How Should I Remodel My Kitchen?

Remodeling your kitchen means you have to decide on 5 elements: color, cabinetry, flooring, countertops, and your appliances. If you’re having a hard time figuring out where to start when it comes to redesigning your kitchen, start with your cabinets and countertops, and then work with your colors, appliances, and floors. For more information on how you should remodel your kitchen, keep reading.

What Type of Cabinets Should I Get?

Custom kitchen cabinets are an investment that you’ll be able to enjoy for years. We recommend starting with this decision because while it’s easy to change wall colors or buy a new toaster, it’s not as easy to change your cabinetry design.

Custom cabinets work as a good anchor to remodel your kitchen around. If you’re having trouble figuring out where to start, we recommend thinking about cabinets and branching off from there. As your brainstorming evolves, you can always change your cabinetry design before the remodeling process starts.

As custom cabinet makers, we offer a wide variety of design services when it comes to cabinets. Custom cabinets themselves have a lot of design variations, so we put together a custom cabinet design checklist to assist with those decisions.

What Kind of Countertops Should I Go With?

We recommend you decide on custom countertops second because they often go hand-in-hand with your custom cabinet design. Deciding on these two design options together helps make the process easier and helps you plan for other elements like appliance and wall colors.

We usually recommend something like granite or quartz countertops because of their durability, aesthetics, and ease of use. If you can decide on one of those options, matching cabinets with your countertops becomes easier and that piece of your puzzle works to staple everything else together.

What Type of Flooring Does My Kitchen Need?

Your kitchen flooring is sometimes a top priority, while other times it’s lower on your list. The weighted value here is dependent on how badly you need new floors.

If you have old laminate floors that are warped or discolored, they may be what prompted you to think about remodeling your kitchen in the first place.

New floors can often be expensive though, so be sure to budget your remodeling project before you begin. You don’t want to make a quick decision on new floors just because you’re having new cabinets installed, otherwise, the expenses may sour the excitement of a kitchen remodel.

Here at Centennial Woodworking, we want this process to be fun for you, so feel free to talk with us about your dreams and we’ll help lay out a kitchen remodeling budget in advance.

What Type of Appliances Will Match My Kitchen?

While it’s not very expensive to purchase a new toaster, it can be expensive to buy a new fridge or oven.

When it comes to your appliances, you want them to compliment your countertops, cabinets, floors, and wall color. That’s a lot of things to think about when trying to decide what will work!

Solid gray, jet black, or silver are themost common appliance colors because they generally match with anything. There are other options to consider, though, like rich red or bright yellow appliances.

If you’re hoping to have a lot of color in your kitchen, talk with us and we’ll make sure to recommend cabinets that go nicely with it. The possibilities are endless, but that doesn’t mean every option will work.

As custom woodworking experts, we’re here to help because we have years of knowledge and experience in the craft.

What Color Should My Kitchen Be?

We put color last because although it’s the most common element people think about, it’s also the easiest to alter.

Painting your walls will take time and a budget, but it’s not as much as everything else might. Color is also easier to consider than trying to think about cabinet wood types or flooring designs. Color samples are also easier to work with than wood and flooring samples.

When it comes to color, there are too many options to list them all. If you’re wondering what matches best with some common kitchen colors though, like red, blue, white, or gray, we actually have a kitchen color guide to help you get some ideas!

Need Kitchen Remodeling Help?

We hope this step-by-step read has helped provide some clarity or reassurance in your kitchen remodeling project. If you’re hoping to have custom cabinets built and installed, contact Centennial Woodworking online or by phone at (517) 449-9400. As your Greater Lansing Area Woodworkers, we’ve had the honor to work on hundreds of projects, and can’t wait to amaze you with yours.