Category Archives: Kitchen

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St Paul Kitchen Magicians

After doing kitchens in Minneapolis for over 20 years I moved to the White Bear Lake area. Traffic is less than the Western suburbs and I like all the open space and wetlands. Its just a short drive to Stillwater and the fall colors are right out my window. Are St Paul kitchen remodels different? [...]
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Stock, semi-custom or custom cabinets. Which one?

« Older posts Kitchen Cabinets Article byBy Owen Sechrist | July 2009 When discussing kitchen cabinets there are typically three basic types of cabinets discussed:  stock (also referred to as modular or economy), semi-custom and custom.  Let’s talk about what these terms mean. Stock Cabinets Stock cabinets are the type of cabinets sitting in a [...]
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Twin Cities Kitchen Refacing

Twin Cities kitchen refacing companies typically deliver a better product than kitchen reface companies in other parts of the country, with one exception, the East coast. The reasons being partly because its the oldest part of the country and because of the house styles many New England homes lend themselves well to this type remodeling. [...]
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Its not Grandma’s kitchen anymore.

To create a successful kitchen design, you must understand the organizational aspects of it’s functions. Also you must plan these functions in a way that gets you the look you want. Its the old form follows function attitude. This is what kitchen design is about. The process of residential kitchen design includes storage, work areas [...]
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Minnesota kitchen cabinet refacing plain talk.

You want your kitchen to look new and you don’t want new cabinets. Your countertops are ok, flooring is good but you want undercabinet lights and a tile back splash. No problem, get your kitchen cabinets refaced. And how is that done? Remove the old doors and drawers, wipe down the fronts and sides of [...]
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Love, spices and secret sauces.

This is a remodeling blog, but no one said we have to talk about structure and model numbers. Remodeling is much more than that. Great remodeling is dreams realized it's subtle, it's obvious, it's amore. Who of us has never seduced a lover with food?
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