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So You Want To Be In Pictures
Kitchen Photography... Did you ever wonder if the interior photos you see on the internet really look like that in person? Just like Hollywood Royalty needs a a team of stylists to look their “very best” so do all those amazing interior photoshoots. The day...
Designing for Pets in the Kitchen
Designing for Pets: We have a blind dog that we ring a bell for when we need her to come and a deaf dog we flicker the lights on and off for. It is fun to be creative when designing for pets in your life. Not every kitchen will have a pet, but if you do, let’s not...
Kitchen Trends from Milan’s EuroCucina Design Week
EuroCucina: Highlights and Kitchen Trends from Milan I start this post with a sincere thank you to Blanco for generously sponsoring our trip to Milan for Design Week’s Eurocucina -- one of the most important kitchen trade shows in the world where European kitchen...
Details that Matter: Outlets and Switches in your Kitchen Design
Design details matter and outlets and switches are part of your kitchen design. My BIG pet peeve is when people (even designers) don’t consider the way the outlets and switches will look within the kitchen design. We all have to have them. We need the power they...
20 Things You Didn’t Know We Could Design with Wood Mode Custom Cabinetry
Wood Mode custom cabinetry is exquisite in the kitchen, but did you know we can also use Wood-Mode cabinetry to create custom storage and designs for other areas in your home? Here is a look at what Kitchen Designs can do in other rooms… 1. Breakfast...
Best Fresh Tomato Salsa Recipe
Mixing of fresh chopped tomatoes, chopped fresh cilantro, minced garlic, jalapeño, and red onion. Dip your chips in these simple to prep, flavorful homemade freshness!
Pizza Ovens In and Out of the Kitchen
For years we have been implementing pizza ovens in high-end kitchens. As time has evolved and the cooking channels are getting more viewers, a lot of clients are starting to really enjoy cooking and several have found that building a pizza oven within their...
Backsplash Rights
The rumor among backsplash tiles is that the 3” x 6” rectangle has gotten way too popular and squares, parallelograms and mosaic shapes feel it is time for their voice to be heard. From its lonely beginnings as tile for transportation tunnels in London...
A Long Island Farm Stand on your Kitchen Counter
With a Long Island summer approaching, we are looking forward to scrumptious fresh fruit and vegetables from our local Long Island farm stands. We found some great fruit display stands which you can fill with colorful produce to create a mini farm stand right...
Some of the Best Kitchen Cabinet and Drawer Organizing Ideas
Customizing your kitchen so it is completely functional for your lifestyle is part of the fun when you're working with your designer. Here are some of the best kitchen cabinet and drawer organizers that work well for our clients. These are important...
Reusable Everyday Products for a More Sustainable Green Kitchen
With an environmental policy graduate in the house, the Kelly's are always looking for ways to be more green in the kitchen. Replacing disposable everyday items in the kitchen with sustainable alternatives is easier than you might think. Here is a...
Our Blog Tour Vegas Team Featured with Blanco One in Inspirations Magazine
Our Blog Tour Vegas team is featured here on the cover in "The ONE™ Issue" of Inspirations Magazine celebrating the launch of the BLANCO ONE™ Sink Collection. This one has our kitchen designers reeling over the idea of individualizing kitchen fixtures....
If The Shoe Fits
Wine Holder: Talk about putting your best foot forward! Give the wine you love the glamour it deserves. The 6-inch leopard-pattern pump is trimmed with faux diamond studs, and the boot will surely keep your bottles wrangled. The shoe wine holder is...
Countertops – Concrete is the New Wood
For years Kitchen Designs has been implementing solid wood butcher block style tops for island counters varying from maples to cherries to beautiful teak wood tops. Although they are absolutely beautiful, they might not be the best choice for a family with a...
Pulled Pork with CocaCola
Cooked with CocaCola in oven or slow-cooker. Easy ingredients, sweet and delicious, pulled pork when done cooking. Finally cover in barbecue sauce.
Easy Three Bean Salad
This easy three bean healthy salad recipe is perfect for backyard barbecues and has the just the right amount of tang. This and our famous Tennessee caviar will be your two go-to bean salad recipes.
Fletcher’s Lighthouse Pepper Mill for the Coastal Kitchen
Pepper Mill by Fletchers A pepper mill for that coastal kitchen perhaps? These 9" gourmet pepper mills from Fletcher's are endearing and come in several different looks: white with red top, and white with black top, and natural maple. They are hand crafted in...
Wood-Mode Custom Cabinetry Provides Innovative Storage Solutions with Kesseböhmer
Wood-Mode custom cabinetry provides innovative storage solutions with Kesseböhmer, resulting in a powerful blend of design, function, and quality.
Black is The New Stainless
Appliances: Black is The New Stainless (Sounds like a new pilot for HBO) ...As the world trends, so do kitchens. Once clients have decided that stainless steel appliances are the way to go since they have been trending for so many years, up comes another trend....
Faucet Design – Black is the New Chrome
Faucet Design Love! Faucet design: Don't you love these black faucets for the kitchen and bath! This is trending for a nice, fresh updated look…..you can mix the black with the chrome or go bold with all black. Brizo and Dornbracht are two...
An Herb Bath
A Bathtub for Your Herb Garden Now that's an herb bath! Plant your herbs in a raised container near the kitchen with this vintage bathtub. It has been a long winter in New York, and I am starting to think about how I am going to plant this year's herbs. I...
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