Want to give your kitchen a new look? One of quickest, easiest ways, and one that can put money in your pocket is new appliances.
Changing the color of your appliances, whether going with the new stainless steel look, or just trading almond for black or white, can give your kitchen a face lift in just a few hours.
However, a new and refreshing look for your kitchen is not the only reason you should consider renewing your appliances. Depending on how much energy they consume, you are most likely to get a rebate if you choose appliances that are Energy Star rated, and all as a result of the ‘cash for appliances’ program. As a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, this program is federally funded with $300 million, but its regulation may differ from one state to another.
It’s not a bad idea if you use an internet search engine to check which appliances are eligible for rebate in your state as well as the size of the rebate before you launch your new appliances buying campaign. Amounts can either be a percentage of the cost, or a flat dollar amount, estimated at $50 to $200 per appliance by the Department of Energy.
In some states the launching of this program will suffer some months of delay. For example, Oklahoma will begin its program April 22 and is limiting rebates to one per appliance and two per household. Another regulation specific to this state is that owners will also dispose of the old appliances that were replaced with the Energy Star models. The program in other states has had an early launch and the funds were quickly exhausted Minnesota is one such state.
Although a great opportunity, you should not let the rebate funding influence your plans for your kitchen renovation. New appliances are a good investment even if they don’t come with federal funding.
If you replace older appliances with Energy Star qualified models, you can not only give your kitchen a new look, you can save every month on your electricity bill. After heating and air-conditioning, refrigerators are the most energy-consuming appliances in anyone’s household, so a new model will be an investment that will pay off every month.
Even though rebates in your state may be limited to refrigerators and dishwashers, it wouldn’t be a bad idea if you included a new stove which is around $600 more or less and can make a significant change in the appearance of your kitchen. If you’re not too sure about it, just consider how much it would cost you to install new cabinets, or a job on your walls and floors, and you’ll see that it’s less expensive and faster, not to mention effortless. Another advantage to replacing the appliances in your kitchen is that all you need to do is go to the store, buy them and arrange for their delivery, as opposed to an overall remodeling that implies days or even weeks of having a construction site in your home, not to mention the search for a competent contractor. It takes only a few hours of your time and should be done without any of the mess or inconvenience of many other projects.
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