Making changes to your kitchen can add value to your property and should be viewed as an investment instead of an expense, it has been suggested. Writing for the Sunday Mail, Danny Sheridan said that the kitchen is generally the highest spend in any household but it does not have to break budget and simply updating areas around the kitchen sink can make an impact. He noted Worktops are also cheap to replace and, for under 100, you can transform the kitchen. Keep the sink - clean it up and pop it back into the new worktop.Melamine paint is also a good option for revitalising a kitchen, Mr Sheridan added, with a few layers making a real change when applied to doors. Shopping around for cheaper options should be considered and if consumers want a completely new fitted kitchen then more cost-effective selections are available online. In recent news, an article in the Whig Standard suggested that the kitchen is becoming the new socialising hotspot in the home.