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Fifteen years ago, before the sustainable building groundswell began in earnest, environmentally friendly products had an organic (some might say earthy) look that only the sandal-wearing hippie fringe could appreciate. If you were looking for a refined finish, you looked elsewhere.
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Gutting a space and starting over from scratch is one thing. Integrating new materials with elements preserved from a kitchen's former life is another story. That's what the design/build team at Streeter & Associates was up against in the remodel of this 1908 home.
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The kitchen and bath are radically different spaces than they were 20 years ago, says Suzie Williford, the 2007 vice president of the National Kitchen & Bath Association. As a result, products for these spaces are radically different as well. The spaces still perform their normal functions, but now...
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The Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS) may be half the size of the International Builders' Show-in attendees, exhibit space, and in the sheer number of exhibitors, but for a products editor it is not any easier to cover. Why? Because the concentration of cool stuff to see at KBIS is staggering.
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Kitchens and baths sell more houses than any other space in the home. They are also, perhaps, the subject of more home shows than any other area in the house (except maybe the garden). What you put in the kitchen and bath, then, is extremely important. So how can you know what's hot and what buyers...
IF THE KITCHEN IS THE HARDEST-working room in the house, the countertop is its most important surface. That's because the counter endures all manner of abuse, so the material has to be able to withstand a beating with aplomb.
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THE KITCHEN IS CONSIDERED THE MOST IMPORTANT room in the house, so it is imperative that it be efficient. The August issue of Consumer Reports identifies the five worst goofs people make when designing kitchens and offers advice on how to fix them.
BEST KITCHEN IN A SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED REMODELED HOME—LESS THAN 3,000 SQUARE FEET; SPECIAL FOCUS—CUSTOM DETAILS
PICK UP A REAL ESTATE LISTING AND you might conclude from the entries that the housing market is going absolutely bananas and that the term “loft” is overused. You also may conclude that the only thing buyers want to know about a kitchen is if it has granite countertops. If you did jump to such a...
IT'S A GOOD TIME FOR HOME BUYERS WHO are in the midst of choosing a counter-top surface. Their options are endless—from engineered stone and granite to solid surfaces, butcher block, and stainless steel. These pricey materials are wonderful, but for homeowners looking for low price point plus...
This kitchen looks like a typical well-designed space with granite countertops and high-end appliances.
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2004 Watermark Awards: Best contemporary kitchen in a single-family detached custom or remodeled home—less than 3,000 square feet square feet.
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Home buyers seemingly cannot get enough of granite. This model-home kitchen is located in a market where buyers customarily pay $700 to $900 per square foot for a home.
According to Monica Canales, marketing director for CosentinoUSA, maker of Silestone quartz surfacing, "the qualities and characteristics of the mineral or stone element used [to manufacture a stone surface] are carried over into the engineered product." The only thing that will scratch a quartz...
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My crew and I are on a job for two days of prep and layout work before anyone places a piece of tile or stone, so I've learned to expect the question, "Why haven't you started yet?" Before the job starts, I use the computer to develop a critical path plan for our installation procedures, including...
Survey after survey reveals that a big well-equipped kitchen is what really sets new homes apart from resales. Homelink really delivers on this score, with a warm kitchen design that includes many progressive features.The brick stove surround, wood floors, industrial-style chrome faucets from Price...