Until relatively recently, refrigerators were an obvious interruption in kitchen cabinetry, along with the other appliances. Then, about 20-years ago, high-end kitchen designers began exploring ways to minimize or completely eliminate that interruption.
If you're working with a professional kitchen designer, odds are you are interested in semi- or fully-custom cabinetry. To read more about the differences in quality and price between these two popular cabinet choices, read What's the Difference Between Custom, Semi-Custom and Stock Cabinetry.
The choices you make for your Chicago bathroom remodel will typically revolve around three parameters:
Kitchen shelving comes in two forms: open and closed. The former is experiencing a re-birth, as homeowners peruse Chicago kitchen design ideas looking for contemporary, low maintenance and spacious solutions. The latter is often a necessity because in addition to the furniture-esque aesthetic elements that cabinetry adds to a kitchen design - they also help to reduce the clutter and chaos created by "surfaces full of stuff."
Bamboo is one of the leading options for hard surface flooring. Sustainability is one of the main reasons for this since mature, eco-friendly bamboo can be regenerated in just seven years - as opposed with the 40 to 100 years it takes a more traditional hardwood (like maple, oak or ash) to reach a mature, buildable age.
Bathroom exhaust fans are the most desirable bathroom feature in the United States, ranked Number 1 on the National Association of Home Builders 2013 Most Wanted List for bathroom remodeling priorities (by 90% of respondents!!).
Kitchen sinks often provide a visual contrast - made from porcelain or stainless steel - with the countertop. However, granite and stone sinks, or Corian sinks, are designed to do the opposite, blending in with the countertop for a more streamlined look. While it's typically an afterthought, or one of the lesser-exciting aspects of Chicago kitchen remodeling, we bet your kitchen sink is one of your most used home fixtures. Period.
As long as you're ordering Chicago custom cabinets for your kitchen or bathroom, you might as well consider other areas on the home that could benefit from an update. As you know, the more of any material you order, the better price you get, so your kitchen or bathroom remodel lends the perfect opportunity to add or replace cabinets elsewhere as well.
Ten years ago the overwhelming majority of countertops installed in Chicago kitchen and bath remodeling projects were granite. In the past couple of years, this trend has made a significant shift and now granite is being phased out to make way for the new kid in town - Quartz.
Think about framed works of art. The art itself is the most important design component, but the matting and frame used to showcase it has a tremendous affect on how the piece resonates with viewers. Some texture accent here, pulling out the right colors there - seemingly small changes can alter what gets the "focus" of your gaze.
