Category Archives: Kitchens ← Older posts A bad design costs more than a great one! Posted on March 1, 2019 by chucksink You’ve decided to remodel or add on to your home. Where do you start? Unless you hire a professional design-build team, you may be asking for trouble. Instead of adding value, you could be turning the home into a “white … Continue reading → Posted in Design, Kitchens, Redmodeling | Tagged Design Fails, home remodeling challenges | Leave a comment Designed for Entertaining in Every Season Posted on November 30, 2018 by chucksink Another season of holiday hosting and once again you’re hauling patio chairs and card tables from the basement, scrambling to figure out the timing of multiple dishes in and out of your old oven, and chilling beverages in a cooler … Continue reading → Posted in Kitchens, Redmodeling | Tagged kitchen and dining area | Leave a comment Make Your Kitchen Work for You – Beautifully! Posted on October 28, 2016 by chucksink A kitchen remodeling project can be fun, especially when you work with experienced design/builders. But it’s also daunting: so many details! Before you get to the fun part such as style and décor and choosing new appliances, consider function first. … Continue reading → Posted in Kitchens, Redmodeling | Tagged choosing new appliances, kitchen, Kitchen remodels, Make Your Kitchen Work for You | Leave a comment 2016 Kitchen Trends for “Always in the Kitchen” People Posted on July 20, 2016 by chucksink Photo by 3W design, inc. – Browse traditional kitchen ideas The kitchen is the heart of the home and though trends come and go, some things are timeless: like white appliances, clean, uncluttered lines and clean design. According to … Continue reading → Posted in Kitchens | Tagged 2016 kitchen trends, kitchen design, kitchen island, Kitchen Remodeling, transitional design | Leave a comment Top this! Countertops are more than functional surfaces. Posted on February 18, 2016 by chucksink Beach Style Kitchen by Concord Interior Designers & Decorators 3W design, inc. We prepare and serve food on them, eat off them, lean on them, park appliances on them, wash and brush our teeth over them, and use them … Continue reading → Posted in counter tops, Kitchens | Tagged countertops, functional surfaces, granite countertops, kitchen counters, kitchen countertops, quartz countertops, sealing granite countertops, Silestone | Leave a comment Design Your Kitchen Island Paradise Posted on November 12, 2015 by chucksink Dreaming about your own private island? No, not in the Caribbean: in your kitchen! The kitchen island has become a very popular architectural feature that enables more versatile cooking, cleaning, storing, dining and entertaining options. The old kitchen table and … Continue reading → Posted in Kitchens | Tagged kitchen island, kitchen island design, kitchen island paradise | 1 Comment Kitchen Appliances are Taking Center Stage Posted on October 20, 2015 by chucksink Blame Martha Stewart and the chefs-as-celebrities phenomenon. Whatever the reason, gourmet-grade kitchens with technology enabled, super-functional appliances are must-haves for today’s upwardly mobile and affluent homeowners. The kitchen has always been the heart of the home and with today’s open … Continue reading → Posted in Kitchens | Tagged counters and appliances, french door freezer, gourmet-grade kitchens, induction cooking, induction cooking stoves, kitchen appliance, kitchen appliances, refrigerator, total kitchen makeover | Leave a comment Kitchen Ergonomics: Make Cooking a Labor You Love! Posted on January 12, 2015 by chucksink It’s no secret we love to work on kitchens. What is it about the kitchen that’s like a magnet to guests? Unless directed to some other room by the host, lots of us would rather stand and hang out in … Continue reading → Posted in Ergonomics, Kitchens | Tagged Kitchen Remodeling, kitchen-ergonomics | Leave a comment Remodeling an Old Home – To preserve and improve Posted on July 28, 2014 by chucksink There’s something about old homes – 75, 100, 200 years old that can’t be duplicated in new construction. The settling of the foundation and decades of being lived in leave their indelible beauty marks on the old property. There’s a … Continue reading → Posted in Antique Home Remodeling, Bathrooms, Kitchens, Redmodeling | Tagged design, Remodeling | 2 Comments Light Creates Feelings and Mood Posted on January 17, 2014 by chucksink Lighting is one of those elements of design for which there aren’t adequate words in the lexicon to describe. The feelings and moods that different sources of light can give a room can only be experienced. For example, variable natural … Continue reading → Posted in Bathroom Trends, interior Design, Kitchens, Lighting, Redmodeling, Trends | Tagged bathroom lighting, color and shade, design, Interior design, Kitchen Remodeling, LED lighting, LED Lights, lighting, lights, Remodeling | 1 Comment ← Older posts Search for: Recent Posts Interior Design You Want to Touch Need a Home Office? Make Space in an Unexpected Place. Your Bathroom is Your Personal Oasis Forever Contemporary with Mid-Century Modern Beautiful, Functional and Smaller Recent CommentsTyler Johnson on Interior Design to Beat the Winter Blueschucksink on Need a Home Office? Make Space in an Unexpected Place.Best Access Doors on Need a Home Office? 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