Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Kitchen Remodeling: From Start to Finish

With the same kitchen cabinets, appliances, and surfacing materials, your kitchen can look boring over time. Kitchen remodeling is the solution if you want your kitchen to look entirely different than someone else’s home. Kitchen cabinets can be given unique look with virtually unlimited specialty finishes and a change of hardware. You can transform your kitchen into a remarkable space unlike anybody else’s. Kitchen cabinet manufacturers and designers have made kitchen remodeling easy with all the amenities you want and need.



Here are some guidelines when starting a kitchen remodeling project:

·         Prioritize your needs. This is all about how you use your kitchen, and finding the layout and features that fit your household’s lifestyle. Kitchen remodeling is all about your priorities: how many people will be cooking and gathering in the area and how they would move around. Whether your space is large or small, and whether the end result you want is pretty. Take advantage of the kitchen cabinet spaces that would make a huge different in space.

·         Research and plan. The best place to start is by formulating what’s commonly referred to as a scope of work and figuring out your preliminary budget. Kitchen cabinet costs depend on the material, design, and whether they are pre-made or pre-loved. Budget and scope are intertwined and often change many times during the design process as you become more educated and able to reconcile what you want and what you can afford. Consider barrier-free designs and products. They make life easier for children, pregnant women, seniors, as well as individuals with disabilities. They’ll also add to the longevity of your kitchen.

·         Need for professional help.  Even if you’re going to be a DIYer, unless you’re building your own kitchen cabinets and doing your own electrical and plumbing, you’re going to have to work with a professional at some point. Pros are available to help you with everything from contracts and permits to space planning, budgets, choosing finishes and fixtures, shopping, ordering products, and helping you set up your kitchen from start to finish.

·         Finished product. Once you construction is over, there is always this little list of details missing or forgotten. It is inevitable that the contractor may have to make multiple visits back to the house to finish some of the items such as furnishing kitchen cabinets, checking lights and some key ingredients.

Remember that the biggest factor influencing what type of kitchen you come up with will be the shape of the room itself. Remember to make early estimates so as not to encounter major problems with your kitchen remodeling project.

Angel's Professional Cabinetry
8870 N Himes Ave Suite 251, Tampa, FL 33614
813-394-5985


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