Establishing a realistic budget for your kitchen remodel, bath remodel or other remodeling project has become more difficult because of supply chain shortcomings, rising material, labor, energy, and transportation costs and global events. The silver lining is that increased housing values in Colorado Springs, CO have more than offset higher renovation expenses.

With many homeowners in Colorado Springs, CO continuing to work from home either full or part-time, having a place that provides fresh air, a natural environment and a refuge from the home office is a welcome addition. An outdoor kitchen remodel checks all of those boxes plus outdoor kitchens make entertaining easy, enhance your social life, keep the inside of your home cleaner and can even lower energy bills by reducing the need for extra air conditioning to offset the heat generated by your range and ovens.

Every two years Eurocucina, one of the most important and forward-looking trade shows in the world, is held in Milan, Italy. This event showcases the future of kitchen design. The 2022 Eurocucina did not disappoint as 82 manufacturers provided insights into what homeowners in Colorado Springs, CO can expect in the U.S in the years to come.  

We are almost halfway through 2022. Boy, does time fly when you are having fun. We are having a ball designing dream spaces for homeowners in Colorado Springs, CO. A dominant trend is homeowners in Colorado Springs, CO want in their new kitchens. to be multifunctional. Kitchens have become a more important epicenter in the home serving as the place where family members work, play, network, eat, relax and, yes, prepare meals.

Homeowners in Colorado Springs, CO also want their new dream kitchens to reflect their sense of style and personal tastes resulting in beautiful spaces that meet their individual needs.

A dream kitchen remodel not only has to look fantastic, it also has to function as well as it looks. Those two goals are not mutually exclusive. Homeowners in Colorado Springs, CO are increasingly realizing the importance and benefit of storage and organizational solutions for their new kitchens and baths. Their preferences are mirroring a new national survey of homeowners who recently renovated their kitchens and baths, conducted by Kitchen and Bath Business magazine.

Few homeowners in Colorado Springs, CO ask about the hinges used on kitchen cabinetry even though every cabinet and door have a hinge. Hinges serve both functional and aesthetic purposes. The three most common types of hinges that are specified for new kitchens in Colorado Springs, CO are butt hinges, concealed hinges and surface mounted hinges.

To help make sense of different hinge options, there is some basic terminology to be familiar with to help assure you select the perfect hinges for your dream kitchen.

As an increasing number of homeowners in Colorado Springs, CO spend more time in their homes and rely increasingly on subscription and delivery services for groceries and household goods, pantries have become almost a necessity in a well-designed kitchen. If there is space, we often recommend a walk-in pantry because first and foremost a pantry provides added storage space for nonperishable items and more refrigerator space for items that are perishable.

Having a place for everything provides several valued benefits to homeowners in Colorado Springs, CO.

We always ask homeowners in Colorado Springs, CO who want to create the kitchen design of their dreams to describe who in their family will use the kitchen, for what specific purposes and how often.  Today’s kitchens need to serve multiple functions especially if homeowners in Colorado Springs, CO are working from home either part time or full time. Always the most used and important room in the home, kitchen spaces now serve as offices, conference rooms, studies, cafes, coffee shops, dining rooms, planning centers and a host of other activities.  Given that today’s new kitchen design need to be multifunctional, it has become even more important to make it easy and less time consuming for homeowners in Colorado Springs, CO to clean and maintain their kitchens.

Bathroom remodeling is among the most requested projects among homeowners in Colorado Springs, CO.  The ability to create a private refuge that provides homeowners in Colorado Springs, CO a few minutes a day all to themselves, devoid of texts, tweets and even little feet can be priceless.  If you are considering renovating your primary bath, there are certain features and design strategies that can help you create the bath of your dreams.

For many homeowners in Colorado Springs, CO, space is a premium for their primary bath.  You can maximize your space by eliminating common fixtures that you rarely or never use.  Many homeowners in Colorado Springs, CO do not use their tubs for bathing.  Instead, they rely on showers.  If space is at a premium, consider eliminating the tub.  And if you and your family use both the shower and tub, a combination system can meet those needs while maximizing space.  

The Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) is the largest trade fair for kitchen and bath manufacturers, showrooms, designers and trade professionals in North America. One of the reasons KBIS is such an important industry event is that manufacturers typically introduce new kitchen remodeling products, prototypes and technologies at the show.  2022 continued that tradition.  Several highlights of what the future may possibly hold for homeowners in Colorado Springs, CO are as follows:

Manufacturers responded to the impact COVID has had on the way Americans work, entertain, relax, exercise and live. We have found that many homeowners in Colorado Springs, CO that want to create the kitchen design of their dreams plan to continue and expand their frequency and ability to entertain at home.  Appliance manufacturers have responded by creating new types of refrigeration that make entertaining easier. Several manufacturers featured flex drawers in their models and compact fridges that can fit into a cabinet drawer.  A great, convenient and space-saving option for wine storage.