3-Step Guide To Your Dream Kitchen Remodel – Part 1

3-Step Guide To Your Dream Kitchen Remodel – Part 1: Creating Your Wish List

“If you’re thinking about tackling a kitchen remodel project or planning a new home, the smartest thing you can do is create a plan that will guide you through the entire process from A to Z.”

This is true, even if you plan on hiring a professional for the job.

With 24 years of experience as a California licensed contractor and having remodeled over 75 kitchens throughout my career, I can make that statement with confidence. I’ve seen it all … the good, the bad and the ugly.

I can also tell you this …

By making the initial time investment of your bringing your dream kitchen into focus, the dreaming, planning and shopping (the fun part) stages can be done with peace of mind and supreme confidence.

This planning phase is a time for you to come clean about what you like and what you don’t like about your existing kitchen. It’s also where you’ll be able to list everything you absolutely want in your kitchen when the work is all said and done.

This handy guide will take you through the entire kitchen planning process.

In this first part of a three part blog series, I’m going to share a couple of important key insights and brainstorming techniques that will help you map out a plan to create your dream kitchen.

Let’s get the party started!

Create your wish list: The first step to planning your new kitchen remodel

What do you love about your current kitchen? What would you love to change most?

How would you describe your dream kitchen? Do you want your kitchen to be open to a family room or other living spaces? How often per month do you entertain? Does anybody using the kitchen have physical limitations that need to be considered? How old and how many people in the household will be using the new kitchen?

This is only a handful of questions you should ask yourself off the bat, but these will certainly put you into that creative zone enough to jumpstart the brainstorming and planning phase.

Let’s take a look at some other considerations when drawing up your wish list for the kitchen remodel …

  • Kitchen activities. Knowing how you are going to use your kitchen is the key to planning an efficient layout. Of course, the primary activities of a kitchen cooking and dining, so you will need to determine what kind of cooking and dining you plan on doing in the kitchen. For instance, will you be engaging in light cooking … family cooking … gourmet cooking?
  • Storage (by item and by accessories). Other things to consider when putting together your wish list together are storage and storage items by type and accessories. Items like food and beverage, dishes, cookware and cabinets, to name a few. Knowing what kind of items storage items and accessories you would like to use will determine the layout and other functional considerations.
  • Physical properties. Once you have a vision for your new kitchen, you’ll want to consider the physical properties like room size, type of flooring and cabinets, door surfaces and styles, surfaces, sinks, lighting and appliances

This is your kitchen remodel; ask yourself the right questions, create your own list of activities that you see yourself doing in your new kitchen and determine exactly what you will need based on function first.

Whether you’re remodeling an existing kitchen or planning a new home, now you have a jump-start on the planning phase of your new kitchen remodel. The next step, Part 2: Designing Your Kitchen Space.

And of course if you have any questions or you need one-on-one help with your new kitchen remodel, feel free to get in touch.

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