My last blog about my favorite kitchen appliance spurred some conversation around the showroom and I thought I'd share what Katie (lead designer) identified as her favorite. I have to say this appliance is pretty great as well - the microwave drawer. I would say that we are now installing these in about 50% of the kitchens we design and remodel. The microwave drawer (shown below from Dacor) has all the great features of a microwave - quick cooking, ability to cook in existing packaging or container - with the added feature of three sensory settings, including reheat, micro warm and ...Read Entire Entry

While there are many great appliances in our most loved room in the home, my favorite kitchen appliance has to be the induction cooktop. It has immediate heat control (unlike electric) and is faster and more energy efficient than either electric or gas. But, perhaps, one of the coolest things about induction is that it heats the pot or pan, not the cooktop, so its safety factor is extremely high. Without getting really technical, the main idea is that a copper coil acts as an electromagnet. There is then an oscillating current that induces a current in the electrically conductive ...Read Entire Entry

I wrote previously about two tools we use in our process of a kitchen (or bath) design and remodel (see Getting Ready to Remodel? Part I) and I wanted to continue exploring the process. Once your kitchen remodel is underway, a key step is setting up your temporary kitchen (like the one below).      A typical kitchen renovation, depending on the size of the space and scope of project, takes 8-12 weeks. Because you are out of that space for this length of time, we include "Temporary Kitchen Set-Up" as a critical step in our process. To make this easier, ...Read Entire Entry

As a general rule, a person may remodel his or her kitchen (or other rooms in the house) only once in her lifetime. It's not hard to understand that the process of designing and remodeling a space may be a daunting task and the questions are many. Where do you begin? How do you know who to trust? How much will it cost? How long will it take? At Kitchen Design Concepts, we love walking a potential client through this process. We believe it is our duty to educate and build trust. So, in a series of blogs, I will address ...Read Entire Entry