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Right On Hue - Ideas For Incorporating Color In Your Kitchen Remodel - Dover Home Remodelers

Right On Hue. Ideas for incorporating color in your kitchen remodel When it comes to bringing color into the kitchen, many homeowners take an all-or-nothing approach. What I hear most often from customers during the design stage of a kitchen remodel is that their overwhelming fear is committing to a color that will lock them in—and adversely affect resale. But it doesn’t have to be that way. If you’d like to add color to your kitchen, there are options for creatively incorporating your favorite hues into your remodel without being completely landlocked. Start by identifying your color personality and tolerance. Then add color to your space in a way that suits your taste and stays within your comfort zone. The Minimalist. Clean, simple and classic: These homeowners are drawn to the all-white kitchen trend with quartz or marble countertops, white cabinets and white subway tile. Easy (and non-permanent) ways to add contrasting color in these spaces include: Textiles: Kitchen towels
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the job site & the volvo

once upon a time there was a 1991 Volvo 240 that sputtered 3,000 miles from New York to California. I’m talking about my clunker, affectionately called NormaJean. over the past 15 years she has inadvertently appeared in many photos of projects (before, during, and after) I’ve worked on in San Francisco and beyond. as embarrassing as it may have been to screech up to a half million dollar project in that, she’s still around. I decided to dig through the archives and post photos. she’s not always at center but see if you can spot her in there, smiling for the camera 🙂 2004, Cole Valley SF: 2005, Menlo Park: 2006, Pacific Heights SF:  2009, Foster City: 2010, Mill Valley: 2012, San Francisco: 2012, San Francisco: 2012, Belmont: 2013, Mountain View: 2013, Angwin: 2014, Noe Valley SF: 2016, Mill Valley: 2017, Arnold: the end for now – but not the end of Norma Jean! Advertisements Nice build by source: To The Studs

Break out of the armoire: Trends and tips for displaying your TV  - Dover Home Remodelers

November 2, 2017 Break out of the armoire: Trends and tips for displaying your TV  Break out of the armoire: Trends and tips for displaying your TV  With the advent of wireless connectivity, the television is no longer relegated to the family room. Families today are enjoying their favorite sitcoms in the kitchen and catching the early morning news in their bathrooms. Here are a few suggestions to harmoniously work the TV into your living space—without cramping your style. Even if you have a wireless service, you’ll need to establish a place in your home to connect the network box. Consider a kitchen cabinet, entertainment center or buffet. Have an electrician run wires through the wall and feed out to componentry for a clean, no-wires display. Above the Mantle. The blank space above the mantle is a popular choice for mounting a TV. But be aware: The TV bracket must be anchored to a stud or other load-bearing platform—or the weight of TV could cause it to pull away and fall

A Kitchen Make-Over with Clean Finishes - Fine Homebuilding

Peregrine Design Build Photo by Susan Teare Sign up for eletters today and get the latest how-to from Fine Homebuilding, plus special offers. This kitchen was completely updated to open up the floor plan and allow the natural light to stream in and westerly views to become visible.  A dividing wall was removed and replaced with a functional peninsula with a range and large surface area countertop of white quartz. This area is now a great place to gather to cook meals, socialize and/or do homework.  Clean cabinetry lines, open shelving, a contemporary style and new appliances, make this kitchen make-over a favorite room in the house for the whole family. Peregrine Design Build Get home building tips, offers, and expert advice in your inbox × Original Source

Digital Exclusives for Issue 271 - Fine Homebuilding

Sign up for eletters today and get the latest how-to from Fine Homebuilding, plus special offers. Here are the digital exclusives related to Issue 271. Check out this gallery of 24 photos from seven projects that we could not fit into the print magazine . We have three posts related to Tyler Grace’s article on demolition : 2018 K&B Call for Entries It’s a year away, but we’re already scouting for the next issue of Kitchens & Baths. We’re interested in new or recently remodeled ­projects of every style from all over the country. And we’re not ­looking only for big, luxuriant kitchens and baths; well-designed ­projects built on a tight budget are dear to our hearts. But big or small, expensive or thrifty, they must be highly ­functional and beautifully crafted. Send us floor plans, before and after photos, and a brief description explaining which aspects of your project might be ­interesting to our readers. We prefer online ­submissions at FineHomebuilding.com/kitchen-

Kitchen and Bath Design Ideas From our Photographers - Fine Homebuilding

Sign up for eletters today and get the latest how-to from Fine Homebuilding, plus special offers. Contributing photographers Lincoln Barbour, Ken Gutmaker, Susan Teare, and Brian Vanden Brink have photographed many of the design projects featured in Fine Homebuilding magazine and on FineHombuilding.com . Here are a few of the beautiful kitchens and baths they’ve shared with us in the “ Through the Lens ” blog, along with their reflections on some of the projects. Click the View PDF button below to see the photos as they appeared in print: Get home building tips, offers, and expert advice in your inbox × View PDF Original Source

Kitchen and Bath Inspiration From Our K&B Issue 2017 - Fine Homebuilding

Sign up for eletters today and get the latest how-to from Fine Homebuilding, plus special offers. Once again, we’ve put together an inspiring and informative annual special on arguable the most challenging rooms to design—kitchens and baths. It’s available now, right here . Since we can only fit so many photos in the magazine, we decided to share some of the shots that landed on the cutting-room floor. Click the Launch Slideshow button below to enjoy these 24 photos, and also check out the complete projects in this year’s issue of  Kitchens & Baths . Get home building tips, offers, and expert advice in your inbox × 1. From the article “ Old School “: Joana Tan Jamo, AIA, principal at JTJ Architects, designed this traditional-kitchen addition for a 1980 Colonial home in Connecticut. The homeowners wanted a classic style and a lot of function, so the kitchen is organized to have very specific zones. The window seat, for example, which now has a table in front of it, i