News and Events
What's New In Kitchen Trends For 2008:
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Furniture-style cabinetry: Continues to be a
popular trend in kitchen design at least according to the
National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA). These
furniture-style cabinets are considered to be especially
popular in the development of kitchen islands. Features that
give cabinets a furniture-like appearance are legs or bun
feet, corbals, onlays, and mouldings. Cabinet doors are made
with solid hardwoods, the most popular being maple and
cherry. As for finishes light and medium finishes continue
to be popular, although kitchen designers and trend-watchers
also see a growing interest in deep, rich browns as
influenced by the furniture industry to some extent and to
create a more formal look for the kitchen.
One of the more recent trends in modern kitchen design ideas is to make the kitchen part of a 'great room', that is to combine the kitchen with an adjacent family room. To create the great room the wall separating the kitchen and family room or dining room is completely removed creating a more open space centered by a spacious kitchen island or peninsula.
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Appliances: Commercial quality appliances are
becoming popular particularly ranges, as are built in
refrigerators and European style dishwashers. Warming
drawers and convection microwave ovens that can be used as a
second oven are also popular.
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This Month's Tip:
Build
For Resale:
No matter how long you intend to
stay in the house you build, it will have to be sold at some point
(which is often sooner rather than later). Never build strictly for your
own needs and tastes--a 1 bedroom 3 bath house may be perfect for you,
but it will be next to impossible to sell.
