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new kitchen or bath with a pro
Kitchens, like cars, vary
in cost. You can have the
equivalent of a Pinto or a
POrSc e• Or spebd less, or
far More.
Even a basic model, in
kitchens or ears, can be
expensive if you ex-
excise all the options. So
it's wise, before you em-
bark on ,a remodeling, to
establish a budget.
Decide your'price range,
and within it, add or sub-
tract certain features as
you proceed through the
planning stages to instal-,'
lation
Working °with a profes-
sional planner can be a
great help in keeping -a
kitchen — or bath — proj-
ect within bounds. He (or
she, as more and more
women are being accred-
ited as Certified Kitchen
Designers) is experienced
at taking measurements,
designing layouts, writing
specifications, placing or-
ders and supervising the
workmen who install all
of a kitchen's many com-
ponents. So there are no
surprises once you've ap-
proved the CKD's plan and
signed a contract with his
or her firm.
Do.it-yourself?
Suppose you want to
remodel your kitchen
yourself: Can you still em-
ploy a professional to de-
sign it? The answer is yes.
More and more members
of the. American Institute
of Xitchen. Dealers, by
whom CKD's are employ-
ed, offer options, They will
contract the entire job for
You, absorbing the design
fee in the 'over-all budget.
Or charge you a planning
fee and let you handle
installatlon. Some will
even instruct you in do-it-
yourself techniques in
conjunction with your
purchase of cabinetry. -
:Some people like to
pound nails, others don't.
It's for those that don't
(or can't, without ham-
mering a, finger) that the
kitchen/bath specialist of-
fers the complete package
of design, supply and in-
stallation.
Price ranges
Design alone will cost
you from $50 to $150, the
AIKD advises, depending
on what services the pro-
fessional performs. For $50
to $75, say, he will provide
a floor plan and sketches,
make recommendations as
to appliances and cabi-
netry, and estimate what
their installation will cost.
For $50 to $75 more, he
will add perspective draw-
ings and detailed product
specifications,. enabling
your labor to benefit from
his professional knowledge.
This is to your decided
advantage, for as kitchens
(and baths) feature more
built-ins, making their
planning and installation
more complex, profession-
al know-how Can prevent
a costly mistake. It can
also make your kitchen or
bath more pleasant, and
more convenient„, •
Avoid pitfalls
The tendency of the do-
it-yourself remodeling, un-
fortunately, is to perpetu-
ate bad design, since it is
far easier to replace than
relocate, for example, a
refrigerator or range. A.
professional doesn't side-
step a problem; he faces
it squarely and finds a
total solution.
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favorite plant and get an
early start on Christmas
gifts. Clip the stem just
below a leaf joint, dip into
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shops and garden centers,
and plant in rich soil mix
in a Dixie cup, When ade-
quate roots have developed
(allow several weeks),
transplant into a perma-
nent pot.
WORKING WITH a kitchen specialist can keep cost of a
remodeling within bounds of your budget. If you plan to
do the installation yourself, employing a professional to
prepare plans will help, you arrive at solutions to problems
and guarantee greater convenience by using all space to
advantage as in this kitchen, a winner in the American
Institute of Kitchen Dealers' annual design contest.
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