Archive for the 'Kitchens' Category

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…

Kitchen Contractors Meet Demands for Meaningful Remodels

As you may have noticed, we’ve been posting a lot of articles on kitchens lately. More so, it seems, than with any other room, homeowners go into their kitchen remodels with a lot of zeal and personal investment, selecting their hardware with care, their flooring with pride, their fixtures and app…

Convection Ovens: Practical or a Passing Fad?

Home cooking is rapidly taking on a whole new dimension with all of the technologically advanced fixtures and appliances being developed. Convection ovens are one such product. They have been around for several years, but have just recently grown in popularity and widespread use. When you go out to …

The Blue Kitchen Isn’t Sad; It’s Striking

So far, we’ve discussed the all white kitchen, the orange kitchen, and the yellow kitchen. Now, it’s time to take a look at blue. Blue has actually been creeping back into home design in recent years, and in 2008 has taken on an exciting new color.

Up until this point, the shades of blue…

Kitchen Resources - By Readers

I want to just take a moment and thank my readers, all of you, for passing on your own tips, suggestions, and favorite resources in an effort to help others find solutions to that crazily, and incredibly, detailed endeavor known as a kitchen renovation! 

I can’t say how appreciative I am. I con…

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