We go to KBIS so you don’t have to! Just kidding, of course! The National Kitchen and Bath Show, KBIS, is the annual industry gathering where cabinetry, appliance, fixtures, electronics and every other manufacturer or distributor of things that go into your kitchen and bathroom gather to show their latest wares. During our 2024 pilgrimage […]
If you’re planning a major kitchen remodeling project you’ve probably got a list of new appliances that you’re considering. Perhaps you’re imagining a new Miele cooktop, or a sleek new Sub-Zero refrigerator as part of your dream kitchen. Well, before you spend all of your new appliance budget, we’d like to make one more recommendation […]
Virtually every kitchen has one, and yet most homeowners wish they didn’t. What am I referring to? The dreaded corner cabinet! Corner cabinets, especially base cabinets, are often called the Bermuda Triangle of the kitchen. It’s where mono-tasking appliances, football-shaped cake pans and anything else not used frequently finds its final resting spot. Technically, it’s […]
Back in the 1970’s, when interest rates were 20% and prices rose daily across the essentials – food, gas, clothing – inflation was far and away the number one issue on the minds of Americans. While we’re not seeing this type of across-the-board inflation in 2021, there are areas of the economy where prices are […]
It wasn’t so long ago that adding lights to the underside of upper kitchen cabinetry was seen as a luxury. Before the wide adoption of LED lighting, the most popular under-cabinet lighting solution was the use of halogen “hockey puck” lights. A major improvement over fluorescent undercabinet fixtures, halogen puck lights featured a warm hue, […]