Kitchenblog

By: Dale GoldhawkInstalling a kitchen is a job for professionals - a whole parade of professionals. If you are having a kitchen installed, you’ll see tile setters, plumbers, electricians, appliance installers, rough and finish carpenters, stone masons, and others along with the designer and project boss. However, there is a major role for the homeowner as a kitchen installation inspector. If you don’t take on this role, your $25,000, $50,000 or $100,000 plus kitchen could see some serious flaws built into it.You don’t have to peer over the shoulder of each worker every minute as they build and install your kitchen. You should, however, inspect the results of their work periodically through each day if you can and, certainly, at the end of each working day.Before work begins, in fact, inspect your contract with great care to see what is included and what is not. The contract should call for complete finishing of the job or spell out what is not part of the agreement. For instance, yo

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By: Dale GoldhawkInstalling a kitchen is a job for professionals - a whole parade of professionals. If you are having a kitchen installed, you’ll see tile setters, plumbers, electricians, appliance installers, rough and finish carpenters, stone masons, and others along with the designer and project boss. However, there is a major role for the homeowner as a kitchen installation inspector. If you don’t take on this role, your $25,000, $50,000 or $100,000 plus kitchen could see some serious flaws built into it.You don’t have to peer over the shoulder of each worker every minute as they build and install your kitchen. You should, however, inspect the results of their work periodically through each day if you can and, certainly, at the end of each working day.Before work begins, in fact, inspect your contract with great care to see what is included and what is not. The contract should call for complete finishing of the job or spell out what is not part of the agreement. For instance, yo

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We’ve all heard that, and if you haven’t, you will, that materials for green kitchens can be more expensive than non green materials. So, what, then, for those who need to be on a budget, I’m talking a bona fide small budget, and you want to be green, and you also want a wonderful kitchen? Here are options! I recently wrote about my kitchen, but in this context, it’s a different story! Do what I did First, let me clarify that our intent with our own kitchen was not necessarily to be "green." Our intent was to be resourceful.  At the time we did this, the green drumbeat was yet to be heard in a significant way. We needed a new kitchen, had some expensive family events coming up, and could not also do the "dream" kitchen, so, we chose to be resourceful and budget oriented. I clearly remember saying these words to myself, as I contemplated our lack of a budget: "You’re a designer, design something!" Looking back, I cannot believe all of the green ki

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Let’s take a brief break from all things green and take a look at a fun, white kitchen! Just cruising around, and spotted this little lovely kitchen on decor8, and I know you all need a kitchen fix, so here it is! What a great idea for instant color and dimension in the space. Of course, I see a cake with candles, but why not put up the banner, say, on a Friday night to start the weekend… 

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Aside from the bedroom, most of us spend more time in the kitchen. This is where the family will converge during meal times, when entertaining, doing homework and of course, to prepare the food for the family. For all the things that we do in the kitchen, it is only right that it should be illuminated properly. There are two common mistakes in kitchen lighting; one is having way too much illumination and the second is too little light. The kitchen is indeed a difficult room to illuminate properly.  In areas where food preparation, reading or homework- making is done, task lighting is a must. Pendants  make a good task lighting fixture. It can be turned off when it is not needed anymore. Kitchen islands also require task lighting fixtures. (more…)

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I think I’ll throw out some random and useful information about designing green kitchens. These are not in any particular order, but are categorized for easy reference to get one started thinking about incorporating green kitchen design, and overall green principles. My goal is to keep it simple! Here’s why. At this point, (nearly) none of my clients, nor potential clients, are asking questions about designing a green kitchen. They are very busy people, that I know. For many, there is not much time left, with active jobs and families, to become aware of, and accumulate (quickly/easily understandable) knowledge on this issue and how it relates to the kitchen they are thinking about remodeling. Of course, it is important that the "big picture" of sustainable design has a chance to go hand in hand with one’s own plans to remodel the kitchen. That’s where I come in! Let’s take a look at some of these principles which can be easily implemented toward designing green kitchens.

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I have found that it saves me a ton of money in the kitchen if I make things home made instead of buying packaged. This is not too hard to do and really does not take too much time.Download Our Free Toolbar

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I have found that it saves me a ton of money in the kitchen if I make things home made instead of buying packaged. This is not too hard to do and really does not take too much time.Download Our Free Toolbar

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Kitchen Safety The kitchen is one of the most dangerous places in the house. The kitchen has many dangerous appliances that can lead to many accidents if precautions are not taken. With the increasing use of modern appliances in the kitchen, it is important to educate yourself and your family on the proper use of the cooking equipment, and to know how to extinguish a grease / oil fires. These hazards can cause burns and unintentional fires. In fact, kitchen fires form the majority of residential fires. Safety for Children Children tend to be active, curious and playful and are innocent to the many possible dangers in the kitchen. You need to be extra vigilant and provide continuous and adequate supervision of children. Keep in mind the following guidelines whenever children are in the kitchen: Keep all hot items at a safe distance from a child. Using highchairs, child safety gates and playpens, create a safety zone where a child can play and see the adults. In additio

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Built-in ovens, microwave ovens, cooking hoods, cooktops or cooking stove are are essential cooking products for the home. My mother used to have a free standing range in the kitchen. Our kitchen was very small. There were hardly any room for built-in ovens or cooking hoods. Our kitchen had no built-in […]

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