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Home Design Keeps it Basic -- Today’s woman is savvy and smart, and wants her home to reflect efficiency and organization without sacrificing style and personality.
Cook In A Colorful Kitchen -- Bright, bold colors are making their way into America's kitchens. Homeowners are painting over the whites and beiges that once were the kitchen trend and making a statement with cobalt blue, pink, turquoise, orange, red and even lime green. In many cases, white has been relegated to a small role as accent or trim.
Customize Your Kitchen -- The kitchen often becomes a family hub, the heart of the home for daily activity and entertaining. For this reason, the design of a kitchen space should address how the room is used on a daily basis. Identifying how you like to cook, eat and entertain are important steps in creating an efficient kitchen space.
What Do Chefs and Interior Designers Agree On When It Comes to Kitchen Design? -- What does it take to create a dream kitchen? One that’s beautifully designed, high functioning and best of all, accessible for every home cook and every budget?
Make The Most Of Kitchen Space -- Even though the kitchen has become more than a food preparation area in today's home, it still remains one of the smaller rooms in the house.
Simple Steps for a Stylish, Sensible Kitchen -- No matter what room you plan to entertain guests in, it seems that everyone ends up in the kitchen. Kitchens are the community center of your home where people meet, eat and socialize. Kitchens are one of the most used rooms in a home, which is why it is crucial for kitchens to be visually appealing, functional and enjoyable.
Tradition Revisited in Home Design -- Though “traditional” in home design has been interpreted as stilted and formal in the past, today’s “traditional” women are redefining the style. No longer fraught with excessive moldings and fussy finishes, the new face of tradition borrows the best of old and new. Classic elements are being combined with simpler furnishings, tailored fabrics and modern conveniences to provide comfort and efficiency.
Flat Panel TVs Find New Home in Kitchens and Baths -- When you walk into a model home these days, you can’t help but notice the latest trend in kitchens. Designers are going out of their way to cut down on the clutter.
Not Everybody Loves Raymond’s Kitchen -- American families are alarmingly at home in TV star Ray Romano’s chaotic on-screen kitchen. In a recent homeowner poll, one in four families say the famous TV kitchen, with its cluttered, outdated look, is all too familiar -- and that they need help.
Turn Your Home into a Vacation Retreat -- Who doesn’t yearn for that relaxed feeling that comes with the warmer climate, the casual lifestyles and the bright, open interiors of the islands? A growing trend in home design, from Maine to Michigan, is rooms inspired by these sunny spots in the hopes that it will make our homes breezy, colorful and restful and more vacation-like.
Get Your Kids Involved in Home Decorating -- For today’s American families, a house is no longer just a place to come home to in the evening. Contemporary homes are a focal point for family life; a place to work, entertain, play and rejuvenate. Now more than ever, home interior design must meet the needs of every member of the family.
