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i want to rip out and remodel my entire kitchen and have a few ideas but i want to know if there is a program that will help me design and help suggest things.i want to do a complete layout but i dont know how.i want to see how different layouts would look for my house,any ideas?
You could download me 
or you could try my sources, I didn’t look at them in much detail but they seem like they will be of some use.
I would like to see some pics if possible please..
I’ve been in construction for 25 years and I’ve remodeled kitchens are you looking for ideas? most of the time it depends on the layout of the area to be remodeled and if there is any other area than can be opened up or an adjoining room that area can be taken from. I live in a small town and never took pictures of the projects. Most of the business was word of mouth.
I would like to do a little remodeling in my kitchen, but I don’t want to spend a ton of money. My plan looks good in my head, but I’m not sure if it will work in reality. Here is what I am thinking:
Get rid of the laminate counter top on the kitchen island, lay down some wood and then tile it. (A friend has given me a ton of 6×6 smooth white tile). Remove the laminate back splash and use the remainder of the white tile as my back splash, which I will lay all the way up to the base of the cabinets. Finally replace the remaining laminate counter tops and install new laminate countertops, the ones from home depot with waterfall edges that look like granite counter tops. With the tile being free, the remaining materials would run me about $150. It will probably take me a weekend to get through.
Is this is great remodel idea that will save me money and result in a unique and stylish kitchen, or are these shortcuts going to leave me with a confusing and out of place kitchen design?
Any thoughts and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Confusing and out of place kitchen. Pick a counter top and go with it throughout. Laminate doesn’t buy you anything these days. Kitchens are expected to be a stone of some sort….granite, silestone, or any of the new stones. Tile can be done but you would then have to do it for your entire kitchen countertops. Use the tile you have been given for your backsplash and pick a coordinating stone countertop to match it. That would pull your kitchen design together. Kitchens and baths are two areas you shouldn’t go cheap on. It will always affect your resale. If you don’t do it now, you will have to do it later and what you are proposing is just too disjointed and doesn’t flow. You will be wasting your money. Wait until you have the money to do it right.
Not home’s kitchen, is restaurant’s kitchen……………..
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This was my school assignment.
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In restaurants, the "island" layout is usually common. See the explaination here:
http://www.kuche-cucina.com/decora/declayout.html
Peace out!
interested in starting a small breakfast/lunch catering business to local businesses, but I need to find/design a commercial kitchen
you can get kick@zz deals on commercial kitchen equipment on e-bay. There are allot of on line auction houses too.
as far as design goes that’s pretty easy. Primarily you need larger prep areas. Think about a layout that barks ease and efficiency. You don’t want to have obstacles you have navigate. That will slow things down. E.g. The refrigerator Right behind your cooking surface. so all you need do is spin around open and grab what you want. Your prep tables should be strategically placed in reference to final production as well.Flooring you WANT tile and a field drain in the room. A hot water TAP that you can put a garden hose on is time and life saver. My residential kitchen is all commercial grade. Wolf 6 burner 80,000 BTU cook top with a 15,000 cfm vent, dual convection ovens and subzero refrigeration. Even my disposal is big and bad. 5hp badger that will eat cattle bones, cups saucers and just about anything, but…..get this…. a wet dish towel..lol..Cleaning is a breeze. I have a carwash type high pressure nozzel on a hot water line..Ya just blast it ALL down the drain. I set it up buying through on line auction and clearance houses for 14 grand and another 5 on construction. It bumped the value of the house 47K so it was worth doing. It is one of the top mods you can apply to real estate
Can anybody recommend a good, easy to use and free kitchen design and layout software?
If you go on Ikea’s web site, you can download a bit of software which allows you design the kitchen; windows, doors, walls, switches etc.. and then drag their kitchen units on to scale. You can then look at the kitchen in 3D and click the price list button to see how much it comes to.
I am looking to remodel my kitchen. I am stuck here alone in the office for the day (with nothing to do but babysit the telephone) and figured that I would work on my kitchen remodel and toss some visual ideas around.
Is there a good FREE website that I can play around with my ideas and concepts? One with GOOD visuals and easy to use would be best. I tired Home Depot and Lowes, but none of them let me "view" my kitchen ideas.
Anyone have some Websites they can share?
IKEA has a program you can download for free. Just plug in your measurements, then pick your cabinets and appliances.
I can afford to re-do my (12′) kitchen island right now, and I’m not getting much attention from Lowe’s or Home Depot; the designer hasn’t called back. What are the other options? DIY is not practical, so I’m not going there.
Who else can help me design this island? Where else, besides other Big Boxes, can I go for design and product? I’m looking at upper-end stock cabinets to semi-custom.
Thanks for your time and help!
~Kimber in Dallas, TX
What you also might consider is going to the local college for an interior design student.
They’ll be eager to please, need the experience and you’ll get exactly what you want as well as be listened to.
Hi,
I just bought a new home – love the floor plan but not the kitchen. The previous owners have put granite floors, stone tiles for countertop, maple cabinets and white appliances. The ganite is black with brown spots like pattern – it is similar to the photos posted in the previous discussion named "Kitchens I have designed". The countertop is light brown with brown grout and the maple cabinets are the light colored kind. If you can imagine it – nothing goes together in the kitchen.
I am not sure if I want to change the granite floors as that extends to the family room (open plan). Currently the walls are beige and I am planning on changing that to brown (not very dark but dark). What else should I change in the kitchen to make it look look beautiful? I am looking around in the forum and see very talented and creative people here – so, I am hoping to get some opinions about this. Please do let me know. I really appreciate it!
Thank you!
as a contractor and without seeing the kitchen, here are my initial thoughts,leave the floor as is is the most expensive to change out. I would consider changing the countertops to a some what lighter color and going with a solid surface like cambria or corian. also change the wall color find a complimentary shade your idea for a lighter brown is good as thet are very popular colors right now. Ithink you should also change your white appliances out for stainless steel. lastly if they dont have them already find some nice pulls for your cabinet doors and drawer fronts .they add a lot ..good luck
Stripping the paint is already done. Wood cabinets with a wood like wallpaper design I think.
If you want the wallpaper removed and the cabinets primed and painted, you will probably pay between $300-$450 for this work, depending on where you live.
If you just want them primed and painted, it will probably range between $250-$350, depending on where you live.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
Mike