Three Chicago-area design firms recently won a 2007 ICON Gold Award: Glen Ellyn Homes, Drury Design Kitchen & Bath Studio and Reddington Designs. Presented by the Northern Illinois Home Builders Association [NIHBA, the three ICON winners in the kitchen category worked together to complete a complicated project in 100 days. Read more about the ICON [...]

(NC)-Kitchen remodeling projects continue to provide hefty returns at the time of a home sale. The 2006 Cost vs. Value report, published by Remodeling magazine, shows that home owners recoup 80.4 percent of the average $54,200 they spend on major kitchen projects, and get back 85.2 percent of the average $17,928 spent on minor projects.
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When it’s time to buy a new kitchen, it can be hard to resist the urge to go out and buy the first attractive kitchen we see.  But not every design looks good in every home – even if we fall in love with it in the kitchen showroom.
That’s why a virtual kitchen remodel can [...]

A small kitchen remodeling project is a fairly simply project to undertake. Small kitchens normally do not have a lot of counter space or cabinet space and normally have a very small pantry, if any pantry at all. Wall space is at a minimum and the floor is usually in a straight line and very [...]

If you bought a fixer upper house and need to seriously start remodeling the kitchen or if your kitchen has become dated and you ogle at the state of the art designs shown on TV and in magazines, here are a few steps you should follow.
Chalk Out a Budget
The sky is literally the limit when [...]

They say that the most popular room in the house is the kitchen where you could gather all of your friends and family members to eat, cook, and have a good time and that is why it is the room in our homes that we should always pay attention to and not take for granted.  [...]

Okay, so you want a new kitchen.  Where on earth do you start?
It’s a big task that always ends up taking longer than you think.  To remodel kitchen successfully, you need to consider your needs before you start thinking about where to put the oven.  Now is your chance to have your cake and eat [...]

The difference between kitchen remodeling and kitchen renovations can be several thousands of dollars, depending on the degree of renovations the kitchen requires. When a kitchen is remodeled it may only include some new paint, a new floor or cabinets and countertops. When doing kitchen renovations it can be similar to gutting the entire room [...]

With families becoming smaller and life becoming faster by the day, the kitchen has become the hub of the house and more and more people are opting for kitchen remodels more than any other area of the home.
If you flip through magazines there will be many, many things that catch your fancy. However ask yourself [...]

After spending a few years working around a kitchen, the one who spends the most time there will probably have a few kitchen remodeling ideas to make their experience more enjoyable. Their thoughts will probably revolve around making the kitchen area more convenient and easy to use, provided there is enough counter and cabinet space. [...]