Posted in kitchen cabinets, kitchen countertops, kitchen remodeling on Oct 15th, 2010
Doing without your kitchen while it is being remodeled can be traumatic. Where will you cook? Where can you clean up? Where will you sit to eat? Many of the discomforts and inconveniences can be minimized if you do a good job of planning and preparation before the tear-out. You can set up a temporary [...]
Posted in cabinets, kitchen cabinets on Jul 19th, 2010
The answer to this question is both yes and no. A better question might be – “should” anyone install cabinetry. Although the installation is not terribly difficult for anyone with basic carpentry skills, you can really mess things up if you do not know what you are doing. Also, there are some very specific tools [...]
Posted in cabinets, Countertop, granite countertops, Kitchen Cabinets Maryland, Kitchen Redesign, kitchen remodeling on Jan 20th, 2010
If you are considering a major kitchen remodeling project, you have a wonderful opportunity to completely rethink and redesign your kitchen. You have a lot of choices to make: cabinets, countertops, appliances, flooring, paint and wallpaper just to name a few. But, the most important choice you make will be the layout of your new [...]
Posted in cabinets, Kitchen Cabinets Maryland, Kitchen Redesign, kitchen remodeling on Nov 16th, 2009
We are frequently asked at Cabinet Discounters if we reface old cabinets and if that would be a much cheaper alternative to replacing them with new cabinetry. The answer is clearly a big NO! Because of the many questions, we did the research, and even considered going into the refacing business, but the facts we [...]
Posted in Kitchen Cabinets Maryland, Kitchen Redesign, kitchen remodeling on Sep 18th, 2009
As our society has changed substantially over the past 40 years, the layouts and designs of kitchens have kept pace with that change. In the 1960′s and 70′s the kitchen was considered a workplace to be kept out of sight and a sanctuary where those doing the food preparation could work without interruption. To borrow [...]
Posted in Kitchen Cabinets Maryland, Kitchen Redesign, kitchen remodeling on Aug 27th, 2009
The short answer is YES! Your budget will have a large influence on the many product selections and decision you will be making in the future. Your designer needs a realistic budget in order to make the best recommendations. Don’t waste your time (and your designer’s time) looking at products and drawing layouts which you [...]
Posted in Kitchen Cabinets Maryland, Kitchen Redesign, kitchen remodeling on Aug 17th, 2009
Now that the excitement of designing your new kitchen and making all of the necessary selections is behind you, it is necessary to face the reality of the temporary disruption in your home when the old kitchen is torn out. However, many of the discomforts and inconveniences can be minimized if you do a good [...]
Posted in granite countertops, quartz countertops, Slabsmit on Jul 29th, 2009
Computers and digital technology have taken the manufacturing of granite and quartz countertops firmly into the 21st century. The first effect of technology is in the measuring and templating process. New digital devices allow for microscopic accuracy in the field and automatically produce digital drawings which are directly compatible with the computer controlled devices that [...]
Posted in Kitchen Cabinets Maryland, Kitchen Redesign on Jun 26th, 2009
If you are considering a major kitchen remodeling project, you have a wonderful opportunity to completely rethink and redesign your kitchen. You have a lot of choices to make: cabinets, countertops, appliances, flooring, paint and wallpaper just to name a few. But, the most important choice you make will be the layout of your new [...]
Posted in Kitchen Cabinets Maryland on Jun 11th, 2009
Are you tired of your old kitchen, but your budget won’t allow you to do a full-scale gut and remodel? Not to worry, you still have a number of options. There are a number of smaller projects that can give your kitchen a substantially new look and feel. The focus of a smaller project will [...]