Top 5 Most Valuable Ways To Improve Your Kitchen

Your kitchen is one of the most important rooms in your house. Not only is it where you spend much of your time, but it’s also a huge selling point when it’s time to list your home for sale. In fact, investing some money to improve your kitchen can raise the value of your home significantly.

There are many ways to improve your kitchen, both for aesthetics and practicality. Some are intended to bring you joy in cooking, while others will do wonders in raising its value. Here are the top 5 most valuable ways to improve your kitchen.

How to Improve Your Kitchen:

Create More Open Space

More open space means more value for your home. If you can make your kitchen more open and spacious, your home will have added appeal to your family as well as home shoppers. With housing prices at a premium, this is a great way to set your kitchen apart from others in the neighborhood.
The easiest way to add space is to connect your kitchen with an adjoining room. If your kitchen and dining room are separate, consider knocking down a wall to make an open kitchen/dining room combo. You can separate the spaces with an island and make the whole area look stylish and modern. This is a great way to affordably add square footage.

Another way to open up your kitchen is to expand your home’s footprint. This will require more investment but can also add quite a lot to the functionality of your kitchen workspace. A wide, spacious kitchen with plenty of room for appliances, storage, and prep space will make an amazing difference.

Upgrade Your Kitchen Equipment

Upgrading appliances can modernize your kitchen and make food prep more fun! Energy-efficient appliances are a great investment. They make your space look amazing while saving you on energy expenses in the process. You could also go a step further and get smart appliances.
You’ll find these smart appliances have some incredible capabilities that will make life just a bit simpler. LG even released a new refrigerator with color-changing panels to match your mood. Why not? Samsung introduced an AI wall oven with a Pro Cooking algorithm that recommends appropriate temperature and cooking mode, sending notifications to help prevent food from overcooking.

More Storage

We often hear that limited storage is a significant factor in our customer’s desire to remodel. Creating space for all of your kitchen equipment, pots and pans, plus larger serving vessels is particularly appealing. When everything has a home and is right at your fingertips, you don’t have to rummage through your home looking for where you stashed the roasting pan or punch bowl.

You can find all kinds of modern storage upgrades for your kitchen. With things like pull-out pantries and island cabinets, you can really get a lot out of the space you have. Dedicated spice racks and appliance cupboards with electrical outlets make cooking fun.
Perhaps the most-loved storage area is a customized walk-in pantry. With a place for everything, and everything in its place!

Atmospheric Lighting

Lighting can make a world of difference to any room in your home. Picking the right lights and even the right bulbs can really bring out the atmosphere of your kitchen.
You may want dimmer lights to set the mood for an evening meal. You may want under cabinet lights for reading recipes and for food prep. Brighter overhead lights are great for the clean-up stage.

While you are in the electrical planning stage, don’t forget to plan for task outlets inside cabinets and around islands. We’re seeing USB outlets in drawers and in food prep areas to easily power tablets, phones, and other electronics that have replaced cookbooks for recipe saving.

A Style Makeover

Sometimes value is all about aesthetics. If your kitchen looks fresh, modern, and downright cool, it’ll be a lot more fun to spend time in.

We’re seeing a lot of bold kitchens on the idea boards. Walnut cabinets and darker colors. Bright colors with bronze and gold accents. Whitewashed oak. Black stained or painted cabinetry. The beautiful thing about a remodel project is that you get to create something perfectly your own!

Conclusion

Your kitchen is a reflection of the love and pride you have for your home and your family. Improving this most essential part of your home will help contribute to preparing comforting meals, ease in entertaining guests, and creating and sharing lifetime memories.

If you have any questions regarding updating your kitchen, contact us today for a free quote!