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NEW TILE, paint, and cabinet fixtures can transform an older kitchen into a warm piace to cook
and eat, as weil as increasing the value of your home.

Plan for best investment

WHERE OUR homes are concerned, we are all artists us-

ing the walls as our canvas,
our needs and dreams.

Sometimes effective change is
as easy as replacing a phosphores-
cent fixture with a new lighting
arrangement that washes your en-
try with a more natural looking
glow.

Or, it can be somewhat more
extensive, like a skylight that
floods the same hall with sun-
shine.

Improvements can be as
straightforward and practical as
insulation or as extravagant as
that marbled master bathroom
you’ve always wanted.

Whatever the project,
owners are jumping on
remodeling bandwagon.

Many people gasp when they

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By Susan E. Goodman —
Contributing Writer

first see a contractor’s estimate
for carving a new half-bath out of
a closet or adding on a third
bedroom.

They soothe themselves, howev-
er, with the thought that this im-
provement will increase ihe value
of their home at resaie.

But not all projects pay for

‘themselves when a home comes to

market. Some additions, most
notably swimming pools, may ac-
tually reduce the value of a prop-
erty.

So when you consider remodel-

ing, take into account the follow-
ing factors.

The first thing that fi igures into
your remodeling equation is the
length of time you plan to stay in
your home.-If you will. be trans-
ferred out of town within a year
or two, you might want to think
twice before committing yourself
to a large project.

Only a few major improvemenis _

pay back 100 cents on the dollar." |

And you may want to reconsid-
‘er projects of highly personal
taste. The more personalized a
project, the chancier the return.
Sensible energy-efficient im-
provements are golden.

A sun room, fine. But those
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