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Guidebook, Step Seven: Renovation Challenges
Roger Hazard · Step seven of the design process addresses some of the challenges you may face during your renovation. While most problems can be avoided through careful planning, all kitchen renovations are bound to uncover a surprise or two. Here are a few of the most common challenges faced in kitchen renovations, and some suggestions on how to minimize them through careful planning and fact-finding.
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Guidebook, Step Six: Dealing With Contractors
Roger Hazard · Step six of the design process addresses working well with your general contractor. A good working relationship with your kitchen renovation contractor can be the factor that determines the success of your project. Here are seven key tips for creating and maintaining a harmonious partnership.
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Functionality: Speed Household Chores with a Grab-and-Go Cleaning Supplies Organizer
Roger Hazard · Many of us use our kitchen as the home for our cleaning supplies. Keeping everything in one location can make it easier to quickly locate that bottle of glass cleaner when you need it, but it can also mean a lot of running back to the kitchen for one bottle at a time.
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Kitchen Inspiration Pinboard: Elegant Eat-In
Roger Hazard · We often think of the dining room as the setting for formal meals, while the kitchen table takes on the far more casual day-to-day role. But why not infuse an eat-in kitchen with high-end style to create an air of elegance?
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Deconstructing a Kitchen: Bay Window Luxury
Roger Hazard · This kitchen design takes advantage of an irregularly-shaped room to provide ample work surfaces and lots of visual interest.
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Guidebook, Step Five: Making Informed Budget Decisions
Roger Hazard · Step five of the design process addresses working within your budget and making informed decisions. After you've spent some time working out the scope of your renovation and begun consulting with a designer to get a better feel for the overall cost, it's time to lock down your budget and put together a plan that gives you the kitchen you need without breaking the bank.
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Deconstructing a Kitchen: Sleek Sophistication
Roger Hazard · There's modern, and then there's MODERN. This kitchen pulls out all the stops to deliver a sleek, ultra-contemporary look. There's substance behind all that style, with clever planning that maximizes storage and work space.
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Kitchen Inspiration Pinboard: Funky City Loft
Roger Hazard · Lofts in cities like New York and Chicago bring comforts to industrial spaces. Cavernous spaces, huge windows, and great surfaces like old wood floors, brick walls, and exposed-beam ceilings create an environment perfect for fun, funky colors and interesting layouts. Here?s a concept for a wild kitchen tucked into a small space.
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Functionality: Get Quick Access for Hard-to-Reach Cabinets
Roger Hazard · Do you have tough-to-reach shelves and cabinets in your kitchen? Are you sick of climbing on dining chairs or digging your step stool out of a closet every time you need to grab a pot or pan?
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Deconstructing a Kitchen: Bold Color
Roger Hazard · In a world filled with beige and taupe, sand and putty, I'm always excited to see a homeowner embrace bold color and take their kitchen in a different direction. This kitchen is undeniably bold, and it's fun to see a monochromatic ? though not unsophisticated ? color palette taken to an extreme. Is this right for every home? No way. Do I think the home owners love having a one-of-a-kind kitchen? You bet.
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