At the Intersection of Art, Architecture & Design

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See one approach to opening up a 1930’s Brick Cape. The clients want to take advantage of wonderful park-like views – opening their home to the back-yard. Also on their wish-list is opening the kitchen to the rest of the house and creating a study.

Learn how to shave thousands of dollars off your upcoming kitchen remodel and still get the kitchen of your dreams.

Here are some of the areas that are sometimes overlooked but that make a big difference in the efficiency of your remodeled kitchen.

This project is an example of good kitchen lighting on a budget.

In this kitchen project, all lighting – ambient, task and accent — use exclusively fluorescent or LED lamps.

All rooms should have 3 types of lighting – ambient, task, and accent.

What does it cost to renovate a kitchen? I’ve had 3-4 contacts within the past few weeks from homeowners who wish to renovate their kitchens for budgets ranging from $15,000 to $25,000. In their words, they want to gut their kitchens and replace everything from cabinets to lighting to flooring.

The kitchen in this 1950′s split level in Washington, DC had been updated once in the 1980′s. It was overdue for another update — this time, a more modern style central to the house and with better connection to the outdoors.

Thoughts about ways to keep kitchen remodeling costs down.

This is a great galley kitchen for a small home. It’s got 2 9 ft counters with a sink on one side and a 36″ cooktop on the other.