by admin | Aug 21, 2014 | Back-splash, Design, Remodeling |
Let me start with full disclosure: I love back-splash and I have strong opinions concerning what works and what doesn’t. First let’s talk functionality. All the steam, heat and grease around a cook-top are not very friendly towards wallpaper or wall paint. It...
by admin | Aug 14, 2014 | Fire Pits, Living, Remodeling |
Fire pits, or outdoor fireplaces, date back thousands of years. Originally nothing more than pits in the ground to control flames, they were especially popular with nomadic cultures. Today fire pits range from simple metal bowls to elaborate, illuminated structures of...
by admin | May 15, 2014 | BrookHaven, Design, Kitchen, Remodeling, Trends, Wood-Mode |
#1 One big room. Open floor plans to broaden the kitchen into the hub of the home. Go ahead, knock down some walls! #2 Gray is the new white. Warm gray hues are the new neutral of choice. #3 Man-made quartz is the new granite. It isn’t natural and it may be a bit more...
by admin | Mar 27, 2014 | BrookHaven, Design, Kitchen, Remodeling, Trends, Wood-Mode |
From time to time, I like to share specific projects one of CCW’s designers has worked on. Ray recently completed a major restoration of a kitchen that takes your breath away. The home was built in the 60’s by a couple who wanted to reproduce a château they...
by admin | Feb 27, 2014 | BrookHaven, Convenience, Design, Remodeling, Wood-Mode |
One of my pet peeves is the kitchen garbage bin. I am a very firm believer it has no business being out in the middle of the kitchen floor, but rather belongs neatly nestled in a pull out trash cabinet. Let’s face it, a garbage bin, no mater how sleek, is an...
by admin | Feb 19, 2014 | Appliances, BrookHaven, Cooking, Design, Kitchen, Living, Remodeling, Trends, Wood-Mode |
Occasionally a very special project comes along when the work CCW does is a part of a much greater whole. That was the case with Rob and Paul’s complete transformation of their home in the woods, Owl’s Nest. The finished home is simply spectacular, an oasis of modern,...
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