Kitchen
The most important piece of advice when remodeling your kitchen is to take your time. Don't rush into decisions. Visit kitchen showrooms, consult with experts, look through books and magazines, and search around on the internet until you know exactly what you want. Kitchen renovations can be quite expensive, especially if you choose to invest in high-quality appliances and finishes, so you want to make sure you do it right the first time.
Older kitchens often suffer from a poor layout, with inefficient shelving, wasted space in corner units, and a shortage of adequate work surfaces. It's not always necessary to knock down walls and increase the floor area of a kitchen to get more usable space - sometimes a more efficient design can make a world of difference.
There are typically three stages to a kitchen renovation:
- Preparing the room - removing old kitchen cabinets, stripping old tiles and wallpaper, replacing or re-routing services (electricity, gas, plumbing, drainage, etc), installing or replacing old windows, moving walls, and drywalling.
- Installing new kitchen cabinets - nowadays these are often custom prefabricated cabinet units, and can be installed in one or two days.
- Finishing the kitchen - once the cabinets are in place, wall tiles, backsplashes, flooring, trim, under-cabinet lighting, overhead light fittings, wallpaper or paint, and appliances can be installed.
Whether you're simply freshening up an existing kitchen or tearing down walls and building a new kitchen from scratch, these articles will help you to design and build your dream kitchen.
Articles
- Free Kitchen Remodel Quotes — Fast quotes, local contractors, no cost, no obligation!
- Free Cabinet Quotes — Fast quotes, local contractors, no cost, no obligation!
- Appliances: Ovens — Tips for choosing your new oven.
- Water Filters — Learn about the various water filter options.
- Kitchen Work Triangle — Kitchen design - understanding the work triangle and kitchen layouts.
- Organizing The Kitchen — Simple ideas to organize your kitchen.
- Kitchen Equipment — Kitchen equipment: getting the right tools.
- Prevent Water Damage — Preventing water damage in the kitchen.
- Efficient Dishwashing — Money and energy saving tips for washing your dishes.
- Asko Dishwasher — Why buy an Asko dishwasher?
- Bosch Dishwasher — Which Bosch dishwasher is best for you?
- Best Dishwashers — Which are the best dishwashers?
- Energy Efficiency — Ways to make your kitchen more energy efficient and save money.
- Built-In Refrigerators — Dan's kitchen design tips - building in the refrigerator.
- Bar Stools — Gain extra seating with bar stools.
- Psychology of Kitchen Colors — By using colors in a planned manner you can control the undercurrents in your kitchen and influence the nature of interactions in a positive way.
- Kitchen Colors — What you need to know about kitchen colors.
- Easy Designer Kitchen — Five easy ways to give your kitchen designer wow!
- 7 Tips — Seven tips for a better kitchen.
- 10 Mistakes — The 10 biggest kitchen design mistakes.
- 10 Considerations — 10 important things to consider before designing a new kitchen.
- How To Plan — How to plan for kitchen remodeling.
- Budget Ideas — 5 best budget kitchen decorating ideas.
- Remodeling Checklist — Kitchen remodeling checklist - are you prepared?
- Getting Started — Getting started with kitchen remodeling.
- Kitchen Transformations — Quick kitchen transformations on a dime!
- Kitchen Renovations — Kitchen renovations and island creations.
- Large Kitchens — What to do with a large kitchen.
- Painting Cabinets — Color, rollers and a little bit of spackling! Ready to paint those kitchen cabinets?
- Faux Finish Cabinets — Heart of the home - faux finishes for kitchen cabinetry.
- Kitchen Countertops — Counter measures - new countertops for your kitchen!
- Decorative Concrete — How to use decorative concrete in a traditional kitchen.
- Concrete Counter Top — Mr & Mrs DIY - through the thick and thin of building a concrete countertop.
- Wood Counter Tops — Wood counter tops, a reliable choice for the modern kitchens.
- Corian Counter Tops — Corian counter tops: Du Pont makes good things happen.
- Stainless Steel And Copper Counters — All about stainless steel and copper kitchen countertops.
- Granite Counter Tops — If price is no object, splurge on the luxury of a granite kitchen countertop.
- Granite Counter Colors — Granite kitchen counter top colors.
- Granite Kitchen Counters — The comeback of an old favorite.
- Granite Counter Cleaning — Cleaning your granite kitchen counter top.
- Buying Kitchen Cabinets — 6 things to know when buying kitchen cabinets.
- Kitchen Cabinet Ideas — On the idea of kitchen cabinets.
- Kitchen Cabinet Refacing — Saving money with kitchen cabinet refacing.
- Cabinet Buying Tips — 6 things to know when buying kitchen cabinets.
- Kitchen Islands — Island dreams - ten reasons to add an island to your kitchen!
- View From My Island — The grand outing of the kitchen.
- Pot Racks — How to choose a pot rack for your kitchen.
- Choosing Kitchen Sinks — Choosing the right sink for your kitchen.
- Best Kitchen Sinks — Finding the best kitchen sinks for your home.
- Faucets — The faucet: a deciding factor.
- Delta Faucets — Delta faucets - America's trusted faucet manufacturer.
- Tile Backsplash — Spice up your kitchen with a new tile backsplash.
- Vintage Labels On Tiles — Everything old is new again.