Even More Kitchen Remodeling Ideas
Even in our modern lives, the kitchen is the heart of the home. If your kitchen feels more like the neglected kidney, maybe it's time to remodel and give your cooking space a new lease of life.
The problem with remodeling a kitchen is that, depending on the level of work required, your family could be without a cooking space for months. You'll need to plan this carefully – making sure your remodeling doesn't occur when you're meant to be catering your daughters 21st birthday party or when you have guests staying at home. You may have to live on simple meals like salads, microwave dinners, and healthy takeaway for a while, and wash your dishes in the bath.
So now you've decided to go ahead with your kitchen remodel, you'll need to decide exactly what you want to do – some ideas are: replace kitchen cabinets, add new white ware, replace ugly drapes with new, modern roman or venetian blinds, replacing lighting fixtures, retile the floor or walls, install new bench tops, move sinks or ovens to new locations, install a butches block, add or remove walls, paint, plaster, wallpaper or just adding some decorative knick knacks.
Make all the major decisions before the contractors show up. Draw up plans, make measurements and order all the materials. If you're feeling stuck for ideas, you can even hire a certified kitchen planner. They can help you source decorative features like bench tops and butchers blocks, and match your tiles to your door handles and contrast these with your paint colours to create a bespoke kitchen just for you.
You may need to apply for permits before you begin work, especially if you're moving walls or installing plumbing. Remember, you want to get all these things done before you start stripping out the kitchen – if the workers have to stop for any delay, that's more days and weeks you'll be without a kitchen.
Inspect all your purchases as they arrive, to catch any factory defects as soon as possible. If things have to be sent back, this holds up your build.
Remodeling a kitchen is no small task, but if you plan and budget well ahead of schedule and hire a good team of workers, in no time at all you'll be enjoying your first home-cooked meal from your new kitchen.
The problem with remodeling a kitchen is that, depending on the level of work required, your family could be without a cooking space for months. You'll need to plan this carefully – making sure your remodeling doesn't occur when you're meant to be catering your daughters 21st birthday party or when you have guests staying at home. You may have to live on simple meals like salads, microwave dinners, and healthy takeaway for a while, and wash your dishes in the bath.
So now you've decided to go ahead with your kitchen remodel, you'll need to decide exactly what you want to do – some ideas are: replace kitchen cabinets, add new white ware, replace ugly drapes with new, modern roman or venetian blinds, replacing lighting fixtures, retile the floor or walls, install new bench tops, move sinks or ovens to new locations, install a butches block, add or remove walls, paint, plaster, wallpaper or just adding some decorative knick knacks.
Make all the major decisions before the contractors show up. Draw up plans, make measurements and order all the materials. If you're feeling stuck for ideas, you can even hire a certified kitchen planner. They can help you source decorative features like bench tops and butchers blocks, and match your tiles to your door handles and contrast these with your paint colours to create a bespoke kitchen just for you.
You may need to apply for permits before you begin work, especially if you're moving walls or installing plumbing. Remember, you want to get all these things done before you start stripping out the kitchen – if the workers have to stop for any delay, that's more days and weeks you'll be without a kitchen.
Inspect all your purchases as they arrive, to catch any factory defects as soon as possible. If things have to be sent back, this holds up your build.
Remodeling a kitchen is no small task, but if you plan and budget well ahead of schedule and hire a good team of workers, in no time at all you'll be enjoying your first home-cooked meal from your new kitchen.
