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10 Hardscape Design Ideas for Gardens

Posted by Alan Hendy on Mon, Jun 15, 2020

Though gardens are primarily composed of plants, they can be enhanced with additional features like pathways, retaining wall or structures. Non-plant landscaping elements are referred to as hardscaping, since most of these features are composed of hard materials such as stone or concrete. Hardscaping serves as a framework around which gardens can be arranged, separating planting areas, offering connections between different garden plots, or helping to pull an all-over yard landscape together. Though a hardscape isn't necessary for a beautiful garden, it may be worth considering. See how different hardscape design ideas were used in our outdoor living projects to inspire using the additional elements in your landscape to help your yard feel more put together and usable.

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Topics: Outdoor Living, Design Trends and Ideas

Mixing Cabinet Colors in the Kitchen

Posted by Christina Temple on Mon, May 11, 2020

Over the past decade, we've seen a major shift in the way kitchen designers and homeowners consider color options for cabinets and countertops. In the past, the standard design choice was to select a single cabinet color and pair it with a single countertop color. Now, however, we're seeing the use of multiple cabinet door colors across the kitchen paired often with two different counter materials as a common design style. By using two or more cabinetry colors, homeowners are also able to include more than one cabinet style or play with different preferences, which gives the kitchen a more unique personality. Mixing colors creates a design story that is more complex even as all the elements mix together for a seamless look. Here, we review the most common combinations seen in our Cincinnati kitchen remodels.

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Topics: Design Trends and Ideas, Kitchens

The Five Changes That Will Transform Your Kitchen

Posted by Cyndi Kohler on Wed, Mar 4, 2020

Most kitchen remodels rely on changes to any combination of the five most impactful elements within the kitchen. Updates, large or small, to any one of these areas offers the potential to refresh the kitchen, making it good-to-go for the next ten years or more. Whether you're making changes to these items as part of a larger kitchen renovation in which you are also changing the floor plan, or you're looking to make the space a bit more up-to-date without going into full-blown construction, these are the five changes that will go a long way in your new space.

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Topics: Design Trends and Ideas, Kitchens, Lighting, Countertops

How to Plan a Kitchen Remodeling Project (Free Guide)

Posted by Alan Hendy on Tue, Jan 21, 2020

Over the years we have worked with homeowners across the Greater Cincinnati region with designing and remodeling kitchens of all styles and sizes. The kitchen is the heart of the home. It is the place not only for preparing meals, but where family and guests tend to gather to enjoy each other’s company. Kitchens are special and important places.

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Topics: Design Trends and Ideas, Kitchens, Cost vs. Value