by: Erik Anderson, DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen™
Sometimes I get asked where somebody should start if they want to renovate their kitchen. If you want to enjoy the renovation process and end up with a beautiful new kitchen, you have to have a great plan. A great plan will consist of your ideas, a person who can take those ideas and create a set of drawings and specifications for your project, and, lastly, a competent company who can build what you have created in your mind.
So how should you start in creating your plan? Start with some basics:
1. Make a list of items you would like to have changed in your existing kitchen or kitchens you have used in the past
2. Talk to some of your friends about what they like in their kitchens
3. Go to some open houses to see what ideas builders are using in the new homes they are constructing
4. Start gathering pictures from the different Kitchen magazines
a. Highlight the items you really like in each of the magazines
5. Start creating your list of important items for your new kitchen.
Take your time doing these items. You will be living in your new kitchen for many years so spending a few months planning it is well worth the time. The list you create and the pictures you have collected are a very valuable source of information for a kitchen designer. Most of the time, we start seeing a pattern in the pictures you collect. You may not see the pattern, but the designer will. As the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words.
As I mentioned, this is just the first step in having a successful kitchen renovation project, but it is the most important. You will enjoy your new kitchen so much more if you take the time to really think about what you desire in it. This is YOUR kitchen. Think about what YOU want in it. You can use the assistance of a Certified Kitchen Designer, but they cannot read your mind. You need to give them some ideas with which to work. Follow the 5 steps mentioned above for a great start to a great project.
DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen™
A Division of Anderson-Moore Builders, Inc.
425 West End Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Phone: 336.722.3625 Mobile: 336-345-0301
Fax: 336.722.4819
erik@andersonmoore.com
