"When I look back at my life, when I was a kid, a lot of the memories from that time happened in our kitchen," Simon said. "Good times and bad. And now that I'm older, now that I appreciate design," he laughed, "I have to admit we had a particularly ugly kitchen in my childhood home. We don't have …
Kitchen & Bath Remodel
What are the Advantages of the Kitchen Bump Out?
Almost everyone would like to have more space in their kitchen. The ways to achieve a larger kitchen is generally by building a kitchen addition or the addition's smaller, cuter cousin: the bump out. What is is Kitchen Bump Out? A kitchen bump out is a small addition to the kitchen. They're …
What If I Don’t Want to Design My Kitchen Myself?
"Some people just have a gift," Marnie said. "They can look at a room and just see how it's all supposed to work. Where the cabinets go. What color the appliances should be. What type of curtains. Whatever. I don't have that gift. I get frustrated and aggravated just thinking about it. Why can't I …
Do You Need More Storage in The Kitchen?
From a storage perspective, the kitchen is an extremely complicated room. There are a number of things that are almost always stored in kitchens - food, cooking gear, and dishes - as well as items that are often stored in kitchens - small appliances, table linens - and family specific items that …
3 Signs It’s Time for a New Bathroom
Despite the fact that the bathroom is one of the busiest rooms in the house, it's among the last to be renovated or upgraded. "I don't know why we waited so long to take this project on," Thom said. The Dover father of three explained, "but now I'm so glad we did. Not only does the new bathroom look …
How to Make the Kitchen Look Fresh While Still Feeling Like Home
"My husband and I were talking the other day and we realized we haven't done the kitchen in over twenty years," Jean laughed. "You always mean to get around to it, but life was very busy. Kids in school, kids in college - and now here we are with grandkids. It's definitely time to upgrade the …