Kitchen

Favorite Kitchen Staples in a Remodel

November 25, 2017 by iccfloors Leave a Comment

You have decided to take the plunge and begin working on remodeling your kitchen. While brainstorming ideas, you begin to wonder what other homeowners use in their kitchens. You wonder about the items that important and often added into kitchens across the country.

Favorite Kitchen Staples in a Remodel:

Double Ovens. Imagine the breeze that holidays would become if you had two ovens to use. The best part about two ovens is that you can have two items cooking at completely different temperatures! If you do not already own double ovens, what are you waiting for?
Island Featuring Your Stovetop. Islands in kitchens are a godsend. They making prepping more efficient and cleaning easier than ever. Now imagine an island that features your stovetop! You can prep and cook all in one place. Cooking has never been so easy with this simple and effective design.
Range Hood. Range hoods have been a fan favorite for decades and we think that they may stick around for decades to come. They add an interesting piece of architecture while housing your exhaust fan.
Pot Filler. Centered on your gorgeous backsplash, a pot filler can make boiling water easier and more efficient.
Appliance Garage. Garages are not only for your cars nowadays. You can hide your kitchen appliances from plain sight by storing them inside of an appliance garage. The appliance garages are typically on top of your countertops and allow easy access when you are cooking/baking.

* Make sure you include outlets inside of your appliance garages.

Drawer Dividers. Do you find yourself digging through your kitchen drawers searching for a specific utensil? The solution: drawer dividers. Drawer dividers can make cooking a breeze with easy access to all of your cooking utensils.
Deep Drawers + Cabinets. Storage is a MUST in kitchens. You can place a lot of cabinets and drawers in your kitchen and still find yourself running out of space. That is because you did not invest in deep drawers and cabinetry. The deep drawers will help you to easily store pots and pans!
Glass Doors. Fans love glass doors on cabinets to show off their gorgeous dish-ware. Glass doors are an interesting design technique that you can include in your kitchen.

Let us help you make your kitchen stand out this holiday season with brand new flooring! With a great selection and variety, your home can become the talk of the town.

Pulling Inspiration from European Kitchen Design

April 4, 2017 by iccfloors Leave a Comment

Redesigning your kitchen is quite the task and there are multiple style options to choose from. There may be a common theme that runs through your neighborhood which might tempt you to stick with what you know, but why not try something new? Using popular European kitchen design can help set your home apart from the rest while giving the room a much-needed update.

The style most closely resembled in these types of kitchen designs is known as the modern look. While minimalistic in appearance, this format is meant to keep surfaces looking clean while using cabinetry and other storage ideas to create a high-functioning space. European kitchens tend to be smaller in size so using this format is popular as it is an easier way to keep the room less cluttered.

Busy-looking wall decor and shelf figurines are unnecessary. Less is more when it comes to this design. If the room is on the smaller side, the minimal decorations will help enhance the space, while using lighter colors for your cabinetry or flooring will help even further. Having a contrast between a dark and light material will also make the space even more striking when balanced properly.

Modern kitchens tend to utilize more synthetic materials like concrete, plastic and glass which can give the room a cold feeling. This is counter-acted by implemented a few natural elements into the layout to soften it up a bit. A natural wooden serving tray or hanging potted herbs can give your kitchen an earthier look. Cabinets can also have a natural wood front while the siding and back remain synthetic. Get creative and mix things up!

Consider the items you own and the most convenient way to access them. Use this in your design to customize storage drawers and utensil holders. Pots and pans can have roll-out shelves installed in their appropriate space to save you from having to pull everything out to reach them. Knife blocks, cutting boards and assorted ladles and spatulas will all have their designated space. All you need is a little inspiration and organization to make your European kitchen design happen!

Mixing Wood Finishes in the Kitchen

March 25, 2017 by iccfloors Leave a Comment

Looking for a style idea that will give your kitchen more character but you don’t know what to do? Try mixing woods to create beautiful accents throughout the space. The key to this method is to find the right balance between natural wood and painted finishes. Doing so will give the room a more complex, rich look than you would expect from a kitchen where every feature matches throughout. By simply being a little less predictable in design you will have automatically added visual interest to the space.

Using blocks of color is a simple way to bring variety into the room. Using a medium to dark stained natural wood for the oven hood and the top of your island while painting your cabinets white will make a beautiful statement and give the kitchen a custom look.

If you prefer to stick with natural wood only, keep the undertone of the types of wood you are using in mind. Woods have a base color that can be considered as a cool tone or a warm tone. Incorporating lighter stained pieces with darker ones will tie together better if you match warm tones with warm tones and cool tones with cool tones. Be sure you know which ones you are working with before purchasing materials.

If you will have wood flooring in the kitchen, be sure to use a contrasting color for your lower cabinets to prevent the two areas from blending into one another. This can make the room look drab and you will lose out on the opportunity to add some personality to the room.

Speaking of cabinetry, don’t be afraid to mix it up with your lower and upper units. Having a natural look up top while painting the lower cabinets is a great idea that will add dimension to the room. Doing a mixture up top and below is also an easy way to make things more exciting. Be careful with spacing out the differing finishes to achieve proper balance.

Lastly, use any natural separations in the room to implement a change in wood. It will break things up nicely while also maintaining the harmony of your design.