Real Estate Marketing & Beyond
No room outshines the kitchen! Simply put, your kitchen is the heart of your home. The very heartbeat of your family’s time together depends on how well it functions. Whether you are a Realtor listing a home, a homeowner looking to sell, or just in the process of planning a kitchen remodeling project, this cozy room is, in my opinion, the most important room in the house. It’s a make or break deal.
Your kitchen design is a make or break deal. © pics721 - Fotolia.com
Consider some of the most important times in your memories… are they centered around a kitchen setting? Good food? Special times together with family members and friends (some departed, some living)? I can answer that one for myself and say that my Grandmother’s kitchen was a place where I learned to cook and create wonderful things that were then shared and enjoyed by the family.
Nothing evokes special memories like the smell of gingerbread cooking or the sound of the pressure cooker. These are etched in my memory and on my heart. I imagine that my feelings about the importance of the kitchen contributed to my devotion to kitchen design as an adult. My grandmother is not with us now, but the loving memories of her and her kitchen stay with me forever.
Memories of a perfect family kitchen can last a lifetime. © Darren Baker - Fotolia.com
As the kitchen is central to your family’s special times it therefore deserves special attention when planning. Here are a few steps to get you started:
As a young Navy wife, thirty years ago I fell in love with kitchens. I lived in twelve places in nine years. Some of my kitchens where fine… some absolutely awful. But that experience gave me a glimpse into kitchen design that ignited a fire in me. I decided then and there my life’s work would be kitchens and helping my clients create the perfect one for them.
Kitchen Passion!
Janiece Todd Parsons
*Visit Janiece's' personal blog at Dsgnmomonline for more inspirational kitchen ideas
I can't agree more, a great kitchen is by far what I look for in a home first. My family spends a lot of our time in the kitchen and we love preparing food together. Counterspace and cabinet space matter a lot, I always seem to need more. Haha