How to Maximize Your Home’s Value With a Kitchen Remodel
A kitchen remodel is a major investment that should generate a respectable return on investment (ROI). In this blog, we will explain how to maximize your home’s value with a kitchen remodel focused on ROI.
Keep Design Relevant With a Kitchen Remodel
Over time, it’s easy to overlook the outdated, less functional aspects of your kitchen. You become used to living with the inconveniences of hard-to-open drawers and can ignore the fact that the chunky bulkhead is taking up valuable storage space. However, what feels familiar and of no concern to you stands out like a sore thumb to the average home buyer.
A kitchen remodel that helps your home maintain its “design relevance” makes it feel fresh, new, and updated. Even the simplest upgrades, such as utilizing additional storage space with taller upper cupboards and enjoying the convenience of soft-close drawers and cabinet doors, bring your kitchen design into the present.
When it comes time to sell, your kitchen will feel relevant, and appealing to the modern homeowner who wants a space designed for comfort, convenience, and aesthetic appeal.
Improve Function With a Kitchen Remodel
Kitchen renovations aren’t just about a modern, trendy colour on your cabinets. In fact, they help improve function with logical flow and maximized use of space. An ROI home improvement increases when you blend enhanced visual elements with functional design.
A kitchen remodel should improve storage, layout, appliances, and surfaces that address common challenges. When everything is laid out logically, you enhance flow and make the most of the space to optimize storage.
In addition, well-designed kitchens remove obstacles that make it difficult to prepare food, access ingredients, and reach the stovetop. It also considers lifestyle, such as a busy family life or frequent entertaining. Home value increases when function increases to suit the needs and lifestyle of future homeowners.
Inspire an Emotional Response With a Kitchen Remodel
“The kitchen is the heart of the home” is an overused phrase for a reason. It happens to be true. With the right combination of design elements, your kitchen can trigger an emotional response that is impossible for potential buyers to ignore.
Well-thought-out kitchen renovations create a homey feel that allows people to envision themselves preparing holiday dinners surrounded by loved ones, helping their kids with their homework, or entertaining friends around a generous island with comfortable seating. All of these things increase the perceived value of your home and the potential ROI on your kitchen home improvement.
Invest Wisely With a Kitchen Remodel
According to RE/MAX, kitchen renovations typically generate a 75%–100% return on investment. In fact, it doesn’t even take a complete kitchen remodel to see a high ROI. Recommended updates include high-quality quartz or granite countertops and replacing outdated appliances to create an up-to-date feel.
Instead of handing over $50,000 or more for a complete kitchen renovation, if your cabinets are presentable, you can spend under $20,000 for an average-sized kitchen with updates that have an immediate visual impact. There’s no need to invest in luxury appliances. Just the basic stainless steel fridge and stove will elevate kitchens into modern, worry-free spaces.
Reduce Maintenance With a Kitchen Remodel
Easy-care, durable materials help simplify life, freeing up more time to contend with busy lifestyles. For example, engineered quartz countertops do not require sealing, unlike natural stone countertops, which saves time and money. They are also stain-resistant to avoid worry and fuss about drips from red wine when entertaining.
Other considerations include smudge-free stainless steel appliances and induction cooktops that won’t create messes from spills or waterproof luxury vinyl floors.
Go Neutral With a Kitchen Remodel
It might be tempting to opt for a statement colour on your cabinets or something wild and patterned for your kitchen counters. However, these bold ideas are best left for your “forever” home.
When designing a kitchen with resale in mind, the creativity should be kept to a dull roar, focusing on neutral, timeless designs instead. The point is to increase value, not express your unique design style.
While your extravagant taste might appeal to a specific group of buyers, the neutral look calms the eye and appeals to the masses. This design approach increases your chances of getting more offers for top dollar.
Don’t Forget the Little Details for a Kitchen Remodel
When it comes to kitchen designs, a little can go a long way. Finishing touches such as updated pulls and handles, a new sink, a modern faucet, and lighting all work together to create a cohesive, refreshed look that feels expensive and “designer” chic.
Minimum investment can make a maximum impact, especially when ensuring the finishes are complementary to major kitchen features such as cabinet, backsplash, and countertop colours.
Update the Backsplash for a Kitchen Remodel
Backsplashes are an affordable design feature that instantly adds texture and visual interest. Whether you choose tile or a compelling pattern on full slab quartz or stone backsplashes, the subtle infusion of colour can create contrast or unity.
Backsplashes are also something home buyers pay special attention to when house hunting. While they might not go wild over your new backsplash, they will certainly notice a nonexistent, damaged, or outdated backsplash. The key is to choose a tile or slab material that works well with your countertops. You want to avoid creating a chaotic look with competing veining in materials such as stone or quartz or painted patterns on ceramic tiles.
Before jumping into your kitchen renovation, though, it’s worth considering our recommendations to help improve your home’s value. While forever home renovations are all about creating your dream kitchen, when selling figures prominently in your near future, functional, neutral, and low-maintenance upgrades are the rule of the day.
Contact the Experts at Quartz Co Surfaces
Quartz Co Surfaces can help you create a beautiful kitchen designed with function, beauty, and home value in mind. Our kitchen remodel services can help you make smart investment decisions, including backsplash designs for a cohesive kitchen renovation, focused on an impressive ROI.
For more information, call us at (905) 892-0395 or contact us here to learn more and to find a showroom near you.
