It was exciting times at Main Line Kitchen Design when Ray Gardner won our companies first design award.
What Makes Me Laugh in Kitchen Design%3$s>
It surprises me, but often friends ask me to tell stories about life as a kitchen designer. Funny stories usually involve customers not valuing our input as professional designers and the calamitous results. Or our punking other designers.
Thanksgiving 2021 with the Knotthinks%3$s>
To lighten things up this Thanksgiving, I thought I’d give our blog readers an update on recent construction projects completed by the Knotthink Family. Here is a link to our previous check in with this construction challenged family.
Kitchen Story Contest Winner Announced!%3$s>
Congratulations to b.e.stack our Kitchen Story Contest Winner.
b.e. won $500 for her very creative letter to the editor from a home built in 1920 complaining about a magazine article minimizing the importance of the kitchen!
How We Thank Our Customers After Their Kitchen Renovation is Complete.%3$s>
Once the dust clears and the grout dries on Main Line Kitchen Design’s customers’ kitchens we send them a thank you, usually a cookbook or a Di Bruno Brother’s Cheese book.
Thanksgiving Reflections%3$s>
As we approach what is going to be an unusual Thanksgiving, my wife and I have been reflecting on a number of past Turkey Days. Our most vivid memories often include Main Line Kitchen Design, cooking, home repair, and Thanksgiving destinations.
Quotes from Three Masters of Cooking, Design, and Art.%3$s>
Listed below are selected quotes from three masters who influenced, in their own way, the art of kitchen design.
Crazy Construction Mistakes%3$s>
The Knotthink family has several members who are in design or building. Guy Knotthink, the family patriarch, is now retired but his son Will Knotthink is a general contractor and Will’s sister May Knotthink is an interior designer. Will’s other sister, Ivana Knotthink is an architect.
Every Day as a Kitchen Designer is a Test of Patience.%3$s>
All good kitchen designers have one quality in common. Patience.
It takes a very patient person to gently convince homeowners that they need design and selection assistance, because the majority of them believe that they don’t need it.