Renovation Tips.

THERE'S no doubt about it: Peeling kitchen cabinets do little to set off that come-hither Wolf range. Unfortunately, wood-veneered cabinetry (versus the pricier solid-wood variety) can start to look chintzy in less than a year. And cabinetry is not the only material with a short half-life. Resale-savvy renovators should also avoid using prefinished floors, which can be refinished only once or twice before they need to replaced. A three-quarter-inch-thick solid-wood floor, by contrast, can often take six or seven sandings. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]