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Kitchen Ideas: Proper Planning Reduces Stress When Remodeling Your Kitchen

Home Improvement, Kitchen Ideas

You can have a brand new kitchen just like mama’s!

I recently performed a total replacement of my mother-in-law’s kitchen.  Here’s some helpful advice I gave her that you will find eases the stress when you are ready to remodel your kitchen.

Set up a separate, temporary kitchen.

If at all possible, move your current refrigerator to another room in the house, where you can still access it.. A spare microwave is also a critical appliance.Be creative with small plug-in appliances that can make life easier during construction, such as a coffee maker or electric skillet.

Find a place in your home to eat.

Most times setting up a card table in the family room does the trick, or go formal and use your dining room.

Invest in paper plates and disposable utensils.

You will end up having to wash dishes in a bathroom sink, so it’s best to keep a stockpile of disposable plates and utensil handy.

Think about your pets.

If your pets are used to having the run of the house, consider how they will be affected when sections of the house are off-limits to them. Above all, ensure their safety.

Get a sketch or design plans beforehand. 

Think about how the kitchen is going to work from a functional level. It’s also wise to think about where all your current kitchen items and appliances will fit into the new kitchen.

Don’t sweat the small stuff. 

Don’t agonize over the smallest details like hardware and countertop edges. Keep a sense of perspective and don’t get hyperfocused and paralyzed by decisions on the smallest details, which cause delays. The point is for all of it to come together beautifully.

 

When you are ready to be the proud owner of your dream kitchen, know that Leading Edge Homes will be there to help you from start to finish so you can have a gorgeous kitchen just like “Mama’s”.

If you have specific questions about kitchen design, kitchen remodeling, or any other home improvement project, please call me at 561-795-2551 or email me at: todd@leadingedgehomes.com and I’ll be happy to share my knowledge with you.
Leading Edge Homes, Inc. is a Florida certified building contractor specializing in improving your lifestyle through room additions, bathroom renovations, kitchen updates, hurricane-resistant screen enclosures, and more!  In business since 1991, they demolish your stress by building your trust. Contact them at 561-795-2551 or visit their website to discover how they can help you with your next home remodeling project in Palm Beach County.
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Kitchen Idea: Luxury Trends

Home Improvement, Kitchen Ideas

 

Three of the Latest “Must Have” Kitchen Upgrades

Whether you want to spruce up the kitchen you have or are planning a full kitchen makeover, consider these latest luxury trends:

POT FILLER
  
Why hurt your back filling a large pot over the sink and carrying it to the stove or cooktop when you can install a faucet directly over where the water will be boiled.
SUPER-QUIET DISHWASHER
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Bosch high end dishwashers are so quiet you may not even notice that they are running.  They have a half-load option, are Energy Star compliant, and some even have a built-in water softener and height adjustable upper shelf for convenience.  They are so cool you might even look forward to cleaning up after dinner!
INDUCTION COOKTOPS
 
I can hear the gas cooktop fans now… But 9 out of 10 professional cooks use gas and the 10th one is a sushi chef!  These new induction cooktops have precise temperature control and heat up more quickly than gas or electric.  They typically also have a bridge function to combine two cooking zones for use with wide cookware like griddles.
If you have specific questions about kitchen design, kitchen remodeling, or any other home improvement project, please call me at 561-795-2551 or email me at: todd@leadingedgehomes.com and I’ll be happy to share my knowledge with you.
Leading Edge Homes, Inc. is a Florida certified building contractor specializing in improving your lifestyle through room additions, bathroom renovations, kitchen updates, hurricane-resistant screen enclosures, and more!  In business since 1991, they demolish your stress by building your trust. Contact them at 561-795-2551 or visit their website to discover how they can help you with your next home remodeling project in Palm Beach County.
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Kitchen Ideas: Bermuda Triangle or Perfect Triangle?

Home Improvement, Kitchen Ideas, Uncategorized

Making Your Kitchen Easier to Work In

The kitchen is the most used room in the house.  At parties, guests seem almost magnetically drawn to the kitchen.  That’s where the food and drinks are, so this makes sense.  But when you’re cooking before they arrive, is your work triangle like the Bermuda Triangle?

Leading Edge Homes Inc. - Kitchen with Work Triangle

The work triangle refers to the triangle created between your stove, refrigerator, and the sink.  These three “areas” are some of the most important components.  If you have a small kitchen – and as a result, a small work triangle – you almost don’t have enough space to maneuver.  On the other hand, if your work triangle is too big, you not only run yourself to death, but you also have to carry heavy dishes long distances.

Work Triangle Basics

Long ago, when designers started paying attention to how kitchens function day-to-day, they realized there was a natural triangle of traffic for whomever was doing the cooking.  Through years of research they discovered some figures and principles of sound kitchen design.

  • No one side of the triangle should be greater than nine feet or less than four feet.  If you slightly exceed or don’t meet these measurements, this doesn’t mean that your kitchen is dysfunctional.  However, you should measure the distance to each triangle component to see exactly how your kitchen measures up.  If you notice that you feel cramped on one side or can barely make it to the sink with a pot of boiling water on the other, then you might benefit from a kitchen remodel.

 

  • The triangle should not be interrupted by traffic or cabinetry.  If your work triangle dimensions are correct, but they don’t include walking around the island to get to the stove, or that people are always moving to the trashcan or standing by the refrigerator, then maybe kitchen traffic needs to be detoured.

 

  • The perimeter of the triangle should measure no more than 26 feet and no less than 12 feet.  If you have a small kitchen and each component is four feet away from the other, there’s not much you can do.  But consider how easy it is to work in your kitchen.  If something always feels a bit off when you are preparing a big meal, interior designers can help to restructure your kitchen.

If your kitchen doesn’t measure up and is not working for you, call Leading Edge Homes at 561-795-2551 so we can collaborate with you to create your dream kitchen that functions properly.

Questions?

If you have specific questions about kitchen design, kitchen remodeling, or any other home improvement project, please call me at 561-795-2551 or email me at: todd@leadingedgehomes.com and I’ll be happy to share my knowledge with you.
Leading Edge Homes, Inc. is a Florida certified building contractor specializing in improving your lifestyle through room additions, bathroom renovations, kitchen updates, hurricane-resistant screen enclosures, and more!  In business since 1991, they demolish your stress by building your trust. Contact them at 561-795-2551 or visit their website to discover how they can help you with your next home remodeling project in Palm Beach County.
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Kitchen Ideas: Home Improvement Lighting Options

Home Improvement, Kitchen Ideas

Kitchen Lighting Options

Kitchen lighting options have come a long way since the days of one surface-mounted fixture in the center of the room.  The ‘70s and ‘80s trend of cove lighting was an improvement but still far from optimal.

Palm Beach County Popular Home Improvement Lighting Ideas

Today there are many choices a kitchen remodeling contractor might suggest, but the following are the most popular in Palm Beach County:

Leading Edge Homes-Inc. Kitchen Remodel Lighting

Kitchen Idea: Add pendant lighting to dress-up your kitchen and provide better lighting above an island.

 

  • Recessed spot lights – usually four spread evenly around the kitchen and one over the sink
  • Pendant lights – usually three over an island or peninsula
  • Under cabinet – can be florescent or xenon type but LED is used most
  • Above wall cabinet – again usually LED and illuminates the rest of the wall and part of ceiling

Don’t Forget

Regardless of which type of lights you select, make sure you will have plenty of general light and task light.  Also remember that the higher the ceiling, the less light that makes it down to countertop level so adjust the quantity, type, and bulbs used accordingly.

Questions?

If you have specific questions or need a home inspection, please call me at 561-795-2551 or email me at: todd@leadingedgehomes.com and I’ll be happy to share my knowledge with you.
Leading Edge Homes, Inc. is a Florida certified building contractor specializing in improving your lifestyle through room additions, bathroom renovations, kitchen updates, hurricane-resistant screen enclosures, and more!  In business since 1991, they demolish your stress by building your trust. Contact them at 561-795-2551 or visit their website to discover how they can help you with your next home remodeling project in Palm Beach County.
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