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From YouTube: Bloomington HRA Seminar: Kitchen Remodeling
Description
re you thinking about giving your kitchen a fresh look? Do you want to do a remodel project but don’t know where to start? Learn from an expert on how you can improve your home through kitchen remodeling. Whether it’s design or a complete remodel project, DreamMaker Bath and Kitchen will walk you through the processes involved to achieve your goal of updating your kitchen.
A
A
Good
evening
and
welcome
to
kitchen
remodel,
my
name
is
Brian
dear
Walker
I'm,
a
program
specialist
to
with
Bloomington
HRA.
We
sponsored
these
events
or
three
every
summer,
one
in
June,
1,
July
and
one
in
August.
We
had
one
earlier
in
June
that
one
was
on
concrete.
This
one
is
kitchen
remodel
and
we'll
have
one
in
August
I'm,
not
exactly
sure
the
date.
It's
a
thursday
though,
and
we
hope
it
will
see
you
at
that.
A
One
too,
if
you
have
not
filled
out
one
of
these
we'd,
ask
that
you
do
at
the
conclusion
you
can
get
to
gift
gift
cards
at
Home,
Depot
$25
each
will
draw
two
of
those
names,
so
two
of
you
will
win
that
at
the
conclusion
must
be
present
to
win
and
one
per
household
I
mentioned
I'm
with
the
HRA.
We
do
have
loan
programs
that
are
available.
If
you
have
any
interest
in
financing
low
interest
financing,
you
do
have
to
be
income
eligible
and
equity
requirements
to
apply.
A
But
if
you're
interested,
I
put
our
website
up
here,
bloomington
MN
gov
and
then
in
the
keyword
you
can
put
in
HRA
or
loans
and
find
out
more
about
our
programs
and
what
we're
about
so
when
ten
in
the
back,
we
do
have
cookies
for
you
and
some
refreshing
Bloomington
drinking
water.
It's
one
taste
test
is
wonderful,
so
help
yourself
and
with
that
I'll
turn
it
over
to
Lynn,
who
is
with
Dream
Maker
bath
and
kitchen
for
going
two
for
20
years
just
about
20
years.
B
A
B
Good
evening,
everybody
and
thanks
for
coming
out
tonight
as
they
said
that
time
with
Dream
Maker
bath
and
kitchen
we're
a
design-build
remodeling
company
and
we've
been
in
st.
look
we're
located
in
st.
Louis.
Park
we've
been
there
for
going
on
our
twentieth
year.
We
do
a
work
all
over
the
Twin
Cities
area
and
what
we're
going
to
look
at
tonight
is
a
lot
of
kind
of
case
studies
or
before
and
after
photos
of
projects
that
we've
done
all
around
the
Twin
Cities
and
we'd
work
a
lot
in
Bloomington
here.
B
So
you
can
see
a
wide
range
of
what's
out
there
and
I'm,
going
to
talk
a
lot
about
different
materials
and
different
ways
to
massage
your
budget,
because
every
project
has
a
budget
I've
never
been
given
a
blank
check.
Yet
if
any
of
you
would
like
to
be
the
first
one,
I
really
want
to
talk
to
you
tonight,
okay,
so
but
every
project
has
a
budget.
We
get
that
we
understand
it
and
it's
a
matter
of
trying
to
maximize
value
for
you
and
your
home.
B
But
let's
look
at
just,
and
these
are
just
ideas-
and
this
is
pretty
freeform
casual.
If
you
see
something
holler
out
and
let's
talk
about
it,
I'll
also
try
to
leave
time
at
the
end
for
more
questions,
and
just
let's
be
pretty
informal
about
it.
I
have
a
little
bit
of
show-and-tell
I'm
going
to
do
here,
for
you
two
is
some
different
products
that
you
may
or
may
not
have
seen
before.
So
certain
kitchen
trends
that
are
out
there
right
now,
you'll
see
kitchens
are
now
the
central
hub
of
the
home.
B
They
always
have
been,
but
even
more
so
now,
because
now
we're
being
asked
to
do
much
more
open
concept,
homes
and
its
really.
The
area
where
open
floor
plans
promote
that
family
interactions,
they're
multi-use
areas
and
also
the
mix
of
materials,
and
you
seem
much
more,
this
furniture
looking
cabinetry
and
other
materials
because
our
homes
are
being
opened
up
and
it's
like
an
extension
of
your
living
room
in
your
family
room
and
so
we're
going
to.
It
also
allows
us
to
use
materials
in
a
more
unique
and
uncommon
way.
B
So
we're
also
going
to
look
at
some
very
simple
innovations
of
things
you
can
do
from
mixing
a
materials,
allow
you
to
stretch
a
budget
and
create
a
new
look
and
then
new
materials
to
allow
reuse
of
existing,
such
as
cabinet
refacing,
countertop,
overlays
and
flooring
overlays,
and
then
the
proper
mixing
of
appliances.
That
can
stretch
your
budget
and
then
just
some
simple
ideas
and
additions
just
to
spruce
up
your
home
and
then
we're
going
to
go
to
a
series
of
more
more
extensive
remodel,
work
to
total
renovations
and
I
hope.
B
We
show
you
a
series
of
kitchen
remodels
that
you'll
say
WOW
about
when
we're
done,
you'll
see
before-and-after
photos.
You
can
see
the
progression
of
these
and
Weiss
why
space
planning
is
so
critical
and
you're
going
to
hear
me
talk
a
lot
about
that
through
this
presentation
about
space
planning
and
how
you
lay
out
a
kitchen
space
is
critical
to
the
function
of
it
and
how
your
family
pro
your
family
works
in
that
space,
we'll
talk
about
materials
and
other
green
aspects
and
universal
design
aspects,
so
so
believe
it
or
not.
B
I
still
tear
these
out.
You
would
think
this
is
from
the
turn
of
the
century,
where
that
was
your
kitchen,
pretty
much
you
know
to
work
at
and
I
still
find
them
once
in
a
while,
and
so
the
challenge
here
was
on
this
just
this
kitchen,
that's
all
the
space.
We
have
it's
just
that.
So
how
can
we
maximize
it
now?
What
do
we
miss
it,
we're
just
doing
dishes
and
we're
prepping
here
right
we
have
no
dishwasher.
We
have
nowhere
to
store
anything.
B
So
how
can
we
just
at
least
maximize
that
in
a
very
simple
way
in
this
space?
So
that's
one
way
now
this
is
where
I
was
talking
a
little
bit
earlier
about
different
uses
of
appliances.
You
all
think
of
a
standard
dishwasher
as
being
24
inches
wide
well.
This
is
an
18
inch
wide
dishwasher
that
fits
in
there
and
allows
us
to
do
an
apron
style
sink
and
add
storage
below
it
and
by
adding
the
cabinetry
above
we
kind
of
keep
in
the
feel
and
the
aesthetic
of
this
style
of
the
home.
B
But
we
add
a
lot
more
storage
here.
So
that's
what
we're
talking
about
space
planning?
These
are
the
ideas
about
function
within
that
space.
What
can
you
do,
or
this
one
is
a
classic
they'd?
Add
a
water
leak
up
in
the
ceiling.
You
have
the
old
tile
floor,
I
love
it
when
they
put
the
handles
right
in
the
middle
of
the
door.
You
know
and
and
I'm
an
older
person.
So
you
know
I've
come
before
HGTV,
but
younger
people
that
have
grown
up
on
HDTV
and
think
that's
the
world
of
remodeling.
B
B
Well,
I'm,
here
to
tell
you
I've
done
three
projects
for
shows
on
hgtv,
so
that's
it's
a
little
misleading
but,
let's
just
say:
let's
take
ten
thousand
dollars
and
what
can
you
do
with
it
and
that's
the
approach
sometimes
is
how
what
are
the
different
ways
you
can
work
with
the
space,
so
we're
going
to
keep
this
and
we're
going
to
do
this
now.
Those
are
the
same
cabinet
doors
we
just
repainted
them.
We
caught
those
holes
where
the
door
handles
weren't
put
new
handles
on
in
a
better
location.
B
We
put
a
new
dishwasher
in
there
and
that
is
a
laminate
countertop,
but
it's
granite
tiles
on
the
backsplash,
so
I
gave
him
granite
at
his
countertop,
but
the
look
and
style
is
there
it's
much
more
functional.
Now
we
cut
out
some
of
the
center
panels
and
put
glass
in
and
painted
those
out
and
then
on
the
other
side,
there
was
a
little
sit
up
bar
area,
so
you
could
take
that
and
then
I
did
a
remnant
piece
of
granite
there.
B
So
the
idea
is,
you
can
maximize
your
budget
and
still
get
some
really
high
quality
materials
and
make
it
look
great.
We
put
a
new
vinyl
floor
in
there
right
over
top
of
the
existing
tile,
because
the
tile
is
actually
in
pretty
good
shape.
So
so
you
can
put
a
self
level
or
on
there
and
then
you
can
install
the
floor
right
over
it.
So
so
that's
just
an
example
of
how
you
have
to
be
a
bit
creative,
sometimes
and
how
you
do
this.
This
is
another
common
thing
that
we
do
is
this
house.
B
They
had
just
bought
this
place
they
just
before
they
bought
it.
They,
the
previous
owner,
just
put
in
the
black
granite
countertops,
which
they
liked
they
actually
liked
the
layout
of
the
kitchen.
They
just
really
hated
the
kind
of
sterile
look
of
the
white
cabinets.
They
wanted
a
warmer
more
inviting
feel.
B
So
this
is
an
example
of
before,
and
this
is
after,
and
so
you
can
see
it
can
be
a
pretty
dramatic
effect
and
a
warm
inviting
feel
which
is
what
they
wanted
and
we
wrapped
the
back
of
the
island
with
a
laminate
in
a
metal,
or
this
was
a
project.
Where
was
the
photography
isn't
really
good
here,
but
it's
an
old
pickled
maple
from
the
70s.
B
It
was
very
strong
then-
and
there
was
this
family
had
lived
with
this
layout
of
this
kitchen
for
a
long
time
and
they
really
liked
the
layout
or
sometimes
people
just
get
used
to
what
they
get
used
to,
and
they
don't
want
to
change
it
and
I
understand
that.
But
they
wanted
a
change
in
the
aesthetic
of
the
space.
B
The
tile
floor
was
in
good
shape
and
they
and
everything
about
this
was
as
a
more
traditional
style
and
they
had
just
spent
a
lot
of
time
going
through
the
rest
of
their
home
and
making
it
much
more
contemporary
and
the
kitchen
was
the
last
space
to
be
touched.
So
how
do
we
change
the
style
of
this
by
just
doing
again
very
simple
things
in
this
case?
B
We're
going
to
take
the
cabinet
doors
off
the
base,
cabinets
and
the
wall
cabinets,
we're
going
to
paint
the
boxes
and
we're
going
to
put
new
door
fronts
on
there
and
we're
going
to
take
it
from
a
very
traditional
look
like
this
to
a
very
contemporary
look,
and
that's
done
with
newer
materials
too.
So,
for
example,
up
here,
I'm
going
to
show
you
a
couple
of
things.
These
are
doors
that
are
called
textured
melamine
materials.
So
it's
basically
a
lightweight
laminate
material
that
shrink
trapped
over
a
wood
core.
B
If
you
feel
it,
it's
really
quite
heavy
and
it's
very
durable
because
it
is
a
laminate,
it
wipes
off
great,
and
yet
it
has
a
very
subtle
nice
texture
to
it.
Just
like
a
real
wood
grain,
these
come
in
many
many
colors
and
patterns.
Now,
but
that's
what's
done
here
on
the
base
cabinets
and
then
on
the
upper
cabinets.
B
And
then
here
is
an
opportunity
where
the
countertops
there's
there's
no
I'm
an
interior
designer
by
training,
and
so
we
do
work
in
a
design,
build
and
there's
no
design
rule
that
says
all
the
countertops
have
to
match.
So
in
this
case,
the
countertops
on
the
right
are
a
recycled
glass
material,
that's
done
by
local
artisan,
where
you
can
actually
sit
there
and
custom
design
your
own
countertop.
If
you
want
to
you,
can
pick
the
colors
of
glass,
you
can
pick
the
size
of
the
particular.
B
You
can
pick
the
background
color
and
you
can
pick,
can
pick
out
the
percentage
of
different
mix
of
materials
within
it
and
have
that
done
for
you
and
then
on.
The
left
is
a
standard.
Quartz
countertop
like
you
might
be
familiar
with
brand
names
like
Cambria
or
Caesarstone.
That's
a
quartz
countertop
on
the
left,
so
very,
very
versatile,
and
then
the
backsplash
here
is
a
corrugated
aluminum,
laminate
very
inexpensive,
and
it's
just
lay
right
over.
B
We
took
the
tile
off
and
gives
it
a
nice
clean,
look
and
then
new
hardware,
and
then
this
the
one
new
cabinet
in
here
is
the
one
in
the
very
end
in
the
upper
right.
That
was
the
other
side
of
the
room
before
that's
the
after
and
then
that's
looking
out
from
the
kitchen
and
that's
the
textured
melamine
with
the
drain
board
in
the
countertop,
and
this
was
the
cabinet
before
on
the
end,
it
was
an
old
Wang
cube
that
they
never
really
used.
B
So
that
was
the
one
new
cabinet
we
put
in
there
and
that
those
shelves
are
technology
where
it's
an
aluminum
frame
of
glass
in
it,
that's
lined
with
LED
lights.
So
the
nice
thing
about
that
is
when
you
set
something
on
there:
the
LED
lights
light
both
up
and
down,
so
it
lights
that
entire
cabinet.
So
there
are
places
where
you
might
want
to
spend
a
little
more
money
for
something
like
that.
B
That
gives
you
the
effect
you
want
and
you
can
cut
back
in
other
areas,
and
then
this
is
a
tiny
little
kitchen
in
a
little
town
house
and
very
dark,
very
heavy,
looking
very
dangerous
as
a
kitchen
designer
I'll
point
out
that
that
pantry
right
next
to
that
range
is
a
very
dangerous
situation.
I'm
amazed
it
hasn't
caught
fire.
Yet
so
there's
a
problem
there.
It's
also
very
little
working
space.
B
You
have
the
dishwasher
right
there
and
you
can
see
that
this
dishwasher
was
probably
added
at
a
later
date
and
when
this
door
is
dropped
down
and
you're
loading,
it
there's
hardly
any
your
squeezed
into
the
right
of
it
right
by
this
thing.
So
none
of
this
really
functions.
It
works
very
well,
but
you
know
it's
a
pretty
inexpensive
townhouse.
We
don't
want
to
put
a
lot
of
money
into
this,
but
how
can
we
make
it
better?
B
Oh,
the
other
thing,
you'll
notice
across
the
top,
the
it's
kind
of
a
weird
thing
that
these
soffits
are
there,
but
they're,
not
deep
it
or
not
as
deep
as
a
cabinet,
so
it
leaves
a
little
ledge
at
the
top
of
the
cabinets.
Now
she
has
a
cat
by
the
name
of
Oliver
who
likes
to
crawl
up
there
and
walk
across
the
top
of
there.
B
The
trouble
is
Oliver
has
a
little
trouble
when
he
gets
to
that
balance
across
the
window,
and
she
says
that's
always
a
kind
of
a
show
to
see
him
tiptoe
across
that
he'll
walk
across
that
window
valance
there
jump
up
on
the
counter
and
get
up
on
the
fridge
and
jump
up
there
and
go
across
so
so.
How
can
we
take
this,
and
also
because
this
is
very
dark
cabinetry,
and
this
is
a
very
small
room.
The
idea
is,
let's
lighten
up
the
cabinetry
and
make
the
room
feel
bigger.
B
So
here's
one
way
to
do
that,
so
these
are
still
mid-tone
staying
cabinets.
Taking
the
pantry
out
over
here
allows
us
to
put
a
nice
safe
counter
space
there
for
a
safe
landing
space.
We
made
the
sink
turn
a
little
bit
more
into
the
corner
of
the
kitchen,
so
at
least
it
was
a
little
better
and
then
you'll
see.
On
the
other
side,
we
took
out
the
little
window
valance
and
just
created
a
little
wood
top
there
to
connect
those
two
areas
and
that
way
Oliver
Scott
is
so.
B
These
are
brand-new
cabinets.
But
now
these
are
stock
cabinets,
so
these
are
all
prefab
sizes
and
but
how
you
can
work
with
stock
cabinetry
and
make
it
fit
this
whole
kitchen.
We
did
with
do
countertops
new
cabinets
with
the
labor
and
did
that
for
twelve
thousand
dollars,
so
just
to
give
you
a
sense
of
where
money
is
that's
one
option
and
then,
of
course,
we
designed
for
all
members
of
the
family,
including
Oliver,
the
cat
so
and
then
this
was
in
a
pretty
tough
shape
when
we
walked
in
there.
B
But
this
is
also
about
space
planning
to
because
in
this
house,
you'll
see.
This
is
a
door
back
here
going
down
to
the
basement,
but
also
in
this
house
there's
another
door
down
to
the
basement,
so
you
have
redundant
stairways
and
yet
the
refrigerator
right
over
here
is
sticking
out,
basically
in
the
middle
of
the
room
against
the
wall.
So
just
the
idea
of
capturing
that
space
from
the
stairwell
and
and
utilizing
that
and
then
they
wanted
the
challenge
was
we
wanted
it
to
look
very
retro,
so
everybody's
idea
of
retro
is
a
little
different.
B
So
here's
one
option
so
by
taking
that's
capturing
that
stairway
space
that
allowed
us
to
create
a
nice
nook
there
to
put
the
refrigerator
there,
which
then
it
opened
up
the
spirit,
the
space
in
the
middle.
So
we
could
add
an
island
and
you'll
see
that
the
kind
of
retro
look
was.
This
is
a
laminate
countertop,
with
the
old
metal
edge
from
the
1950s
or
so,
and
just
to
kind
of
give
it
a
look,
and
also
this
is
one
of
these
very
inexpensive
fix
up
and
makeover.
B
Ideas
is
just
paint
color
now
you'll
notice
here
on
the
left.
It's
a
nice
golden
shade
on
the
left
and
they
took
one
accent
wall
on
the
outside
wall,
which
used
to
be
the
brick
and
we
drywall
that
up
and
painted
that
red.
Now
why
Reds?
Just
because
people
like
red,
you
see,
read
a
lot
and
fast
food
restaurants,
don't
you
that's
because
it
stimulates
your
glands
so
that
you
feel
hungrier
and
that's
there's
a
there's,
a
art
behind
that
color
theory?
So
that's
one
way
to
do
it.
B
We
walk
into
a
lot
of
small
spaces.
These
are
town
houses
to
that
we're
built
and
call
closed
off.
There
is
your
kitchen
behind
there
and
you're
sitting
at
the
table.
Nice
conversation
area
in
between
so
just
a
simple
way
to
open.
This
up
is
just
that.
The
problem
is,
is
if
you
tear
out
the
entire
area.
Above
you
end
up
popcorn
ceilings
everywhere,
and
once
you
touch
that
ceiling,
you
got
to
do
at
all.
B
So
the
idea
of
just
doing
a
small
drops
off
it
that
you
can
do
what
they
call
flat
taping,
where
you
tape
right
up
to
the
popcorn
ceiling,
then
that
allows
us
to
drop
the
lights
in
there
and
we
don't
have
to
disturb
the
rest
of
the
popcorn
and
the
rest
of
the
unit.
And
then
that
allows
us
to
build
the
opening
there
and
it's
a
way
to
keep
the
budget
down.
But
yet
give
you
a
nice
open,
look
and
add
a
lot
more
lighting
to
the
space
kitchens.
B
A
lot
of
the
kitchen
theory
and
development
was
actually
done
right
here
in
Minnesota
back
in
the
50s,
where
they
developed
a
lot
of
these
kind
of
u-shaped
kitchens.
That
was
made
for
the
average
five
foot
four
inch
woman,
who
was
the
only
cook
in
the
house
and
worked
in
the
kitchen
alone,
and
that's
where
a
lot
of
our
kitchen
theory
came
from.
Well,
that's
not
how
we
use
kitchens
today.
Now
it's
multi
family
members
and
I
have
many
clients
where
the
men
are
the
cook,
and
so
it's
not
a
gender
issue.
B
But
it's
also
with
that.
Whoever
is
doing
the
cooking,
you
want
it
to
function
for
them,
so
what's
their
reach
Heights?
What's
there
ergonomics
for
a
countertop
height
all
those
counter.
The
36
inch
high
countertop
is
a
proper
organ.
Ama
kite
for
a
5
foot,
4
inch,
average
woman
in
the
1950s.
That's
how
it
came
about,
so
those
rules
can
be
rethought
quite
commonly.
You
know
the
proper
way
to
do
that.
B
Organ
ama
CLE
is
take
your
bent
elbow
measure
to
the
floor
and
subtract
three
or
four
inches
if
you're
working
at
a
counter,
that's
the
actual
best
ergonomic
position
for
you
to
work
at
so
you
can
sighs
your
countertop
heights
for
you,
so
just
ideas.
But
here
we
wanted
to
open
this
up,
because
when
you
create
that
little
Peninsula
there,
it
basically
traps
that
person
in
that
space
and
visually
it's.
It
stops
the
room
right
and
then
you
have
this
wall
with
an
archway
to
hit,
but
it's
not
doing
anything,
there's
nothing
against
it.
B
It's
not
helping!
So,
just
by
opening
up
that
wall
and
straightening
out
the
kitchen
and
making
it
a
galley,
it's
a
mop,
more
functional
and
how
you
use
it
and
also
because
you've
opened
it
up
now
becomes
part
amor
or
part
of
the
living
space,
and
you
want
to
treat
it
like
it's.
It
goes
with
that
and
then
you
can
add
to
the
lighting
and
different
things
like
that.
B
What's
on
the
floor,
is
just
a
tile
ceramic
tile
you'll
see
a
lot
of
lighting
ideas
in
these
programs
because
most
every
kitchen,
I
walk
into
the
lighting
is
horrible.
You
know,
and
if
yours
is
one
of
those
kitchens,
hopefully
you
can
pick
up
some
ideas
here,
but
the
idea
of
multi
types
of
light
so
you'll
have
your
general
lighting.
Your
cast
lighting
get
your
under
cabinet
lighting
in
there.
B
So
it's
lighting
up
your
work
space
in
front
of
you,
where
we're
having
to
update
a
lot
of
that
stuff
in
almost
every
project
that
we
do,
and
that
is
that
project
afterwards
and
I
wanted
to
show
you
this.
What
do
you
think
of
that
countertop?
Does
it
look
like
stone?
It's
a
laminate
actually
and
laminates
have
come
a
long
ways.
Most
people
only
familiar
with
laminate
countertops
of
the
20,
pretty
ugly
colors
that
they
see
in
the
home
centers.
B
They
don't
really
realize
that
there's
over
6,000
choices
available
in
laminate
countertops,
but
the
real
key
about
it
is.
This
is
one
version,
but
there's
a
newer
version,
since
this
was
done
where
we
can
now
take
your
sink
and
undermount
it
underneath
the
laminate
countertop.
So
that
was
always
the
Bugaboo
before
why
I
want
an
undermount
sink
for
easy
cleanability?
That's
why
I
wanted
to
go
to
stone
or
granite
or
quartz,
and
that's
fine.
B
You
can
still
do
that,
but
you
also
have
that
capability
to
do
that
with
laminate
countertop
now
for
a
third
to
a
half
the
cost.
So
there
again
it's:
where
do
you
want
to
put
your
dollars,
and
this
one
is:
has
the
old
gallery
rail
at
the
top
and
the
soffit,
and
that
kind
of
thing.
So
this
is
a
makeover
where
I'd
like
to
show
what
you
can
do
with
different
soffits.
So
here
one
way
to
deal
with
a
soffit.
B
Only
one
person
can
really
work
in
here
at
a
time
now
this
couple,
they
both
love
to
cook
and
they
like
to
cook
together
and
and
one
of
them
is
a
baker
and
if
you're
a
baker
and
like
to
do
a
lot
of
like
rolling
out
of
dough
and
things
like
that,
the
ergonomics
are
different
for
that,
and
the
heights
of
those
work
counters
need
to
be
different
for
that.
So
what
we
did
here
was
we
tore
that
out
and
created
a
three-tiered
Island.
This
is
also
a
really
good
example
of
good
universal
design.
B
In
that
you
have
a
setup
area
on
the
end,
that's
42
inches
tall.
You
have
your
standard
36
inch
height
here
with
the
cooktop
in
it
and
then
on
the
back
side,
adding
a
second
prep
sink
in
there
at
a
little
lower
level.
That's
perfect
for
a
rollout
area
for
any
kind
of
that
kind
of
work.
Plus.
Also,
if
somebody
was
say
in
this
house
that
was
in
like
a
wheelchair,
you
could
roll
right
up
there
and
use
that
space
too.
B
So
there's
different
ways
that
you
can
rework
these
things
and
nothing
has
to
look
contrived
in
any
way.
One
of
the
best
investments
you
can
make
if
you
have
multiple
cooks
and
if
you
have
multiple
cooks
working
in
a
kitchen
at
a
time,
is
adding
that
second
prep
sink,
because
eighty
percent
of
the
time
that
you
work
in
a
kitchen
is
spent
working
at
or
near
the
sink
or
from
the
sink
to
the
fridge.
B
B
B
Those
are
actually
great
space,
savers,
the
banquette
ideas,
because
it
allows
the
table
to
get
close
to
the
wall,
and
by
doing
that,
we
can
take
out
the
u-shaped
kitchen
that
allows
us
to
put
a
really
nice
island
in
there
and
now
they
access
around.
That
is
much
better
and
by
going,
they
had
white
kitchen
before,
but
they
have
a
more
updated
white
kitchen
now
and
the
space
really
works.
I
walked
into
this
house.
Yes,
sir.
B
Kembe
this
question
was
the
microwave
with
a
vent
above
the
stove
right.
You
there's
two
ways
to
vent
it.
You
can
vent
it
out
through
the
duct
either
into
the
cabinets
above
and
out,
or
many
of
those
now
have
what
they
call
recirculating
fans
in
them.
Where
will
circulate
the
air
through
a
carbon
filter
for
you
and
you
can
clean
it
that
way,
if
you,
if
you
can't
get
it
outside?
B
Sometimes
there
are
code
issues
that
don't
allow
you
to
vent
it
to
the
outside,
but
you
can
do
a
recirculating
fan
with
the
same
kind
of
unit.
They
usually
have
those
options
with
them.
This
home
was
built
in
the
20s
I
walked
in,
and
this
client
had
traveled
a
lot
so
they
had
bought
this
walnut
furniture
piece.
I
thought
was
pretty
striking
and
this
was
an
original
built-in
display
cabinet
that
was
already
there.
So
there
are
things
also
when
you're
looking
at
spaces
like
this,
you
don't
look
at
just
the
kitchen.
B
You
look
at
the
rest
of
the
house
too,
but
also
for
the
architectural
style
of
it.
There's
elements
you
can
bring
into
your
kitchen
that
are
in
the
architecture
of
the
rest
of
home,
like
moldings,
or
details
around
the
openings
that
kind
of
thing
or
color
or
materials.
In
this
case
there
was
an
oak
floor
that
ran
through
the
whole
house.
We
wanted
to
keep
the
oak
flooring
and
then
on
the
other
side,
but
that
was
the
kitchen
and
it
was
pretty
white
pretty
sterile
and
there
full
of
problems
limit.
B
One
was
that
the
range
is
pretty
close
to
the
corner
over.
There
made
it
very
difficult
to
work
at
it.
It's
a
little
hard
to
see
in
this
picture,
but
right
next
to
the
range
is
the
dishwasher
and
then
the
sink
is
on
a
45
degree
angle
right
next
to
it.
So
if
you
stood
at
that
sink
and
open
the
dishwasher,
you
couldn't
actually
stand
there.
It
wouldn't
allow
that
to
work,
and
then
it's
a
tight
space
and
there
wasn't
enough
seating.
B
That
was
this
was
a
family
of
four
and
we
only
had
two
seats
to
sit
up
to
the
bar,
and
we
had
a
lot
of
wasted
space
out
here
in
front
that
we
weren't
taking
best
utilization
of.
So
how
do
we
work
with
this
and
also
stainless
steel?
Refrigerators
are
strong
and
they
will
always
probably
be
a
strong
trend
but
you'll
see
in
a
white
kitchen
like
this.
There
there
make
a
strong
statement.
B
They
look
like
a
tin
can
in
the
middle
of
the
room,
don't
they,
especially
when
they're
kind
of
not
built
in
when
you
see
all
of
it.
It
starts
to
look
a
little
imposing.
So
how
can
we
work
with
these
with
these
elements
and
that's
what
you
see
on
the
other
side,
there's
a
microwave
next
to
it
and
then
too
tall
pantries.
B
So
this
is
what
we
did
to
it.
One
thing
is,
you
can
take
the
countertop
and
just
add
on
and
existing,
and
now
we
got
seating
for
five
just
by
adding
on
and
utilizing
that
wasted
space
that
we
didn't
have
before,
and
we
could
have
done
it
all
with
the
same
countertop.
But
the
idea
of
bringing
the
walnut
in
from
those
furniture
pieces
she
had
was
I
thought
a
really
warm
idea
and
that's
a
quartz
countertop
that
it's
married
too.
B
How
that
stainless
steel
recedes
into
the
wall
a
little
bit,
and
then
that
allowed
us,
because
we
took
the
oven
out
of
here
that
allowed
us
to
free
up
this
whole
wall
and
move
the
cooktop
a
little
bit
more
in
the
center
of
that
room
and
that
allowed
it
to
become
more
of
a
feature
focal
point
wall
that
draws
your
eye.
That
was
the
kitchen
before
when
you
looking
down
there.
There's
that
angle.
Imagine
standing
here
with
the
dishwasher
door
down.
It
would
be
difficult
and
you've
got
this
beautiful
corner
window
there.
B
So
you
get
a
nice
view
to
the
outside,
but
on
the
angle,
you're,
actually
looking
at
the
corner,
not
really
through
the
window.
So
one
way
to
deal
with
that
is
just
turn
the
sink
square,
the
corner
off,
and
then
we
move
the
dishwasher
over
to
the
right
side
of
the
think.
So
now
you
can
stand
there
and
work
at
the
sink
properly
do
clean
up
properly
and
the
dishwasher
is
closer
to
the
area
where
it
needs
to
be
where
the
dishes
are
being
made.
B
Dirty
that
allowed
us
to
move
the
cooktop
to
the
center
and
put
the
hood
there
and
create
that
kind
of
focal
point
wall.
Now
these
kinds
of
backsplashes
you'll
see
all
kinds
of
decorative
backsplashes
and
things
in
magazines
and
a
lot
of
them
are
done
with
tile,
and
that
works
great.
We
do
a
lot
of
that,
but
this
technology,
these
are
thin
panels.
There
are
about
three
eighths
of
an
inch
thick
and
this
is
real
onyx
stone.
B
B
We
do
this
technology
allotting
showers,
because
we
don't
we
just
get
away
with
one
panel
on
every
single
wall,
the
shower
no
grout
to
deal
with
anymore
and
it's
an
absolutely
beautiful
look
of
real
stone
and
it
will
be
there
for
the
life
of
the
house
and
that's
a
close-up
of
what
that
looks
like
then,
quite
often
we'll
walk
into
homes
where
the
soffits
have
been
put
in
and
that
the
soffits
always
define
a
space.
And
in
this
case
this
is
a
good
example
of
how
a
soffit
defines
where
the
kitchen
is.
B
B
One
example
is,
you
can
take
the
same
space
of
what's
there
take
that
out
and
you
can
open
it
up
like
this
I
and
create
an
l-shaped
kitchen
with
an
island
and
it's
much
more
functional,
much
more
multi-purpose
and
more
user-friendly
I
walk
into
a
lot
of
older
homes
where
they're
all
closed
off
like
this
and
this
home
had
beautiful
cherry
wood
work
throughout
most
of
the
house.
He
walked
into
the
formal,
dining
room
here
and
then
like
many
homes
when
they
it
back
around
the
turn
of
the
century.
B
The
kitchen
was
always
put
in
the
back,
and
the
kitchen
was
not
really
meant
to
be
seen.
You
know
was
really.
You
stayed
in
the
front
of
the
house.
Well,
now
look
through
that
door
and
you
can
see
all
the
way
through
to
a
really
large
window
to
a
really
pretty
backyard
and
because
now
the
way
we
use
homes,
we
utilize
these
spaces
much
more
as
a
family
group.
So
the
idea
of
opening
this
up
get
you
this.
B
So
we
took
that
same
cherry
wood
work
that
we
found
in
the
rest
of
the
house
in
the
other
parts
of
the
house.
We
found
really
nice
arched
doorways,
like
that,
so
we
recreated
that
look
and
then
added
the
nice
decorative
glass
there,
and
then
that
allowed
us
to
open
up
the
kitchen
I'm
going
to
go
back
one
and
notice
that
floor.
B
That
made
me
dizzy
walking
in
there
I'm
sure
that
was
on
special
the
day.
They
bought
that,
and
then
you
walk
in
here
now
and
it's
a
beautiful
tile.
That's
nice,
warm
and
inviting-
and
now
you
see
all
the
way
through
to
the
backyard
and
that's
before
that's
the
kitchen
inside
and
you'll
see
how
busy
everything
was
and
that's
the
after
a
limestone,
but
you
can
now
get
a
porcelain
tile
that
looks
pretty
darn
realistic
to
limestone.
B
If
you
the
touch
and
feel
is
a
little
different,
but
the
maintenance
is
so
much
easier
and
the
cost
is
a
lot
less.
So
back
splashes
little
limestone
tiles
with
an
inset
of
a
glass
tile
into
it.
We
work
in
a
lot
of
condominiums.
This
happens
to
be
one
where
they
have
bi-fold
doors,
to
be
able
to
shut
that
kitchen
completely
off
it.
Had
the
beautiful
fluorescent
drop,
t-bar
grid
ceiling
that
never
really
worked
very
well
and
really
really
dark
cabinets
really
really
closed
off.
B
So
we
we
tore
off
some
of
that
stuff,
just
to
see
what
we
could,
what
we
could
do
with
it
by
taking
the
ceiling
out
and
then
these
little
wing
walls
there
and
really
that
was
all
non
structural.
So
we
could
take
more
of
that
out
and
really
open
it
up
and
create
a
really
nice
open-concept
kitchen
to
that
space
like
that,
and
these
are
different
materials
again.
This
is
those
cabinets.
B
Look
like
they're
steel,
don't
they
I
hope,
well
that
what
that
is,
is
that's
this
technology
right
here,
it's
again
a
wood
core
and
it's
wrapped
with
a
lightweight
laminate
material
and
that
laminate
there
unless
you
come
up
and
touch
and
feel
the
door
you'd
swear
it's
stainless
steel,
but
it's
not
it's
a
laminate,
so
the
beauty
of
that
is
it's
not
going
to
scratch.
Like
stainless
steel
was,
and
it's
not
going
to
fingerprint
like
stainless
steel.
B
It's
going
to
be
really
easy
to
wipe
off,
and
the
beauty
of
these
kinds
of
products
are
pretty
inexpensive
to
start
with,
but
unlike
wood
or
stained,
or
painted
cabinetry
that
age
in
overtime.
If
you
were
to
come
back
and
replace
a
door
like
this
five
years
from
now,
it
would
match
perfectly
because
it
doesn't
change.
Color
like
stained
wood
or
a
paint
will
fade
so
some
advantages
to
these
kinds
of
technologies.
C
C
B
C
B
C
C
B
No
formaldehyde
in
there
anymore.
No,
that
was
a
concern
over
time,
but
they
pretty
much
removed
them
from
aldehydes
from
those
kinds
of
glues
that
were
around
that's
the
inside
of
that
kitchen
note
the
countertops:
what
do
you
think
those
are
made
of
that
is
glass?
It's
tempered
glass
and
it's
frosted
on
the
top
and
it's
bat
painted
on
the
bottom
and
you'd.
Think,
oh,
my
goodness.
That
would
be
just
really
you
know
fragile,
but
it
isn't.
B
She
actually
cuts
right
on
it
and
you're
not
really
supposed
to
do
that,
but
it
hasn't
heard
it
yet,
but
because
it's
tempered
that
makes
it
very
very
hard.
What
we
do
is
we
put
a
wood
core
underneath
this
for
solid
support.
That
way,
the
glass
can
be
quite
thin.
This
class
is
only
three
eighths
of
an
inch
thick,
but
because
it
has
solid
support
all
the
way
under.
It's
totally
supported
that
way.
C
B
B
C
B
Did
you
hear
that
comment?
They
left
that
awful
parquet
floor.
That
was
one
of
the
things
we
thought
was
so
cool
about
this
place.
That's
everybody's
reaction
to
park
a
is
you
either
really
love
it
or
you
really
hate
it
and
everybody
nobody's
right
or
wrong.
It's
just
that's
the
way.
It
appears
to
use
it's
a
wood
parquet,
it's
wood,
parquet
yeah,
that
was
there.
The
wood
parquet
was
through
the
entire
unit,
so
we
didn't
have
the
heart
to
even
think
about
changing
it.
So
this
is
another
one
of
those.
B
This
is
a
close-up
of
that
earlier
project
we
saw
with
those
LED
lights
and
the
Shelf.
This
is
another
version
of
that.
It's
a
kind
of
a
handsome
look
and
it
lights
it
up
and
down
which
is
really
nice,
especially
over
sink
like
that,
and
so
instead
I'm
going
to
have
a
think
light
there.
It
actually
acts
works
for
you
that
way.
This
is
very
common,
u-shaped
kitchen
again
with
the
formal
dining
room
in
the
back
when
I
walked
in
there,
there
was
a
rabbit
hutch
in
there.
B
They
never
used
it
and
so,
and
that's
very
common
I
find
that
people
don't
entertain
necessarily
formally
like
that
anymore.
So
the
idea
of
having
a
formal
dining
room
may
not
be
the
best
use
of
space
for
you
and
your
family.
So
the
idea
of
opening
up
that
wall,
which
is
usually
a
pretty
non
load-bearing
wall
for
most
cases,
that
completely
opens
up
the
kitchen
possibilities
of
what
you
can
do
here.
B
So
but
the
idea
here
is:
it's
still
white
walls,
real
simple,
but
just
by
adding
that
touch
of
paint
on
the
wall,
you
see
how
dramatically
that
can
give
you
a
change
to
your
kitchen,
just
something
as
simple
as
paint
can
make
it
work
for
you,
and
this
is
the
other
end.
This
is
where
the
rabbit
hutch
was
sitting.
B
The
formal
dining
room
was
here
here
we
put
one
of
those
banquettes
built
in
and
because
we
wanted
to
get
the
table
closer
to
the
corner,
which
allowed
us
more
space
over
here
for
a
big
hutch
which
was
more
usable
for
them,
and
so
that's
the
banquette
with
the
hutch.
Next
to
it.
Now
that
looks
like
something
that
might
have
been
an
antique,
that's
actually
new
cabinetry
made
to
look
old.
B
We
charge
you
a
lot
extra
to
beat
it
up
and
distress
and
make
it
look
old
like
that,
but
that
could
also
be
something
that
was
handed
down
from
your
great
aunt
martha
and
been
in
your
family
hundreds
of
years.
So
whatever
works
for
you,
this
one
to
another
tight
little
space
family
room
on
this
side
and
right
here
is
the
wall
to
the
dining
room.
That's
all
closed
off
again,
so
just
by
opening
up
the
dining
room
wall
now
you
can
create
a
sit
up
and
by
opening
up
the
wall
to
the
other
side.
B
This
again
is
another
condo
very
closed
off.
This
family
had
a
beautiful
art
collection
and
an
absolutely
great
view
to
the
outside,
but
you're
stuck
back
in.
There
is
hard
to
see
it
and
it
was
all
white
and
white
and
white.
Now
that's
what
we
did
to
it.
They
went
to
the
stone
yard
and
they
fell
in
love
with
this
piece
of
granite.
So
the
whole
color
scheme
of
the
space
came
off
that
granite,
the
pink
color
below
it
and
then
you'll
see
where
we're
going
to
mix
materials
here.
B
So
these
cabinets
in
the
back
on
the
bottom
are
done
out
of
maple,
with
the
laminated
white
cabinets
above
and
you'll,
see
commonly
a
lot
of
that
were
dark
cabinets
on
the
bases,
with
dark,
countertops
kind
of
give
a
visual
grounding
weight
to
the
room,
but
by
going
lighter
in
the
cabinets
above
with
good
lighting,
it
makes
the
room
feel
much
much
bigger.
That
was
the
view
before
standing
in
that
kitchen
and
that
little
postage
stamp
size
of
an
island
was
totally
useless.
B
But
this
is
the
view
after
we've
opened
it
up,
and
now
you
see
the
beautiful
artwork
they
have,
but
also,
more
importantly,
they've
an
absolutely
great
view,
and
if
you're
entertaining
or
having
people
over
somebody
sitting
in
there
and
now
you
can
converse
with
them
and
that's
the
back
corner
was
kind
of
a
dead
spot.
That's
opened
up,
okay
and
you
can
have
fun
with
materials.
This
is
a
little
manhandle
crawling
all
over
your
cabinets,
I
put
one
in
a
cabinet
in
a
bathroom
for
a
client,
she
put
a
little
paper.
B
She
put
a
little
tissue
of
a
diaper
and
taped
it
on
him,
and
so
Alan
depends
on
what
you
want
to
do
and
if
you
had
this
view
to
the
outside
in
the
upper
floors
of
a
condo
unit.
But
if
that
was
your
kitchen
in
the
back,
where
you
really
couldn't
see
it
very
much,
what
could
we
do
to
this
space
to
make
take
full
advantage?
If
you
bought
this
place,
wouldn't
you
want
to
take
advantage
of
that
million
dollar
view?
B
B
So
by
doing
the
rugs
and
the
pillows
and
things
like
that,
our
areas
where
you
can
incorporate
and
bring
those
things
together,
but
they're
also
pieces
that
can
easily
be
changed
to
overtime
and
that's
the
view
outside
now
from
your
kitchen
so
and
another
tight
little
space
and
this
wall
right
here
is
open
to
the
is
the
dining
room
on
the
other
side.
Again,
the
formal
dining
room
that
they
didn't
really
use
very
much,
but
they
would
like
to
use
it.
So
it's
all
in
what
you
want
to
do.
B
So
if
you
want
to
use
it,
let's
incorporate
it
into
the
kitchen
planning
and
see
if
we
can't
make
it
function
better
for
you.
So
one
way
to
do
that
is
just
open
the
wall
up
and
even
though
the
ceilings
change
height
is
how
you
work
with
cabinetry
and
different
materials.
It
looks
a
bit
more
seamless,
I
hope,
and
then
that
was
the
before
shot
on
the
other
side.
B
Looking
from
the
kitchen
back
and
that's
after
we've
opened
it
up
there
now
this
this
particular
client
that
husband
grew
up
in
Belize,
so
he
comes
from
a
culture
where
it's
lots
of
artwork
like
this,
with
lots
of
bright
and
vibrant
pastels
and
colors
like
that,
so
that
was
that
was
generating
the
color
of
the
cabinetry
for
the
island
and
for
the
accessories.
It's
your
house,
you
can
make
it
appeal
to
you
and
what
feels
good
to
you
and
that's
standing
in
the
dining
room
before
looking
into
the
kitchen.
B
Now,
after
we're
done,
that's
some
details
and
they
even
just
adding
blue
the
with
hardware.
Think
of
hardware
in
your
kitchen,
is
like
the
jewelry
that
the
kitchen
is
wearing.
You
can
change
it
dramatically,
but
also
there's
a
lot
to
choose
from
on
the
marketplace.
So
finding
these
blue
glass
handles
just
set
up
beautifully
against
the
lighter
cabinets
like
that.
B
B
He's
pull
out
and
there
are
spices
behind
there
for
cooking,
so
they
created
some
pretty
interesting
nooks
really
odd
shaped
islands.
They
were
at
that
time
sunken
living
rooms
were
all
the
rage
and
there's
a
lot
of
them
in
the
Bloomington
area.
But
when
we
walked
in,
we
saw
this
beautiful
table
in
this
artwork
here.
The
through
the
doors
on
the
right
there
is
into
the
dining
room
and
into
the
front
goes
to
the
front
entry.
B
So
we
wanted
to
capture
the
look
in
the
feel
of
the
table
and
the
artwork
and
carry
that
through,
because
that
was
a
feeling
of
the
rest
of
the
house
and
so
by
opening
up
the
doorway
to
the
dining
room
into
the
front
entry
and
reworking
the
island.
Now
you
can
bring
those
warm
tones
and
textures
through
there,
and
that
was
what
that
island
looked
like
before
I
mean.
Is
that
a
hip
Buster
or
what
I
don't
know
how
more
than
and
then
more
than
one
person
trying
to
work
in
that
kitchen?
B
I,
don't
know
who
built
this
so
I
can
knock
them
all
day.
It's
all
right,
but
that's
the
after
now
I
still
created
a
bit
of
a
shape
to
that
Island
to
fit
the
space,
but
it's
much
more
softened
and
people
can
get
around
it.
More
I
want
to
go
back
one
and
notice.
The
windows,
beautiful
corner
windows,
casement
style
and
you'll
see
how
just
having
the
casement
style
with
that
vertical
divider
in
middle
sort
of
stops.
Your
eye.
Okay.
C
B
Island
is
about
42
inches
this
way
and
it's
almost
seven
feet
long,
it's
good
size
and
that
those
are
the
countertops
are
different.
That
was
the
rustic
table
on
the
right.
The
back
counter
tops
our
courts
from
cambria
and
the
island
top
is
a
textured
soapstone
from
India
that's
readily
available
here
in
the
Twin
Cities,
and
it's
a
really
interesting,
beautiful
texture
and
great
to
work
on
actually.
B
The
question
was:
if
you're
going
to
put
an
island
in
how
much
space
you
need
for
all
the
way
around
it,
typically
at
the
end,
an
absolute
minimum.
If
one
person
is
working
in
this
kitchen,
you
need
at
least
36
inches
here,
but
the
real
recommendation
and
the
thing
that
feels
real
real
comfortable
is
if
you
can
have
at
least
42
inches.
If
you
have
42
inches,
somebody
can
stand
at
the
counter
and
somebody
can
pass
by
them
very
comfortably
behind
them.
B
So
more
than
one
person
can
be
working
in
that
space
and
then
so
we
try
to
have
42
inches
all
the
way
around.
If
we
can
gain
more
great
but
we're
trying
to
weigh
the
way
that
versus
seating
space
and
how
big
is
the
island
going
to
be
and
what
are
we
trying
to
get
into
the
island
and
all
those
issues,
and
that
was
that
same
kitchen
before
and
that's
the
after
and
then
over
here
TV
and
then
in
the
morning
right
below
the
tv
you
roll
out
the
coffee
bar.
B
So
so
it's
all
a
matter
how
you
want
to
work
in
this
space.
This
is
also
a
1980s
Bloomington
house,
one
of
my
more
favorite
projects
I've
ever
done,
because
we
did
the
whole
space,
but
it
was
this
absolutely
great
view
to
the
outside.
They
had
a
sunken
living
room
right
outside
here
great
clients,
and
they
wanted
to
stay
in
this
house
forever
and
enjoy
it
so
they're
doing
this
for
themselves.
Don't
think
about
resale,
don't
think
about.
B
What's
going
to
happen
later,
I
want
to
enjoy
this
house
while
I'm
here,
but
with
the
sunken
living
room
that
presents
challenges,
they're
retiring.
So
what
do
we
do
about
that?
But
by
raising
the
sunken
living
room
and
getting
the
entire
main
level
all
on
one
level
that
looks
to
needs
that
they
might
have
now
and
down
the
future
to
stay
in
there?
Also,
this
this
is
the
great
view,
and
you
can't
really
see
it
from
the
kitchen.
B
B
The
tile
could
be
cold
in
the
winter.
If
your
house
is
drafty
and
while
we
were
doing
this,
we
add
a
lot
of
insulation
and
things,
but
you
could
certainly
put
under
in-floor
heat
under
here
and
warm
it
up
too.
If
you'd
like
to
do
that.
This
is
the
kitchen
before-
and
this
is
the
after.
This
is
kind
of
interesting
material
to
this
is
this
laminate
here
wrapping
the
back
of
the
island
and
wrapping
the
hood
and
that's
you
know
just
because
hoods
are
sold
on
the
market
doesn't
mean
you
can't
make
one.
B
C
B
Is
porcelain,
tile
yep,
another
80s
house
from
Bloomington
love
it
this
client
said
to
me:
I,
want
to
entertain
a
hundred
people
in
this
house
and
I
want
to
stay
in
this
house
and
right
through
this
door.
You
go
to
the
front
entry
and
then
there's
a
long
central
hallway
on
the
other
side
of
it
as
a
formal
living
room,
and
then
here's
your
kitchen
and
a
sunken
family
room
in
this
one.
So
how
are
we
going
to
make
this
work
for
a
hundred
people?
B
B
But
when
we
were
taking
out
that
central
hallway,
all
along
that
hallway,
she
had
a
series
of
old
window
frames
that
she
had
salvaged
from
her
parents.
Home
hung
on
the
wall,
rich
she's,
really
into
antiques,
had
a
lot
of
antiques
in
the
home.
This
is
sort
of
a
take-off
on
the
antique
idea.
What
the
tile
that's
a
pot
filler
on
the
back
wall,
because
he
likes
to
cook
a
lot
of
pots,
pasta
so
for
the
he's
a
serious
cook.
B
So
he
wanted
a
pot
filler,
and
this
was
the
formal
dining
room
stuck
in
the
very
back
corner
of
the
house.
She
still
wanted
to
use
it
as
a
formal,
dining
room,
but
let's
make
it
more
usable
with
the
rest
of
the
house.
So
we
thought,
let's
take
those
window
frames
that
we
saved
from
the
hallway
and
just
cut
openings
in
there
to
the
family
room
and
hang
them
in
there.
B
So
that's
a
way
to
be
creative
about
how
you
utilize
your
personal
things
that
are
important
to
you
and
then
put
a
dry
bar
in
there
next
to
the
space
for
again
for
entertaining
and
serving
a
large
crowd,
and
this
was
the
sunken
family
room
which
we
raised
up
and
you
get
a
fireplace
on
the
end.
So
that
creates
a
bit
of
a
challenge.
So
what
we
did
there
was
here
we
raised
it
up,
but
right
underneath
the
fireplace
we
were
able
to
create
some
cabinets
under
there.
B
B
B
Fireplace
this
one
is
a
gas
that
was,
it
was
wood,
burning,
I
think
at
one
point
they
did
an
insert
and
then
I'm
going
to
show
you
this
next
one.
This
was
a
wood-burning
fireplace,
and
this
is
a
revision
of
it,
and
this
is
an
alcohol
burner
insert.
So
those
are
pretty
popular
because
you
can
put
them
almost.
You
can
put
a
fireplace
anywhere
in
your
home
now
because
they
burn
ye
85
alcohol,
so
they
burn
completely
a
hundred
percent.
So
you
don't
have
to
vent
anything
out
and
you
can
put
them
anywhere
you
want.
B
So
this
is
a
very
small,
great
insert
that
fit
right
into
the
existing
opening
and
then
thinking
outside
the
box
when
you're
looking
at
your
home,
don't
only
look
at
just
the
space
you
have
think
about
when
we're
talking
at
the
very
beginning
of
this
talk,
I
talked
about
space
planning
and
think
about
what
are
all
the
possibilities
when
we
do
a
project.
Typically,
what
we
do
is
we'll
put
a
plan
together
and
we'll
do
space
planning,
and
it's
like
how
many
different
ways
can
we
lay
out
this
space
and
what
one
might
be?
B
What
is
the
simplest,
cheapest,
lowest
budget
thing
we
can
do
and
what
is
the
most
outside
the
box
thing
we
can
do
and
whatever
iteration
we
can
come
up
with
in
between
you're
trying
to
explore
all
the
possibilities,
because
how
often
do
you
really
remodel
your
kitchen?
Not
very
often,
so
you
want
to
make
sure
that
you're
making
a
good
decision.
Well
in
this
particular
case,
this
was
the
garage.
B
So
let's
take
the
garage
and
make
that
the
kitchen,
because
it's
an
attached
garage
and
it's
a
lot
cheaper
to
build
a
new
two-car
garage
and
it
is
to
build
like
a
big
addition
onto
your
home.
So
here's
an
idea
of
the
garage
before-
and
this
is
what
we
opened
it
up
with
the
other
thing
I
failed
to
mention
was
this
is
a
mid-century
modern
home
and
they
wanted
a
very
contemporary
aesthetic
to
go
with
that,
and
so
this
is
one
idea,
and
this
was
now
standing
in
the
old
part
of
the
home.
B
Looking
into
the
garage
where
we
cut
the
wall
open
and
looked
right
in
there
and
you'll
notice,
you've
got
a
big
garage,
it's
a
two-car
garage,
so
it's
a
big
big
space.
How
do
you
utilize
that
space
well
you'll
see
that
a
wall
was
added
here
to
create
almost
a
secondary
space
because
they
wanted
a
clean
contemporary
look?
So
we
didn't
want
a
lot
of
clutter.
We
didn't
want
a
lot
of
stuff
in
the
countertop,
in
fact,
you'll
notice
on
these
cabinets.
There
aren't
any
handles.
Are
there
you
go
up
to
that
cabinet?
B
You
touch
it
and
it
pops
open
there's
a
special
spring-loaded
mechanism
in
there
that
opens
them
up
that
way
and
keeps
a
very
nice
clean
look,
but
we
put
that
and
the
other
thing
that
was
really
important
to
them.
Was
this
piece
of
artwork,
so
you'll
see
that
color
green
was
pulled
out
of
there
and
used
into
the
cabinetry,
and
that
was
done
with
these
kinds
of
thermofoil
cabinets
here
so
again,
not
super
expensive.
B
B
You
got
all
your
mixers
everything's
out
there
everything's
right
in
front
of
you,
it's
almost
like
working
in
a
commercial
kitchen
and
then
now
you're
standing
at
the
island
of
the
kitchen,
and
this
is
what
made
it
worth
it
to
do
this,
because
this
was
the
view.
If
we
had
added
on
to
the
front
of
the
house,
we
wouldn't
have
gotten
this,
but
standing
now
near
the
sink
at
her
new
kitchen.
You
can
look
out
into
this
view
into
the
backyard,
pretty
dramatic
and
that's
shot
the
other
way,
and
then
this
is
now
looking
back.
B
B
The
floor
is
that
was
the
existing
flagstone
that
was
original
to
the
house.
We
kept
it
all
cleaned
it
all
up
and
then
that's
the
challenge,
though,
when
you
open
that
up
to
the
kitchen,
you
can't
find
that
that's
going
to
match.
So
what
we
did
was
we
found
cork
flooring
that
went
worked
beautifully
with
that,
and
most
cork
is
very
great
product
for
flooring.
It
is
very
popular
around
the
turn
of
the
century.
B
It
fell
out
of
favor
because
it
was
so
hard
to
maintain
them
because
you
used
to
have
to
wax
it
with
beeswax,
which
is
real
pain,
but
now
with
modern,
sealers
and
maintenance
items.
Cork
is
our
great
great
floor
for
kitchen
nowadays,
plus
it's
very
comfortable
underfoot
and
it's
warm
under
foot
as
well.
B
B
This
looks
like
a
walnut
door,
but
this
is
a
laminate
as
well
and
when
you
take
a
door
like
this
and
put
it
up
to
real
walnut,
it's
pretty
darn
good.
And
then,
when
you
look
at
the
price
of
this
in
the
price
of
this,
this
looks
even
better,
sometimes
depending
on
what
your
budget
is.
Okay
and
the
other
thing
we're
doing
a
lot
of
now
is
this
idea
of
where
you
take
basic
cabinets.
It
used
to
be
that
you
could
get.
B
If
you
had
to
get
something
unusual
in
cabinetry,
you
would
have
to
go
to
a
custom
cabinet
chopper
if
you
wanted
any
kind
of
an
exotic
veneer
like
this
is
english
sycamore.
This
used
to
be
super
expensive
because
you
could
only
get
it
through
like
a
custom
cabinet
shop.
It
was
super
high-end,
but
now
what
we
can
do
today
is
we
can
dig
very
standard
stock,
frameless
cabinet
boxes,
it's
basically
just
a
wooden
box
and
we
can
take
doors
like
this.
Buy
them
individually.
B
I
think
that's
one
of
the
reasons
why
you've
seen
like
IKEA
cabinetry
be
so
popular
is
because
you
get
the
great
look
of
the
wood
some
of
the
Front's
they
have.
But
the
cabinet
box
itself
is
a
very,
very
inexpensive,
cheap
material
and
there's
nothing
wrong
with
it
actually
went
in
and
irie
faced
an
ikea
cabinet
job
a
while
back.
My
client
asked
me
to
do
this
and
never
again,
but
because
they're,
not
it's
all
about
the
labor
and
unfortunately
it's
the
initial
price.
B
So
the
camera
tree
is
very
inexpensive,
but
the
labor
to
put
them
together
and
set
them
and
make
them
square
and
make
them
plum
and
make
everything
fit
correctly.
That's
where
you
pay
the
money
and
most
people
don't
realize
how
expensive
that
is.
Whereas
if
you
take
a
standard,
good
frame,
frameless
cabinet,
that's
already
square
and
true
and
preassembled
install
that
in
less
than
an
hour
and
hang
the
doors
on
it.
I
can
actually
do
really
nice
cabinets
cheaper
than
what
other
competitors
can
do.