“Cabinet displays: Showcasing your wares”

Wikipedia says "Increasing interest in household efficiency led, in the 1920s, to pioneering motion studies of housework by industrial psychologist Lillian Moller Gilbreth. Improvements in kitchen design led to today's familiar built-in cabinetry."

But really, who cares about kitchen efficiency if you don't get to show off a little?  Kitchens offer so many ways to spice up the visual experience of your home.  A good mix of cabinets that can first of all hide the not-so-pretty kitchen tools and disorganized stacking and second display some of the more glamorous cook wares , candles, decorations etc. in the form of art.

I still believe strongly in a kitchen designed for great cooking!  However, the purpose of a kitchen has gone so far beyond just cooking efficiency.  It is now also command central, party central, homework central, tea and cookie central and many other centrals. 

So don't miss your chance to design your next kitchen cabinets to show off grandma's china from the old country or a special shelf to display your back yard roses.  And remember lighting!!

Thanks for listening.

Kevin

Trimming your house with Crown - the molding of Monarchs!

I still remember the first time I saw crown molding on cabinets as a kid.  It was love at first sight!

A crown literally is the ornament of Kings and Queens.  When I first encountered the rich profile of a proud cherry wood crown molding sitting elegantly at the top of the kitchen cabinets I could hardly believe the transformation  it made to otherwise ordinary cabinets.  Since then I continue to find many beautiful new applications and reasons to add it to just about any design style.

You can add crown to the entry way, the study, in coffered ceilings and in one two or three pieces.  It can hold accent lighting or be tight to the ceiling.  There are hundreds of styles to match your design taste.   So, call us and let us bring some royalty to your home.  It may not make you richer but you will feel that way!

Thanks for listening,

Kevin

Cabinet fun to spice up your living!

Sometimes your remodeling doesn't have to be practical it can just be fun.

We all love to have some conversation piece in our homes or office and usually more than one.  It is there to remind us of the joy of living (which is mostly what we do in our homes, we live in them). 

It's been said that our home is our biggest investment, however, we rarely walk in the front door and think of our home value.  Yes our homes are a big investment but we expect more out of this investment than any other.  Our homes become a part of us that is forever imprinted on our memories.  We watch our kids grow up, we remember Thanks giving dinners with friends and family, snow storms and hot chocolate, good books by a warm fire, lemonade, hamburgers and hot dogs, ping pong in the basement and on and on. 

So, when you are ready to upgrade your kitchen, expand the family room or even turn your master bath into a personal spa, I would ask you to include fun and enchanted living in your mix of requirements.  The pay off will be in so much more than dollars.

We have had more fun talking about this little cabinet addition than many other fancy gadgets in the kitchen.  Not to mention the reward we get when company comes and we see their little children so fascinated with our cabinets.  Like most spices, it doesn't take much to make a big difference!

Thanks for listening,

Kevin Minne

Sun Homes Inc.