kitchen remodel will certainly increase the value of
your home and will also allow you to better enjoy and utilize
your kitchen. So stop debating and begin planning your new
kitchen today!
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Kitchen
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The
Kitchen Remodeling Bid Sheet
will help ensure that your kitchen remodeling project goes smoothly and you get
the finished kitchen you are
looking for. In addition, it will help to ensure that your remodeled kitchen will be accomplished on time and on budget.
How to Finance your Kitchen Remodeling Project -
can help provide funds for your new home improvement project if financing is
required.
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