Category: Kitchen Remodeling

Articles specific to helping clients understand the components of kitchen remodeling. Includes the cost to remodel a kitchen.

Large Kitchen Island stained in cherry

Kitchen Island

Kitchen Island Almost everyone who performs a kitchen remodel in Mission Viejo, Irvine, Lake Forest, Rancho Santa Margarita, and other South Orange County California communities want a kitchen island!  Over the last 10 years and increasingly over the last several years, an island has reached the level of being a requirement for clients.  Here’s what […]

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Why Do I Need Plans to Remodel?

Why Do I Need Plans to Remodel? Invariably when speaking to a client about remodeling their bathroom or kitchen, I get asked “Why do I need plans to remodel?”  A fair question.  Plans are your roadmap to success.  Let’s explore why plans are so important to a successful remodeling experience. Why Do I Need Plans […]

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Cabinets

Cabinets How do you select cabinets for your bathroom and kitchen?  Typing “Cabinets” in Google returns over 2.3 billion results!  That’s not helpful!  How a cabinet is made is the most important consideration.  There are basically 3 types of cabinets.  These are solid wood, particle board (Melamine Faced Chipboard or MFC), MDF and HDF (Medium-Density […]

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Cabinet Doors

Cabinet Doors How do you select cabinet doors for your bathroom or kitchen?  Typing “Cabinet Doors” in Google returns over 350 million results!  That’s not helpful!  How a cabinet door is made is the most important consideration.  There are basically 3 types of cabinet doors.  These are solid wood, particle board (Melamine Faced Chipboard or […]

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Kitchen Pendant Lighting

Kitchen Pendant Lighting

Kitchen Pendant Lighting Kitchen pendant lighting is often described as kitchen jewelry.  Task lighting such as recess lights are vital when illuminating the kitchen workspace.  Accent lighting adds a dramatic impact when used in under and over cabinet lighting.  Dimmers provide tone setting for ambient lighting.  Kitchen pendant lighting, however; provides task lighting while adding […]

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