The kitchen is often the heart of the home. Whether you plan on living in your home for the next 25 years or listing it soon, the kitchen is one room that can transform the mood and feeling of your entire home. Today, we’re talking kitchen remodeling, but also what your kitchen means to you.
You want to be comfortable in an efficient and beautiful kitchen for the years you will spend cooking and spending time with family in. More times than not, we have to transform our kitchen to get the exact look and feel we want. And when you need some good kitchen remodeling ideas, you know Fondare Finish can help.
Potential buyers also want to share in this vision for their own families, and the kitchen can be a make or break part of the deal. If your current kitchen is less than top notch, here are 8 kitchen remodeling ideas that can transform your entire home.
(1.) High-End Countertops
We cannot stress enough how a countertop can transform not only the feel of your kitchen, but the decorative mood of your home. With so many options to choose from such as quartz, granite, shale, concrete, marble, glass, etc., the options are limitless yet will invariably change your entire kitchen. The countertop you choose can serve as the main accent of the room or complement your existing space.
(2.) Flooring
Kitchen flooring trends have come and gone throughout the years as with everything in interior design. Long gone are the days of carpeted kitchen from the 70’s or the plain linoleum look from further on. Kitchen flooring can now be a major component of the kitchen. From light or dark hard woods to intricate tiled designs, kitchen floors are now meant to be thought of and incorporated into design. Even if you like your existing kitchen’s cabinets and countertops, changing the flooring can have a huge impact on increasing the atmosphere and value.
(3.) Appliances
Even a recently remodeled kitchen will appear dated if the appliances look older. Building appliances into your cabinetry can greatly transform your kitchen. Upgrading to stainless steel appliances will also have this effect. New ovens, oven hoods, and ventilation systems can greatly increase the professional look of the kitchen and transform your family kitchen into one that looks like it is used by a chef.
(4.) Smart Spaces
From having smart appliances, televisions or other screens embedded in the design, charging stations, and family command centers, smart spaces will change the way your kitchen looks and operates. Instead of cluttering countertops with chargers and cord, develop places within your kitchen that make sense to have technology, like a pull out drawer. Televisions that fold or slide out of cabinets also make the space look cleaner when they are not being used. Instead of having mail and agendas scattered about, family command centers can organize and declutter your space, making it more comfortable and functional for all.
(5.) Open Kitchen Cabinets
While this may not be a good idea for those who currently have families with small children, the open cabinet concept has been trending and can completely alter the feel of your kitchen. Why? Many people with open kitchen cabinets have been moving into decorating these spaces using the dishes and adding accent pieces to actually turn cabinets, traditionally for storage only, into part of the interior design. From flowers to ornamental objects, open cabinets provide another area for display.
(6.) Add an Eat-In/Bar Option
While kitchens are the heart of the home, some homes do not have open floorplan designs. This means that one may not be in the same room if they are cooking while entertaining guests. By incorporating an eat-in option in the kitchen, family and guests can stay connected to the people who are cooking, even if you move to a formal dining room later on. From a cozy breakfast nook to adding bar seating at an island, these options can make your kitchen more user friendly.
(7.) Paint Job!
Your kitchen’s color scheme can be changed dramatically just by painting the room. You can go bold and make the kitchen stand out from the rest of the house, use neutral hues, or choose a color that complements the rest of your home. Test different colors and see what is going to work with your cabinets, flooring, and countertops. It is amazing what repainting a room can do!
(8.) Lighting
Bright fluorescent lights reminiscent of a high school cafeteria does not create good atmosphere. Adding lighting under the cabinets, buying a new chandelier, and changing your ceiling lights can renovate the space and alter the mood. Add dimmer switches so that you can see what you are doing while cooking, but do not have to have the kitchen fully illuminated at all times, especially if you have an eat-in option.
Changing just one thing in your kitchen can change the feel of your entire home. Don’t be afraid to break out of your comfort zone and try new things in one of the most important rooms in your house.