How to Renovate Kitchen by Investing Less Amount?

Written by Posted On Saturday, 19 August 2017 00:48
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A kitchen is the second most visited place by visitors apart from the living room. Having the kitchen in order and attractive is the sure way to make you feel comfortable when you or any other person enters the kitchen. To achieve all that, you need to embark on a regular maintenance program so that you can reduce the costs of renovation and also avoid financial strains when compared to a single major overhaul.

Kitchen renovations can be classified as either major or minor undertakings depending on the resources each particular activity requires. Among the major renovations is changing the appliances but this can be made a minor one by looking for a trade in and only top up on the difference between the value of your appliances and the new ones supplied. When done that way, it will cost less than even some minor renovations.

If you want to do a kitchen renovation by investing less, you ought to categorize the renovations required so that you can evaluate their costs more accurately. You can also do some minor repairs like changing the lighting system by yourself to save on the installation charges of the contractor you might have hired to do the job.

Key areas of consideration while planning on a kitchen renovation project are:

The cabinets

These are built-in furniture in the kitchen for storing food, utensils, dishes, and any other loose item in the kitchen. Replacing them might be expensive, but there are cheaper ways to renovate them. You can do the following;

Repaint both the inside and the outside surfaces with a cool color.

Fix or replace the doors if they are broken.

If the cabinet face frames are broken, replace only the front side.

If no major replacement is required, then clean them with a detergent to restore their color.

Replace any drawer front which is deformed from regular replacement of the handles.

The counter tops

The countertops give your kitchen the usability desired of a good kitchen. It provides the surface from where you can do a variety of activities like preparing your food or placing the utensils you are using. Due to the activities which are carried on it, it can get scratched easily and wear out in a faster way when compared to other kitchen accessories.

Depending on the material which was originally used on it, you can decide to give it a resurface instead of a full replacement. The materials used vary in pricing, for example tiles are more expensive than wood. To give your counter top a new look, you can cover it with recycled glass, paper composites, or a veneer and it will just look like new without spending huge sums of money replacing the whole top.

The appliances

These are the pieces of equipment that are used in the kitchen to make it more user-friendly like the refrigerator, the ovens, food processors, a maker for your decaf coffee, microwave, cooking stoves, and much more. All these cannot be replaced at once, but you can use a trade in option to get new appliances at a fraction of new, though you will have to give away your old appliance in exchange and top up the difference in value.

The floor

No matter what material is used to make your kitchen floor, if it is not pleasant and attractive to the eyes, you can give the floor a facelift by putting a nice carpet or a mat. These will also ease the fatigue associated with standing on a hard place for a long time.

The electrical and lighting systems

Lighting systems in a house consume a lot of power, more so if you are using the ordinary incandescent bulbs. You can renovate the lighting system by using the most current CFLs or LED bulbs. They come in various shapes and design, so they will also add ergonomic value to your kitchen on top of saving you huge power bills. That by itself is a cost saving renovation practice.

Reasons why you should renovate your kitchen no matter how simple you intend to do it

The kitchen is the major area in a house which has very many activities going on, and you don’t want to spend your time in a place where you don’t feel comfortable, or will you like it that way? Mostly not, thus embark on a renovation process even if you are to do it in phases to avoid financial strain.

A well-renovated kitchen also adds value to the house with a return on investment of approximately 80%. So, renovating your kitchen will give you both personal satisfaction as well as value addition to your home.

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