Mary Culbertson Please join me in congratulating Mary Culbertson on becoming an Associate Kitchen and Bath Designer (AKBD). This achievement involved hard work, study, and lots of spicy food (mostly Thai). Mary joined me just over a year ago and is ridiculously talented. She has a fantastic eye for design and our [...]
Temporary Kitchen During Remodel (courtesy of danksandhoney.com) Whether you're about to give your kitchen a modern overhaul or you're about to remodel your pool, home improvement can cause a lot of mess and disruption. Throw some kids and pets into the mix and it can become a chaotic nightmare. Living without a kitchen [...]
Wolf Convection Steam Oven, (photo from www.subzero-wolf.com) I was designing a kitchen remodel for a client who really wanted two ovens, but wasn’t sure she should proceed if the second oven only saw occasional holiday use. I suggested a convection steam oven as a way to gain a second oven for special meals, [...]
You may remember seeing banquettes in the kitchens of older homes – maybe even your grandmother’s house. They fell out of fashion for a time, but are now making a comeback. Clients find this to be a great way to fit dining seating into a small kitchen area, or to add or expand an island [...]
Eclectic Entry by Other Metro Photographers Louise Lakier In Designing for Pets, Part I, I showed some examples of how people are customizing their kitchens to accommodate pets. But what about the rest of the house? According to the Humane Society, 164 million (or 62%) of American households have pets. While you know that your [...]