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Tools for Determining your Kitchen Budget

Posted by: Merillat Marketing on 03/12/2010 | Permalinks | Trackbacks

kitchen_budgetRemodeling your kitchen adds significant resale value to your home; and one of the most important, yet challenging aspects of a kitchen remodel is figuring out your overall budget.

Today, homeowners have many options to determine the appropriate kitchen remodel or renovation budget. You might know you want new cabinetry, but are not sure how to budget in the cabinetry with new flooring. Should you spend more on lighting or appliances? What about plumbing and electric? These answers all vary depending on the final goals and functionality you want your new kitchen to serve.

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Things to Consider When Planning a Kitchen Remodel: Space Planning Tips for Redesign

Posted by: Merillat Marketing on 03/05/2010 | Permalinks | Trackbacks
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Merillat Masterpiece Hadley in Cherry Cinnamon

Over the years, the kitchen has become the hub of life in many homes. Sure it’s for cooking and eating, but its function can serve much more – a conversational area, a work place for adults and kids – the possibilities are endless.  The right design should reflect these needs. Considering how you want to plan the design or redesign of your kitchen, you’ll want to ask yourself a few basic questions:

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Making Your Kitchen Work Harder with an Island or Peninsula

Posted by: Merillat Marketing on 03/03/2010 | Permalinks | Trackbacks
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Kitchen islands and peninsulas add style and beauty, increase efficiency, and define borders while bringing people together in the kitchen. They act as the kitchen’s hub allowing you to prepare, cook and clean up while maintaining conversational and visual contact with family and/or guests nearby.

Islands and peninsulas not only serve as a place for meal preparation, but also a snack bar, extra eating area, self-service buffet area, or even a small office desk space.  If you add plumbing, gas lines and proper wiring, you can then add a sink (or second sink), cooktop, dishwasher, microwave, under-cabinet refrigerator, icemaker or wine cooler.  The possibilities are endless!

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Surviving a Kitchen Remodel

Posted by: Merillat Marketing on 12/23/2009 | Permalinks | Trackbacks

Whether you’re doing a small kitchen remodel or a big renovation, living without a kitchen can be a headache. And frankly, eating out every night can be way too expensive. However, if you properly prepare, you can survive and have fun in the process.

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