Ask Angela - Best Bang for Your Buck

Upgrade Investments by Angela Goodall
As featured in Baylife Magazine
Photography by Jason Hulet

The art of making your home worthy starts with the kitchen. In this very tough real estate market and during such high inflation, the best investments to your property that will always pay off are still your kitchens and baths…

For those of you not living in the city, back decks are a very popular way to extend your hang out areas.  Incorporating a small cooking and dining area along with some space for soft seating gives you a kitchen and living room all in one! Having a beverage refrigerator or drawers built into a grilling area keeps you from having to run inside to fill your cold drink.  The most popular decking materials are typically natural wood like Ipe or composite material like Trex products.  If your deck is going to be exposed to a lot of sun, work with a light color as the dark ones with be hot on bare feet.  For railings, clear glass, or a stainless cable are still the most popular choices. 

Use some fun color fabrics for your furniture, add some planters full of flowers, a little cocoa mulch in your landscape for fragrance and you just might design your favorite "room" in the house!