Smart Tips for Your Kitchen Remodel to Consider

A kitchen remodel is a big decision with many tiny decisions throughout the process. At times it may seem overwhelming, especially when you consider how costs mount starting from the initial budget on through to the finished product.

Undoubtedly, you’ll be faced with times when you’ll have to compromise and other times when you decide that some elements of your new kitchen are just too essential to pass up.

Kitchen Remodel ABCs

Here are a few ideas to help you along in the process with the kitchen remodel.

Planning Is Essential

Home remodeling experts stress that planning is one of the most important elements when it comes to your kitchen remodel.

You simply can’t plan enough when it comes to a project with so many small details that need to be coordinated. So the question becomes, how can you make the most effective plan, and how long should it take?

According to the National Kitchen and Bath Association, you should invest six months in your kitchen remodel planning. That amount of time may come as a surprise to many homeowners who expected the project to take less time in the planning stages.

Just consider how long you expect your kitchen to last….Six months is a short amount of time to invest in making sure the kitchen remodel is exactly the way you want it to be.

Understand Choices of Materials

Kitchen remodels involve decisions on a wide range of components. Below are the main ones that you need to review materials for depending on what you like and what’s functional for you and your family:

• cabinets
• countertops
• backsplash
• flooring
• light fixtures

Some of these elements come in an eye-boggling array of materials with price ranges that vary accordingly. I know that when it was time for me to create my kitchen in my new home, I thought I knew what I wanted but then got so overwhelmed with the choices and prices.

As you undertake the planning stages of your kitchen remodel, get to know the various materials that are available to you and their features as well as their relative price points.

A durable and beautiful option for remodeling that remains popular with homeowners for their kitchens is granite. Granite countertops come in a wide range of colours that come from quarries around the world.

With the options available out there, you can find a granite countertop that matches your overall kitchen remodel style as well as the mood of your home, guaranteed!

Granite and quartz are just two types of materials you may consider when remodeling your kitchen counters.

Flooring and cabinets are another set of elements you have to pay close attention to as they tend to be at the heart of wear and tear your kitchen will suffer through.

Consider Your Kitchen Usage

Perhaps one of the most important things to consider when you embark on planning your kitchen remodel is the nature of how you use your kitchen. Let me know tell you nothing is more essential.

A child-friendly home should have a kitchen that is equally kid-friendly, with planning to include the way that you direct traffic in the space. This way, dangerous areas like cooktops are placed in a way that minimizes the risk to children as they come in and out of the area.

If you don’t have any children living in the home, you can incorporate details that families with kids might not be able to consider.

As you use your current kitchen, begin to think about the things that you feel are lacking or the things that aren’t useful or convenient for you.

Picture yourself in the dream kitchen you will have and think of what will be useful to you to see what would be helpful for you:

• Measure
• Add props
• Collect magazine croppings of dream kitchens
• Visit model homes to get ideas

Think of and list your pet peeves:

• Is your sink too shallow and difficult to use as you wash dishes?
• Are the cabinets dull and dated?
• Do you need more cooking or prep space?

These are all things to think about as you plan your remodel.

The Gist of it

While a kitchen remodel is an enormous project that comes with a significant price tag attached, in the end, it will become a source of joy for years to come.

When you work with trained professionals and contractors who are experts in their fields, you can be sure that you will have the right materials and excellent installation that will guarantee you can enjoy your new kitchen year after year.

Just don’t forgo the preparation time and planning that goes into it. I took 6-8 months to plan my kitchen and that was good. Take the time you need to properly think everything through.