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Posted by: Merillat Marketing on 03/23/2011 | Permalinks | Trackbacks
Laura Jones of Masco Cabinetry and future homeowner Brianna Clifton working on the 100th House
Merillat® is partnering with Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley to build their 100th house! With a small space at hand, designers are continuing the Merillat tradition of a fun and functional kitchen. The 100th House, appropriately named The Merillat House, is just another example of Merillat and Habitat for Humanity’s efforts around affordable housing and focus on neighborhood revitalization.
The renovation will include Merillat cabinets along with DeNova countertops to fit perfectly together in both the kitchen and bathroom. With so many choices for cabinetry and countertops regarding style and color, we let the family choose the cabinetry and countertops that best fit them!
Rebecca Gilman of Masco Cabinetry helps renovate the 100th house.
While the family chose the Somerton Hill Arch Cherry Wood door in Paprika with Ebony glaze finish, designers added a handful of great features and smart storage solutions to make the kitchen work just right. The deep tray base storage drawers are being installed to accommodate large pots with ease – maximizing the small space to allow the right amount of storage. Other features to be included in the Merillat House are the base cutlery tray and an up to date trash and recycling center to allow for easy ‘green’ clean-up.
Keep track of our progress with The 100th House on Merillat’s Facebook and Twitter pages as well as design elements and tips for living in a small space on Merillat’s Round Table Blog.
Tags: Ebony Glaze, Habitat For Humanity, merillat, merillat cabinets, The Merillat House
Posted by: Paul Radoy - Senior Designer on 03/16/2011 | Permalinks | Trackbacks
The “drop zone” in the Kuppersmith kitchen helps keep everything organized.
We’re making great headway at the Kuppersmith home. When we started out, this 1920s house was very much a product of its era and in desperate need of some smart, 21st Century design improvements. Our goal was to use cabinetry to create designated storage spaces to bring more functionality and make living in the home easier for the family. I’m pleased to report that the cabinets are in and we already see huge improvement in the overall design and functionality of the home. Let me take you on a guided tour of sorts and explain the various cabinetry solutions Merillat has provided for specific areas of the house.
One of the first storage problems we noticed was the lack of a guest closet in the front entry. We used Merillat Classic® Portrait with a five piece drawer door style in a Maple Chiffon finish to substitute for the missing closet and to create a functional space to hang coats and store shoes. Since this space is next to the living room, the open wall shelves can also display decorative items and add to the aesthetics of the room.
From the living room, let’s move into the dining room. This room was also lacking sufficient storage space for dishes. Instead of buying furniture we created two hutches for two corners of the room. The Merillat Classic Somerton Hill door style in a Cherry Cider finish gives these hutches a furniture appeal detailed with crown molding. The homeowners now have a space to store their dinnerware and can even put their china dishes in the glass display cabinets for all to see.
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Tags: cabinets, danny lipford, Kuppersmith, merillat, merillat cabinets, The Kuppersmith Project
Posted by: Nick Ritota - DeNova Director of Marketing on 03/11/2011 | Permalinks | Trackbacks
If you’ve ever experienced kitchen remodeling you know that scheduling all the installations takes surgical precision, and that even the smoothest-running remodeling will disrupt your home for weeks. The Kuppersmith Project – under the expert direction of Danny Lipford and his team – is a great example of the role planning plays in success.
At our company, we like to say that “every top has a bottom and every bottom has a top.” That allows us to match our cabinetry brands exclusively with our DeNova™ countertop brand. In the Kuppersmith Project, we deployed our own process that uses laser, electronic data transfer and computer design to make countertop templating and fabrication easier, faster and more accurate. It replaces the tedious (and often inaccurate) paper, cardboard or plywood templating normally used to measure countertop spaces. This can be used on both new construction or remodeling projects for measurements at the drywall or stud stage, or even when the cabinets are already in place.
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Tags: Countertops, danny lipford, denova countertops, merillat, merillat cabinets, The Kuppersmith Project
Posted by: Merillat Marketing on 03/08/2011 | Permalinks | Trackbacks
If you’re like many homeowners, you don’t think much about the area under your sink. Or, when you do it’s because you discovered a minor leak or spill that caused staining or other damage.
Well, at Merillat we’ve been thinking about the area under the sink – we’ve been thinking about it a lot! And this is how we came up with the new CoreGuardTM Sink Base cabinet. It helps protect against under-sink damage, alerting you of minor leaks and keeping cabinets stain free. It’s durable and an overall great investment to add to your kitchen.
And because we think it’s so cool, we want to get the word out and build excitement around this innovative new product. So, we’re launching the Merillat Down Under Promotion.
What’s the Down Under Promotion?
When you purchase Merillat Classic® cabinetry and include a CoreGuard™ Sink Base in your new kitchen, you become eligible for a $100 mail-in rebate! The promotion runs until May 28, 2011 at any participating Merillat dealer.
Wait, there’s more…
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Posted by: Nick Ritota - DeNova Director of Marketing on 03/03/2011 | Permalinks | Trackbacks
Countertops today are available in more colors and materials than ever before, and can be used in almost every room of the house. This may make selecting the perfect countertop seem like a daunting task, but we’ve made it easy to combine function with beauty in almost any room.
The first step in countertop selection is to determine the function of that space and countertop. Will the countertop be used for food preparation, for a gathering space (such as a kitchen island area) or for a hard-working utility room or other workspace?
DeNova™ countertops provide a range of styles and colors that fit any work or visual requirement:
- Looking for a hard-working, food preparation countertop? Natural quartz is a beautiful, hard working surface that’s perfect in a food prep setting. Because it is completely non-porous, natural quartz is highly stain, mold, mildew and bacteria resistant. It doesn’t require regular resealing and resists chips, cracks and heat. It’s available in a wide range of colors and patterns that will match any cabinetry and other surfaces you’re using in the space.
- For a dramatic statement, combined with a hard-working surface, select natural granite. Because each slab has its own distinctive character and tonal qualities, natural granite is a beautiful addition to any room. It’s also heat and scratch resistant, so it can be used for a variety of food service duties. Natural granite should be periodically resealed to maintain its appearance, and you should limit exposure to highly acidic foods and other staining substances.
- How about a custom countertop or work surface? Choosing a solid surface countertop will give you a range of color choices and the option of building in unique molded features, such as sinks, backsplashes and drain boards. A solid surface countertop offers extremely consistent color and high durability in a non-porous surface that is resistant to bacteria and stains and easy to keep clean.
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Tags: cabinets, Countertop Selection, Countertops, DeNova, denova countertops, kitchen planning, merillat, merillat cabinets
Posted by: Paul Radoy - Senior Designer on 02/23/2011 | Permalinks | Trackbacks
Paul Radoy, Danny Lipford & Joe Boehm from Better Homes and Gardens review plans for the Kuppersmith Project.
For some the reality of remodeling may be a nightmare with visions of cost overruns, delays, strange people in your home, and endless decisions. At Merillat we have helped remodel and design thousands of kitchens. In fact, we are in the process of working with Danny Lipford and Today’s Homeowner on the Kuppersmith Project to rehab a 1920s Tudor style home in Mobile, Ala. So to take the nightmare out of getting your new dream kitchen, I’m offering some tips to consider before you start your next remodel. With this I hope to ease the process and make remodeling an exciting experience!
Think about how you will use your kitchen
To have a successful remodel it is important to take time and define the goals of your project and determine what problems you want your new kitchen to solve. And most importantly, think about how you’ll actually be using your new kitchen. Examples of common objectives include improving space utilization, personalizing the space, increasing natural light, or improving energy efficiency. Does your kitchen lack storage space, do you entertain a lot, do you want your kids to cook with you or do you just need an updated appearance? When deciding the goals of the project it is important to keep all of this in mind.
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Tags: cabinets, danny lipford, merillat cabinets, Paul Radoy, Remodeling tips, storage accessories, The Kuppersmith Project
Posted by: Susan Cross, Communications and Public Relations Manager, Merillat Cabinetry on 02/03/2011 | Permalinks | Trackbacks
Join me to watch Danny Lipford and his team take on the Kuppersmith Project, a remodel of a 1920s Tudor style house in Mobile, Ala. This major renovation includes beautiful Merillat cabinetry and DeNova countertops in various rooms throughout the home.
The transformation of the house starts this week in a 13-part series on Today’s Homeowner with Danny Lipford. In this series, Danny shows realistic approaches to remodeling while also addressing the top challenges average homeowners face in a remodel. You’ll see practical ideas for remodeling your home. You’ll also see firsthand how Merillat Cabinetry and DeNova countertops are adding functionality and style in nine areas of the home. Click here to find the show in your area!
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Tags: danny lipford, Kuppersmith, merillat cabinets, procision, The Kuppersmith Project
Posted by: Susan Cross, Communications and Public Relations Manager, Merillat Cabinetry on 11/23/2010 | Permalinks | Trackbacks
Better Homes and Gardens Kitchen and Bath Ideas - October 2010
Merillat is so excited to be featured in one of the most respected home improvement magazines around, Better Homes and Gardens Kitchen and Bath Ideas! The October issue is all about functional storage and Merillat’s latest research, along with their innovative storage solutions, are highlighted in the magazine.
From the Editor
The editor’s column in this issue focuses on how the economy is affecting remodeling. Eliot Nusbaum explains how tighter budgets are dictating that making the most of existing spaces is top of mind. That’s where smart storage comes in!
To support his point, he notes Kitchen 4mula II, Merillat’s research aimed at understanding the mindset of consumers when they make buying and remodeling decisions; insights noted in the column include:
- 84 percent of consumers surveyed indicated they want more and better storage in their kitchen.
- More than 50 percent of consumers who either built or remodeled their kitchen said not asking for additional storage was their biggest mistake.
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Tags: better homes and gardens, cutting board kits, home improvement, kitchen and bath ideas, kitchen functionality, magazine, merillat, merillat cabinets, remodeling, spice drawer organizer, storage solutions
Posted by: Susan Dountas, Director of Brand Marketing, Merillat Cabinetry on 11/16/2010 | Permalinks | Trackbacks
"Cook Like Curtis" - Curtis Stone National Consumer Gift Pack Promotion
Merillat turned up the heat this month with our first-ever Cook like Curtis National Consumer Gift Pack Promotion. Because of our relationship with renowned chef Curtis Stone, we’re offering homeowners free Curtis Stone kitchenware! And just like our cabinetry, Curtis Stone kitchenware is designed to be both beautiful and functional and is the perfect complement to any dream kitchen.
All you have to do is purchase 14 or more Merillat Classic® cabinets, excluding Spring Valley, between November 1 and November 30, 2010 and you can receive a free Curtis Stone Gift Pack, valued at $297.
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Tags: cabinetry, cook like curtis, curtis stone, gift pack, kitchenware, merillat, merillat cabinets, merillat classic
Posted by: Merillat Marketing on 09/30/2010 | Permalinks | Trackbacks
Merillat's Kitchen Helper App
Have you ever started preparing a favorite recipe only to discover you’re out of a crucial ingredient? Merillat’s handy new Kitchen Helper app may be just what you need! Containing hundreds of ingredient substitutions, the Kitchen Helper app lets you make do with what you have on hand, skipping the mad dash to the store.
A must-have for foodies and busy cooks alike, the Kitchen Helper app also comes with a built-in a quantity adjuster that makes it easy to scale your recipe to feed any crowd. This easy-to-use app features 400 substitutions in the following categories:
- Beverages
- Broths, Bouillons & Soups
- Eggs, Cheese & Dairy
- Fats, Oils & Vinegars
- Flours, Starches & Grains
- Fruits, Veggies, Legumes & Nuts
- Herbs, Spices & Extracts
- Meats & Fish
- Rice & Pastas
- Sauces & Condiments
- Sugars, Syrups, & Desserts
Learn more about Merillat’s Kitchen Helper and download it to your iPhone or iPod Touch, and let us know what you think! Have you made any interesting culinary substitutions you’d like to share? We’d love to hear about them!
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