Framed vs. Frameless Kitchen Cabinets:Differences, Benefits and How to Choose.
When planning a kitchen remodel, most homeowners naturally focus on cabinet colors, door styles and finishes. However, there is another important decision behind the appearance of your cabinets: Should you choose framed or frameless construction? Both construction methods can produce attractive, durable and highly functional cabinetry. Neither is automatically better than the other. The best choice […]
Plain Sawn vs. Quarter Sawn vs. Rift Cut… What to Know About Each for Your New Kitchen Design
When you’re investing in kitchen cabinetry, the type of wood you choose is only half the story. How that wood is milled dramatically affects its appearance, structural stability, and long-term performance, especially in high-use spaces like kitchens. These cutting techniques can be used on oak, maple, cherry or walnut – any hard wood species. Three […]
What Should You Consider Before Remodeling Your Kitchen?
As the “head chef” for your family, you want your kitchen to be functional as well as attractive and trendy. When planning a kitchen remodel, it’s easy to get swept up in selecting colors, cabinetry, countertops, and flooring. While aesthetics is important, a truly practical and lasting kitchen design requires thinking beyond surface details. Before […]
Creating a Fabulous Laundry Room: Trends and Tips for a Well-Run Household
A well-designed laundry room can transform a slow, mundane chore into an efficient–and even enjoyable–task! Here’s how you can turn this often-overlooked space into a fabulous, trendy laundry room that contributes to a well-run household. 1. Smart Storage Solutions Maximizing storage is key to a tidy and efficient laundry room. Consider adding built-in cabinets, shelving, […]
Choosing the Perfect Flooring for Your Kitchen Remodel
Choosing the Perfect Flooring for Your Kitchen Remodel If you’re spending the time and money on renovating your kitchen, you’ll want to think beyond appliances and cabinets. One of the most crucial decisions you’ll make is selecting the right flooring. While flooring may not be the first thing you notice when you look at a […]
5 Things to Consider When Planning A Kitchen Remodel
Are you aware that this past year Americans spent over $400 billion on remodeling projects according to the National Association of Realtors? That’s a lot of money! And of that total, a significant amount was spent on kitchen remodels. Since that is where most families spend a great deal of their time it makes sense […]
How to Maintain Your Kitchen Cabinets
After building a new home or remodeling your kitchen to your dream design, the hope is that the cabinets will maintain their new and lustrous look indefinitely. Accumulation of dirt, grime, and even smoke from cooking and baking can, however, over time collect on the cabinet the surfaces. Kitchen cabinets are sometimes neglected during routine […]
Kitchen Cabinets: What’s Your Style?
Kitchen renovations have increased significantly over the past 2 years. Driven by the pandemic, more families are realizing that being at home means more cooking, more mealtimes together, and lots of Work-From-Home (WFH) and schoolwork/homework assignments being done, often in the kitchen. If you’re thinking about remodeling your kitchen in the coming months to make […]
One Hundred Years of Kitchen Cabinets
U S Kitchens & Baths honors the (approximately) 100th year anniversary of kitchen cabinets. You may ask, what do you mean? Weren’t kitchen cabinets always in the kitchen? The answer it seems is that before 1921 or thereabouts, kitchens had no cabinetry with doors nor did they contain countertops and drawers as we know them […]
March Featured Kitchen
This month we feature a kitchen that was recently remodeled in a townhome in Hackettstown, NJ. This is a smaller, sleek u-shaped Transitional style kitchen using maple Dynasty cabinetry. The flat panel style cabinets are painted white and there are contrasting dark granite countertops throughout. The backsplash is made from a stone slab and white […]