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Posted by: Susan Cross, Communications and Public Relations Manager, Merillat Cabinetry on 07/16/2010 | Permalinks | Trackbacks
Do you have a waffle maker you can’t find? Do you reach for a spoon and come up with a whisk? Bottom line, is your dysfunctional kitchen in need of a makeover? Well, here’s your chance! We are so excited to announce that Merillat and Today’s Homeowner with Danny Lipford are partnering once again for another Today’s Dream Kitchen Contest.
You can enter online at DannyLipford.com now until July 25, 2010, and have the opportunity to win a complete kitchen makeover including countertops, flooring, appliances and, of course, Merillat cabinets.
The contest theme is focused on, you guessed it, function. Because we know with just a few Merillat storage accessories and some savvy design tips, a well-organized kitchen is easy to achieve. So be sure to enter a photo of your non-functional kitchen and tell us why you deserve a new kitchen full of Merillat’s functional accessories.
The grand prize winner will be chosen based on a number of criteria including appropriateness to theme and creativity, and will be announced at the end of August.
And even if you aren’t the grand prize winner, stay tuned because we’ll keep you posted on the remodeling so you can learn how to make your own kitchen more functional. Plus, the newly remodeled kitchen will be featured on a special episode of Today’s Homeowner.
So what are you waiting for? Enter for a chance to win your dream Merillat kitchen at DannyLipford.com!
Tags: danny lipford, kitchen makeover, merillat, merillat cabinets, storage accessories, today's dream kitchen contest, Today's Homeowner
Posted by: Merillat Marketing on 07/14/2010 | Permalinks | Trackbacks
Merillat Classic Spring Valley in Oak Cider
As the hub of the home, the emphasis on design style in today’s kitchen is greater than ever before. With so much of our time spent in the kitchen, it’s only natural that we’ve begun to gravitate toward cabinetry that looks like furniture, and appliances that are integrated into their surroundings or make a bold design statement of their own.
For those who can afford them, high-style, high-end appliances lend a wonderful aesthetic all their own to the kitchen. From professional six-burner gas stoves to glass-front refrigerators with architectural curves to retro-modern appliances in an array of crazy colors, there are a lot of great options from which to choose.
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Tags: appliance garage, appliance panel kits, camouflage paneling, design style, integrated appliances, Kitchen Design, merillat, merillat cabinets, merillat classic, tambour cabinet
Posted by: Susan Dountas, Director of Brand Marketing, Merillat Cabinetry on 07/02/2010 | Permalinks | Trackbacks
Merillat's New Television Commercial with Curtis Stone
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our new national marketing campaign: The Dream Kitchen for the Real World. Why are we so excited? Because, we’re determined to let homeowners know, “Merillat has the tools to help make prepping, cooking, entertaining and living in your kitchen easier!”
Through a variety of advertising and public relations efforts, this campaign shows homeowners firsthand how Merillat kitchens are highly functional, and jam-packed with a variety of smart storage solutions. Overall, Merillat can help turn your kitchen dream into a reality.
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Tags: curtis stone, dream kitchen, functional storage, merillat, merillat cabinets, merillat kitchen, storage solutions
Posted by: Susan Prater, Director of Marketing Services on 07/01/2010 | Permalinks | Trackbacks
The New Merillat.com
I hope you’re enjoying Merillat’s new Web site! With a fresh look and innovative functionality, you’ll find it easier than ever to plan your dream kitchen. New features allow you to gather info on your own or be guided through an intuitive process to help you hone in on your design, layout and product preferences before visiting a showroom.
We know the Web is often the place where homeowners search for information and inspiration. We want to help homeowners combine inspiration with smarter kitchen design decisions that fit their lifestyles so they get the kitchen of their dreams.
Inspiration for the changes to the site came from our Merillat customers themselves in a usability study conducted by Merillat. Through this research, we learned that our consumers wanted changes that would improve the overall selection process and user experience. Today’s Merillat.com site combines the best of these ideas with additional industry research and includes:
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Tags: accessories, decorative enhancement, design ideas, Ideafolio, inspiration gallery, Kitchen Design, merillat, merillat cabinets, storage solutions
Posted by: Merillat Marketing on 06/23/2010 | Permalinks | Trackbacks
Merillat Classic Somerton Hill in Cherry Amaretto with Java Glaze
You may have experienced a paradox in your kitchen: you have lots of cabinets, but when you bring something new home you don’t have anywhere to put it. No one wants to admit what’s staring them in the face whenever they open their kitchen cabinets – clutter. It can slow you down and keep you from finding what you need. Some of us use our cabinets as a hiding place, shoving random items in without thinking about how we’ll find them again or what they may be blocking.
Fortunately, there are a number of things you can do to get back on track. Here are a few simple strategies to help you declutter, reorganize, and reclaim your kitchen.
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Tags: appliance garage, drawer organizer tray, kitchen cabinets, kitchen clutter, kitchen organization, kitchen work flow, lazy susan, merillat, merillat cabinets, spice drawer organizer
Posted by: Mary Jo Mosiniak, Senior Product Manager, Merillat Cabinetry on 06/09/2010 | Permalinks | Trackbacks
Here at Merillat, we take an immense amount of pride in our customers and value their opinions. With that said, a major aspect of our product development process includes asking our customers what they need and want in order to make their kitchens not only more beautiful, but smarter and more functional. We identify these needs through a series of Voice of the Customer studies and we are proud to say that many of our innovations have sparked from their feedback and ideas.
Even in today’s economy, we continue to offer homeowners, builders, dealers and designers new and innovative products, such as our revolutionary water resistant sink base, CoreGuard™ as well as 100,000 new product offerings.
We do this by following a series of steps through our Six Sigma efficiency process. This process allows us to develop new products and innovations in a structured and progressive way, which ensures that the products we are developing meet the standards that our customers and homeowners expect from Merillat.
Our philosophy of customer loyalty and constant improvement challenges us to continuously look for ways to create and develop innovative – and in some cases revolutionary – products that our customers need and want; all in an effort to give them more product options and make their kitchens more functional for their lifestyles.
We would love to hear your feedback and thoughts on what products you feel would be helpful to have in your kitchen!
Tags: coreguard, merillat, product development, product offerings, voice of the customer
Posted by: Merillat Marketing on 06/02/2010 | Permalinks | Trackbacks
Kitchen Work Triangle
In a small kitchen we know how hard it can be to keep things organized and flowing smoothly. It seems like stuff piles up everywhere, from the week’s worth of mail on the counter to your kids’ after-school clutter. Combine this with existing storage and work flow issues and things can get out of hand quickly. Take heart; you don’t have to put up with daily clutter and limited storage space. When planning a redesign, a few simple considerations can help make your kitchen a “clutter-free” zone and feel larger than it actually is.
Layout Options
The first thing to do when redesigning a small kitchen is to choose a layout that fits your space requirements and needs. Here are some options to consider:
L-Shaped Kitchen – This is the most popular design, appropriate for any size kitchen. The L-shaped kitchen is made up of two walls (or legs) and gives you the possibility of having a center island depending on your available space. In general, this design will have 2 or 3 appliances on one wall with the refrigerator typically at one end, the range or cooktop at the other end with the sink located in the middle. This shape of kitchen generally provides good traffic flow.
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Tags: cabinet accessories, galley kitchen, kitchen cabinets, Kitchen Design, kitchen layout, l-shaped kitchen, merillat, merillat cabinets, nkba guidelines, peninsula kitchen, single wall kitchen, small kitchen renovation, space planning, u-shaped kitchen, work triangle
Posted by: Susan Cross, Communications and Public Relations Manager, Merillat Cabinetry on 05/26/2010 | Permalinks | Trackbacks
- As a Diamond level sponsor of the NAHB, Merillat is helping to support women in the building industry-
From left: Wendy Albee, Christine Fortenberry, Kimmi Houston (accepting for Meegan Holman), and Melanie Spurgeon accept their Professional Women in Building “Women of the Future” grants.
This January, during the International Builders’ Show, I had the honor of meeting four extraordinary women during the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) Professional Women in Building Awards Luncheon. Not only did I get the chance to learn about each of these women, but because Merillat is a Diamond sponsor of the NAHB, I got to present them with “Women of the Future” grants.
As a Diamond sponsor of the NAHB, one of Merillat’s proudest contributions is helping to further the education of women in all aspects of the building industry, including business owners, marketing experts, interior designers and mortgage brokers. And with a “Women of the Future” grant, recipients can go on to further their careers by obtaining certifications or continuing their education. This is especially important as women are increasingly becoming major players in an industry that has historically been dominated by men.
The 2010 grant winners are no exception to the drive needed to succeed in a business that has seen some hard times recently. The following are just a fraction of their stories:
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Tags: building industry, certified aging in place specialist, certified green professional, merillat, NAHB, national association of home builders, professional women in building
Posted by: Merillat Marketing on 05/19/2010 | Permalinks | Trackbacks
Merillat Classic Avenue Maple Chiffon
In April, Merillat debuted an amazing 100,000 new items in its Classic® product line, the biggest expansion ever for this cabinetry collection. This launch brings some exciting new styles, colors, storage solutions and organizational accessories for you to choose from.
To see firsthand some of these new options, watch our New Products Video.
New Finishes
Our new creamy white Chiffon finish is available on our maple cabinetry. You can add depth to Chiffon’s warm look with our new glazes. The Desert glaze adds a brown undertone, while Tuscan contributes a hint of light gray.
The new Amaretto finish brings a warm, natural brownish glow to the naturally refined grain of our cherry cabinetry. Adding the new Java glaze to the Amaretto finish creates a deep, dark brown.
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Tags: amaretto finish, butt cabinet doors, cabinetry collection, chiffon finish, desert glaze, door style, java glaze, merillat, merillat cabinets, merillat classic, merillat kitchen, pegged deep drawer organizers, product launch, recessed-panel door, starter molding, tolani door style, tuscan glaze
Posted by: Merillat Marketing on 05/12/2010 | Permalinks | Trackbacks
Merillat's patented cabinet door hinge introduced in 1962
Today’s kitchens look more like pieces of art than food preparation spaces. It’s amazing how much things have changed over the past 100 years.
Once upon a time, before the age of electricity, running water and modern appliances, the kitchen as we know it didn’t exist. For the average family, there might have been a table or cutting board for preparation, hearth and fireplace for cooking, and sometimes a dining area, but that was about it.
Around the beginning of the 20th century, the kitchen evolved into a separate room for food preparation. These kitchens were inefficient and poorly laid out compared to modern-day spaces. A typical pre-WWII kitchen had all freestanding elements: a stove or oven of some type, a sink (usually on porcelain legs), an icebox, a table that doubled as a work surface, and a freestanding cupboard to store dishes in. Built-in kitchen cabinets were not a common feature.
Cabinetry
The evolution of cabinetry is interesting. From free-standing “Hoosier” style cabinets, to metal cabinetry so popular post WWII, to the modern conveniences in our kitchens today, our ever-changing needs have necessitated certain advancements.
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Tags: cabinetry, kitchen appliances, kitchen innovation, merillat, merillat cabinets, modern kitchen, stock cabinetry
Do you have a waffle maker you can’t find? Do you reach for a spoon and come up with a whisk? Bottom line, is your dysfunctional kitchen in need of a makeover? Well, here’s your chance! We are so excited to announce that Merillat and Today’s Homeowner with Danny Lipford are partnering once again for another Today’s Dream Kitchen Contest.
