Kitchen and Home Design Ideas

What reasons are spurring homeowners to renovate their master bathrooms, and what do homeowners want from these spaces? Let's take a look.

Like any other room in your home, the bathroom is subject to the latest fashion and design trends. Because bathroom renovations can often be substantial, redesigning this space is not typically done so regularly. But that doesn’t mean your bathroom can’t be up-to-date in looks and function. Whether you’re up for a complete overhaul or a less intensive sprucing up, you should be aware of what’s hot and what’s not. Here’s a look at the bathroom design trends we expect to be at the forefront in 2019.  Open Concept Master suites are becoming all about the open concept, and we expect...

It's hard to believe we're already in the fourth quarter of 2018! We've seen some fresh and exciting kitchen design trends entering the scene this year, and it appears some of them will really take hold in 2019 (the demise of the upper cabinet, perhaps?). Let's take a look at what the coming year might look like in the world of kitchen design. Kitchens With No Upper Cabinets The 'no upper cabinets' concept is an interesting trend that we're starting to see more and more of. It's kind of surprising (because where do you store everything?), but at the same time,...

“The details are not the details. They make the design.” ~ Charles Eames, Architect & Furniture Designer For many homeowners, no kitchen design is complete without an island at its center. The kitchen island can serve many roles: dining table, homework central, crafting area, work desk, food prep/cooking station, and entertainment center. When designing to accommodate a variety of activities, it’s often the small design details that can make all the difference in an island that works and one that just takes up space. While function should be the number one priority, aesthetics shouldn’t be ignored because the island is...