Kitchen Renovation and Remodeling Blogs

Gail's Kitchen Renovation series is coming to a close. We've designed our kitchen layout, decided on a renovation timeline, completed our demolition, and set up a temporary kitchen. Now we are going to talk about picking out materials and finishes.

Temporary Kitchen: A Kitchen Renovation’s Best Friend

Renovating your kitchen can be a stressful process. Your mind is filled with questions about backsplash colors, appliance options, and cabinet hardware, and before you know it the renovation will be underway.

With the help of the Kitchen Company, Jason and Kim were able to turn their dated 1980's kitchen into a bright and cheerful sanctuary. See the transformation below!

It’s official- you’ve decided to take the plunge and remodel your kitchen! However, before you embark on your dream kitchen journey, it’s important to go into the project with a realistic view of how much you can spend on your renovation. Creating a budget for your custom kitchen design (and sticking to it!) is a great way to make sure you keep your spending on track with no hidden surprises.

Here are a few useful tips for calculating your budget before your custom kitchen remodel begins.

If traditional kitchens like the one your grandmother used to have aren’t your style, but you don’t really enjoy the stark minimalism of a hyper-modern kitchen either, perhaps a transitional kitchen is for you. A transitional kitchen is a perfect blend of design and functionality, incorporating nods to the traditional while moving forward with contemporary design ideas at the same time. While it can be hard to define, a transitional kitchen can incorporate everything you want and leave out everything you don’t, all while tying together elements of style, form, and function to create a space that is as practical as it is sophisticated.

Renovating your kitchen is an exciting process, resulting in the custom kitchen of your dreams! However, preparing for a kitchen remodel and all it entails can be a rather daunting experience. It takes a little creativity and a LOT of planning, but it is possible to still live and dine at home in the midst of a kitchen renovation.

Here are a few helpful tips to get you prepared and guide you through your kitchen remodel project with as little inconvenience as possible.

The first day of any kitchen renovation is Demolition Day. The existing cabinetry, appliances, flooring, and Sheetrock are removed to create a blank slate for the new kitchen. Gail, kitchen designer and co-owner of The Kitchen Company, is no stranger to kitchen renovation, and she's got some tips that helped her through the Demolition process.

After 25 years of remodeling kitchens for family, friends, and clients, Gail Bolling, co-owner and designer at The Kitchen Company, decided it was finally time to remodel her 24-year-old kitchen. To assure that the project was completed on time with minimal disruptions to her busy schedule, she hired Dave Gummoe to keep the project on schedule. Dave Gummoe is The Kitchen Company's cabinet installer and also an experienced general contractor.

In the last couple of years, new kitchen color trends have started to emerge. Designers and homeowners alike are opting for subtle yet striking luxury colors over traditional neutrals. Blue hues are the latest (and some of our favorite!) luxury colors working their way into the hearts of homeowners. From cool gray-blue to vintage aqua to rich navy, there’s a blue hue for everyone.

Like many homeowners, The Kitchen Company co-owner and designer Gail Bolling struggled to make the decision to renovate her own 24-year-old kitchen. She and her husband had been thinking about it for a few years but kept putting it off because they never felt it was a convenient time. While they had a number of reasons for renovating, the need to replace the floors and appliances finally motivated them to start the remodeling project.