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Kitchen Remodeling Checklist – Are you Ready?
Kitchens are one of the most demanding but enjoyable rooms to remodel. As the heart of your home, more activities take place in the kitchen than just cooking. It may serve many purposes, which when well planned, can make your home more comfortable, efficient, and easy to maintain. Before you start, ask yourself some important questions:
- How long are you planning to live in this house?
- Do you have any physical limitations that need to be accommodated?
- Do you entertain, and if so, how do you entertain?
- Does everyone have a hand in the food preparation? Or do you cook alone?
- Do you have children or grandchildren who will also cook in this kitchen?
- Do you need a 2 cook kitchen?
- Two sinks? Types such as single large bowl, double, or specialized? Bar sink?
- Size of range (30”, 36”, 48”)
- Gas or electric cooking
- Convection oven
- Separate cooktop and ovens
- Warming Drawers
- How many ovens?
- Built-in appliances (refrigerator)
- Professional appliances
- Display cabinets
- Open cabinets
- Glass doors on cabinets
- Countertops: laminate, tile, solid surfaces (Corian?), granite, stone, stainless steel, concrete, Slatescape, etc.
- Pantry storage
- Recycling center
- Message center
- Pet food storage and feeding station
- Hanging pots and pans
- Decorative hood
- Wine storage
- Computer/internet access
Remember, this is your new kitchen…you can have almost everything that you want. Be creative. Designer Kitchen & Bath can guide you through it all to make sure you get a kitchen that is “tailored to the way you live”.