You know that your home is in need of an update, but you’re just not sure about where to begin. If a whole home remodel isn’t ideal for your family, where in your home should you begin the transformation process? We’ll explain where in the home you should prioritize a remodel and why; such as your return on investment, which remodel will improve your quality of life, and how to start the remodeling process.
What Room Should You Remodel First?
When you’re trying to decide which room in your home you should remodel first consider a few important deciding factors, such as the return on investment (ROI), your quality of life, and how the room will affect the style of your entire home.
If you’re looking to make incremental changes to your home, rather than invest in a whole home remodel, the kitchen is the room you should remodel first. Let’s get into the details of why the kitchen should be what comes first when remodeling a home.
Home Remodeling Projects With the Highest ROI
Many homeowners are concerned with their ROI when they’re figuring out how to prioritize home renovation projects. When you’re investing in a home remodel, you will likely hope that the remodel will increase the value of your home.
In the Cleveland area, a kitchen remodel will deliver up to a 76% ROI. A bathroom remodel follows a kitchen remodel in value with a 65% ROI. These are the most commonly remodeled rooms because their functionality and aesthetic appeal can affect your everyday life. They are also the rooms that a potential buyer is going to be most scrupulous about when viewing your home. If your plan is to sell your home within the next few years, improving these rooms–especially your kitchen–can increase the possibility that a potential buyer will favor your home over others.
Most Important Room in a House to Remodel That Will Improve Your Quality of Life
Your daily routines, your ability to entertain friends and family comfortably, your home’s storage capacity, and reducing the energy consumption of your home can all be greatly improved with a kitchen remodel. Also, if your kitchen is dark and dated with a poor layout, a kitchen remodel can increase your happiness in spades.
In fact, the Remodeling Impact Report reveals that a kitchen remodel has one of the largest positive impacts on a family’s happiness with their home. Of the families surveyed after a kitchen remodel:
- 94% have a greater desire to be home since completing the project
- 86% have an increased sense of enjoyment when they are at home
- 85% feel a major sense of accomplishment when they think of the project
What Is the Most Common Room to Remodel?
Kitchens are largely the most common room to remodel, followed by bathrooms. Why? As we’ve discussed, their functionality can affect your experience in your home. An expanded kitchen can give you more space to entertain, room for an island or a double island to prepare meals and set out dinners for holiday gatherings, and offer more space for much-needed storage.
The finishes in a kitchen, because there are just so many, can also affect the style of your entire home. Often, we enter our homes through the kitchen and it will affect our mood as we return home. Dated or damaged countertops, cracked tiles, older appliances, worn floors, and dingy cabinets are not what most families would like to be met with every day.
What Comes First in Remodeling?
Now that you know the kitchen is the best space in your home to remodel first, what’s the next step? To begin, you will take inventory of what challenges your kitchen poses. Start by asking yourself these questions:
- Is my kitchen big enough for my needs?
- Do I need more storage, like more cabinet space, a walk-in pantry, or a butler’s pantry?
- Does my family need more seating at the island?
- Could we use a breakfast nook?
- Does my family have hobbies or interests that could be in a designated space in the kitchen?
- Is my kitchen’s style outdated or no longer matches my tastes?
Using your inventory of challenges, list all of your needs and wants that would solve these challenges. Collect images online, from magazines, or pictures of friends’ kitchens to bring to a design-build team to communicate your desired design style. From here, your design-build team will guide you through the process of design, product selections, and finally, construction.
How to Find the Right Design-Build Remodeler for Your Kitchen Remodel
You’re confident in your decision to remodel your kitchen. You’ve inventoried your frustrations with your kitchen and the changes you’d like to see. The next big step is finding the right design-build remodeling team to complete your remodel, from design to move-in day.
At Payne & Tompkins Design - Renovations, we understand that you will have a lot of questions going into the kitchen remodeling process. That’s why we focus on open communication and transparency. Your experience will be seamless, on time, and within your budget. Fall back in love with your kitchen and contact Payne & Tompkins Design - Renovations to schedule a consultation.
