A word to the wise

Posted on Apr 2nd, 2013

First of all, when it comes to any major project, you can never start too early in the planning process. If you are serious about remodeling your kitchen or bath you should connect with a designer as soon as possible. That relationship is so important! You will be spending a lot of time with this professional so you want to be sure that you feel confident in their experience and comfortable with their personality.

In deciding how you want to remodel a space doing some homework ahead of time is beneficial to everyone. There are web sites to go to (my favorite is www.houzz.com), magazines to pour through and different retail centers to visit (i.e. appliance dealers or plumbing showrooms). You will want to have a collection of ideas to bring to the designer. One hint, though, is to make notes as to why you have chosen that particular picture or idea. You would be surprised how easy it is to forget a month later why you selected it!

Another thing I suggest is to leave a pad of paper and a pen handy in the room you plan to remodel. As you cook in the kitchen or get ready for work in the bathroom take notes on things that are important. Write down both the good and the bad issues you come across. Then when you start the interview process with the designer the more information that you have in the beginning about your wants, needs and “hope to haves”, the smoother the project will go.

So – in conclusion – give yourself a chance to think about the changes you want and allow plenty of time to work through the design process.  Please share your experience of kitchen and bath remodeling.