We recently purchased a new oven/range as the last one had a pretty bad gas leak. Glad we did as it was a potential danger. We got it on sale also, which was an added benefit!

Start by deciding if you'd like to have an above ground pool or below ground pool. There's gotta be a significant cost factor there I'd think.

Have you considered what type of theme you'd like for your kitchen? This was a major area of concern back in '06 when we redid ours.