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Kitchen planning and Kitchen designs

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Ever since we became home owners nearly 7 years ago my husband and I have been slowly renovating our home.

We’ve done everything from knocking down walls to open up and connect rooms, tore out all the carpeting, sanded and varnished the hardwood floors on the main level and upstairs, renovated the master bedroom and one of our spare bedrooms, put in a skylight (that leaks!) and renovated the living room dining room area. Oh yes, we also landscaped the front and backyards too!

We’re slowly losing steam as we go. In fact our living room dining room reno isn’t quite finished! I’m afraid that we might never get around to finishing our basement, the upstairs bathroom and perhaps the kitchen.

If we can afford it we might hire professionals to do one of our renovation jobs.

As daunting as our do it yourself renovation projects might seem I think the project I’d most likely leave to the professionals would be the kitchen. The kitchen is where family and visitors alike tend to gather, and as anyone who’s purchased or sold a home knows, having a modernized kitchen is very important. In fact, it’s so important it can make or break a sale! I believe bathrooms are next on the list of deal makers and breakers.

Considering that I’ve always got a renovation project on the go and others to plan I tend to visit interior design related websites. I like to stay current as to what the design trends are and which products are being used to create spectacular looking rooms.

One of the sites that I’ve visited recently is EWKitchens.com. The company is based in Michigan and they’ve been in business since 1947. The company has evolved over the years from being Michigan’s largest cabinet supplier to full service kitchen planners, designer and distributor. I believe they have three showrooms in Michigan.

If you are in the area and are planning a kitchen renovation it would certainly be in your interest to contact them and talk with one of their kitchen planners or Kitchen Designers. You can discuss your concept of an ideal kitchen design with them as they specialize in assisting clients with the planning and installation of luxury kitchens.

I’m in Canada so it’s not likely I’ll use their services myself, but I’ve gained some ideas and knowledge from their site if in the event that I ever choose to hire a professional to renovate our small kitchen. In the resource section I found three very helpful articles. The articles discuss everything from What every homeowner needs to know when selecting a kitchen designer, important questions to ask your kitchen designer, and reasons why everyone can afford a luxury kitchen.

I found the last article very helpful as it discussed the importance of setting a budget and then choosing quality products within your price range in order to achieve a luxury kitchen. After all, luxury doesn’t necessarily mean most expensive.

I spent quite a bit of time browsing through their photo galleries. There are four photo galleries to choose from which highlight classic kitchen styles, contemporary kitchens and the blending of the two styles to create unique designs. There are also photos of wet bars, and walk in pantries for those of you with enough space to add such features. I’m sure you’ll get quite a few new ideas after you’ve browsed their photo galleries.

If you live in Michigan or in a nearby State and you’re thinking of renovating your kitchen contact EW Kitchens and talk with one of the members of their design team.





Lashblast mascara handle too big!

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Last April I purchased several new domains that I planned on starting new blogs on. Well, a couple of the domains were for current blogs that I wanted to move to their own domain, but I still haven’t made the move because the blogs are doing well where they are.

Unfortunately I didn’t really get to work on the new domains until recently. I had done some posts on them, but it was very sporadic. Lately though I’ve been starting to work on the new blogs regularly and I’m quite happy with how they’re turning out.

One of the blogs is a shopping blog. I talk about everything from products for the home to fashion trends, interesting gadgets and of course the occasional discussion about cosmetics.

In order to stay current I’ve been surfing shopping related sites, magazine websites and I’ve subscribed to a few new magazines.

If you have a niche blog do you subscribe to websites or magazines that are related to your sites topic?

I’ve actually really gotten into the site and I think once I’m ready to reveal it to my regular readers that you’ll like it too.

I’ve even gone so far as to purchase some of the items that I talk about. No I’m not purchasing anything that we won’t use in our home. So far the type of things that I’ve purchased were mainly cosmetics. Hey, I needed to replace some of my makeup anyway so I might as well try some of the new products like mineral makeup right?

So far I’ve been pleased with all of the products I’ve tried. My only disappointment so far has been Cover Girl’s Lashblast mascara. Oh the mascara and the big wide brush are pretty good. My lashes looked great, but the mascara did flake a bit. It’s the handle on the brush that’s the real disappointment!

It’s so big it’s hard to hold, especially when you’re trying to gently apply mascara to your inner eyelashes. The first time I tried using the mascara I actually poked myself in the eye twice when the brush handle slipped from my fingers. It’s just too big and too slippery.

Don’t think I’m a newbie at applying makeup either. I’m actually a makeup artist! I haven’t used my experience on others much recently (side tracked with a career in nursing).

I think the next time I try using this mascara I’ll wrap an elastic band around the brush handle to give myself a better grip. I certainly don’t want to poke my eye again!

Have you tried Cover Girl’s Lashblast mascara yet? What did you think of it?

Making a tiny bathroom seem larger

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Since Chris has been home for the last few days with the flu we’ve had some time to talk about our renovation plans. I think we’ve pretty much decided that our upstairs bathroom will be the next room that we tackle.

I hate our bathroom. It’s so tiny! I mean, I have to turn sideways to get to the toilet as I pass the sink and bathtub. There’s only a foot or less worth of space between the two!

We can’t afford to tear out the whole bathroom and make it larger at this time. However, we can paint it a lighter color to make it seem larger, replace the dingy bathroom lighting and possibly get a smaller bathroom vanity.

We already have a very small vanity. It’s only 21 inches deep I believe, but we obviously need something even smaller. I’m thinking of getting a narrow pedestal and a basin sink that sits on top of the stand. Depending upon what we find that might give us 6 to 12 inches more space between the sink and bathtub.

I think I’ll spend sometime brainstorming later today on how I can make our tiny bathroom feel larger. Any ideas?

Selling your home? Update your bathroom first

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In one of my posts the other day I was saying how we hoped to finish off our living room dining room renovation sometime in the next month or two. Once the weather starts to get a little nicer anyway. Well, sometime after that project is done we’ll probably get started on either our upstairs bathroom or renovating the basement.

You’d think we’d sit back and enjoy finally having all ongoing reno projects finished, but no, I just want to get it all done and it will probably be at least a year before our house is finished just the way we want it if not more.

Now that it’s spring have you started to think about starting to renovate part of your home? Or if not renovate perhaps change the appliances or decor?

Perhaps you are thinking of selling your home soon? Did you know that having a nice up to date bathroom and kitchen can help you sell your home faster and perhaps even secure a better sale price?

If you’re thinking of updating your bathroom you might want to take a look at the selection of bathroom vanities at Premiere Vanities. They’re the largest online vanity store with more than 150 different kinds of bathroom vanities. They also have a number of lovely linen cabinet designs to chose from too.

When we begin to work on our bathrooms we’ll likely be looking at single bathroom vanities at least for the upstairs bathroom. Unless we expand that room it’s far to small for a double vanity although we could probably get away with a double vanity in the downstairs bathroom.

Certainly a couple who tend to get ready for work each day at the same time or perhaps those living in a large household would do well with a double vanity. It would certainly save some time in the morning for everyone!

If you are upgrading your washroom, no mater whether your preference is single or double bathroom vanities do take the time to have a look at the selection at Premiere Vanities. Their vanities are top of the line but the prices are wholesale so you can end up with a very impressive looking bathroom and save money at the same time.

You’ll find vanities of all styles and sizes. Among your choice of styles you’ll be able to choose from basin vanities, antique, traditional, wood and contemporary vanities.

One thing that I like about this company is that they have a 30 day no questions asked return policy as well as Free Shipping for any bathroom vanity purchase. You can’t beat that! Go get yourself a drink and then come back and browse through their selection.

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