The first step for kitchen remodeling

Your dream kitchen will take some planning to meet the needs of your household. Find your focus in a family conference, discussing the new kitchen from each person points of view .First, look at the kitchen you’ve got. What is good about it? What is not so good? Is it too small, to dark? Is storage lacking? Are the appliances old, the finish faded? Have you always detested the cabinets?

Next focuses on the future. How will each family member use the new kitchen? Will everyone cook? Is this where the kids will hang out with their friends or do the home work? Will you want a baking center, planning desk, dining area? Do you love to entertain? How sociable do you actually want to be? Will you chat with gest while you cook, or do you want to prepare your culinary masterpieces in private? Will you want to open your new kitchen to surrounding rooms o to the outdoors?  

What about the size? Can you expand your present kitchen by annexing nearby space, thus avoiding major structural change? Does your budget permit an addition? Perhaps just reconfiguring your present kitchen will do the trick.

Your family conference will produce a clear picture of the kitchen your family wants. Put the ideas you discussed on paper in the form of a rough sketch. Whether you do the work yourself or turn the sketch over to a professional, you’ll have taken the first step towards making your kitchen dreams a reality.