From the category archives:

Kitchens

Use Open Shelving In Kitchen Design

March 2, 2010

How to save money, create great visual impact, and get efficient kitchen storage at the same time!

Kitchen Cabinets and Shelves Mix Great
One of the hottest new trends in kitchen design is the use of open shelves in-place of traditional upper cabinets. As usual, the use of the word “new” isn’t entirely accurate. Open [...]

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Replacement Kitchen Cabinet Doors — An Alternative to New Cabinets

February 19, 2010

“I need a new kitchen!” These words are often spoken with some combination of feelings. These might include excitement, anticipation, and maybe a bit of old-fashioned fear! Fear of the work being too hard, fear that the cost will be too high, and fear of a bunch of contractors making life way [...]

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RG’s Complete Guide To Wood Paneling – Part 5 – Inspiring Beadboard

February 14, 2010

What is it about beadboard?
As a contractor for twenty years, I can’t recall ever hearing anyone say they don’t like it. At the same time I can remember hundreds of ooh’s and ah’s, gasps for breath, and near fainting when just the idea of beadboard was discussed! Not too many materials can claim such rarified [...]

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Colorful Kitchens – Still My Dream

February 11, 2010

I just can’t get enough of these colorful kitchens! I wrote apost just over a year ago with one that is still my favorite. That post was titled: Colors in Cabinetry — A New Trend? If it wasn’t already a major trend then, it certainly is now! And I’m one person [...]

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Great Ideas for 2010: Idea#2 — Get Creative With Cabinets

January 6, 2010

Call me a rebel, but I’m much happier when things are used in ways other than what was originally intended. Something about seeing real creativity in action makes me feel more creative. More energized really.

You may not realize it, but Remodeling Can Change Your Life, and little acts of rebellion are a great way to [...]

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Banquette, Booth, or Built-In? Cool Kitchen Table Seating

December 28, 2009

I’ve built-up quite the backlog in the “to-read” stack. I’m speaking metaphorically, of course, because there is no actual stack, we’re talking a cyber-stack here.
Maybe what I’m missing is a great place to read my stack. And since it’s so big, and I’ll be there so long, maybe I also need a [...]

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Concrete Countertops – Art For Your Counter

December 1, 2009

You don’t often see the words “medium” and “countertop” used together. But you can, and should! Counters, just like any and all of the other elements of your home, have the potential to be a work of art!
Sometimes, the art is in the material itself and the artist is God Himself! This is [...]

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A Perfect Space Saving Kitchen Window Seat

November 8, 2009

This one is a perfect 10 if you ask me. I found the picture at one of my favorite haunts Houzz.com, and the kitchen is by Valerie Pedersen who works in the SF Bay Area.

Wow! I love, love, love it! I was searching for window seats and I came across this shot. [...]

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A Cool Idea for a Hot Island!

October 22, 2009

One of the advantages of my graying beard is that I can say things that aren’t, like, totally hip, and get away with it! Or at least think I got away with it! For example, I can refer to a kitchen island this way…
This island is HOT!

Now I know the look overall may [...]

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The Nester’s Pic of the Week!

October 1, 2009

Awhile back I took a picture of a pretty room and simply pointed out the details that I thought made a real difference. I enjoyed doing that, readers seemed to like it, and my friend and cohort, The Nester, loved it. She said I should do that every week. So I asked her to send [...]

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Barney The Gourmet

September 21, 2009

Remember Barney? The big purple guy… who looks like he eats pretty well. Here is his kitchen…

Nice appliances…

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Top Ten Things I Learned about Remodeling a Kitchen On A Budget ~ by Melissa Michaels

April 27, 2009

Today, we have a great guest post! I’m honored to welcome Melissa Michaels from The Inspired Room , enjoy!
Top Ten Things I Learned about Remodeling a Kitchen On A Budget

Several years ago, we took on our biggest home improvement project to date — and lived to tell about it.
Sometimes Paint Isn’t Enough
Remodeling a hideously ugly, [...]

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Glass Doors on Cabinets – Are They For You?

April 7, 2009

I love the look of glass doors on cabinets! The picture above is particularly appealing to me because I like the woodwork of the cabinet itself.

I’ve had the same discsussion a hundred times over the years: “Glass cabinet doors or not? Practicality vs. Beauty” The feeling that many folks have is that if they have [...]

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Hooked on Islands – Kitchen Islands that is!

March 19, 2009

I love an island kitchen! They work for a number of great reasons and the creative opportunities abound. Here are a few examples of great kitchen islands:
Great Stone!

I really like the way the stone counter looks in this kitchen. The light color works well with the creamy color cabinets against the dark wood floor. [...]

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