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Kitchen Countertops: What are Your Best Options?
Kitchen Countertops: What are your Best Options ... There are so many kitchen countertops available for you to consider. The options and styles are vast, and each countertop material has distinct characteristics. When you are remodeling, the kitchen countertops you...

Split Pea Soup (Vegetarian)
Healthy vegetarian recipe with split peas, diced celery, carrots, onions and garlic. Homemade flavorful and easy to cook this veggies soup.

East Coast West Coast Kitchen Trends: A Comparison by Kitchen Designs by Ken Kelly & Danenberg Design (Part 2)
In a conversation with the designers at Danenberg Design in California, we thought it would be interesting to compare regional kitchen design trends between their West Coast firm and our East Coast showroom. My earlier post discussed their West Coast Trends. Here is...

East Coast – West Coast Kitchen Trends – A Comparison by Kitchen Designs by Ken Kelly & Danenberg Design
East Coast - West Coast Kitchen Trends - Comparing Regional Trends at Kitchen Designs by Ken Kelly, Long Island, New York & Danenberg Design in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. In a conversation with kitchen designers, Lanny and Dan Danenberg, at...

Kitchen Video Share "Everyday Easy" by Designer Joe Boehm via Kohler & BHG
Just a quick share for today: I came across this beautiful kitchen courtesy of Kohler and Joe Boehm, Senior Interior Designer at BHG - Better Homes and Gardens. It is a fantastic example of how to make square footage work for you with smart, functional zone design....

Old World Wood-Mode Kitchen with Large Cooking Hearth by Mario Mulea
Click images to enlarge Inspired by the the “Old World” kitchen in the great room of our Kitchen Designs showroom, the client wanted to recreate a pre-17th century European feel with a large cooking hearth and distressed cabinetry. The kitchen designer, Mario J....

Best Way to Prepare For Your Kitchen Installation or Any Renovation: 5 Steps
The best way to prepare for your kitchen installation or any renovation is to be prepared beforehand. Your kitchen designer and construction team will help you achieve the best kitchen renovation experience possible. The tips and ideas in this blog post will help you...

Beautiful Kitchen Design Inspired by Neighborhood Bakeries of Yesteryear
I thought I'd blog about the design elements in this recent kitchen and bath remodeling project we completed. Light and informal, the space is packed with significant details. The kitchen was once a handful of small chopped up spaces with varying ceiling...

Organic Rant: When Organic Really Isn’t Organic
One of the many things I learned during my after yoga class pow-wow, was that some of the “organic” body care products I stock in my master bath are not, in fact, organic. Sadly, some of my so-called healthy, “organic” purchases aren't even certified…so much for...

Kitchen Designer’s Elegant Classic White Kitchen w/ Striking Black Viking Range
Kitchen Designer: Ken Kelly, CKD, CBD, CR – Kitchen Designs by Ken Kelly, Inc. See a video tour and detailed photos of this kitchen designer's dream kitchen here. Custom cabinetry is an ideal choice for this kitchen and media room. This classic kitchen is in Jericho...

Blackened Chicken Pizza
Pizza topped with blackened chicken covered with melted cheese. This flavorful, crispy crust recipe is awesome in the Kalamazoo Pizza Oven.

Kitchen Designers Reveal Clients’ Personality In Tile
Beautiful tile can add an extraordinary element to the design of your kitchen or bath. The use of rich textures, hand carved designs, and fabulous colors offer unlimited options. There is something exciting about creating a dramatic visual impact using color, varying...

Designer’s Luxurious Geometric Long Island Bath Design
It gave us great pleasure ripping out the original dingy, tired builder's beige bathroom with its swimming-pool sized platform whirlpool tub and white laminate cabinetry in order to create this now luxurious and peaceful oasis. This Long Island bath has an...

Kosher Kitchen Design With a Modern, Eccentric Take on Going Green
A kosher kitchen is designed to separate items used for preparation and serving of meat and dairy. Mario designed this kosher kitchen for a Jewish family in Woodmere, Long Island. Mario specializes in kosher kitchen design here at Kitchen Designs by Ken Kelly....
Cutting Edge Hidden Television Technology for Bath & Shower
Multiple showerheads, overhead "rain" showers, body sprays, hand sprays, steam showers, towel warmers... move over and make room for the new bathroom necessity -- cutting edge hidden television technology directly in the mirror. The bath is no longer...

Oatmeal Cranberry Orange Cookies
Creamy soft oatmeal cookies with orange cranberry flavor. Blend butter and both sugars until light and fluffy; then, add eggs, and vanilla. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, oats…

Eco-Friendly Bamboo Green Kitchen Design on Long Island
Designer: Ken Kelly, CKD, CBD, CR – Kitchen Designs by Ken Kelly, Inc. My clients chose bamboo because they were looking for sustainable materials to use in their green kitchen renovation. Bamboo is one of the hottest materials in home building and...

Designer Mario’s Long Island Kitchen & Den Design Makeover
Designer Mario Mulea, CR at Kitchen Designs by Ken Kelly, designed this Long Island kitchen and den makeover. When we first entered the space, it was an extremely dated 1980's white Formica kitchen with vaulted ceilings and skylights. Now, as seen here, this space...

NYC Apartment Makeover: Kitchen Bath Office & Bedroom by Ken Kelly
Designer: Ken Kelly, CKD, CBD, CR –Kitchen Designs by Ken Kelly, Inc. Merging the latest in technology with the warmth of transitional simplicity was our client’s wish for this Manhattan’s Upper West Side apartment. Ken Kelly’s goal on this project was...

Elegant Long Island Kitchen Design For A Large Scale Room With Grand Ceiling Details
Kitchen Designs by Ken Kelly recently finished this elegant Long Island kitchen in Garden City, New York. The home has spectacular large-scale rooms and grand ceiling details. The client wanted the kitchen to fit the family’s lifestyle. All the details were selected...

An Insider’s Look at Wood-Mode’s New 2010 -11 Kitchen Cabinetry Designs
Here you have it--an insider's look at Wood-Mode's 2010-11 new designs. Ken and I had the opportunity to preview these new kitchen cabinetry designs during a private viewing at the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show in Chicago (KBIS). These new design themes range from...
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