Why refurbished kitchens give your home a new lease of life

The kitchen is a valuable space in any home. Since the cost of setting up a new one is a little over the top, many homeowners prefer making a few tweaks, e.g., by repainting the walls, decluttering, and replacing the cabinets to give the space a new lease of life. A 2017 study was conducted by Houzz to determine reasons for kitchen remodelling. Some of the respondents renovated because they could no longer stand their old kitchen spaces while others stated they had just become financially ready to make the changes. Refurbished kitchens offer many benefits to the homeowner.

Economically Sensible

Installing new cabinetry is pricey and would take up to half of your renovation budget. Refurbished kitchens allow homeowners to revamp the cabinetry using existing materials. As such, you will spend a lot less than what you would pay if you were to buy and install new cabinets. It also affords you the opportunity to spend the remaining budget on more meaningful areas of the renovation like the flooring, countertop, appliances and lighting.

Enhance Safety and Comfort

Kitchen spaces accumulate clutter over time; a renovation project allows you to get rid of the excesses to create safe working spaces. A clutter-free kitchen enhances the overall look of the kitchen while making it safe. You can also incorporate a kitchen island to your space to enhance the comfort, e.g., by creating a speciality workstation that has a sink, knife sharpener, built-in cutting board and open counter space. If you are the kind that loves baking, an oven, additional outlets for baking appliances, built-in cooling racks and customised island for storing mixing bowls and baking sheets come in handy.

Improve Functionality

During the renovation, you can add useful accessories or make reductions to improve the overall function of the kitchen. Modern renovation projects emphasise on maximising the utility of the kitchen space. Whether you live in a suburban with lots of space or a city condominium that has minimal square footage, you can make the most out of it. Here’s how:

• Installing pull out drawers and cabinets with storage space: A pull out drawer installed under the sink provides a multi-use drawer dedicated to compartmentalising garbage.

• Utilising the walls to expand the functionality of the kitchen space: Homeowners living in city condos that don’t have much space can use this concept to maximise the storage space.

• Use small kitchen appliances: Using a standard stove top or using a kitchen design that incorporates oven appliances and a stove top into the cabinetry saves valuable square footage.

• Make use of the wasted space: You can add a hidden laundry pantry for storing grocery and other kitchen accessories. Modern interior designers are using this feature to add space to rather small kitchen spaces.

Improves Sustainability

A renovation project allows you to change or add more energy-efficient appliances. Advanced light fixtures like LEDs save a lot more energy than their predecessors. Upgrading to more energy-efficient models creates an eco-friendly kitchen space. You may also use more sustainable materials like salvaged wood, bamboo and other recyclable materials as options for flooring, counter-tops or cabinets.