Helpful Homeowner Tip: Updating your kitchen

As many people know, the kitchen is where you spend most of your time. From everyday life to hosting a party – everyone always ends up in the kitchen. This is also the place that prospective home buyers are most likely to inspect.

In an article on Coldwell Banker they offered tips on updating your home and in the best place, the kitchen. Update your home, and gain the benefits effectively by staying within these guidelines. Read the excerpt below from Coldwell Banker. 


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Here's an example of a good update. A little paint and elbow grease can make a dramatic update on the kitchen. 

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Affordable kitchen update to improve your home 
Even if the whole room is not remodeled, kitchen projects can be expensive. One way to lower costs is to undertake smaller projects. For example, rather than replacing cabinets, the Washington Post suggests refacing the existing ones.

If the cabinets themselves are still in good shape, replacing them may be a waste of the home seller's money. Replacing the doors or repainting them may be just as effective in many instances.

There may also be a compromise available for homeowners who choose to reface their cabinets. While existing cabinets will not add storage space, new ones may be added that match the refacing. A few new cabinets can increase storage space without requiring the homeowner to pay for replacements of perfectly functional ones. 

Adding value through remodeling One improvement that many homeowners have done at the same time as cabinet refacing is counter replacement, according to the Washington Post. This way the most visible surfaces match. Since kitchen countertops see so much use in everyday life, home buyers may feel new counters add significant value.