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Give Your Kitchen a Jump Start - Replace the Counter Tops!

By
Real Estate Agent with Wolf Real Estate Professionals

Replace your kitchen counter tops and give your kitchen a jump start!

When it comes to upgrading your home one of the primary things to get your biggest bang for your buck, A common formica counter topwould be to replace the kitchen counter tops.

There are literally dozens of options available to you!  Take a trip through your local  Home Depot kitchen center and Lowe's kitchen area to get your creative juices flowing.

Upgrading your home will make you appreciate your home more as well as set your home apart from other homes like your home. 

The least expensive counter top options begin with laminate.  There are literally 100's of colors and textures available.  You can get pre-formed counter tops or have the laminate overlayed your existing counter tops, as long as the surface is tight.  Options available to you when you change the Formica tops are wood back-splashes and edges or possibly even tile on your back-splash.

A new "solid surface" counter topA nice upgrade from Formica or other laminate would be "solid surface" such as Corian or one of the other well known brands.  Again, you have many options for colors for the tops and back splashes.  There are some nice things that can be done in solid surface installations such as different bevels on the countertop edges and inlayed accent colors that look nice.

Depending on your budget on your kitchen upgrade the sky is the limit beyond laminate and solid surface counter tops.  Nice options include concrete, granite and dozens of stone types.

Compete your counter top upgrade with a new sink and faucet and you will fall in love with your new kitchen all over again! 

Nothing will enhance your sense of style and improve your home's value greater than upgrading your kitchen.

Rodney Mason, VP of Mtg Lending
Guaranteed Rate NMLS# 2611 - Atlanta, GA
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Counter tops definitely do make the difference in the kitchen.  Its amazing how many buyers think granite should be standard now.

Jun 09, 2010 11:40 AM
Anonymous
Dan

You are right about that!  I've noticed that installing a basic granite in a smaller house where it might not be the norm, will set your house apart and help get a faster offer!

Jun 09, 2010 12:12 PM
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