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Cabinets are for More Than Your Dishes
We hear a lot about consumers' kitchen design and spending preferences - especially those of millennials, the top generation conducting renovations today according to RICKI. According to Builder Online, millennials (50% of them) want luxury kitchens, kitchen islands, multiple work stations in kitchens, floor to ceiling cabinets - basically, they want their kitchens to work harder for them. This means space can be limited and HOW that space is utilized becomes more important.
A recent post from Houzz contributor Yanic Simard talks about one way to find more space for kitchen essentials in a time where space can be the most important commodity in a kitchen. One such essential being sacrificed? Pantries. Yanic explores how cabinets - traditionally used for dishes and tupperware, can solve the issue.
Book End a Galley Kitchen
Millennials are drawn to the city vs. the suburbs - this means smaller galley kitchens and often no pantry or extra storage space. A creative solution can be a floor-to-ceiling cabinet that book-ends the galley. "This sort of layout creates an appealing symmetry," Yanic explains in his post with a tall cabinet mirroring appliances on the other end of the kitchen.
"Using a tall full-depth cabinet provides a great deal more storage capacity and gives the kitchen a weighty and mature air." This excess space can be critical in city apartments.
Photo courtesy of Woodstock FurnitureStand-alone Cabinet-Pantry
Rather than adding a full set of wall cabinets, a standalone unit can serve as pantry space, in addition to providing an interesting focal point for the room if painted in a contrasting color to the other cabinets in the kitchen. In addition, a stand-alone piece can "later be moved to a new home more easily than a true built-in" saving money down the road. Photo courtesy of Houzz.comClick here to read the rest of Yanic's post for more great ideas on how to re-purpose, re-imagine, and prioritize space for those kitchen essentials (under the stairs, re-purposing other rooms, small otherwise un-used nooks to name a few. And visit the KCMA website to learn more about becoming a member.
We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving filled with time with friends and family. Read on below to check out what’s been happening in the cabinet industry: EPA to Seek New Limits on Commercial Truck Pollution EPA announced earlier this month that the Administration will seek new limits on pollution from commercial trucks. Officials at the agency say pollution rules for commercial vehicles are long overdue for an update after nearly 20 years. “It’s definitely about time. The world has changed in a lot of ways over those 20 years. One thing we know is that these vehicles can be made cleaner, lower emitting," explained Bill Wehrum, assistant administrator of the EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation. Read more from the Wall Street Journal (subscription required to access link.) Deloitte Study Shows Worsening of Workforce Crisis A report released earlier this month from the Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte shows that the widening manufacturing...
We’re back with the second installment of our 2019 predictions – trends in manufacturing technology. Today we are experiencing what many refer to as the fourth industrial revolution, or “Manufacturing 4.0.” Whatever you call it, there is no denying that a shift is occurring within the manufacturing industry as companies have the opportunity to combine information technology software and hardware to bring tremendous value to their customers and businesses. We have scoured the internet for the top manufacturing technology trends we can expect to find in 2019 and here’s what we found: Industrial Internet of Things Most everyone has heard of Internet of Things (IoT) at this point – but it’s more focused on consumers and how objects in our homes connect. According to the Per the Spec blog , Industrial IoT (IIoT) is revolutionizing industrial environments like power plant and factories, making them smart and efficient. Medium.com thinks that for the manufacturing industry,...
This Year's Favorite Cabinet Style is Green Today’s consumers and homeowners are all about living a green lifestyle – one that is aligned with environmental responsibility and sustainability. This is a lifestyle that extends beyond the simple green choices like buying organic produce and recycling. People are looking for opportunities that have a positive impact on the environment. And that’s why more and more of them are looking for the KCMA Environmental Stewardship Program (ESP) Seal on their cabinets. The KCMA Environmental Stewardship Program is committed to ensuring that cabinet manufacturing companies are aligned with Green best practices for organizations. The National Green Building Standards (NGBS), an ANSI standard, is the leading green residential building rating system in the United States. NGBS certification ensures that residences are independently verified by a third party for compliance with a comprehensive green standard. KCM...
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