Top 5 Kitchen Remodeling Improvements That Add Value to Your Home

Lindsay ~ 14 June 2005

The kitchen is the most frequently remodeled room in the house. According to How to Increase the Value of Your Home, there are 5 improvements that will most dramatically transform your kitchen and add value.

1. Install New Cabinets
2. Install New Countertops
3. Replace Old Appliances (“nothing dates your kitchen quite like a harvest gold gas range with four burners on top and a two-rack oven below”)
4. Install New Flooring
5. Update Your Lighting

I think lighting is one that quite a few people forget about. The book says, “Gone are the days when a single 100-watt fixture centered in the kitchen’s ceiling is sufficient.” That leaves shadows around the perimeter (where most of the work is done). Lighting is one of the least expensive things to upgrade and can dramatically improve the look of the kitchen, plus make it a more pleasant room to work in.

Source: How to Increase the Value of Your Home