November 29, 2020
Everyone develops a pattern of how they do things in their kitchen. When redesigning your kitchen maintaining that pattern is usually not a benefit. For example a customer might tell us that they never use their present island to cut or chop vegetables, so they don’t want to ruin the look of their new island […]
November 11, 2020
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. First to give readers a little background, both our marriage and Main Line Kitchen […]
November 6, 2020
Main Line Kitchen Design can but usually doesn’t act as a Design and Build company. While we are capable of supervising a kitchen renovation, we believe that kitchen renovations run smoothly and are the best value to the client when the experts in each part of a complex renovation focus on their area of expertise. […]
October 24, 2020
The drawings and designs produced by kitchen designers are considered the intellectual property of the design firm. Watching the funny video below will help you understand the kitchen designer’s perspective. The work required to do the preliminary designs for a customer’s kitchen usually requires at least 8 hours of the designers time. This includes measuring […]
October 12, 2020
Over the last 10 years Main Line kitchen design has offered coupons on such sites as Yelp, Angie’s List, Local Saver, Groupon, Living Social, Home Adviser, and many other places. Surprisingly, only a few customers have ever used these coupons when purchasing a kitchen. Customers working with Main Line Kitchen Design are also given discounts […]
September 26, 2020
Construction changes are by far the best investments when you are renovating a kitchen. Surprisingly, these investments are usually considered last by home owners who chose instead cabinet, appliance, and countertop upgrades. While those upgrades can be nice and add some value to a kitchen renovation project they pale in comparison to the investment rewards […]
September 13, 2020
Listed below are selected quotes from three Masters who influenced, in their own way, the art of kitchen design. . Julia Child Chef, TV personality and the first woman graduate of Le Cordon Blue “People who love to eat are always the best people.” “The only time to eat diet food is when you’re waiting […]
September 12, 2020
Fireclay farmhouse sinks and wall mounted pot filler faucets placed over the cooktop are popular higher end kitchen fixtures. They both also come with risks usually never considered by the homeowners and designers that select them. While there is some risk of damage often associated with many popular kitchen conveniences repairing the damage is usually […]
August 30, 2020
Mark Smith, Industry and Technology teacher from Reed Custer High School shows a novel way to make a better kitchen cabinet. If more kitchen cabinet companies employed people like Mark our industry would be far better off. In his video Mark acknowledges the superiority of framed versus frameless cabinetry but goes one step further making […]
August 21, 2020
In the drive to complete a kitchen renovation before moving into a new home, new home buyers usually end up wasting money, making mistakes, and creating delays. These rushed renovations often finish later than the projects better organized and begun after homeowners move in. Most kitchens can be renovated in about 6 weeks from start […]
