Fixing it up and staying put

BY JENNIFER V. HUGHES

Tired of a clunky kitchen layout, the Burstein family had long yearned to renovate.

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John Wohlberg, left, and his crew working on a remodeling job in Leonia. 'Anyone doing home improvements now is doing it because they are staying,' says Wohlberg, whose contracting business is based in Ridgewood.

They have lived in their Harrington Park home since 1998, and the kitchen was OK, but the finishes were dated and the layout was poorly planned.

"It's tiny, and everything is all in one corner," said Cindy Burstein. "If more than one person wants to cook, everyone is bumping into each other."

But like many, the family had put it off because of the volatile economy and some job uncertainties. After things calmed down, she said, they decided they could do the kitchen.

She's picked out cabinets (a country white) and chose quartz for the counter tops. There will be an island in the middle and a pass-through window into the dining room. Burstein says she, her 16-year-old, her 10-year-old and her husband, Steve, are thrilled with the plan.

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Fixing it up and staying put