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It is ideal for large families whoneed roomfor all to live comfortably For a study kit of the Summers S SER DUWY |RICHARI Maryieee wa | have room for a sitting area. i the kitchen located betweenthese 562-1100 6925 S. Uiinion Park Ctr. Ste. =600 Midvale, UT 84047 “*APR Based on Loan Amt. $175,000 l Accessible through sliding doors fromboth the dining roomandthe family roomis alarge wrap-around patioin the rear of the home. With « Lowest Rates in the State ¢ Conv/VA/Purchase/Ref. ¢ Debt Consolidation is rear views. half bath and utility lie on the right. In the rearofthe garage. still maximizing onthe potential views.is a spaciousrecreation room complete with windowseat. On the second level, two bedrooms ‘on the right of the home share a full bath andalinen closet. Another room sharing a commonwall with the master suite could be a bedroomor a study At the topoftnestairs, windows brighten a spao. large enough for a desk or armoir.. Inside the master suite the open space is accented with a bay windowinthe rear. The bath has an enormouswalk-in closet. a linen storage. and a skylightdirectly overthe dressing area. The master suite has been designed to accommodate the normal furniture and sull roombyitself. It’s access! ing and dining room it has a view of the wholeliving area.” Knocking down and moving walls use of increase the update’s price, the plumbing and electrical tasks involved. And don’t forget other costs, includingrepainting and lighting adjustments, flooring, trimwork, baseboard changes and, sometimes, window upgrades. “There’sa lotof ofstuff involved that people don’t think about,like the things inside the wallsthat they don’t see.” Larsen estimates the average kitchen remodel costs $14,000to $18,000, but he says it’s moneythat will “absolutely be recouped. The first thing home buyers lookat is the kitchen Ifa complete remodel isn’t feasible, other, less expensive methods can help update a kitchen. Cooloften recommendsthat clients consider refacing the cabinets — particularlyif the cabinets are older (pre-1970s) and thus generally ofa higherquality. “If the hinges and glides are good, I'd stay with the cabinet andget it refaced. Cabinets can be terribly expensive to change,” Coolsays. “Often the older ones are worth keeping butjust need a new look.” Refacing cabinets can savehalfto two-thirds the cost of purchasing and installing newcabinets. Newcountertopscan radically update a “50s kitchen. “Countertopsare highlyvisible and can makea big difference.” Coolsays. “There are literally thousands of colors and textures to chose from,from laminate countertopsto hard surfaces such as granite.” Dependingonthe kitchen’s size,it costs between $600 and $950 to change out a countertop in a laminate. A small kitchen could be done in Corian for about $5,000. Lighting also can makea significant difference,particularly in a kitchen or bath. Fluorescentlights are popular, as is recessed can lighting. tii! Htii{ i i The Summers (406-32), with 3,297 square feet ofliving space. 1s a twostory traditional Southwestem home. Manyangles give the home a unique styling, while lending well to a lot of views. The main flooris set up for the home'sliving quarters, while the sleep arrangements are upstairs. An oversized threeag offers extra storage space, well as a workbench area. Fromthe drive. a short walkway leadstothe covered front porch where a double-door entry welcomesvisitors to the home. A coat Closet serves as a partition wall fromtheentry to the dining room. while thevast living room, stretches to the right. This space is the heart of the home. where morming sunlight pours in next to the fireplace, and evening sunsetsgracethe { The Summers features an oversized three-car garage. COLORADO SPRINGS,Colo. — Faceit, it’s a loteasier to update your wardrobe than it is to update your home. But if you're a 90s kind ofperson trapped in a °50s (or even *40s)kind of house, there are plenty of optionsthat can make yourinteriorlooklesslike June Cleaver’s tract homeand morelike Fraiser’s condo. Some changes are cosmetic; others are more radical. But whether you're adding throwpillows or knocking down walls to open up the house, it’s possible to give a's ranchera “90s look. So how doyou get away from your parents’ interior design and into something more updated? Cosmetic changesare the easiest and least expensive. “Leatherfurniture is big,” says Mike Demuth,vice presidentof sales at The Design Center. “Anything textural is — stone,tile. ceramic,pottery, granite, leather, chenille. Nature is big too — anything ethnic, anything with animals. Can you imagine your mother having tiger prints on the wall?” ‘Accessories instantly change a room’s look. “It doesn’t take $30,000 to $50,000to redo a room,to update a look,” Demuth says. “It can be as simple as buying a leathersofa. some lamps.endtables and a painting — forless than $4,000." Anevenless expensive option — one that runs about $1,000 — is to purchase an area rug and twolamps. “Evenif you decide to live with yourexisting sofa, you'll still get a completely different look,” Demuth says. Paint can produce big changes for those on small budgets. Dark colors date rooms;light colors update them. giving a larger, more open feeling. Costs vary | depending on whether you doit yourself | or hire someone. Anotheroption is faux finishes. If you're unsure of whatthe finish will look like. ask interior designers or painters to show yousample boards. The Design Center has several walls withvarious faux finishes “These are big, and the bestthing is a do-it-yourselfer can doit,” Demuth says. Heparticularly recommends a textural paint created by Ralph Laurenthat several areastores carry “Wall finishes can lend tremendous atmosphere to a room,” says Lynn Cool, co-ownerof the Cool Company, a Colorado Springsarea residential remodeling compan, jon tofauxfinishes, consider wallpaper.” which can be painted, Coolsays. Another updating optionis architectural wallpaper, which provides instant architectural elements suchas columns. Anothereasyarchitectural change that can lift a roomfromordinary to extraordinary is crown moulding. Ucreatesadifferent kind of style.” Cool says Stunningresults can be achieved by stacking different mouldings. With more than 350standard moldingprofiles available, the variety of looks is nearly limitless. But, Cool wars, crown mouldingis difficult toinstall well: she recommends getting a qualified finish carpenterto do the work. Toreally give a roompizzazz. Cool suggests combininglighting features with the crown molding. Suiplighting. halogenorfluorescent lights can be placed behind a moulding witha large profile for an eleganteffect. Thekitchenis the single roomthat most immediately dates a house, remodelers say. Not surprisingly. a 1997 Sears survey reveals the kitchen is the room most commonly remodeled.Structural updating often involves opening the kitchen upto other rooms. “We're seeing lot of walls coming down andkitchenislands going in. says Bruce Larsen, an estimator and designer at B&J General Contractors. “The kitchenis becoming part ofthe house, as opposed toclosed off in a So (573-4008 Sonneen Some Wetton SND THE COMBO! [eye 2 br. 2 wR. SI comes pone MOmOycoe pote2 inco:Gow! 2ATs oan ey Be ke A |