Designing Your Kitchen

Kitchen (Photo credit: deborah|silverbees)

A great deal of time, work and money can be put into designing a kitchen. Doing so without a plan of action can lead to great frustration and time poorly spent. Take a few tips from us before you go to the store and take out the credit card.

Hire a professional: Where I grew up, there were Albany Oregon real estate agents that were quite knowledgeable about home interior design. Hiring a real professional can be extremely expensive, but someone like a real estate agent is smarter than your average bear, and is perfect for the needs of the majority of people.

Set a Budget: Know how much you are going to spend before going to the store. Do some research online to see the prices of paint, tools and electrical supplies. If everything seems too much, then pick and choose to make the adjustments. Once you go to the store, you will be frazzled and ready to leave at any cost.

Hire a surveyor: If you're buying a new house and looking to renovate, be sure you hire someone that can do a property condition assessment on the kitchen. They can find safety hazards and structural damage just by looking at it, which can save you huge amounts of money.