On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:55:18 -0500, Goomba38 >
wrote:

>Steve Pope wrote:
>> Goomba38 > wrote:
>
>>>> I have always heard that kitchen remodeling has the lowest
>>>> return of any major upgrade, about $0.50 on the dollar.
>>
>>> That is contrary to everything I've ever read or seen.
>>> http://www.realtor.org/press_room/ne...value2005.html
>
>> Perhaps my information is old then; the above article says
>> in 2002 a kitchen remodel would return only $0.66 on the
>> dollar; but it's improved since then.
>> Thanks for the data.
>> Steve
>
>I dream of redoing my kitchen. I just have to be careful of how much I
>put into it because we're already at the higher end of our neighborhood
>as far as improvements go. I sometimes watch or read the home
>improvement shows/magazines and think the "before" pictures are
>sometimes better looking than I have now and those people are changing
>it yet again!??! Then again I see some photographs of folks kitchens
>when they post food pics and I think "oh I sooooo do not have it that
>bad!" so it all is relative, eh?
>
>My cabinets are so well made (built on site, incredibly sturdy solid
>wood construction) but so dated looking and with some wasted space. I
>wish I could keep the boxes, improve on the wasted corners a bit and
>reface them. My counters are a dreadful formica "butcher block" that I
>want to replace but until I decide what to do about the cabinets I
>can't. I feel a bit paralyzed by indecision. <sigh>

indecision is underrated. sometimes it saves you a lot of money.

your pal,
blake