Kitchens and bathrooms are spaces that you might not ordinarily think about remodeling at the same time. But in many homes, it's common for multiple parts of the main floor to come due for an upgrade on roughly the same timeline. So just as your kitchen is calling out for a renovation, there's a good chance that a nearby powder room or hall bathroom is in need of updating as well.
In these cases, it often makes sense to combine kitchen and bathroom remodeling in one job, which can offer a handful of practical and financial benefits.
In our experience, there are four main benefits to doing your bathroom and kitchen remodel as part of the same project. These typically come from renovating a bathroom and a kitchen that are on the same floor, but some benefits may be available even to combined remodeling projects that span multiple floors of your home.
When working on multiple rooms at the same time, it's far easier for interior designers to ensure that the end result looks and feels cohesive.
Bathrooms and kitchens have many distinct components, but they can fit within the same design sensibility. That's especially true with tailored remodeling, which ensures that unique touches, like custom cabinetry in the kitchen and the vanity in the bathroom, harmonize beautifully (or at least resonate within the same frequency).
The goal here isn't to make them a perfect match. But there's a much higher risk of a discordant sense of style between the rooms if you do them as separate home projects.
Compared to doing two separate projects, combining kitchen and bathroom remodeling tends to offer cost savings. You can get better budget control with a joint project for a few reasons:
Many homeowners overlook how disruptive it can be for their home to be a job site. Even if the remodeling team does a fantastic job of dust and noise mitigation, a remodeling project can really throw off your typical routines. Work in your kitchen is frequently the most disruptive given how often you use the space.
With combined remodeling, you can consolidate the disruption into one project. This can make it easier to plan around the remodel (including any temporary housing or setting up a temporary kitchen). With separate remodels, the next project may begin just as you feel like you've recovered from the first batch of work.
As a homeowner, managing a remodel can be time-consuming with many different tasks to juggle:
Many of these tasks are relatively straightforward, but they all add up. When you do a combined project, you only have to do them once, and you get the benefit of having a single contract, a single round of permitting, and a single schedule to follow.
Compelling Homes is a design-build firm with over 15 years of experience serving homeowners in the greater Des Moines area (including West Des Moines). Our team of professionals includes in-house designers, seasoned project managers, and expert tradespeople. We manage remodels from start to finish, seamlessly moving your project from initial design to construction to the final inspection.
Our specialty is custom remodeling. We take the time to understand your vision and how you actually use your home. This lets us get creative and tailor the design to fit your home, your needs, and your sense of style. Because we don't do "copy-paste" designs, we are well-positioned to take on combined remodeling projects that demand thoughtful planning to make sure everything turns out just right.
If you're thinking about a remodel, we invite you to contact us today to schedule a consultation. On our website, you can also read more about our process and see examples of our work.