Why a quality kitchen is worth the expense

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Nothing can quite beat the ‘wow’ factor of walking into a luxury kitchen for the first time. It’s the room in your house guests are most likely to look at when they’re evaluative home improvements, and it’s the one they’re most likely to compliment. This is because the kitchen is where most of the money often goes when you’re renovating a house. From bedroom to living room or even the bathroom, it’s difficult to think of another room in the house which commands so much attention in renovations.

This is because kitchens do, by their nature, command a lot of expense. It is nearly impossible to redo a kitchen cheaply. While a bedroom is simply made by the inclusion of a bed, and a dining room is complete once it has a table and chairs, your kitchen will require, at its most basic, a fridge, an oven, a sink, and workspaces. This isn’t to say that the rest of your house will be a skeleton – but it’s incredibly hard to do a kitchen on the cheap, even if you want to.

Kitchens are also incredibly expensive to install correctly, and it’s very important that you do so correctly. While redecorating a landing or a simple room is relatively easy – simply painting and redecorating, and after that moving furniture – a kitchen has many elements which you will need professional help to install. You don’t want to try fitting an oven yourself, and it would be ridiculous to try. Find a reputed workman who will be able to do the job for you, and properly, so that you won’t have to replace it in a few years’ time or – even worse – put yourself or your family in danger. This applies for non-appliances, too. Even counter tops and cabinets are near impossible to install yourself, particularly if you get them custom made. And, of course, there’s still all the mundane parts of decorating to deal with – there’s no getting around painting the walls.

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A kitchen is also one of the most frequented rooms in the house. Everyone needs to eat: basically, every person needs to cook, and even if you don’t, you need somewhere to keep your cereal or make a cup of tea. It’s hardly surprising that so many people want to pour money into a room in which they spend so much time.

The many people who frequent the kitchen and the nature of cooking mean that it is particularly vulnerable to being dirty. Of course, it’s your job to ensure that you have a clean kitchen – no amount of money will solve that if the cleaning is still your responsibility – but a kitchen upgrade can make the environment in which you work a whole lot safer. Whether it’s replacing old and dirty appliances, re-plastering your walls to prevent damp, or just making your whole kitchen more spacious and easier to clean, a new kitchen can be a wise investment towards your quality of health on more than one level.

The kitchen is also prime real estate for upgrades, and when you’ve got some money to burn it will usually go here. Who isn’t tempted by the allure of a dishwasher, a wine rack, a fridge-freezer? Even expensive counter tops have their own allure. If you’re going to spend a lot of money on the kitchen, you might as well go the whole way – and there are even loads of unique ways to arrange them, like this, which can give your kitchen that added edge.

And it’s not like it’ll be a wasted expense, either. If you’re particularly into cooking, a luxury kitchen turns into a helpful necessity, providing you with plenty of workspace and useful appliances which actually work. At the very least, it will be a pleasant environment to conduct your hobby in: and that can only ever be a good thing.

We’re very proud to bring you this feature in association with Distinction Kitchens. For more inspiration for your home, please pay a visit to our interiors page.

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