Kitchen Staging Recipe: Four Steps to Stage Your Kitchen and Cook up a Sale
Just follow these four simple steps and your kitchen will win the heart of your buyer in no time.
Step # 1: Straighten It Up
Step # 2: Clean It Up
Step # 3: Freshen It Up
Step # 4: Warm It Up
Step # 1: Straighten It Up
The very first step you need to take when staging your kitchen is to declutter and get organized. Go through your entire kitchen and get rid of anything you no longer use—the old toaster oven, mismatched storage containers, outdated spices, etc. Organize and file or throw away all the papers and other items that have accumulated over the years. Look through your pantry and donate or throw away the food items you are never going to use and organize what is left. Take all the magnets and papers off of your fridge. At this point, every area of your kitchen should be neatly organized and your countertops should be completely cleared. (Ok, you can keep out the coffee pot, but have a spot ready under the counter to put it away for photos and showings.) Read more
Kitchen Apron Designs and Styles for the Home
Kitchen aprons are designed to protect your clothing while cooking and cleaning. Besides function, today’s women’s kitchen aprons provide style. With the trend of at-home cooking and the upscale kitchens built today, aprons have found their place in the modern home. Women’s, men’s and children’s aprons are available on-line in numerous styles and fabric choices. You will find traditional aprons with scooped necklines and modern aprons with sass. Aprons are a great accessory while entertaining. Cocktail parties and luncheons are a fun reason to tie on a hostess apron. Embroider a children’s apron for a personal touch or gift a bbq apron to the man in your life. There are aprons for the entire family on the web.
With all the apron styles and choices available, it’s hard to decide which one is right for you. Here are some ideas to consider. Read more
Is Now a Good Time to Remodel My Kitchen?
Well, Yes and No.
It may not be a good idea to remodel if you were just laid off or are starting a new job. It’s probably not a good idea if your adjustable rate mortgage went up and you are struggling to meet your house payments and it’s definitely not a good idea if you are living off of credit cards paying interest for everyday expenditures.
But let’s assume you’ve been on your job for awhile and your position is not in imminent danger. Let’s also assume you have chosen to live within your means and haven’t spent 6 cents for every nickel you’ve earned the last few years. And finally let’s assume that your credit is good and perhaps you even have some savings tucked away. Read more
Why Buying a KItchen or Bath Remodel from a Big Box Store May Not be a Good Idea
Have you ever went into a Lowes, Home Depot or Costco and asked to see the owner? Of course not; that’s ridiculous. It does however shed some light on why purchasing services from the big box stores frequently ends in disaster.
Let me say at the outset that I have nothing against the box stores. In fact I spend several thousand dollars there every year. If I need an item they carry I pick it up, take it home, plug it in and use it. If it doesn’t work properly I return it for a replacement or my money back. No problem. Read more
Cheap Imported Cabinets
The last 10 years have seen a tsunami of products from China washing up on the US market shore. One product that is having a noticeable impact on the western states is cabinetry. This article is intended to give some insight into the impact this has had on the cabinetry market as well as alert consumers regarding this products value and deficiencies.
First let me mention why I feel qualified to address the subject. I have been in the remodeling and construction industry for nearly 40 years. Currently my wife and I own and operate a kitchen and bath remodeling firm in southern California. We were involved indirectly with the importation and directly with the installation of hundreds of sets of Chinese cabinets in the past. We purchased, with others, from several manufacturing sources and have experience with over a dozen types of product. I also have numerous friends and contacts in the remodeling and construction industry across the country, who have shared their experiences with me. Also my wife is Chinese. Read more
Stop! Do Not Join Direct Buy! Read How To Buy Cabinets Online And Save Money
How to Buy Cabinets Online
Buying cabinets online can be easier and much less expensive than buying cabinets from a big box store or your local cabinet retailer. However, there are a few things you need to do or your project could end up in shambles! Here are the three key steps in the process to buy cabinets online: Measuring, Designing, Purchasing.
The truth is the type of individual that undertakes the challenge of buying cabinets online, is often the best one for the job! They are the detail oriented, “do it yourself” type, that will often pay more attention to measuring, communicating in the design process, and double checking details, than many designers I have come across over the years. Let’s get to it. Read more
Choose Any Granite Countertop Colors to Turn Your Kitchen Around
Granite is a material which is preferred my most all of us homeowners when it comes to a kitchen countertop and for obvious reasons: great looks, durability and outstanding resistance. Kitchen is a place where durability needs to be combined with a cozy environment in order to make the time spent there pleasurable.
Some Facts About Granite
Granite has not been considered or worked on until about 1800s when it was discovered. In approximately 1850s granite caught on the world’s eye when a polished piece took to the display of a London Exhibition and soon became a fashionable material to use for floors and countertops. Read more
Choose Any Granite Countertop Colors to Turn Your Kitchen Around
Granite is a material which is preferred my most all of us homeowners when it comes to a kitchen countertop and for obvious reasons: great looks, durability and outstanding resistance. Kitchen is a place where durability needs to be combined with a cozy environment in order to make the time spent there pleasurable.
Some Facts About Granite
Granite has not been considered or worked on until about 1800s when it was discovered. In approximately 1850s granite caught on the world’s eye when a polished piece took to the display of a London Exhibition and soon became a fashionable material to use for floors and countertops. Read more
Choose Any Granite Countertop Colors to Turn Your Kitchen Around
Granite is a material which is preferred my most all of us homeowners when it comes to a kitchen countertop and for obvious reasons: great looks, durability and outstanding resistance. Kitchen is a place where durability needs to be combined with a cozy environment in order to make the time spent there pleasurable.
Some Facts About Granite
Granite has not been considered or worked on until about 1800s when it was discovered. In approximately 1850s granite caught on the world’s eye when a polished piece took to the display of a London Exhibition and soon became a fashionable material to use for floors and countertops. Read more
Modern additions to your new kitchen
Kitchens are a popular room to renovate or redecorate in our homes, considering we spend most of our time when at home in the kitchen and invariably when it comes to parties crowds tend to gather in the kitchen for some unknown reason. The best part of redecorating your kitchen is that in recent years it has become an incredibly popular and there are lots of designs and styles to choose from.
There are kitchen fitters who can plan and design entire kitchens from the appliances to the cupboards all to a budget you set which is perfect for getting what you want at a price that isn’t too extravagant. Of course if you do have more money to spend on a new kitchen then there are plenty of innovative and useful additions you can make to your plans. Read more