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K itc h e n s a re p o p u la r g a th e rin g s p o ts in m a n y h o m e s . T h a t p o p u la rity is re fl e c te d in v a rio u s w a y s , in c lu d in g h o w m a n y h o m e o w n e rs c h o o s e to re m o d e l th e ir k itc h e n s .


A 2 0 1 9 re p o rt fro m th e h o m e re n o v a tio n a n d d e s ig n re s o u rc e H o u z z fo u n d th a t k itc h e n s w e re th e m o s t p o p u la r ro o m to re n o v a te in 2 0 1 8 . H o m e o w n e rs c o n s id e rin g k itc h e n r em o d e ls s h o u ld k n o w th a t th e H o u z z re p o rt a ls o in d ic a te d th a t s p e n d in g o n k itc h e n r em o d e ls in c re a s e d b y 2 7 p e rc e n t in 2 0 1 8 .


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r em o d e lin g a k itc h e n s h o u ld k n o w th a t th e re a re w a y s to g iv e k itc h e n s a w h o le n e w fe e l w ith o u t b re a k in g th e b a n k .


A p p lia n c e s C o n s u m e r R e p o rts n o te s th a t lu x u ry h o m e b u y e rs e x p e c t h ig h -e n d fe a tu re s , in c lu d in g p ro fe s s io n a l ra n g e s a n d b u ilt-in re frig e ra to rs th a t m a tc h th e s u rro u n d in g c a b in e try . H o w e v e r, m a n y m a in s tre a m b ra n d s o ff e r “ fa u x p ro ” fe a tu re s th a t c a n e q u a l m o re e x p e n s iv e a lte rn a tiv e s . C o n s u m e r R e p o rts e v e n n o te s th a t m a n y b u d g e t-frie n d ly fa u x p ro a p p lia n c e s o u tp e rfo rm e d th e ir h ig h -e n d c o u n te rp a rts in te rm s o f re lia b ility .


C o u n te rto p s C o u n te rto p s te n d to c a p tu re th e e y e ’s a tte n tio n w h e n w a lk in g in to a k itc h e n . O u td a te d a n d / o r d a m a g e d c o u n te rto p s g ra b th a t a tte n tio n fo r a ll th e w ro n g re a s o n s , w h ile u p d a te d c o u n te rto p s m a d e fro m to d a y ’s m o s t p o p u la r m a te ria ls p ro v id e th a t w o w fa c to r h o m e o w n e rs s e e k . If g ra n ite is a m u s t-h a v e , C o n s u m e r R e p o rts n o te s th a t h o m e o w n e rs


c a n s a v e s u b s ta n tia l a m o u n ts o f m o n e y b y c h o o s in g g ra n ite fro m re m n a n ts a t th e s to n e y a rd . If m a rb le is y o u r id e a l c o u n te rto p , s a v e m o n e y b y c h o o s in g a d o m e s tic p ro d u c t a s o p p o s e d to o n e im p o rte d fro m o v e rs e a s .


C a b in e ts C u s to m -b u ilt c a b in e ts m a y b e a d re a m , b u t th e y te n d to b e a v e ry e x p e n s iv e o n e . S u c h c a b in e ts a re d e s ig n e d to a d h e re to th e d im e n s io n s o f th e k itc h e n , a n d C o n s u m e r R e p o rts n o te s th a t th e y c a n c o s t te n s o f th o u s a n d s o f d o lla rs . If th a t e s tim a te w o u ld b u s t y o u r b u d g e t, e x a m in e th e c u rre n t la y o u t o f th e e x is tin g c a b in e ts . If th e la y o u t is fi n e b u t th e c a b in e ts n e e d w o rk , y o u c a n g iv e th e m a w h o le n e w lo o k b y re fi n is h in g th e m . If th e c a b in e ts m u s t g o , s to c k u n its o r s e m i-c u s to m c a b in e ts c a n p ro v id e a n e w lo o k w ith o u t b u s tin g th e b u d g e t.


K itc h e n re m o d e ls c a n b e e x p e n s iv e . B u t th e re a re m a n y a ff o rd a b le w a y s to re v a m p a k itc h e n .


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