Main Line Kitchen Design won two awards in February. Senior Designer Ray Gardner and A.J. Ahrens owner of Amberwood Builders won the Bucks and Montgomery County National Association of Remodelers CotY Award for the best kitchen between $40,000 and $80,000.
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Murder by Kitchen Design!
Our Controversial Take On Kitchen Design Hazards The daily5REMODEL recently ran an article on a presentation given by Main Line Kitchen Design President Paul McAlary. The speech, given at the spectacular Fretz Wolf and Subzero showroom in the Philadelphia Navy Yard, and the article are sure to prove controversial. The title of the presentation: Murder by Kitchen Design! The talk was meant to be […]
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Kitchen Designers Who Don’t Protect Their Customers.
This fourth of July week had fireworks in the sky and some on the web as well when many kitchen designers disagreed vehemently with each other on a LinkedIn debate.
Sale of Le Bec Fin – Major change for Philadelphia.
The sale of Le Bec Fin and the loss of it’s 5 star rating has signaled a change in the Philadelphia restaurant landscape, and in a small way, our society as a whole. Society has become less formal. Our younger customers usually don’t have sterling silver and china place settings they began to acquire as wedding gifts. In our kitchen design world traditional dining room and kitchen space is now routinely being combined. The larger area becomes a more social place to eat day to day as well as to entertain on special occasions.
How to get a French Country Kitchen for Half the Price.
Traditional Style and especially French Country Style Kitchens employ architectural accent pieces such as legs, corbels, capitals, and onlays. These accent pieces can be surprisingly expensive. A 6 inch by 6 inch Island leg typically will cost at least $600 retail from any cabinet line even at a home center.
Neighborhood News Featured Kitchen Designer
Below is an article praising my sometimes lauded, sometimes maligned, tell it like it is approach to kitchen design.
What’s Under Your Kitchen Hood?
Kitchens with hearths or independent wooden hoods need an exhaust fan to vent the heat, smoke, and grease created when using the range or cooktop.
Jim Bishop Steam Punk kitchen or Close to it.
Main Line Kitchen Design is waiting to be asked to go Steam Punk.
Kitchen IQ score
Here are the answers to the questions.
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