Neal's Home Remodeling and Design Blog

There are many different ways to design a kitchen and thousands of ideas that you could implement. Though most of these ideas fall into the category of basic functionality to help you live your daily life with ease, some design choices will bring a heightened sense of fashionability and style to your kitchen. A single kitchen doesn't need to cram all the neat design ideas out there into its footprint, but a few savvy design choices here and there can go a long way. The key is to select the stylish design options that will work for you on a practical level or that will check off an aesthetic wishlist item you really like. Here are 9 design ideas from our past work to consider for a more stylish kitchen.

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Islands are a great feature to include in the design and layout of a kitchen, but without understanding some important factors, it can be difficult to get this component right. In many remodeling projects, a poorly designed island is one of the major reasons a kitchen isn’t working the way it needs to, or doesn’t look the way the homeowner wants. Neal’s Designer Jodi Smith has some key insights into how to create a functional island that adds to the design and solves problems. Here are 5 considerations she addresses as she plans a new kitchen island.

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Looking at “before” images of kitchens, one thing often stands out as always needing a better solution in kitchens that need an update- the lighting scheme. How well a space is lit is often one of the more overlooked components of a design, so we spoke with Neal’s Designer Lauren Donges about how professional designers address kitchen lighting. She highlights several key considerations for a nicely-illuminated kitchen.

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You may or may not have a clear vision in your head when you hear the term "French Country" home style. While the term has a history and is something specific, we can also see that our modern ideas of what "country" style means have the ability to influence the style into something new. Let's try to break it down.

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