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Remodeling your kitchen probably has the biggest impact on your home’s value of any project. But it requires careful consideration. How much should you spend? How long are you planning to stay in the house? And what is the standard kitchen in the neighborhood like? You don’t want to spend all your savings on a state-of-the-art chef’s kitchen. Some experts recommend spending 10-20 percent of your home’s market value as a rule of thumb. Your choice of finishes and appliances should also reflect how soon you might consider selling the home. If you’re planning to stay for a while, feel free to really customize it to your tastes, but you think you might leave sooner than later, you probably want to stick with more standard, popular finishes, hewing close to those in your neighborhood so you can compete in the market.