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The Kitchen: Renew it instead of installing a new one

Paint the walls a bright, fresh color, complementary to your unit color
Change the handles on the units (handles date faster than the units)
Replace the counter-top
Re-do the backsplash with a tile mural, or mosaic tiles, or a stainless steel or clear panel

How to Simplify and Optimize Your Kitchen

As most of you know, changing habits is not easy, so that is why if you are looking to streamline your kitchen, the most important thing to do is starting with who you are.

Make note of the workspace and things you use regularly in your kitchen and work around that. Depending on if you have a…

Stone Options in Countertops

The look is rich, the feel is luxurious and the material is durable. Such is the definition of natural stone countertop. Whether it comes in the form of a slab or produced as individual tiles each piece of the natural stone is unique unto itself.
Always take time and care to choose the one t…

Here are some Outdoor Kitchen Ideas

Here are some outdoor kitchen ideas, as spring is around the corner and summer not to far behind.

Outdoor kitchens are becoming all the rage these days making family barbecues easier than ever! Cooking on the grill is a great way to entertain company or just feed the family without heating up t…

Green kitchens don’t have to be green

Mine is blue (and bunches of other colors). What makes a kitchen green? As a CKD (Certified Kitchen Designer), I remind my clients that there are shades of green. Starting out, I incorporated at least one green element in every job, which made the job a lighter shade of green. In my first green …

Kitchen counter intelligence

We often hear from readers who want us to recommend the best green product for a particular application. What’s the greenest type of flooring I can buy? Or the greenest siding material for a house?

The truth is, there’s no single, simple answer. The practical approach to choosing green produc…

Granite counter tops may nuke your food

While planning that coveted green kitchen redesign, you might want pay additional close attention to what kind of counter tops you choose. I know, all the design magazines out there show kitchens decked out with those easy-to-clean, indestructible granite counters — but there’s a catch. Aside from …

Create a Feng Shui kitchen

Remodeling a kitchen, there are a lot of things to consider: appliance choices, layout, storage solutions, and finishing touches. When we renovated our kitchen, flow was a precedence for us. We love to cook, and the preceding arrangement of the kitchen was awkward and inefficient.

If you want…

The kitchen is finished!

It’s been so expanded since we started our kitchen remodeling project, I nearly forgot to post its completion. Though it’s been functionally total for several weeks, we were waiting on what turned out to be one of those “unexpected expenses” — a new floor. The old one, much to our dismay, could…

Engineered Quartz Countertops, Move Over Concrete and Granite

Formica, concrete, and granite have all been popular choices for countertopping in recent years, but is it time for a new product to take center-stage? Engineered quartz is growing in use and popularity, and is rapidly becoming the “in� product.

Some varieties of engineered quartz come direct…

Free Standing Range vs. Built-In, Which Should You Choose?

Replacing your appliances can be an exciting venture, what with all of the amazing new features, colors, and designs. Gas vs. electric, convection vs. conventional … so many things to decide in a short period of time it can leave your head spinning. One decision that is fairly uncomplicated is whi…

Cool Kitchens of Every Color

If you’re ready to remodel your kitchen, you’ve reached an exciting time. Of all the rooms in the house, this one comes with a great deal of personal investment. Homeowners want to get involved in their kitchen remodels more so than in any other room of the house. Perhaps it’s because of the w…

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