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There are strong indications that, although there's a tentative 'green shoot of recovery' throughout the economy, the housing market is still erring on the cautious side. This means that, rather than moving to a different property, many householders are choosing to invest more in their current home. This includes redesigning the heart of the home - the kitchen.
Your kitchen is among the key areas that any householder searches for if they are choosing their ideal home - and when the kitchen isn't 'right' it can produce a house seem like less of a home. Interior design magazines are filled with gorgeous kitchens with fabulous styling details... that may be very expensive. This could give you some grand ideas, and a budget that sadly doesn't match up to your expectations.
However, you'll be able to take a different approach to what can be a costly problem, by simply changing the way you look in the situation. While instinct may point towards gutting and starting again from scratch, why don't you use that which you already have?
Replace, reuse, recycle...
Unless your kitchen is in dire will need a complete workover, then refurbishment rather than replacement provides an affordable kitchen design solution. Actually, it fits in rather well using the entire principle of 'working using what you've got' that is the mantra of numerous designers during this period of economic austerity. It's actually more fashionable to refurbish, and it is a more eco-friendly way of tackling the problem too. Because you're keeping the basic framework of your kitchen this means that less waste is heading off to landfill sites, so a refurbishment kitchen design also adheres to the replace, reuse, and recycle principle of the green movement.
But that doesn't mean your refurbishment design has to be less glamorous than the usual complete replacement. Using a bit of imagination and also the skills of the specialised team, a refurbishment can in fact create a real 'Cinderella' effect by transforming a drab, ordinary kitchen into something that's original, desirable and utterly chic - and all for any fraction from the price of a replacement kitchen.
Keeping the expense down
And it is that last point that makes kitchen refurbishment a far more desirable method of interior design at the moment - cost. By refurbishing rather than replacing, you can reduce your costs dramatically, and that means you have more money to invest around the fundamentals such as hiring a professional refurbishment company to complete the work for you personally. If you take this route you are able to bring on board a group of designers, installers and craftsmen that may use you to definitely make the most effective result. They also have access to a wider selection of options, accessories which will provide your final transformation that unique flair, marking it out as a 'designer' kitchen, as opposed to just an 'off the shelf' option. Having a refurbishment your financial allowance goes a lot further because you aren't spending money on new units, for instance.
This approach is appealing to more homeowners because they invest in their existing homes, instead of upping sticks and moving to a new property. And it also means that the center of the house stays closer to everyone's hearts - and it is kinder for your wallet!
