Which comes first, Design or Product Selection?

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This is an age old question, which comes first, design or product selection. That probably ultimately depends on your approach, and the type of home remodeling project you are undertaking. Below are examples of how one can come before the other, and a third example where they are happening simultaneously.

With larger and more complex projects, the design usually comes before the product selection phase.  A good example is a kitchen remodel, which is one of the more complicated projects.  You really need to design the layout of the new kitchen and the overall style and look of the Read More


Kitchen Entertaining is the Center of all Entertainment at Home

In years past, the kitchen was designed to be hidden from view from visiting guests. It was that place that we cooked and dirty dishes were not seen to our guests. Kitchen entertaining would never be thought of because of the piles of dirty dishes or the cooking experiment exploded on the ceiling, where you can clean that later. In in more recent years like within the last 20 – 25 years, our culture has seen a shift in kitchen design. Kitchen entertaining is real and designers and home builders recognized the need to incorporate stylish kitchens into floor plans. This concept of kitchen entertaining became a key component to more open kitchens, to
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