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What is Transitional Design Style?

Posted by Cyndi Kohler on Tue, Apr 20, 2021

In interior design, there are three large categories of design styles that you have probably come across if you've been looking into changing your home. These are Traditional, Contemporary, and Transitional. While Traditional and Contemporary design styles are somewhat easier to conceptualize, Transitional style is harder to describe. In very basic terms, Transitional design style fills the gap between rich, detailed Traditional style and minimal, angular Contemporary style. That's just a high-level definition, though, so let's take a closer look.

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Topics: Design Trends and Ideas, Bathrooms, Home Remodeling, Kitchens

How to Design a Kitchen for the Home Cook

Posted by Laura Webster on Tue, Apr 13, 2021

If you’re an avid home cook an intentional design and layout is essential to your kitchen. There are many details to creating a kitchen that will work flawlessly for any avid chef, whether you consider yourself an expert or amateur. The overall goal is to provide a space that is intuitive for the user and has the least amount of friction or obstacles to work around whenever you get into a flow as you cook. There's a lot to making this happen, but in this post, we'll focus on the three biggest considerations: space planning, appliances, and storage.

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Topics: Design Trends and Ideas, Kitchens

Project Tour: Bold Kitchen Remodel in Indian Hill

Posted by Mike Hendy on Tue, Apr 6, 2021

It is sometimes the case that one or two poor design choices aren't enough to negate the overall good qualities of a home, and so homeowners will live with a terrible kitchen, bath or other room for a long time, justifying that the rest of the house is perfectly fine. While a remodel can often be considered a luxury, for these types of situations, the improvements made to rooms with bad style, storage, or layout choices can dramatically improve not only the home, but also the homeowner's daily quality of life. This was the case in this kitchen remodel in Indian Hill, where an ugly, cramped and outdated kitchen stifled the family's character and needs.

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Topics: Project Spotlight, Kitchens

Spring Home Maintenance Checklist

Posted by Kevin Dunn on Tue, Mar 30, 2021

Spring is an exciting time of the year when the weather begins to warm up and we look forward to more sunshine. Now is the perfect time to do some quick and easy home maintenance to prevent larger, more expensive problems from occurring. Our list below is designed to give you a few ideas of things you can do to get your home ready for the summer months. No need to tackle them all at once, just pick a few to accomplish each weekend, and you will be done before you know it.

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Topics: Design Trends and Ideas, Hiring a Contractor