- December 17th, 2009
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
Okay Kelly, I'd like your take on floors for 5 cents, that I can afford, maybe! I cannot, however, afford to replace our kitchen cabinetry...yet, but I feel completely compelled to replace the vi…
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- December 14th, 2009
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
Your kitchen is old. You’re looking for some way – any way-- to update it without blowing the bank account. After much thought, you decide to replace the countertop. I hate to break it to you,…
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- December 11th, 2009
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
(Credit: “Migrant Mother” by Dorothea Lange, 1936) By American, in this case, I mean North American. A chance comment by a reader got me thinking. She was disappointed because her and her husban…
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- December 8th, 2009
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
(Click on cartoon to enlarge) ** Do you watch Househunters? For those of you who don’t, here’s the premise: a potential buyer or buyers views 3 homes and selects one of them. Here's…
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- December 6th, 2009
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
Since iron was a large factor in turn-of-the-century design, I thought I might show you some designs for your steampunk home. Brackets are a nice touch, whether you use them for a countertop overhang…
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- December 5th, 2009
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
Let’s face it – you’ve got a lot of research to accomplish. You think you need all the help you can get. Your friend was going to remodel her kitchen two years ago and you know she’d be a weal…
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- December 1st, 2009
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
Credit: Alessi via Trendir We’re easily swayed by the beautiful kitchens we see in books or on tv that we need a winning lottery ticket to afford but in reality? Ask any person: who has drawers…
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- November 29th, 2009
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
Well, I hope all of you who celebrated Thanksgiving had a happy one (you can move off the couch now, can't you?)Okay, if you don’t yet know what steampunk is, it’s – well, I’ll refer to Mr…
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- November 24th, 2009
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
One of the interesting things about the next generation of home buyers is they appear to have very little knowledge of wood and its properties. I thought of writing this post when our young office man…
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- November 21st, 2009
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
I’ve got ideas for some posts, but no time to write them. *grin* In lieu of content, I thought you might like to pop around the blogosphere to see the interesting ideas of other designers: …
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- November 13th, 2009
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
...Susan R., who wrote:"I really wish I knew the design rule for walking/clearance space amongst furniture pieces in a private residential setting. I hate tripping on my own furniture and would h…
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- November 12th, 2009
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
Last call - the drawing will be tomorrow. I can't believe so few of you have entered. :( I know I have a lot of overseas reader who unfortunately can't enter, but not THAT many.It…
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- November 11th, 2009
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
One of my readers left me the nicest email a few days ago:Kelly~ Just wanted to say thanks for your advice and inspiration. I just finished remodeling my kitchen about three weeks ago and I wanted to…
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- November 10th, 2009
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
Do you know the correct height to hang a pendant light over the table? The rules for mixing furniture? That white tile/white grout, while it looks marvelous, needs more tending than a cranky 2-year-ol…
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- November 8th, 2009
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
First, let’s get the housekeeping out of the way. I was asked if I wanted to review a copy of Design Rules – The Insider’s Guide to Becoming Your Own Decorator by Elaine Griffin, which hit th…
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- November 3rd, 2009
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
What I want to share with you today is one of the biggest enthusiasm-killers to any project, the shock you get when what you had in your mind doesn’t match up with the actual costs. I’m not talki…
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- October 28th, 2009
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
Hi Kelly, I loved reading your article; your conversational tone is fun to read and very informative. We are in process of designing a 540 sq. ft. addition that will be part kitchen and part screened…
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- October 26th, 2009
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
Okay, let’s dispense with the tips and soapbox and talk design fun! There’s two websites I thought you might have fun poking around in. One of them I’ve known for awhile; the other is one Paul f…
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- October 24th, 2009
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
Sometimes, after all these years in the business, I feel like Don Quixote, batting at windmills. (Does anyone even know or care who Don Quixote is?) I grow tired (and, yes, a bit feisty) from people o…
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- October 18th, 2009
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
(Photo: Wikipedia) If you’re planning your kitchen and looking for a space for Grandma’s dinnerware, make sure you measure the dinner plates first. Some of the older plates were bigger than they a…
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- October 12th, 2009
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
I'm at our local tile shop last Friday. All three of the store’s tile designers are literally running to get samples for their existing clients. There are four sets of customers waiting for help, in…
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- October 8th, 2009
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
…for your kitchen remodel? I know I have quite a few more readers than what my RSS feed suggests – I’ve talked with several of you, whether we’ve e-mailed, or you’ve sent me links to your DI…
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- October 7th, 2009
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
I found this buried in the PR news releases yesterday (no, it wasn’t sent to me. I have my finger on the pulse. The pulse, I tell you!) If you don’t think that DIY is going to be a growing...
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- October 4th, 2009
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
So you might remember me stirring the pot up a while back with a post on killing the work triangle. If you didn't see it, have a look. I'll wait here and drink my coffee. Back? Okay. In the comments,.…
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- September 27th, 2009
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
I am working on a kitchen remodel and saw the idea of placing a cooktop or slide in range in a corner in a book. This appeals to me. Are there specific problems with this? Things to consider? Any sugg…
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- September 20th, 2009
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Kellym has added The "Green" Home & Garden Blog to their favorite blogs.
Your source for home and garden stories and videos with a emphasis on going green at home
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
There are some interesting blogs and blog posts lately I wanted to share: Peggy notes on her Kitchen-Exchange blog that Vetrazzo, the maker of recycled glass countertops, is having an inventory cleara…
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- September 13th, 2009
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
A few weeks ago, Susan Serra of The Kitchen Designer posted her disquiet with Episode 2 - Dueling Kitchens from HGTV’s Design Star. The post is here. Out in the blogosphere, it stirred up a bit of c…
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- September 8th, 2009
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
Since I'm working on a bathroom right now, let's talk grab bars. I know. Those of you who believe grab bars are for your parents and grandparents, let's see if I can show you what a good idea grab bar…
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- August 30th, 2009
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
One of the biggest challenges in remodeling, whether you're a D-I-Y-er, or hiring professionals to do your work. is adding additional items to the project after your budget and scope has been determin…
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- August 24th, 2009
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
Roll-out shelves. Seriously, think about it. We accept it as a very useful function for our cabinets. We love full-extension hardware and soft-close mechanisms as opposed to getting down on our hands…
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- August 20th, 2009
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
CHOICES, CHOICES, CHOICES Here's what I've been seeing the past few years - a client's decided this is the year to remodel the kitchen. They've watched the television shows and think they might like a…
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- August 16th, 2009
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
When I posted the Julia Child kitchen and noted that her garbage can was in the middle of the floor, a reader commented: "...and there's absolutely no room for the garbage can." Thats so right! We've…
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- August 9th, 2009
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
(Photo: Sony Pictures) Like many of you, I can't wait to see "Julie and Julia". I grew up with French cooking, with butter and cream and gallons of wine tossed in a pot. So along comes a movie with al…
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- August 3rd, 2009
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
Are there any guidelines or rules for good design of a kitchen when the cook is left handed? I know that for a desk I need the drawers on the left, the sitting area on the right. Thanks, Ellen Hi...
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- July 30th, 2009
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
(Credit: fromthefloorsup) In lieu of actual content (because I'm running to keep up with my excited clients!), allow me to direct you to the blog of the talented Shannon Bilby of fromthefloorsup. She…
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- July 28th, 2009
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
I came across this interesting interview from Consumer Reports. 10 Questions for Nadarajah Narendran, Ph.D., Lighting Researcher. Basically, he's saying everything that I've been saying for the past y…
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- July 26th, 2009
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
Someone wandered into the showroom last week with a fairly common problem that I thought would be a good tip to share with you. He bought a new refrigerator which didn't fit under the existing wall ca…
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- July 22nd, 2009
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
I am in the process of deciding on my kitchen lighting.I have a peninsula with an induction 36" cooktop. What type of lighting do you suggest? For simplicity, an architect said just to go with recesse…
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
I am in the process of deciding on my kitchen lighting.I have a peninsula with an induction 36" cooktop. What type of lighting do you suggest? For simplicity, an architect said just to go with recesse…
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- July 14th, 2009
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
Quick post because I'm running today, but I want to point out to my gentle readers the Twitter postings in the right column. Many of you might have heard what Twitter is, which is simply real-time pos…
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
Quick post because I'm running today, but I want to point out to my gentle readers the Twitter postings in the right column. Many of you might have heard what Twitter is, which is simply real-time pos…
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- July 12th, 2009
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
Remember mood rings that were everywhere in the 1970s? No? Me neither. *cough* The basic premise was a stone that changed color as it reacted to body temperature. Now imagine that for a glass tile as…
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
Remember mood rings that were everywhere in the 1970s? No? Me neither. *cough* The basic premise was a stone that changed color as it reacted to body temperature. Now imagine that for a glass tile as…
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- July 10th, 2009
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
Searching for some island pendants and came across this light and my first thought was, wouldn't this go well in a steampunk kitchen? (Photo: Lighting Universe) I'd stick a couple of them inside the s…
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
Searching for some island pendants and came across this light and my first thought was, wouldn't this go well in a steampunk kitchen? (Photo: Lighting Universe) I'd stick a couple of them inside the s…
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- July 7th, 2009
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
A French door, also called a French window, is a door that has multiple windows ("lights") set into it for the full length of the door. Traditional French doors are assembled from individual small pie…
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- July 5th, 2009
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
A belated Happy 4th for my American readers. In between my work (I'm playing catch-up; it's a perfect foggy morning for it) and typical weekend errands, I thought you might enjoy the following links.…
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- July 1st, 2009
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
In hono(u)r of Canada Day, I thought I might show you some of the kitchen designs from the Canadian West Coast. From my blogroll, Arne Salvesen,CKD of useful spaces and Paradigm Kitchen Design in Vanc…
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- June 29th, 2009
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Kellym has posted a new entry on: Kitchen Sync
The Pacific Coast Builder's Show was smaller, finer version than it's been in the past. 50 years old this year, it's smaller, as in one football-field worth of displays instead of 3-4. Much easier to…
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