Families
spend a large amount of their time together in the kitchen and over the
past twenty years
we
have begun
integrating the
kitchen with the living spaces around
it. If you have an older home,
it's typically not
enough to
just
replace the
kitchen cabinets
but rather
expand the
kitchen. Many homes built prior to 1990 (and even a few newer ones)
have
chopped up floor plans with separate rooms for the dining room, living
room, kitchen and family room. The common complaint we hear
is
that none of those small rooms are very useful, especially while trying
to entertain your guests.
Through the use of modern
structural
beams
we are typically able to remove walls and bring all those spaces
together as one large space. The result can be rather
dramatic if
you've lived with those little rooms for many years.
So,
if you dream of having a huge entertaining space to share with family
and friends please give us a call and let us show you through the power
of 3d
design what your new space will look like.
A
young couple in Hyde Park inherited a DIY kitchen project from
the
former owners when they purchased their home. After deciding
the
project was more than they wished to
take on they contacted us and we came up with some ideas for the new
space. The design included removing a separating wall between
the
kitchen and dining room. We created the initial concept and
they
worked with our cabinet designers to settle on the final
cabinet
layout and styles. The result was a stunning new open space
that
is fantastic for entertaining.
"The quality of the work
was beyond my
expectations."
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Beach
Cottage
Kitchen
This
Terrace Park, Ohio
couple enjoys the seaside cottage look and that was the inspiration for
their kitchen remodel. These homeowners have a multi-stage
plan
to
improve
and expand their home and the kitchen was the first major step to make
it more functional until they can afford to work on the next major
stages.
The design video shows the kitchen as well as the plan for a
future great room that will become an integral part of their kitchen
and dining area. For those of you interested in the "details"
there is also a video of demo and construction.
We were able to use the existing Woodmode cabinets and mixed them with
custom, site-built cabinetry that really provides some contrast and
accomplished the "beach cottage" look that the owner is going for.
You might be surprised to find out that custom built
cabinetry
(painted) doesn't cost much different than off-the-shelf components.
The advantage to site-built custom cabinets for this
kitchen
was that we were able to tailor the cabinets to the exacting space
requirements of this efficient gourmet kitchen.
Design
Construction
The
Final Product
Design
is essential
to a quality project. Getting it all on "paper" before we
start
ensures that your project flows smoothly and that the final result
looks like the project that you imagined.
This
video is a
composite of daily progress videos and most were taken from a
cameraphone, so don't expect any stunning camerawork. It does
show you just how involved the project is even though it is a fairly
small kitchen.
The
final pictures
speak for themselves. We look forward to Stage 2 of the
project,
the Great Room.
Sharonville Kitchen with Wall Removals
These
photos are from an extensive kitchen remodel that removed several walls
in order to combine the living room, dining and kitchen into one space.