Why Remodel Your Kitchen?

Remodeling your kitchen is an integral step to making your home your dream home. After all, the kitchen is where you live. More than any other room in the house, it's your refuge from an increasingly hectic world.

The kitchen is where you relax, spend time with family, cook, enjoy meals and entertain friends. A gorgeous, stylish, updated kitchen can not only make your home more appealing, it can also save you time and simplify your life. Even better, updating your kitchen is a great investment, since it increases the resale value of your home.

But, while your kitchen may be outdated, you might still be wondering whether you can afford to renovate. The good news is, you can't afford not to. There are a million good reasons for renovating your kitchen, from taking advantage of still-low interest rates and increasing your home's resale value to impressing friends, family and colleagues. But, if you're still looking for a way to justify your new kitchen, here is our list of the top ten reasons to remodel:

• You are what you eat.
  Are you beginning to worry that the guy Burger King knows your kids by name? When you try out a new hair color, does the Chinese food delivery guy notice before your spouse does? A new kitchen might just inspire you to spend less time driving through or eating out. Even better, the latest appliances speed up cooking times, while offering all kinds of extras to help you make better-tasting, healthier foods.
• You support energy conservation.
  Many older appliances consume enough energy to power a small third world country. Your parents taught you to clean your plate because kids are starving in Africa. Shouldn't you be equally conscientious about saving energy?
• College is over.
  Just because you made it through four years of higher education with only a hot plate and a toaster oven doesn't mean you should cook that way for the rest of your life. You've got a grown-up job and a mortgage now. It's time to live like an adult.
• Remodelers need your money more than doctors do.
  Cracked surfaces are havens for dirt and bacteria that can be dangerous to you and your family. Wouldn't you prefer the short-term inconvenience of a renovation (where you at least end up with a brand new kitchen) to a long hospital stay for food poisoning (where your doctor ends up with a BMW, and all you get is green Jell-O)?
• Children shouldn't glow in the dark.
  Modern microwaves/convection ovens are safer and more efficient than those of previous generations - and they won't give your food that weird gummy taste.
• Equality of the sexes.
  Your spouse just spent $10,000 on an outdoor grill/smoker combo that puts out enough BTUs to be visible on NASA satellite images. Now, it's your turn!
• You're gifted.
  Why does the gorgeous china you received as a wedding gift reside in a scratched up cabinet with a missing knob? Isn't it time your kitchen matched its beautiful accessories?
• Fire is so 17th century.
  Well, actually, a powerful gas range is still a pretty great thing - but other parts of the cooking experience have come a long way since the basics. The latest advances in technology are darn near magical, so why not take advantage of them?
• Change is a good thing.
  Unlike your parents, your boss, your spouse or your children, your kitchen actually can be changed. And once improvements are made, they're permanent - no need to maintain them with nagging, bribes, threats or marriage counseling.
• That marriage you save may be your own.
  Are you addicted to HGTV? Does your spouse threaten to re-do the home a la that NASCAR theme they did on "Monster House" if you subscribe to just one more decorating magazine? Maybe it's time to stop dreaming about that ultimate kitchen, and do it, already!

But seriously... why do people take the plunge into the kitchen remodeling adventure?

There's no question that the kitchen is America's favorite trophy room and the hottest new status symbol. And certainly, a beautiful new kitchen adds value to your home.

But perhaps more importantly, a new kitchen adds value to your life. Updated appliances perform cooking functions in half the time, and many are programmable so you can have dinner ready when you walk in the door. What's not to love about that?

You can now choose countertops with antimicrobial protection built right into the material, so they're continuously fighting germs and bacteria, even between cleanings, keeping your home safer. For those who are less-than-limber, today's cabinets can be installed with easy pull-outs and roll-outs to maximize storage, while minimizing bending and reaching. And you can enjoy design flexibility like never before, from refrigerator drawers that can be placed all over the kitchen, wherever you need it most, to countertop dishwashers, microwaves hidden inside the oven and much more. So however you live, you can create a kitchen that works for you.

Need another reason to remodel your kitchen? A new worldwide kitchen study from IKEA showed a direct correlation between your happiness with your kitchen and your overall satisfaction with your family life. That means remodeling your kitchen is not only a good financial investment and a good way make the most of your time in the kitchen, it can even improve your emotional well being! With all these great reasons for remodeling, perhaps the real question should be, why would anyone NOT remodel? Of course, our choice to help you find the right contractor for the job is ConstructionDeal.com! Let their network of professionals bid on your kitchen remodeling project - go to www.constructiondeal.com to start today!

For more information about having a successful and stress-free kitchen remodel, read the authors' new book, "Everything and the Kitchen Sink: Remodel Your Kitchen Without Losing Your Mind," by Janice Anne Costa and Daina Manning, available at all major bookstores and on Amazon.com. Click here to order the book:

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