Tag: kitchen design

Excel and Pinterest get Married

True, I’m a creative. I’m a right-brained person but I’m also (obviously) “Type A” and enjoy organizing and staying on budget. Excel and Pinterest both work great for me! My intern, Molly, is AMAZING! She also loves Excel. Now, who loves Excel? Honestly, I mean its just numbers, right? But, one weekend I decided that in… Continue reading Excel and Pinterest get Married

Pinterest Points the Way

  To be honest, most designers I know spend a lot of time protecting their intellectual property. I’m one of them and you won’t see a lot of my resources or details about how we created something amazingly cool on my client project pages. The Rocky Bay Home project is different though… It’s a “cheat… Continue reading Pinterest Points the Way

Countertops That Make A Statement

Have you ever wondered why countertops are such a difficult process to buy and install? The short answer is that everyone has to get their mark-up on your countertop before it can actually hit your kitchen. True but reasonable. While it might sound unfair, this is a heavily guarded and complicated industry. After all, you… Continue reading Countertops That Make A Statement

How to Design and Create Floating Shelves

Do you want to know how to design and create floating shelves for your home? There actually is a very profound process in order for them to be structurally sounds and beautiful. Step 1 Determine the height of the shelves as well as the thickness. Then make a “sample shelf” of the identical specifications of… Continue reading How to Design and Create Floating Shelves

Horizontal Outlets Paired with Subway Tiles Create the Perfect Marriage

Do you know why horizontal outlets paired with subway tiles create a perfect marriage? Quite simply, because they are basically the same shape. When using a subway tile backsplash, the best installation is to have the outlets installed horizontally so that they will blend gracefully together. While it’s just about impossible to have the pattern… Continue reading Horizontal Outlets Paired with Subway Tiles Create the Perfect Marriage

Say “Yes, Please!” to a Kitchen Pantry

Say “Yes, Please!” to a Kitchen Pantry, and Create Unexpected Space-Efficiency, Flexibility & Flow There is no doubt a pantry in the kitchen can provide excellent functional storage. But if you have limited square footage to work with in your overall design – is it worth giving up space in the kitchen to create a… Continue reading Say “Yes, Please!” to a Kitchen Pantry

420 RENO… FUNCTIONAL FLOATING SHELVES

Creating the shelves for our renovated kitchen was my favorite project in the renovation. Why? Because… I knew that this was something that you would see the minute that you walked in the door, so it became an important design feature. I wanted to use it as it as a functional element to hold our… Continue reading 420 RENO… FUNCTIONAL FLOATING SHELVES

420 RENO… My Biggest Critic

Well, I will divulge that my biggest critic is my son. He is an engineer student at Northeastern University and an avid cyclist. In other words, his brain is always putting things together and doing math. Now, while I find is questions frustrating, they are also thought provocative and challenging. He hasn’t been home much during… Continue reading 420 RENO… My Biggest Critic