So……you are planning a complete remodel or an addition to make your kitchen grand. Well the first place to start is with the design. If you are a do-it-yourselfer, don’t go tearing out your walls and cabinets until you have everything planned. This is the phase where it pays to hire a designer who can help draw up the plans. If they do CAD (computer aided design) with 3D renderings, even better. This way, you can see how your ideas will look and work before you get started. Kitchen designers do this day in and day out so they can help you avoid common mistakes. Mistakes cost time and money. Better to pay a few bucks for a professional kitchen design, and get it right the first time, than to waste time and materials (money) and have all the headaches that come with the mistakes. (go to the how I can help you tab to inquire about hiring me to help with your layout and design) Continue reading DIY Kitchen Remodel Guide
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Kitchen Storage and Prep Space Solutions… Quick Fix
Do you have one of those kitchens that doesn’t look all that bad….. but just doesn’t have enough storage or counter space? A complete remodel is not in your future but you have to do something to remedy this! Here are a few quick fix ideas that will help with your kitchen prep and storage issues in a hurry, at an affordable price tag and can really give your kitchen a new lease on life. Continue reading Kitchen Storage and Prep Space Solutions… Quick Fix
Change Your Cabinet Hardware….. Quick Fix
Do you hate your kitchen with a passion but just are not financially ready to remodel? Well I can help you with some quick fixes that will give your kitchen a face lift until you are ready to take that big plunge. Change your hardware…. It’s like changing your jewelry. Sometimes just changing your current cabinet hardware or adding some if your cabinets were built in the 80″s when they did not use them very often, can give your kitchen a new life. It is easiest if there are none to begin with because then you don’t have holes to match. Just make a template from the bottom of the upper doors and use it to mark the spot so each is lined up. Then for the lower cabinets Continue reading Change Your Cabinet Hardware….. Quick Fix
DIY Kitchen Remodel….but hire a design consultant first
Doing a complete remodel yourself will take a lot of patience, perseverance and knowledge. If you choose to go this route, it just might behoove you to at least hire a design/construction consultant (like me :-). Oh, you won’t have to give up any of the credit….. you can use your own designs…… but if you have a professional look over your ideas/plans (yes you need plans especially if you are doing it yourself) they can help you avoid costly mistakes from the start. Yes it will cost a little bit of money but in this scenario, don’t you think mistakes will cost even more? Continue reading DIY Kitchen Remodel….but hire a design consultant first