Kitchen Remodeling Design Ideas
Kitchen Remodeling Design Ideas that Both You
and Future Homeowners will Enjoy and Value
By: Mark J. Donovan
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Kitchen remodeling is one of the best
investments you can make in your home. Usually you can recoup your investment
within a year or so in a decent housing market. Besides the return on investment
aspect, a remodeled kitchen is also a great way to better enjoy your home. A
kitchen is one of the most utilized rooms in the home. When it comes to a
kitchen remodeling project I have several useful kitchen remodeling design ideas
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Kitchen
Remodeling Design Ideas
One to the top kitchen remodeling
design ideas is to think of a triangle when developing you kitchen floor
plan. A quality kitchen remodeling design has the refrigerator, sink and
stove positioned such that they form a triangle. By designing a kitchen
floor plan in this way, you can create a cooking friendly kitchen that
doesn’t have you traipsing from one side of the kitchen to the other to grab
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Another major kitchen remodeling
design idea is to go with the current housing market trends for kitchen
appliance and countertop requirements. Today, every homebuyer seems to want
stainless steel appliances and Granite countertops regardless if they are first
time homebuyers and have no money to put down on a new home. If you want to
ensure a positive return on your investment don’t skimp on the kitchen
appliances and countertops.
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Though it may cost you more money to
include them in your kitchen remodeling budget, you’ll love them and so will
future home buyers.
Built-in wine racks, microwaves, and
double ovens are additional kitchen appliances that you may want to include in
your kitchen remodeling design.
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Extensive lighting is another
major kitchen remodeling design idea to consider in your plans. Besides
overhead lighting, make sure you include spot lighting over kitchen islands
and other kitchen work surfaces. Also, consider including back lighting
under and over the upper kitchen cabinets. Back lighting provides not only
additional spot lighting, but also creates a warm feeling within the
kitchen.
Another kitchen remodeling design
idea - don’t go cheap on the kitchen cabinets. |
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Spend the extra money on the kitchen
cabinets to include hardwood cabinets, decorative hardware, and even glass in
some of the cabinets. Also take advantage of the latest in kitchen cabinetry
features, such as pantry type cabinets, Lazy Suzan corner cabinets, and spice
rack kitchen cabinets.
Another great kitchen remodeling
design idea is to include a center island sink. They can be very handy if you
plan to do a lot of food preparation on the kitchen island.
The use of mosaic tile in-between the
upper and lower kitchen cabinets is another great kitchen remodeling design
idea. Including ceramic tile in a kitchen remodeling project can really make the
new kitchen pop! Installing mosaic tile is something that many do it yourself
homeowners can do. In addition, it can be done at some later point if your
kitchen remodeling budget is tight.
By implementing my suggested kitchen
remodeling design ideas you can maximize both the enjoyment and return on
investment in your newly remodeled kitchen.
For
help on your kitchen remodeling project, see my
Kitchen Remodeling Bid Sheet. The Kitchen Remodeling Bid
Sheet provides a request for quote checklist section that you can provide to
prospective kitchen remodeling contractors. It also includes a comprehensive
kitchen remodeling cost breakdown table, in Microsoft Excel format, that allows
the contractor to include his projected remodeling costs for every phase of the
project.
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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