The Great American Kitchen is ever evolving, and 2019 promises to be an innovative, yet traditional year for the modern kitchen.
Kitchen trends can be stylistically fickle, but by and large, they are mostly spot-on blueprints and maps to designing a contemporary kitchen, that as My Domaine’s Gabrielle Savoie says, “will last at least a decade or two.”… Read the rest
A Hard Rule Of Life: No Appliance Lives Forever
Your workhorse microwave, a priceless gift from your beloved Aunt Edna from Christmas 2003.
Your trusty General Electric dryer, whose motto could be “getting your clothes comfy dry since 1997.”
Your reliable Whirpool refrigerator, running 24/7 whether it’s hot or cold, rain or shine, wet or dry since, well, “Hey, honey, how long have we had the refrigerator?”… Read the rest
Kitchen Disaster Files: History’s Worst Renovation Ideas
Some ideas sound better on paper than they are in reality.
An ice cream steak sandwich, polar plunging into the Mississippi River on New Year’s Day, running a marathon without really training, adopting a bear cub for your baby daughter, putting a flag pole in the middle of the driveway to salute Old Glory every time you pull out.… Read the rest
No man is an island, John Donne famously wrote. True, but no kitchen is truly a contemporary kitchen without a centerpiece island. Today’s island have to be hard-working, 21st century stylish and compliment their kitchen’s fixtures and appliances. And no islands are created equal.… Read the rest
If only every dream kitchen came at a dream price. We can dream, but the harsh reality is the average price of an American kitchen remodel this year will run $22,187 according to Home Advisor. Designing your dream kitchen at a price that doesn’t cripple your checkbook or max out your credit card is a Rubik’s Cube-like challenge for millions of American families.… Read the rest
Spring is right around the corner, and one way to improve your home without having to go outside is to update your kitchen.
KCRG’s Chris Earl speaks with Corridor Kitchen’s very own, Amber Horton, on ways to improve your kitchen during our Do It Yourself segment, aired Friday, February 23, 2018.… Read the rest
Marble’s magic boasts beauty matching a Hawaii sunset and Paris in spring, but the Rolls-Royce of kitchen countertop options isn’t without its faults. Alas, marble’s gorgeous exterior hides more secrets than a deep cover CIA operative working in Moscow. Any homeowner considering choosing this stunning, but mysterious option for the centerpiece of their kitchen needs to know what marble is exactly hiding underneath its beautiful exterior.… Read the rest
Why I Chose a Quartz Countertop for My Kitchen
As a homeowner stares at the centerpiece of their kitchen and the crossroad of the busiest room in the house, many are stumped by one of the most perplexing and important questions of any kitchen remodel.… Read the rest
Counter Top Porosity: Quartz vs Granite vs Marble vs Limestone
Just like the mighty sun, the most powerful star in the galaxy, can’t shine every day, no counter top surface is completely impervious. For all their style, remarkable ability to enhance the beauty and value of kitchens, and every day kitchen uses, no counter top is perfect.… Read the rest