Is having the kitchen sink under the window important to buyers?
We are completely redoing our 1919 bungalow style kitchen. It is pretty small with very limited countertop options. In order to make it seem bigger we wanted to change it to a galley style kitchen with counter top and cabinets on opposing walls. The problem is that the only window wouldn’t have anything under it because its on the middle wall. Is that a turn off to potential buyers?
August 2nd, 2010 at 10:33 am
you might want to look at eliminating the window altogether
August 2nd, 2010 at 10:33 am
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. That said, some buyers will be turned off. Buyers enjoy being able to look out a window when they are at the sink. I’m also a bit fearful that a window above a counter top (no sink) or in the middle of a wall with nothing under it, will look odd and perhaps like an amateurish attempt to upgrade your kitchen. It may make buyers think the rest of the work is amateurish as well. Some buyers, however, might be able to overlook that providing the rest of the kitchen is top notch. If you are putting in high end cabinets, appliances and counter tops, you might be able to pull off the oddly placed window. You just need to decide if it is a risk (appealing to less buyers) you are willing to take.
August 2nd, 2010 at 10:33 am
It is important to stay with the general style of the house when remodeling. Yes, not having the sink in front of the window would definitely turn off a fair number of buyers who are interested in an early century bungalow
August 2nd, 2010 at 10:33 am
I agree with Don S. Your remodel must flow with the rest of the home. In my experience A narrow galley style kitchen is a turn off to a lot of buyers, throw in an out of place window and the problem is compounded.
August 2nd, 2010 at 10:33 am
Being a kitchen designer, the placement of the window doesn’t always have to be placed under a window. In a galley kitchen if the window is on the end wall (is this what your referring to, middle wall) you might want to consider a floor to ceiling window which would add the illusion of a much larger space. You could also add some matching blinds to the window…the color of your cabinets! I guess what I’m trying to say is…If you want to have this window with nothing under it then make it part of the overall design so the eye flows to it…like a fine art picture!!!
August 2nd, 2010 at 10:33 am
I don´t think it matters