An Easy Way To Tell & Reinforce Your Gut Feelings About The Issue Impacting Your Home

Are you wondering if your kitchen and/or bathroom are in dire need of some serious TLC by a certified, well-vetted, and well-known interior remodeler?

The following signs should help you answer the question and in the process also answer some of the common questions folks in your position tend to have.

Enjoy!

Most Common Signs Your Kitchen is Due for Remodeling

The following list isn’t all-inclusive by any means. A brief search online will bring up results with near endless signs it’s time to talk with a professional. Our goal is to summarize them in a helpful way.

✓ There’s Just Not Enough Kitchen Anymore

Lack of Storage Space
Lack of Kitchen Space

You and your lifestyle have outgrown the kitchen. And you can tell pretty easily because you’re always struggling to find any open storage space.

When you get home from the supermarket you’re constantly stuffing cans and new groceries into whatever cabinet they’ll fit in. Oh, and the Everything Drawer has been overflowing for a while. In fact, it’s got to the point where ‘kitchen’ stuff is being stored outside the kitchen in closets, in the attic, garage, outdoor shed, the dog house, etc.

This typically involves a general lack of space.

Your counters just aren’t big enough anymore – because they’re being used partly as storage space, and when you’re cooking or entertaining it feels crowded and cramped.

✓ The Outdated Cookie-Cutter Layout Doesn’t Work

Outdated Cabinetry
Island Issues – Improper Flow
Poor Spacing & Lighting

When you first got into the home, you felt the kitchen seemed fine and it served its purpose with distinction. However, in line with the first check in our checklist, you’ve outgrown the layout and it’s now a huge stumbling block.

The layout wasn’t designed for you, but as part of basic layouts for many homes in your area. Or, perhaps it’s custom, but designed by the previous owners who lived a completely different kind of life in the space.

Either way, you feel in your gut it’s time for a new layout that’s more functional and better utilizes busy area potential.

✓ The Kitchen’s Design Doesn’t Match You At All

Washed Out, Too Neutral or Outdated Design
Dragging Home Value Down

Even if the kitchen has a perfect layout and is quite spacious, the design doesn’t match you and your family and the people you entertain…at all. Deep down in your gut, you feel it every time you’re in there.

Most Common Signs Your Bathroom Is Overdue

With all that said, let’s move to the second part of this kitchen and bathroom remodeling article. When it comes to the bathroom, many of the signs are similar on the surface but for a completely different context.

✓ Your Needs in the Bathroom Are Evolving

Aging Homes & Maturing Homeowners Have Different Needs
Luxuries Are Quickly Transforming Into Necessities

The space might be big enough, sure, and there may be plenty of storage space…but the bathroom simply doesn’t fit the bill anymore. We often come across this when we remodel outdated bathrooms into Easy Access Bathrooms.

Accessible ADA bathtubs
Accessible (handicap/wheelchair-accessible) walk-in showers. These are very popular among all age groups and not as expensive as they once were.
Grab Bars in certain areas like by the toilet, in the shower, etc.
Non-Slip Surfaces (as much for children as the elderly)
Higher toilet heights – ADA 17”
Wider Doorways
Raised or Lowered Vanities

✓ The Plumbing Issues Have Grown Out of Control

Faucets, Bathtub/Shower, and Toilet Issues
Impacting Flooring & Structural Components

Should it be happening in your bathroom today, there’s little that needs to be said in this section. Leaky plumbing can be a nightmare and over time cause substantial damage to any bathroom, taking a big chunk of the home’s value with it until rectified.

✓ The Bathroom’s Design Is Vapid Or Outdated

Completely White & Lifeless – Industrial
Not Aligned With the Rest of the Home

Whereas kitchens will most often be a focal design point of a home, bathrooms can be left to the wind – either cheap & drab, completely white and lifeless, or outdated beyond reason.

✓ The Bathroom Lighting Design is Non-Existent

Dark & Dingy – Lacking Natural Light
Really No ‘Lighting Personality’ or Expression

Are you a homeowner who feels lighting is a low priority, or high? From delightful and conservative, to bright and elaborate, lighting in our opinion is paramount in all aspects of kitchen and bathroom remodeling.

In Closing: Don’t Fear The Next Step

We hope these signs have helped you decide whether it’s time to invest in professional kitchen and bathroom remodeling, or not. If the answer is yes and you happen to live in the Kansas City area – call Jericho Home Improvement. You can also use our Contact Us form to schedule a free consultation with one of our specialists who can provide a line-by-line transparent quote at no extra charge.