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07.27.0910 Ways to Make Your Kitchen Cabinets Special
kitchen cabinets (0)Jean Pattison Orlando Sentinel ORLANDO -- Thinking of remodeling your kitchen? Here's a word of advice from designer Jim Spence: "Don't just put a bunch of cabinets on the wall." Instead, "take the time with the design and spend a little extra to get a kitchen that functions well and looks great, because you are going to spend a lot of time in this space," he said. What cabinet features are really worth considering? For ideas, we polled three kitchen designers whose work won first-place awards in Orlando's Parade of Homes this spring: Spence, who is co-owner of Spence & Vaughn Fine Kitchen ...
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04.29.09Kitchen Remodeling Trends Include ‘Green’ Cabinets
Green Remodeling, kitchen cabinets (0)Chris Matey Andover Townsman Here in Andover, we are seeing an increased interest in green home remodeling. Specifically, green kitchen remodeling is a growing area of interest. There are many ways to go green in your kitchen - floors, countertops, appliances, cabinets and finishes, including paints. Let's focus on green cabinetry. There are materials and finishes in a renovated kitchen that can cause air-quality issues. For example, inexpensive wood-based products offgass formaldehyde. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, formaldehyde can cause cancer or eye and upper respiratory irritation. The good news is that there are eco-friendly alternatives. Many homeowners have at least heard ...
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04.15.09Meet the New Bamboo: Natural Material Highlights Stylish Homes
Flooring, kitchen cabinets (0)Patt Johnson Gannett Bamboo is not just for tiki torches anymore. It's also for flooring, laptops and sinks. Eco-friendly homeowners are finding a growing number of bamboo products to use in remodeling and decorating their homes. Bamboo bowls, picture frames and other decorating items have been common items for years, but now the lightweight-but-durable wood stems are being used for furniture and fabrics. It's everywhere -- wallpaper, doors, garden benches and kitchen countertops. Asus, a technology products company based in Taiwan, makes a bamboo laptop (powered by an Intel processor) because it promotes green living. The manufacturing process for bamboo "uses less energy than traditional ...
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11.07.08Fine Living: Pros and Cons of Custom vs. Pre-Fab Cabinets
kitchen cabinets (0)P.J. Bremier Marin Independent Journal Custom or prefabricated kitchen cabinets? That's the question that's stumping a Mill Valley home-owner who's planning and budgeting for an upcoming kitchen remodel. His architect is steering him toward custom cabinets on the premise that prefab cabinets compromise the quality and craftsmanship and, possibly, the overall value of the house itself. The kitchen in his turn-of-the-century Mill Valley home has a fairly standard configuration for the cabinets, and the bid for the cabinets, with glass doors on the upper cabinets, comes in at about $32,000 including the finishing. In a recent Fine Living column, he read about Robert Nebolon, ...
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09.17.08When Buying Cabinets, Focus on Price, Function
Kitchen Remodeling, kitchen cabinets (0)A. J. Bauer Gatehouse News Service When considering new kitchen cabinets, it's easy to get caught up clipping photos of your dream designs out of magazines and lose track of the ultimate task at hand: rebuilding your kitchen. While she recommends using magazines to develop aesthetic preferences, Marlene Ketchen, owner of The Cabinetry in Hanover, Mass., said it's equally important to consider a kitchen's functionality when shopping for cabinets. "How do you use the kitchen? Do you do a lot of cooking or is it more of a social room?" Ketchen said. "(Answering) those questions helps with design." Ketchen said she approaches cabinets as part ...
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09.02.08Five Tips for Kitchen Remodeling on a Budget
Budgets & Remodeling, Kitchen Countertops, Kitchen Remodeling, kitchen cabinets (0)It’s the height of remodeling season during a weak economy, which is a tough combination for homeowners needing to make upgrades to their kitchen. This summer, things are heating up as people debate a costly home improvement that also offers one of the best returns on investment. To help, DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen offers these five tips for kitchen updates that look good and also make "cents." 1. Granite counters: Look for thinner widths without the beveled edges. 2. Cabinets: Shop stock items or semi-custom cabinets that can rival custom craftsmanship. Or, for real savings, consider refacing your cabinets to get a ...
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07.01.08What’s Hot in Today’s Kitchens
Kitchen Countertops, Kitchen Remodeling, kitchen cabinets (1)by Deborah L. O'Mara HGTV When it comes to kitchen remodeling, every family has a long list of 'want' items. Of course, how much they can spend always clarifies the difference between want and need, but there are many hot items that continue to come up in kitchen design. As an interior designer and a designer on staff at DDK Kitchen Design in Glenview, Ill., Nancy Henry is serves a variety of clients. Many of the company's designs are for the newer homes in the area, and many of the kitchens are custom or semicustom. Her customers usually have the flexibility to ...
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06.09.08Kitchen Don’ts
Kitchen Countertops, Kitchen Remodeling, kitchen cabinets (0)Anna Maria Vona Kitchen and Bath Business (www.kitchen-bath.com) Common mistakes can make a dream kitchen a nightmare. Use these ten tips from designer Anna Maria Vona, of Carmana Designs, Ltd., to avoid them. 1. Don't design a cooktop without having adequate room on either side of the cooking surface for hot pots to land. 2. Don't design a cooktop next to a wall. There's nothing worse than being shoehorned against a wall while you're cooking, not to mention the greasy mess the wall will sustain. 3. Don't select solid surface material for kitchen countertops that will take a lot of abuse. You cannot place hot ...
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04.30.08Tax Stimulus Rebate Check Can Give a Kitchen a Whole New Look
Kitchen Remodeling, kitchen cabinets (0)Thanks to Uncle Sam, kitchen and bath experts Jack Kellerman and Scott Raposo of CaveSTER.com have some good news. For what the average taxpaying family is receiving in their tax rebate check, a kitchen can receive a whole, new look. Most people do not realize that just making a few changes, such as a new faucet and sink, can give an old stale kitchen, a bright new look and increase the value of your home. "The faucet and sink are often times the focal point of the kitchen and people don't realize how much an old, unattractive faucet or sink affects ...
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04.21.08Today’s Hot Kitchens Stress Contrast, Clean Lines and a Dash of Whimsey
Kitchen Countertops, Kitchen Remodeling, kitchen cabinets (0)Elaine Markoutsas Primary Color Remodeling a kitchen, one of the most popular and expensive undertakings associated with home ownership, is all about refreshing -- no matter what the style. It's an effort to revive drab or dated space and reconfigure layouts, often annexing square footage where families and friends can hang out and entertain in the true nexus of the home. When they remodel, homeowners are looking for updated aesthetics and upgraded appliances that improve function, and sometimes there's an element of fantasy. Thumb through specialty kitchen magazines and you'll find a bit of Provence or a hint of Tuscany in the choice of ...
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04.14.08Remodeling Your Kitchen Affordably
Kitchen Countertops, Kitchen Remodeling, kitchen cabinets (5)Cindy Hoedel Kansas City Star Now might be the best time ever to remodel your kitchen. A recent survey by the National Association of Home Builders says new home starts decreased sharply in the fourth quarter of 2007, but remodeling decreased only slightly. As a result, some builders are moving into remodeling. And kitchen design companies, with fewer new-kitchen jobs, are more willing than in years past to take on small and midsize projects. In other words, more pros are chasing your remodeling dollars. In Kansas City, the average cost of a minor kitchen remodel is $21,672, according to Remodeling magazine’s 2007 Cost Versus Value ...
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03.11.08House to Home: High-Gloss Cabinets Can Liven Up Kitchen
Kitchen Remodeling, kitchen cabinets (0)Debbie Travis King Features Syndicate Dear Debbie: I am about to embark on installing new kitchen cabinets and want to go modern. I'm tempted by the new high-gloss kitchens in bright colors. But I'm worried that I'm making a rash decision. Hope you can advise. -- Elizabeth Dear Elizabeth: Putting in new kitchen cabinets is a big decision but an exciting challenge. I absolutely adore these new high-gloss kitchens in the latest vivid colors. The trend began with shiny white cabinets and has progressed to the most luscious deep reds, vibrant greens and bright blues. I have even seen citrus yellow and ...
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03.10.08Putting a New Face on Your Kitchen
Kitchen Remodeling, kitchen cabinets (0)Justin Carinci Clark County (Washington) Columbian Is it time to replace those old kitchen cabinets? Are they crumbling into rat-gnawed dust? Are cinder blocks and chicken wire all that’s keeping your counters off the floor? No? They’re just ugly? Then why replace them? For a kitchen remodel on a tight budget, consider refacing cabinets. A refacing contractor replaces just the doors and covers the rest with a matching wood veneer. Here are five points to think about when considering refacing: Looks With either option, you’ll get new doors. In fact, with most styles of cabinets, the doors are all you’ll see from the front. From the side, ...
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01.24.08Ten Top Secret Kitchen Design Tips
Kitchen Remodeling, kitchen cabinets (0)Susan Serra The Kitchen Designer.org It's all in the details! Who knows why, but I just started thinking of how small, pesky, planning details, if overlooked, can cause pain and heartbreak if not addressed. OK, "top secret" may be just a little stretch, but not by much! I came up with these planning secrets, largely unknown to the typical consumer, off the top of my head, and trust me, there are MANY more that I must be aware of as I slowly and carefully go about editing a kitchen plan for the last time before putting the order "to bed" as I call ...
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01.18.08Kitchen Design Goes Far Beyond Cabinets and Countertops
Kitchen Countertops, Kitchen Remodeling, kitchen cabinets (0)Tim Carter Washington Post Q: DEAR TIM: I need some help with kitchen design. I'm pretty sure I know what I want, but kitchen designs are as varied as faces in a crowd. How will I know what is the best? What is the best way to approach a fresh project? -- Sheila B. A: DEAR SHEILA: Kitchen design is important, but it is sometimes confused with kitchen planning. Both are critical, and ignoring either one can lead to a disaster. Kitchen design speaks to the overall look of the kitchen once it is completed. A designer can use different materials, cabinets, finishes, lighting ...
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12.11.07Cabinets Hold Possibilities
Kitchen Remodeling, kitchen cabinets (0)Nancy Yoshira Los Angeles Times Dec. 8, 2007 Dreaming of redoing your kitchen but waking up with a budget that seems too small? Think Botox instead of a total face-lift. Kitchen cabinets can be spiffed up for a third to a half of the cost of replacing them while still refreshing the room dramatically. Cabinets can be repainted, refinished or refaced, then dressed up with new hardware -- all without having to change the floor plan or replace the counters (a relief if you put in that granite a few years ago). Painting is the simplest and least-expensive fix. Refinishing cabinets can update good-quality wood, ...
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