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Kitchen Contractor Tips for a Great Kitchen

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What makes a great kitchen great? Is the the gleaming floor, the smudge free fridge, or the whimsical backsplash? All of those elements may be present in a great kitchen. But you don’t need them to have a great kitchen. A great kitchen is great because it’s got an easy-to-use design and no space is wasted. Inspired Remodels is the Orange County kitchen contractor that knows what makes a great kitchen. Here’s a few tips to make your kitchen great.

Let There Be Light

You never stumble around in the dark in a great kitchen. A great kitchen makes the best use of natural light and adds in room lighting and task lighting.

Recessed lighting brightens the kitchen. Lights under the upper cabinets sneaks in additional task lighting. Who doesn’t want to see clearly when you’re slicing, dicing, and chopping?

Decorative lighting helps set the mood. Dimmer switches are great when your kitchen is part of an open concept area.

This kitchen uses decorative pendant lights to provide task lighting. Now that’s a lighting two-fer. Two-fers are great in the kitchen; they are the antithesis of the unitasker loathed by TV chef and cultural icon, Alton Brown. Unitaskers serve one purpose and take up valuable space.

Great Kitchens Make Great Use of Space

There’s not an inch of wasted space in a great kitchen. It’s one of the things that makes it so great.

Above, the slender space between the custom cabinets and stove was used for a small pull-out cabinet. Now you aren’t storing 10 pounds of rice here, but what are you doing with 10 pounds of rice any way?

It’s size and location make it perfect for salt, pepper, and any other spices and seasonings you might want to grab while using the cook top.

Another place space is frequently wasted is the lower cabinet kick space. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

A savvy kitchen contractor knows one way to turn a kitchen into a great space is to add a pull out step in place of a kick space.

This is particularly helpful for reaching the top shelves of upper cabinets. Even those that aren’t vertically challenged appreciate this type of convenience.

Or how about a kitchen island that doubles as a table? Once again, this kitchen contractor slayed the evil unitasker by making the island large enough to double as a table. A normal island doesn’t seat 6 comfortably. This one does.

The eat-in kitchen isn’t dead, it just looks different. It’s one of those things that makes a great kitchen great.

A Great Kitchen Contractor Crafts Great Kitchens

Inspired Remodels is a great kitchen contractor serving the Orange County area. They design and build great kitchens. And, they turn your inspired kitchen dreams into inspired remodeled kitchens.

Ready for your great kitchen or want more ideas? Call (949) 716-1938 or Contact Us online today.

Custom Cabinets for Orange County Remodels

Nothing sets the tone of a room like the cabinetry. If you’re remodeling an Orange County kitchen or bathroom, the cabinet choice is a big decision. The big box stores like Home Depot generally offer stock cabinets while the Ikea’s of the world sell ready to assemble cabinets. Choosing cabinets isn’t a conundrum. Semi custom or custom cabinets offer maximum flexibility and value.

Schrock Semi-Custom Cabinets

Schrock is part of the MasterBrand family of cabinet companies. This American-based company has been making cabinets since 1926. Beautiful, functional and durable describe their product line.

Currently, you can pick from 3 lines: Entra, Trademark and Boutique. The style and level of customization varies with the line. If simple, modern, or industrial describe your taste, the Trademark series is for you. If you need high customization or want an artisanal look, Boutique is for you. Entra features fresh and clean lines and is the perfect choice for Shaker style cabinets.

Semicustom cabinets are factory built to your specifications based on stock sizes. This hold down the price, so they cost less than completely custom cabinets. Think of them as a mid-range choice. They make modifications to create cabinets that fit the space you need. Semi-custom cabinets provide you with a selection of fronts and finishes.

Omega Custom Cabinets

Omega Custom Cabinets is also a member of the MasterBrand family. They build custom cabinets in the United States. As true artisans, they take raw hardwood lumber and convert it into cabinetry to your exact specifications. They bring your custom cabinet ideas to life through the Pinnacle and Dynasty series platforms. Pinnacle provides inset and framed styling and Dynasty provides the ultimate in flexibility in design.

Because these are completely custom cabinets, the cost is higher than semicustom cabinets. The lead time is much longer as well. But, you will get completely bespoke wooden cabinetry that will last almost as long as your house. No matter the shape of the room, your cabinets will fit.

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Compare to Stock and Ready to Assemble with Custom

When you compare custom and semicustom cabinets to stock or ready to assemble, the differences are clear. You may be able to get stock and ready to assemble cabinets quickly, but that is because they are mass produced. If you need customization, you’re out of luck.

Stock and ready to assemble cabinets may be available very quickly, but custom work is worth the wait. Higher quality, more options, and greater satisfaction with the installed product.

Inspired Remodels Helps With Orange County Cabinets

Need help with cabinetry? Call the remodel experts Inspired Remodels. They can help you design a kitchen or bathroom that is beautiful and functional. Their expertise is bring dreams to life. Call (949) 716-1938 or Contact Us online.

Custom Cabinets and Built-Ins for Any Room in the House

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Custom cabinets and built-ins are the ultimate for making a space uniquely yours. They are also the answer to maximizing available space and turning unusable space into usable.

Built-Ins for Any Room

Personalize any room in the house with built-ins and custom cabinetry. This fireplace looks complete with the addition of built-ins. Display books and art on the open shelves. Crown molding marries wall and ceiling spaces perfectly. Custom-built cabinetry finishes the bottom. That’s plenty of place to store the things you don’t want to display!

Bookcases are some of the most common built-ins, but they certainly aren’t the only ones.

Built-ins can also take the form of a custom bar. In this space, you get room for glassware, liquor bottles, mixers, and refrigeration. This small space between a door and corner might not be large enough to do much, but it is large enough for a mighty nice bar.

In this case, the woodwork and countertop match the kitchen decor. However, you could easily create the same bar with contrasting or complementary finishes. Since the kitchen tends to be the center of entertainment, it only makes sense to use unused kitchen space for a bar.

Built-ins by the fireplace take many forms. Think beyond shelves and bookcases. Inspired Remodels incorporated built-in drawers for this room. The custom built-ins with drawers fills the small space between the fireplace and wall. The room looks finished and the homeowner has additional storage. Storage tucked out of sight, but still in plain sight. That’s the power of built-ins and custom cabinetry to transform a space.

Custom Cabinets and Customized Cabinets

Custom cabinets provide additional flexibility when maximizing space. That’s why semi-custom cabinets are a great option. While custom cabinets are generally built on site, customized cabinets are built by the manufacturer based on specifications. Think of them as stock cabinets, only customized.

This bathroom provides not only cabinetry to support dual sinks, but provides a vanity space as well. The customized space between the semi-custom cabinets makes the most use of the wall. The lowered countertop is much more comfortable for a seated person. The space between the cabinets provides a place to store a vanity bench when not in use. That’s important because this room didn’t have much width between cabinets and shower.

Custom cabinets and semi-custom cabinets are great for solving problems with problem areas.

For example, this kitchen needed to maximize the storage space. Custom cabinets in the corner were perfect. Not only do these cabinets fit perfectly into this spot, but the trim at the top of the cabinets make this look more like furniture than cabinets.

Custom cabinets also let you mix and match finishes and styles. In this same kitchen, Shaker style doors and drawers are the stars. But unlike most Shaker cabinets, these cabinets aren’t finished in white.

Are Custom Cabinets and Built-Ins a Solution for You?

Thinking about a home renovation? Do you think custom cabinetry or built-ins are the solution for you? Contact Inspired Remodels to see how custom solutions can provide storage, add beauty, and maximize your space. It’s a great way to add a great deal of value. Call us at (949) 716-1938 today to schedule a consultation.