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Food preparation areas are popular additions to kitchens, and the prep-sink faucet is playing an ever-larger role as an essential kitchen tool. But several manufacturers offer faucets designed specifically for auxiliary use, sized in proportion to the smaller sinks generally used in these areas.
Chicago's Merchandise Mart recently launched LuxeHome, www.luxehome.com, a 24-boutique kitchen and bath shopping experience for both design professionals and consumers. "Homeowners will see their finest dream kitchens and baths from their favorite home magazines and design television programs come...
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Remodelers are used to working on houses that are five or more years old. But how about a house that is five days old? Designer Richard Forbes says on one job, he was taking measurements of the new-home kitchen before the settlement.
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The classic refrigerator-sink-stove work triangle creates a stagnant kitchen, says former chef Don Silver. Now a Los Angeles kitchen designer, Silver feels the single sink in the equation is also inefficient.
The Manhattan Center for Kitchen & Bath (MCK&B) is a new one-stop shop for product selections. "For most individuals undertaking a major renovation or new construction project, the selection process is often the most daunting and time-consuming part," says Steven Naphtali, vice president of MCK&B.
At the end of a home show, Gary Crowley has usually accomplished two things. First, he's placed the Crowley Construction name in front of about 10,000 homeowners. Second, he's sold his booth display cabinets -- and has probably gotten the job renovating the kitchen.
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In his quest to offer the most professional presentation possible, Thompson Price has turned to PowerPoint and a large screen to show his customers their kitchen designs. "When someone sees their kitchen in full-scale view on the screen, they are impressed," says the president of Callier & Thompson...
Alabaster swirled glass shading is still popular, but art glass and colored glass are popping up in unexpected ways. The Botanical Collection in the Delta Bath Match Series -- designed to match Delta Faucet Company's Botanical Bath Collection fixtures -- features seven interchangeable accent...
The low-bidding contractor is usually awarded the project and the architect's pay -- 5% to 7% of the price of the job -- doesn't include job supervision.Lastly, many contractors -- or their most technologically astute employees -- design in-house, usually using a CAD program.
There was only one winner in the contest run by J+J Custom Kitchens and Baths. "It was good to create leads and brand our name throughout the airwaves," vice president Bill Muckridge says.