| Money spent updating your kitchen rewards you | | | | help your buyers feel they could be productive and |
| better than money spent on any other upgrades to | | | | happy working and interacting in the heart of their |
| your home. When it comes to kitchens, buyers | | | | new home.You don't need to completely makeover |
| continue to demand improvement in efficiency and | | | | your kitchen to sell your home. Packing and storing |
| style, and they love remodeled kitchens and new | | | | extra kitchen pots, pans, and utensils generates a |
| appliances.Even if you home costs less than the | | | | more spacious presentation. You may also wish to |
| newer homes in your area, buyers view the model | | | | invest in an attractive portable kitchen island to use |
| homes and hold the ideal in mind while home | | | | as a prop for a kitchen with an open center and |
| shopping.Newer homes place kitchens open to the | | | | insufficient counter space.Consider easy, low-cost |
| family room and often have wide views of the | | | | changes that instantly upgrade a kitchen without |
| outside. Newer homes also boast larger kitchens with | | | | major remodeling. These include the following ideas:1.) |
| more than one preparation area because cooking has | | | | Replace your faucet with a fancier model.2.) Change |
| become a social activity, and new homes often | | | | your cabinet hardware.3.) Paint cabinet faces.4.) |
| include a bar or buffet for entertaining. Cooks want | | | | Replace or paint ugly laminate countertops. (Use |
| to be in the middle of family activities so they can | | | | Marine-grade paint.)5.) Add warmth during cold |
| enjoy companionship.Buyers look for a kitchen with | | | | seasons with a gorgeous rug next to the sink |
| large open areas that allow guests enough room to | | | | counter.No matter your makeover budget, prepare |
| mingle, along with workspace for kids doing | | | | your home for sale with little changes like clearing the |
| homework or even a small kitchen workspace for | | | | countertops, adding new dish towels, and a bowl of |
| paying bills or making phone calls.Present your kitchen | | | | fruit. Make your kitchen entice a buyer to say, "This |
| as an organized, clutter-free, versatile space that will | | | | is my new home. |