From: 10K Kitchen Remodel
I have purposely stayed away from a writing about other remodeling
blogs. I really don't like blogs that either have minimal content
or focus on repeating what others are writing about. These low
content / high advertising sites are irritating.That being said, I
do think it's worth going over the online resources we used to
complete our kitchen remodel. There a few that have really made the
difference.The best-of-the-best site for kitchen ideas is the
Finished Kitchen Blog.
You can literally spend hours looking through all the kitch...
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Resources #5 - PDX Street of Dreams
Online resources and books can help out immensely with design
ideas, but nothing compares to actually touring a few kitchens for
the hands-on experience. The PDX Street of Dreams has been a great
place for my DW and I to do just that.
The homes are very high end (and often over the top), but you can
get a real sense of how various designs, materials and gadgets
would work. One of our guidelines was to have a few high-end
features in the kitchen, and this is the place to get exposed to
them. For instance, our back splash design came ...
Resources #3 - NKBA.ORG
The National Kitchen and Bath Association web site has a number of
good resources to help you plan your kitchen remodel.
They will send you a free workbook that has very good information
on design guidelines. A summary of these, and additional
information can be found at kitchens.com.
Resources #7 - This Old House Online
TOC has been a standard for me for number of years. I like the
show, the magazine and the web site. They have created a very high
quality site, with a number of photo galleries that can provide
ideas.
For example, the photo below from the TOC site shows a lot about a
kitchen island. You can see the green color, the overhang required
for the stools, and how black stools go with the green. All these
are basically incorporated into our design.
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Resources #6 - The Lite House
At the beginning of our kitchen remodel, lighting was a bit of a
mystery. How many lights? What spacing? What kind? I knew generally
what was required from our last house, but I wanted something a
little more concrete to make decisions. Unfortunately, many of the
"resources" on the internet are add sites, or very general.
TheLiteHouse site was a nice find...
It actually provides some ideas and technical discussion to help
you make lighting decisions.
Resources #8 - The Hammer Zone
Hammerzone.com is a great site for detailed information on DIY
projects. I refered to a number of the articles here during the
kitchen remodel.
The article that came in most handy was one on installing a garbage
disposal. I could have figured it out on my own, but I would have
likely made a couple of errors that I would then have to fix. The
article provided me with a ton of detail and pictures, which
allowed a "first time" install. Here is an example of the level of
detail the author provides...
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