For many home-owners, the kitchen is the center and heart of the home. It sees more foot traffic and experiences more wear and tear than any other area of your home. It is also the most important space for the resale value and marketability of your home. Whether you have a larger kitchen space with an island, or small, nifty galley kitchen, a renovation is a great way to improve the value of both your living experience and the value of your home. A word of caution, however, - even though kitchen remodels do add value, the most important measure of success is your comfort and utilization of the room (and we all know the housing market is very slow right now – if you don’t need to sell now, you probably don’t want to). What’s it all mean? Design your new kitchen for yourself and your family, focusing too much on what someone else might want in a resale can lead to disappointment with the final result.