Mr. Oats originally had the kitchen walls and cabinets painted the ugliest cobalt blue I've ever laid my eyes on (blue is his favorite so 
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Decided to redo the cabinets in a dark grey and painstakingly add a stone backsplash to the entire kitchen
Progress pics (and no, I don't keep a tidy workspace so 
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Results:
I was feeling 
after finishing the project, but now Mr. Oats is looking at selling the place so I won't be enjoying my labors for as long as I would have liked to 
!homeowners I have redone the kitchen, the study floors, and the fireplace (Mr. Oats installed hardwood flooring in the living room area and granite tile flooring in the kitchen/surrounding hallways) since the place was purchased. Does anyone have a clue how to get the most monetary value on renovations (I want to get ahead of low-balling appraisers 
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Its never really been more expensive to renovate, so whatever it cost you in time and money roughly would have cost a lot more from a reputable contractor when you did it and if you'd have waited it'd cost even more so just double what you think its worth and increase the selling price.
Make sure you check all the low hanging fruit for the appraisers like appliances/upkeep/crawlspace/sewage/roof/siding gaps etc. as that's what their priority is I thought (not necessarily capturing all the finer aesthetic upgrades)
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