If you are thinking about selling your home, you are likely wondering how you can boost its appeal to prospective buyers.
An outdated kitchen is a major turn-off to home-seekers.
Invest in a new kitchen and you will attract plenty of interest in your home.
This heightened interest will likely result in substantial offers.
A lovely new kitchen is exactly what your home needs to generate substantial bids. Consider the amount of time the average person spends in the kitchen.
It can be argued this is the most important space in the entire home.
An attractive and recently upgraded kitchen really does have the potential to serve as a tipping point of sorts that motivates prospective buyers to roll out lofty bids.
In an ideal world, your kitchen remodel will generate a 70 percent return on the initial investment. However, if you have your kitchen remodeled immediately prior to putting your home on the market, it has the potential to generate a profit.
You read that right.
Invest in a spectacular new kitchen and it really can boost the total price of your home to unexpected heights. Some homeowners even view kitchen remodeling projects as similar to investments in stocks and mutual funds.
Select the right upgrades, materials, and colors and the money you spend could prove quite profitable once you start fielding offers.
The manner in which the kitchen remodel is planned is of the utmost importance. Take your time when selecting the new appliances, materials, colors and other improvements.
Do not focus on what you desire in a new kitchen. Key in on the features with mass appeal that enhance your kitchen to the point that its presence alone inspires offers.
Try to view the eventual remodel from the perspective of a home-seeker. This means you should sweat the small stuff.
Eliminate the oldest portions of your kitchen, aim for an updated appearance and spend wisely.
If you remodel your kitchen in a manner that compromises the existing architecture of your living space, you run the risk of sabotaging your home’s value.
Do not lose sight of the fact that alterations to your kitchen should be performed with resale firmly in mind.
The new kitchen elements must enhance the surrounding spaces. Do not attempt to put a progressive-looking kitchen with an array of high-tech bells and whistles in a home with a conservative and traditional exterior.
Aim for mass appeal rather than those niche buyers who will accept such a contemporary kitchen in a traditional home.
Niche buyers are few and far between.
In general, homeowners should plan on spending between 6-10 percent of the home value on the kitchen remodel to obtain a fair return.
Just be sure to spend on kitchen remodeling features that buyers in your price range tend to covet. Select appliances and materials with care so the perceived value of your kitchen and your home stay at an acceptable level.
It is clear that a kitchen remodel is worth the investment for those who are staying in their home as well as those who plan to sell. The average home-seeker covets a living space with a stunning kitchen that is new, spacious, well-lit and ergonomically-friendly.
Remodel your kitchen with buyers in mind and it will make the difference between underwhelming offers and a series of fantastic offers.
Let us help you plan your new kitchen at an affordable price!
Contact Lifestyle Cabinetry and Millwork and get can work together to create your new kitchen.
Kitchen and bath remodels are complicated projects that require good up front planning and experience. Zayne and his crew have delivered excellent projects for me on repeated occasions. Each time the work has been completed on the agreed schedule and above my expectations. Most importantly it is critical to work with someone you trust and that has the knowledge and experience required – Lifestyle truly fits this description.
Zayne and his professional staff are absolutely the best in home renovation.
Zayne’s crew are professional, courteous, prompt, polite and offer suggestions while on site. The quality of the workmanship and materials are first class. Zayne will work diligently with you to develop your vision of your project and point out the constraints of your home and how you can proceed to achieve the end result.
Zayne expresses serious concern about your budget and how to accomplish your ideas without spending unnecessarily. His sub-contractors and suppliers are all equally welcoming and patient when you are working with them to find the cabinetry, trim, stone, paint and other materials that are not “cookie cutter”.
We highly recommend, without reservation, Zayne and Lifestyle Cabinetry and Millwork to anyone with a large or small project.
Wow! Zayne and his team were great. Always responsive, always professional and they provided high-quality work on a tight timeline. Every contractor on the Lifestyle team impressed us without exception. We would highly recommend Lifestyle Cabinetry and Millwork.
I couldn’t have been happier with Zayne and his crew. Zayne presented a clear-cut plan for our project and stuck to it throughout the whole process. His guys did excellent work and were respectful while in my home. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Lifestyle Cabinetry and Millwork to anyone for any project.
This team is absolutely amazing!! I could not be happier with the way my kitchen turned out. I had a vision and they were amazing in building exactly to what I had pictured. They were on time, a pleasure to work with, efficient and kept right on schedule. Kurt made sure that we were happy at every turn and acted immediately on every request. Thank you!!!
Lifestyle Cabinetry and Millwork were excellent. They were fast and efficient and always respectful when they were in my home. I loved working with Kirt and Zayne. I would recommend them to anyone! You won’t be disappointed.
What a great experience to have such a reliable, professional company come to work in our condo! Zayne was so nice and helped us find the perfect cabinets for our kitchen. Dion, who works for Zayne did a wonderful job in completing the projects. We also had electrical, painting, and additional carpentry completed. Everything went just the way we wanted. We could not be happier. We are also going to get additional pricing for more work that we want to have done in our condo in the future.
Lifestyle Cabinetry and Milwork re-constructed our kitchen and bathroom in 2013. They were meticulous, very professional and friendly. We are very pleased with the workmanship and wouldn’t hesitate to hire them for another project in the future.
We used Lifestyle Cabinetry and Millwork for a complete master bath remodel. The workers were friendly, cooperative, and showed up on time every day. The work was high quality and we are so pleased with the end results. We would definitely recommend them to others.
Kitchen Remodel.
New cabinets
New granite countertops
New backsplash
Very knowledgeable about the work. Timely execution. Excellent workmanship. Executed the work within budget.
The people went out of their way to work on add-on features.
This is a professional company in every sense of the word! We hired them to completely remodel our kitchen when we purchased a 20 year old house. They did an amazing job! They were there when they said they would be. They worked full days with few breaks and the quality of their work was superior. I would definitely recommend them and will use them again on future planned projects!