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Painted or Stained?: That Is the Question

Painted or Stained?: That Is the Question

When planning the kitchen of their dreams, homeowners often wonder if they should select painted or stained cabinets. There is no right answer. The choice of stained or painted cabinets depends on the look and feel that a homeowner desires. Both paint and stain have...

The Tools to Keep Your New Year’s Diet Resolutions

The Tools to Keep Your New Year’s Diet Resolutions

We know that many of our blog readers will make New Year's Resolutions to either improve their health, lose weight or both. There are numerous reasons to make weight loss resolutions. Losing weight makes you healthier, gives you more energy and helps to reduce fat and...

The Cooks Have It

The Cooks Have It

There is nothing more exciting and anticipated than a brand new kitchen for the home chef. We find an increasing number of clients who are passionate cooks. Almost all are skilled and capable of producing restaurant-quality dishes to the delight of their family and...

The Latest Kitchen Remodeling Trends

The Latest Kitchen Remodeling Trends

Houzz.com recently surveyed 2,600 individuals who completed a kitchen remodel in 2019 or planned to undertake one in the next three months. Style Trends A large majority of homeowners (85%) change the style of their kitchen when they renovate. In 2019, transitional...

A Few Really Good Reasons to Renovate Your Bathroom

A Few Really Good Reasons to Renovate Your Bathroom

Bathrooms continue to transform from utilitarian spaces to rooms where homeowners can make unique design statements, enhance the quality of their lives and improve their health and wellbeing. If you have been considering remodeling the existing bathrooms in your home,...

The Hottest Trends in Kitchen and Bath

The Hottest Trends in Kitchen and Bath

The Kitchen & Bath Industry Show is the largest trade show for industry professionals in North America. Held in conjunction with the International Builders Show in late January, the shows attracted 90,000 attendees and featured more than 2,000 exhibits. Manufacturers...

Guidelines to Prepare for Your Kitchen Remodel

Guidelines to Prepare for Your Kitchen Remodel

You’ve done your research. You created design boards on Houzz.com and Pinterest and took notes on HGTV. Finally, you decided to go all-in on a new kitchen remodel. It can be a daunting task, but it does not have to be if you prepare in advance. There are several...

How to Keep Your Renovation From Exceeding Your Budget

How to Keep Your Renovation From Exceeding Your Budget

Despite the unlimited access to online renovation information, it’s not easy to accurately budget for a new kitchen or bath. For example, if you visited the Houzz.com website to search for farmhouse sinks, your search would deliver more than 77,000 results, with...

The Return of the Scullery

The Return of the Scullery

A scullery is a small kitchen or room at the back of the house used for washing dishes and other dirty household work. Until recently, sculleries were most often associated with the Victorian period and turn of the 20th century in larger homes where the kitchen was...

How Do You Want Your New Kitchen to Feel?

How Do You Want Your New Kitchen to Feel?

We often ask our clients how they want their new kitchen or bath to feel when the project is complete. The question often catches our clients off guard. What we are trying to understand is what features of a new kitchen or bath will strike a resounding chord . A...