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Professional Design Insight & Inspiration

Thinking about a luxury remodel? Curious about how to elevate your home with thoughtful design? Our blog brings together expert advice, design principles, and real homeowner questions to help you navigate each stage of the remodeling process. You’ll find insight from our award-winning designers, inspiration for every room in your home, and practical guidance to support your next project.

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Aug 10, 2013

10 Simple Steps to Spice up Your Kitchen Life

We’ve all had that moment when we’re at a friend’s house and they tell us a simple kitchen trick that their grandmother told them long ago. If, at one point or another, you struggled to boil water or couldn’t quite figure out why your chicken always stuck to the frying pan, you probably would have…
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Jun 12, 2013

Kitchen Clutter Tips

Kitchen clutter seems to accumulate on its own, and it can make functioning in the kitchen efficiently nearly impossible. Here are some tips to tame the clutter: Create a zone for all the paper that comes into the home. If there isn’t a desk in the kitchen, assign a small cabinet. Outfit it with …
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Jun 3, 2013

Bad Kitchen Design

The kitchen is arguably the hardest working room in any home. While a nice looking kitchen makes life pleasant, function should be the priority when designing a kitchen. Experienced kitchen designers know the basics of good kitchen design and can steer you clear of bad kitchen design choices. The …
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May 28, 2013

Remodel Your Kitchen and Sell Your Home

Thinking of selling your home? A Columbus kitchen remodel, big or small, will deliver the biggest return on your investment. After location, the kitchen is the biggest driver behind buyers’ decisions. Remodeling your kitchen to sell your home, however, requires some strategic planning and an objec…
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Oct 23, 2012

2013 Kitchen Remodeling Trends

1. CLEANER, MORE MODERN LINES Perhaps the biggest change to hit kitchen remodeling in recent years is the simpler, sleeker look coming over from Europe. fewer wall cabinets — usually replaced by open shelving less ornamentation, including on cabinet doors, which are now often a simple s…
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Oct 23, 2012

10 Kitchen Appliance Upgrades

With kitchen remodeling leading the way when it comes to large scale home improvements, kitchen appliances have evolved into some of the most sophisticated, technologically advanced, and convenient home appliances on the market. If you’re ready to remodel your kitchen, here are 10 of the most cutt…
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Aug 19, 2013

White Cabinets: Timeless, Classy and a Crowd Favorite

While kitchen design styles and trends come and go with the seasons, there is one look that has been a crowd pleaser since the mid 1900s: beautiful white wood kitchen cabinets. Depending on other kitchen décor, wood cabinets can often date a room if they are not paired with a modern counter top, …
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Sep 10, 2013

Drab to Fab: 10 Ideas for Redecorating Apartments

When we hear the word “apartment,” our minds generally think “small,” “cluttered” and sometimes, “blah.” However, the size of your apartment doesn’t have to inhibit your design aspirations. Think of it more as a blank canvas with endless personalization opportunities. Maximize your design style wi…
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Dec 16, 2015

Deciding On The Best Flooring For Your Home

Looking to renovate a room in your house but don’t know what kind of flooring to go with? Flooring is often an afterthought in a renovation project but can really steal the show if done right. Picking out the appropriate color, texture, ease of maintenance and overall look of your flooring is esse…
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Sep 16, 2015

Must-Haves for a Luxury Kitchen

A luxury kitchen can look very different from home to home. Our designers do their best to make each space unique and functional but there are some features that will help set your kitchen above the rest. Here are some “must-haves” we chose that would help spice up your space and help set your hou…
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Sep 1, 2015

Seven Kitchen Storage Solutions

Many existing kitchen designs have no special cabinet storage units whatsoever. While some can get away with little to no kitchen storage (we envy those people), most will quickly find that a growing family and frequent visitors demand more than you ever imagined. Our goal here at Kitchen Kraft wa…
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Feb 11, 2015

The Evolution of the Kitchen Backsplash

The kitchen backsplash started with a functional purpose, to protect the wall from splatters and stained food.  Tile backsplashes have become common and glass tile backsplashes are one of the hottest kitchen trends today.  Like most functional items the backsplash has evolved into a unifying ele…

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