weekender mattck f w f1 5 home impressions ask yourself some questions before redoing your kitchen knowing what you want to achieve and how much you want to spend can help when you are plan ning to renovate your kitchen and following these tips by roslyn best owner of best kitchens and reno vations can help what is your bud get tz what do you use your kitchen for prepa rations and storage or entertaining and eating what is the kitchen lacking storage and cup board space too many unaccessible areas what do you want your new kitchen to look like open concept tosave money keep the appli ances where they are electrical wires and plumbing have to be moved or redone if appli ances are moved if you want to change the look of your kitchen cabinets you might consider refinishing them instead of refacing them sometimes refacing can cost as much as a new kitchen says best new trends in kitchen renovations the open concept pots and pans draws where deep draw- winter is a good time to do renovations spring is still a month away tall is long gone and summer is just a dis tant memory guess what youre still stuck in winter and youve got the blahs now is a perfect time to take a look inside your home and get a head start on upgrades that never seem to get done when the weather is nice things like carpeting wallpapering painting adding new lighting or even major renovations can easily be accom plished right now your main considera tion is to assess how much a job will disrupt the household in winter family members dont have the option of spend ing time outside on the other hand many home improve ments make ideal winter jobs installing new car pets is extremely popular for many homeowners redoing a den rec room or bedroom will give greater comfort and warmth you shouldnt be con cerned about replacing every carpet in your home because slush and snow are bound to be tracked throughout you should delay recarpeting your living room or front hallway until the weather improves wallpapering is a chore ideally suited to winter it can be a bit messy but can be completed room by room in a fairly short period- value in doing upgrades functional improve ments such as kitchen and bathroom renova tions are among the most likely to increase the net worth of your home most contractors are busiest in the spring and summer so there is a good chance of getting a favorable rate another excellent opportunity for improve ment exists in your base ment apart from laying concrete floors just about anything is possi ble while youre at it you could take a look at your cellar or garage and build shelving it would certain ly help during spring cleaning when you need somewhere to put the boxes of winter stuff dont let the blahs get the better of you the winter months offer a great chance to upgrade your home so youll have more time to enjoy the summer when it finally arrives acord fire equipment ltd mobile echrging smoke dmma garbon mordllfe lllectors inspections m uxbridge ontario 9058526847 pager 416 5596988 ers slide out for easy accessibility z piano hingedcorners hinges are in the middle so the whole door swings open this makes blind corners accessible t popular trends in counter tops are laminates solid surfacing like corian or granite also popular are the ceramic tiles or laminates that go from the counters to the cupboards s removing the box called bulk heads above cupboards is pop ular v large sink and a half best reccomends people purchas ing this type of sink opposed to the double sink the sink and a half takes up as much space as a double sink but is more convient and the work depending on what is being done can take as lit tle as two days for making blind cor ner and cabinets accessible to a week and a half by removing walls and moving appliances says best m yi ki illlb i ib tsilisfiffilis tsui s bs yy i p smi m pmmmm wi j ip s hp home garden show centre court monday march 3 rd sunday march 9 join us all week long as we preview fresh ideas for your home and garden rsui plan your garden lawn with tips from our landscape professional learn the latest techniques in faux finishing from ghery ward of forward motion browse through our display of home furnishings try out our virtual reality game the leading edge in home entertainment ysi join masterehoice friday saturday and sample new bbq products to add sizzle to your summer markville shopping centre eatons sears the bay ultra mart walmart r pacific linen famous players theatres over 220 more stores hwy 7 mccowan road 4776600 v