How To Remodel Your Kitchen

Rebekah Zaveloff, Houzz Contributor

Youve decided to remodel your kitchen. Now what? Not knowing where to start, many homeowners start by looking at appliances. Others start by collecting inspiring kitchen photos. Some decide they need more room. Others simply want to upgrade their current kitchen. Homeowners may find themselves in this exploration stage for a year or longer before they start interviewing kitchen designers or general contractors.

Once youve pondered long enough and youre ready to green-light a kitchen remodeling project, then what? Well start with the first 9 steps.

4 ways to get ready for kitchen construction

Step 1: Think about what you need

This step is all about how you use your kitchen, and finding the layout and features that fit your households lifestyle. Get ideas from every resource possible. Think about your priorities: how many people will be cooking and gathering here, and how theyll need to move around in it. Do you need an addition? Or can you work with your existing kitchen footprint?

If you havent already, start saving photos of kitchens with features that suit your style.

Step 2: Research and plan

Ready to green-light that project and take the plunge? The best place to start is by formulating whats commonly referred to as a scope of work and figuring out your preliminary budget.

Both of these may be subject to change, so dont feel like you have only once chance at this. Budget and scope are intertwined and often change many times during the design process as you become more educated and able to reconcile what you want and what you can afford. As a homeowner, youre not expected to walk into this knowing what everything should cost. Remember, this is an educational process.

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