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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do NOT put granite in. This is a huge turnoff to a lot of buyers now.  But in a neutral countertop - quartz, soapstone, something with low visual impact.

Floors - I would still do wood-look tile.  It's trendy, but it's not going out of style in the next 5 years. I don't think many people would be turned off by it yet.  I am personally turned off by any tile kitchen floors - they look cheap and like an afterthought to the rest of the house. So wood look tile is a nice way to bridge these concerns.

If you do countertops, many sure you do an undercounter sink and replace the faucet. Also replace cabinet hardware. And voila, you have a pretty new looking kitchen without spending too much![/quote]

Plenty of people still like granite.  Soap stone is more of a niche product, it would turn me off as would many quartz counte rtops.
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You may like granite, but the reality is that it is considered very early 2000s. If OP is trying to update her kitchen for resale purposes, she shouldn't put something in the kitchen that makes it look dated. That would defeat the point of the update. It would be like a homeowner in 1994 wanting to update their kitchen to make it look good for resale, taking out the 80s white appliances and putting in vintage avocado 1975 appliances. They might be cool looking, but it's not helping your resale. [/quote]

I am closing on a house today, so I think my opinions are relevant as someone who was recently in the market. You apparently consider yourself an expert on what buyers want, but like me, are just one person. I know people who are unhappy with the durability of their quartz.  What matters is the pattern.[/quote]

But it doesn't matter what one particular person wants. That's called an anecdote. Frankly, the kitchen I described above isn't what I want either. But if you're trying to take a mediocre house and update for resale, you shouldn't put things in that turn off a lot of buyers. You should do neutral updates that are slightly trendy without being "trendy".  If you put in granite, you will turn away a large number of buyers.  If you put in a neutral quartz countertop, yeah maybe 5% of buyers have some weird personal experience with quartz that turns them off, but most buyers will either see "new quartz! ohhh!" or not notice the countertop at all and just think "the kitchen looks newish, which is good". [/quote]

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