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Dos and Don'ts to Help Manage Your Kitchen or Bath Remodel |
The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) understands that the remodeling process can be quite overwhelming and confusing. From choosing a designer and selecting a style, to establishing and sticking to a budget, kitchen and bath projects can be daunting to any homeowner.
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Choosing a Kitchen or Bath Designer |
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A homeowner embarking on a kitchen or bathroom design project may find themselves quickly overwhelmed with the choices. How to choose the best style? Is this product right for the space? How to maximize the area for the best use? Even the savviest homeowner can quickly come to the conclusion that they need help. This is where hiring a kitchen or bathroom designer becomes the first choice to be made.
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Bathroom Remodeling Tips - Top Mistakes to Avoid |
While planning a bathroom remodel, it's very important that you start with a plan and follow it very precisely. After all, it's going to take some planning and some time. You want to make sure your remodel turns out beautifully. However, the task can be a little overwhelming at times. If you're interested in helpful information that can help you as you plan and carry out your bathroom remodel, more than likely you've read many on what you are supposed to do. Well, here are some important bathroom remodeling tips on mistakes that you need to avoid so you are sure the remodel turns out the way you want it to.
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New Kitchen and Remodeling Mistakes Part II: Kitchen Design Blunders That Caused Kitchen Cabinet Nightmares |
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Spice Racks Hold No Counters
Some people like their spices right next to the stove. Unfortunately, the pull out spice racks made by most manufacturers are designed to sit between two other cabinets. There may be other types of cabinets that will fit in according to the manufacturer's catalog, but not in practice. Check these out thoroughly before ordering the cabinets. A better option in these cases would be narrow cabinets (6”-9”) for cookie sheet and pan storage next to the stove, and spice racks on the other side of those. Even better would be spice storage in a wall cabinet pullout.
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Top Three Kitchen Remodeling Mistakes You Don't Want to Make Yourself |
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OVER-SPENDING
I'll bet you didn't expect that one from a kitchen pro, did you!?! One of the hats I wear as an independent designer is to provide a "reality check" perspective. This mistake was more in evidence during the past few years than in today's housing climate, but I still come across part-time cooks who want $10,000 pro ranges. (Do you really need all those BTUs?) In general, a $300,000 house does not warrant a $100,000 kitchen, unless its lived in by a professional caterer or chef, or a really serious hobby cook.
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Top 5 Bathroom Remodeling Mistakes to Avoid |
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Many begin the process of remodeling their bathroom. It is quite common to see homeowners taking this particular project into their own hands. Why? Remodeling the bathroom is a relatively easy task. As long as the individual knows exactly what they want to do, the steps required to do it, and has the time to do it, it is often much better to proceed with bathroom remodeling projects from a "do-it-yourself" angle than to hire an outsider to come in and do it. However, it is important to know that there are mistakes that can be made. Here, you will be introduced to the top 5 bathroom remodeling mistakes that you should avoid.
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Dos and Don'ts: Avoid Remodeling Mistakes in Your Kitchen or Bath |
Follow our advice to get the most for your money when remodeling your kitchen or bathroom.
Kitchen Remodeling
You can easily spend $100,000 for a kitchen remodel like the kind you see in home-décor and shelter magazines. Or you can spend a small fraction of that price for a kitchen that only looks as if you splurged.
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