The Four Main Components to Your Kitchen Remodeling Project

The real estate market is tough, but those who are in the know about what can make one house fly off the market quickly while other homes remain stagnant in the market say if you want to sell your home, you need to invest in the two most important rooms of your house - the bathroom and the kitchen. These rooms get the most obvious wear and tear and they are also the two rooms that also show the most dating from the time the house was built or remodeled last. And if these rooms look old and dated, the whole house will come across as dated as well.
Kitchen remodeling can bring your kitchen up to speed to make it more marketable in a tight real estate market, and it can also let you create a kitchen that it more workable for you to navigate in.

There are several areas of your kitchen that you need to pay attention to when you are considering where to start your kitchen remodeling project. The four most important components to any kitchen are of course the countertops, the cabinets, the flooring and the appliances.

These four components need to coordinate in coloring and material type in order to create a remodeling project that looks cohesive as well as well thought out. If you are opting for countertops that are made from a high end material such as granite, slate, limestone or marble, you will also need to have cabinets that are made from a high end material such as cherry or oak.

Nothing says a bad remodel more than putting in expensive countertops but leaving the cheap looking plywood cabinets or original 1970's linoleum flooring. If your budget for your kitchen remodeling project is going to be tight, get creative, but don't try to merge the old and outdated with the new - it won't fool anyone, including prospective buyers.

Your flooring should match the same budget level of the rest of your kitchen and coordinate with the rest of your home style. For example, if you have Pergo flooring throughout your home, you may want to extend it into the kitchen as well to keep the theme throughout.

Finally a major aspect of your kitchen remodel is the appliances. The most important thing about the appliances is not that they are high end, but that they coordinate. Most potential home buyers will expect new, clean and coordinating appliances in the kitchen and it won't matter how nice they are if they fail these simple buyer requirements.

Keep in mind the goal of your remodel project is to increase the value of your home and to make it more marketable in the process. If your kitchen remodeling project is done right and is the success you envision it to be, you should be able to make both of your goals and enjoy a gorgeous new kitchen - at least until your home flies off the market.