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Orange County Kitchen Remodeler Kitchen Design Tips

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It’s the job of your Orange County kitchen remodeler to create a functional space. It’s easy to get excited about fabulous finishes and amazing appliances, but if your kitchen isn’t functional, it’s a waste of space and money.  Cooks want beautiful and functional kitchens. Inspired Remodels, the design and build Orange County kitchen remodeler, designs for high style and function.  Here are a few of their tips for designing a kitchen that looks fabulous and makes cooking easy.

contrasting cabinets in kitchen

This kitchen features multiple workstations

Consider the Cooks

Most kitchen designs accommodate a single cook in the kitchen. The work triangle (sink, refrigerator, and stove) design keeps in mind one cook and allows the single cook to move efficiently.  

But modern Orange County kitchens often host more than one cook at a time. Contemporary kitchens serve as a gathering place where families and friends come together to create great food and enjoy good times. When multiple cooks work in the kitchen focus on creating workstations.  Workstations for prep, cooking, and cleanup replace the kitchen triangle. Organize these work areas around any appliances needed and create plenty of room to work.  

Maybe your cooking style relies heavily on the toaster oven and air fryer and not the full-sized oven. If that’s the case, skip the double ovens and add extra counter space for your toaster oven, air fryer, or pressure cooker that gets a daily workout.

If your home serves as holiday meal central, extra wall ovens and warming drawers make cooking for a crowd a breeze.  

Island offers seating in the kitchen

Social Butterfly or Family-Focused?

Is entertaining an important part of your lifestyle or do meals look more like cereal, grilled cheese, and microwave noodle dishes?  If your entertaining style goes beyond light appetizers, you need room to cook for a crowd.

On the other hand, if most of your meals are made quickly and eaten even faster, you need kitchen seating that lets you chow down, clean up, and get out quickly. If the family rarely uses the dining room, the kitchen must provide room to cook and eat.

Do you enjoy guests while you cook? An island offers space for you to chat and be social while preparing your spread.

If formal entertaining is more your style, make sure pass-throughs and doors make it easy to carry loaded platters and plates from the kitchen to the dining area. Skip the doorknobs and use levers or swinging doors.

Open concept kitchen

Orange County Kitchen Remodeler Designs Too!

Inspired Remodels is much more than a standard Orange County kitchen remodeler. They offer complete design services as well. This means they understand the elements of good kitchen design as well as they understand the elements of proper plumbing. 

They go way beyond discussing flooring and countertop finishes. They want to know how you use your kitchen and why you use your kitchen.  The answers to these questions offer keen insight into how your kitchen should be designed.

All great kitchens begin with a great design.  When Inspired Remodels is your Orange County kitchen remodeler you know your kitchen will look amazing and function splendidly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Four Advantages of Custom Kitchen Remodeling

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Are you thinking about remodeling your Orange County kitchen, but still sitting on the fence? Now is the time to move! Custom kitchen remodeling brings an entirely new look to your living area, makes the best use of space, and offers a great opportunity to add elements you dream of.

When you incorporate custom kitchen cabinets as part of the kitchen remodeling project, you end up with quality cabinets to last for years.

Here are four advantages of custom kitchen remodeling for your Orange County home.

custom kitchen remodeling adds white shaker cabinets and brushed nickel faucet

Open Concept Transforms the Living Space

Orange County homes liberally make use of the open concept in building and remodeling. So, when you transform your kitchen with a custom kitchen remodel, the transformation spills over into the adjacent living spaces.

Adding white kitchen cabinets not only makes the kitchen look larger, but also makes the connecting spaces look larger as well.

When you improve kitchen lighting or seating, you improve the dining options or usage of adjacent spaces.

Orange county custom kitchen remodeling uses white upper cabinets and dark lower cabinets

For example, this Irvine custom kitchen remodeling added extra light to the dining area and tied the two spaces together with wood flooring.

In this custom kitchen remodel, the kitchen opens up into the living area. Light spills from the kitchen to light the hallway, stairs, and living area too.

custom cabinets display stemware

Custom Kitchen Cabinets Are Higher Quality

No Orange County custom kitchen remodeling project would be complete without updating the kitchen cabinets. Remodeling affords you the opportunity to upgrade your kitchen cabinets.

If you have stock or builder-grade cabinetry, now is the time to upgrade to custom or semi-custom cabinets. Custom cabinets are more affordable than you think.

Orange County custom cabinets in two tones in Cosa Caza kitchen

You won’t find particleboard construction in your custom kitchen cabinets. They are made to last. Not only is the cabinet construction superior, but the hinges, drawer rails, and glides are of higher quality as well.

In the future, you can paint or reface wood cabinets if you decide you want to update the look without updating the entire kitchen. That’s not possible with stock and low-grade kitchen cabinets.

 

Custom Kitchen Remodeling Maximizes Space

Speaking of those custom cabinets, custom kitchen remodeling allows you to maximize the space in your new design. Ingenious custom cabinets provide new ways to store common items.

The move from cabinets to drawers provides more storage in the same space.

With custom kitchen remodeling, you get the space where you want it in your Orange County kitchen. Whether it’s pantry space or pull-out steps, custom cabinets in your custom kitchen put the items you want at your fingertips.

Remodeling Incorporates Missing Elements

When you built or purchased your Orange County home, you settled for the house that gave you the most of what you wanted at the time.

But over time, your wants can change. Kitchen remodeling is the perfect time to incorporate those new wants or add in the elements that have been missing.

custom cabinets make use of space in corner

Maybe you wanted a warming drawer, wine storage, or a beverage bar.  Remodeling affords the chance to take a space and make it your own.

 

Picking an Orange County Home Improvement Contractor

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Thinking of a remodel? With prices on the rise and material inventories going down, now is the time to act. Whether you want a new bathroom, a remodeled kitchen, or a fresh fireplace make sure you pick an Orange County home improvement contractor that delivers on time and on budget. Here are a few tips.

women laying on carpet sharing secretsAsk for Referrals

The best way to start your search is by casting a wide net. Ask friends, neighbors, family members, coworkers, and even your fellow gym rats.

See a sign in the neighbor’s yard? Don’t be afraid to ring the bell and ask about the work. The people you know are going to give you the most honest appraisal of the work they had done.

And, if someone shares a horror story, listen carefully and learn. Not only will you learn who to avoid, but you’ll also learn what mistakes were made in the selection process.

Ask for Quotes

Once you’ve identified a few home improvement contractors, ask them to give you a quote. It’s important to get multiple quotes for the project.

To make an apples-to-apples comparison easier, make sure that each contractor gives you a quote for the same work and the same quality finishes. For example, if you want bamboo flooring, then make sure all quotes include bamboo flooring.

quotes from home improvement contractors

Otherwise, you might compare click-lock luxury vinyl planks to woven strand bamboo hardwood planks. That’s not an even comparison. Beware of any bid that is substantially lower than the others you receive.

During the quoting process, find out what work the contractor will perform and what work will be subcontracted out to another company or tradesman. Subcontracting for trades like plumbing and electrical is a common practice, but you want to know about it in advance.

Check for Home Improvement Contractor Licensing

Once you’ve narrowed your selection down to a few contractors, it is time to check their license.

A handyman or casual remodeler won’t have a license. But a professional home improvement contractor will be licensed by the State of California as a building contractor.

You can call (800) 321- 2752 or search online at the Department of Consumer Affairs.

You might be tempted to check with the Better Business Bureau too. But remember that companies pay to be a member of the BBB and membership doesn’t necessarily mean they provide quality services.

Ask for References

Ask the contractor for references. A quality home improvement contractor has a long list of satisfied customers and won’t hesitate to offer their contact information.

Be sure to follow through and call the references. Find out what they liked about the process and what they disliked.

Were there problems during the work? If so, were they resolved to the homeowner’s satisfaction?

Check Social Media

Once you are ready to make a selection, go and check social media sites for reviews. You may find contractor reviews on Yelp and Houzz.

As you read reviews, notice if projects are completed on time, on budget, and how any bumps are smoothed out. This provides insight into the contractor’s business practices.

If the company is like Inspired Remodels, you’ll find loads of happy customers and pictures of stunning bathrooms, kitchens, patios, fireplaces, and whole-house remodeling.

Are you still looking for ideas and not ready to hire a contractor? Find out how working with a design/build home improvement contractor simplifies the process.