Providing a hot meal on the table each night is no easy feat. It isn't just the prepping and cooking that's the hard part; even the simple things, like deciding what to make and ensuring you have the right ingredients on hand can wind up becoming the straw that breaks a back on a busy weeknight.
Sometimes, homeowners get so caught up in the idea of a streamlined finish, or replicating a Chicago kitchen design they've seen online, they forget there are multiple materials and finish options.
Liking a particular color and liking that same color in a designated space are two different things. Before selecting the colors you want to paint your Chicago kitchen remodel, there are a few important things to note.
Sometimes what our idea of what a first consultation should be and our clients' expectations are two different things.
Appliance drawers are becoming all the rage these days in Chicago kitchen remodels. It started with microwaves, which looked much nicer when integrated into cabinetry rather than underneath a hood or on top of much-needed countertop space. Now, the trend has spread to dishwasher drawers, warming drawers and drawer options for refrigeration and freezers as well.
Open floor plans rose in popularity beginning in the 1990s. Twenty years later, they're still popular. You may read headlines that say things like, "Is the open floor plan era over...," or, "Must all houses have open floor plans now?" But these are in the minority.
We recently posted an article about the most popular style for Chicago kitchen remodels, using findings from the Sub-Zero and Wolf's, "Kitchen Design Forecast"? as a resource. Conversations with several dozen top kitchen designers formed the backbone of that forecast and one of the findings surprised us.
Interested in seeing what the neighbors are up to in their kitchens? The recent results from the "2016 Kitchen Design Forecast," issued by Sub-Zero and Wolf and published in the Kitchen & Bath Design Survey, provides us with an insider's view into Chicago kitchen design trends so you can do just that.
Chicago kitchen and bath remodeling requires a fine attention to balance; you have to prioritize function so the kitchen is efficient, but you also want to honor form so it looks fantastic when it's just standing there. You want to add just the right amount of contemporary conveniences and trends, without being so trendy that you wind up with a kitchen full of kitsch that you wind up replacing or redecorating again in a handful of years.
When it comes to your Chicago bathroom remodel, there are two kinds of selections: the fun kind and the boring or tedious kind. The fun selections are things like countertops, shower tiles, and tub or shower options. The boring selections are things like towel holders, the mechanics of the plumbing selections you choose, or task lighting fixtures.
