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Merillat Was a Hit at the 2011 Kitchen and Bath Industry Show!

Posted by: Susan Cross, Communications and Public Relations Manager, Merillat Cabinetry on 05/13/2011 | Permalinks | Trackbacks

MerillatMerillat was hard to miss at the recent Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS) Las Vegas. We had a lot of fun showing off the latest functional product innovations and showing booth visitors how they can make life in the kitchen easier.

Attendees couldn’t resist stopping by the booth to check out the displays and participate in activities.  In the innovation zone we featured our latest products, the CoreGuard™ Sink Base, a smart solution that helps keep the cabinetry under your sink dry and clean.  We also gave a sneak peak of two products that will be available soon: CornerStore™, a solution to bring more storage and easy accessibility to the challenging corner cabinet area, and the CoreGuard™ Vanity, like the kitchen sink base, but special for the bathroom.

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Masco Cabinetry Lends Many Great Hands to “The Merillat House” – Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley’s 100th Home

Posted by: Merillat Marketing on 04/20/2011 | Permalinks | Trackbacks

Laura Jones and Jackie Gaglio

Laura Jones and Jackie Gaglio

Masco Cabinetry employees Jackie Gaglio and Laura Jones have two very different Habitat for Humanity experiences. Gaglio, an experienced Habitat for Humanity volunteer, volunteering for almost 20 years in four different states, has continually seen the hard work, emotion and enthusiasm that goes in to a Habitat home. Jones, on the other hand, is a first-time Habitat for Humanity volunteer working with Huron Valley’s 100th House – the “Merillat House.”

The Masco family of businesses, including new Ann Arbor resident Masco Cabinetry, Masco Corporation and the Masco Corporation Foundation, have joined together to provide the necessary funding, gift-in-kind donations and volunteer needs for Habitat Huron Valley’s 100th home in Washtenaw County.

“I was an avid DIY’er,” Gaglio said about her initial involvement with Habitat for Humanity in the early 1990s. “I realized that by volunteering with Habitat, not only would I be able to satisfy my need to “build something”, but I would also be helping a hard-working family fulfill their dream of purchasing and owning a safe, decent, affordable home of their own.”  Habitat families purchase their home at a zero-percent interest mortgage, complete 300 hours per adult of “sweat equity” on the project and take financial management classes.

“I was thrilled when Masco Cabinetry announced it was launching a program in Washtenaw County,” said Jones, who had been interested in becoming involved with Habitat for Humanity for many years. “The more I learned about Habitat, the more I wanted to participate in a local build… and was eager to dedicate some of my time to such a worthwhile cause.”

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Combating Countertop Clutter

Posted by: Merillat Marketing on 04/08/2011 | Permalinks | Trackbacks

An important part of running an efficient kitchen is combating clutter on every front. The first step, of course, is to clear out unused items and reorganize your kitchen. See our post on Winning the Battle against Kitchen Clutter for tips on decluttering your kitchen.

Once your kitchen is in order, you’re going to want to keep it that way. Clean and clear countertops are often the first casualty in the war against clutter, so we recommend the following strategies to help keep you on course.

The Basics

It may seem obvious, but good housekeeping basics such as cleaning messes up right away and putting plates directly in the dishwasher instead of the sink are the best defense against unwanted accumulation. A little clutter can quickly add up to a big mess in a busy kitchen. Developing good habits and staying ahead of those messes is much easier than spending hours playing catch up. Being able to walk right into a tidy kitchen to whip up a dish when you are inspired to cook is a reward in and of itself!

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The Maximum in Functional Living

Posted by: Merillat Marketing on 03/23/2011 | Permalinks | Trackbacks
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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!

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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.

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The Cabinets are in and The Kuppersmith Project is Full Steam Ahead!

Posted by: Paul Radoy - Senior Designer on 03/16/2011 | Permalinks | Trackbacks
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The “drop zone” in the Kuppersmith kitchen helps keep everything organized.

DropZoneWe’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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21st Century Countertop Measuring

Posted by: Nick Ritota - DeNova Director of Marketing on 03/11/2011 | Permalinks | Trackbacks

StillfromVideocroppedIf 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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What’s Up, with the Merillat Down Under Promotion

Posted by: Merillat Marketing on 03/08/2011 | Permalinks | Trackbacks

Merillat-Classic-Tolani-Maple-Chiffon-CoreGuard-Lifestyle (low-res)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.

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Countertop Selection Is All About Function

Posted by: Nick Ritota - DeNova Director of Marketing on 03/03/2011 | Permalinks | Trackbacks

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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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Merillat Was In the Spotlight at IBS!

Posted by: Susan Cross, Communications and Public Relations Manager, Merillat Cabinetry on 01/21/2011 | Permalinks | Trackbacks

To say last week was busy would be an understatement.  Why was it so busy? Merillat was one of the standout exhibitors at the largest building products trade show in the world, the International Builders’ Show (IBS) in Orlando.  During the event, which ran from January 12-14, we had a lot of fun showing off how Merillat makes life in the kitchen easier.

For example, with our three latest products in the innovation zone, passersby couldn’t resist stopping in to check out the CoreGuard™ Sink Base, a smart solution that helps keep cabinetry dry and clean, and CornerStore™, a solution to bring more storage and easy accessibility to the challenging corner cabinet area.  We also gave a sneak peek of a product that will be available later this year, the CoreGuardTM Vanity. Like the CoreGuard kitchen application, this bathroom vanity also has drawers made from a durable engineered polymer and helps protect cabinetry.

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Danny Lipford’s Biggest Project Kicks Off – and Merillat is a Part of It!

Posted by: Susan Cross, Communications and Public Relations Manager, Merillat Cabinetry on 12/16/2010 | Permalinks | Trackbacks
A "before" shot of the Kuppersmith House

A "before" shot of the Kuppersmith House

Danny Lipford has asked Merillat and DeNova to be a part of his biggest project to date—and we couldn’t be more excited!  This ambitious project is a top to bottom remodel of a 1920s Tutor style house in Mobile, Ala.  The Kuppersmith Project, named after the family who lived in the home for about 50 years, is a collaboration to remake the traditional American home.

The renovation will include a beautiful Merillat kitchen and bathrooms and features DeNova countertops.  In addition, Merillat will be featured in the home’s living room and laundry room.  The transformation of each room will be documented throughout a 13-part series on Today’s Homeowner with Danny Lipford; airing will start, the week of January 31, 2011.

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