Hello friends,
Can anyone recommend any sites and/or resources for best designing and estimating kitchen and bath remodels on a budget? The goal is to rehab investment homes cost effectivly and maximize return on dollars spent. I'm looking for design choices that will update many older kitchens and baths (1960 - 1980), covering everything from cabinets, to flooring, plumbing, and lighting.
Thanks.
Jimbo
So in other words, you are asking all of us how you can "hose" the customers that purchased your cheaply "fixed up"/"covered up" homes so you can make a small fortune while dumping an inferior finished product? Do your own damn homework you cheap rehabber. Bubba
What I did with my 60s era ranch home (now a rental) was to pull out all of the bathroom fixtures, and replace them with new, mid-range white fixtures and white and chrome cabinets and towel bars. Painted the walls white, didn't do anythign with the terazzo floors. This gave the baths a neat, neutral and clean look. I did some poking around at the high end style stores (restoration hardware, mainly) and then duplicated the look I liked with stuff from Home Depot. The thing you want to keep in mind is to keep everything neutral. White and cream are great. Every tenant can imagine her/his furniture and things in a neutral room. For the kitchen, I did the same thing: kept the cabinets, but painted the interiors white to freshen the look, and replaced the hardware with fun knobs. I upgraded the fridge/stove and dishwasher with mid-range white appliances, put in a nice secondhand farmer's sink (again, white) and left the countertops alone. By replacing the easy-to-purchase stuff, the kitchen looked modern and neutral, and I didn't have to do the expensive replacement of cabinets or counters.
Hope that helps.
Donna
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