Kitchen Design Ideas This Football Season

Summer is almost over, unfortunately. We are only one month away until school is back in session for a number of Northern Virginia students. But with the end of summer means the beginning of fall, and with the beginning of fall, we also get football.

Football season will soon be consuming the Northern Virginia area as hopes of the Washington Redskins latest prospect are at an all time high. Football means family rooms packed with sports enthusiasts, lots of food and (probably) lots of yelling at the TV.

So if you are looking for kitchen design ideas this fall to prepare for winter holidays, look no further than football season.

As loads of people pile into your house every Sunday until January, the kitchen is sure to get a lot of use. From cooking up appetizers and halftime snacks in the kitchen to throwing a few steaks on the grill, most football fans love to eat. The football fan can run endless sprints between the TV room and the kitchen to snack on whatever is in sight.

This is a great opportunity to see how others use the kitchen, how you are using the kitchen to accommodate guests, and where you would like to see things improve.

Kitchen Remodeling

If your guests always seem to run straight into the kitchen island in between plays, you may want to consider kitchen remodeling. A full kitchen remodel will often help homeowners accommodate large amounts of guests, which can be especially helpful during holidays, parties, and football season, of course.

For all of your kitchen remodeling services and for more kitchen design ideas, visit the showroom at Signature Kitchens in Haymarket, Virginia.

Why Choose Signature Kitchens?

Signature Kitchens has been providing quality services throughout Northern Virginia for over 25 years. A majority of that time has been spent serving loyal, satisfied home builders, and more recently, our kitchen design services became available directly to the public.

This has made it easier for locals in Northern Virginia and Maryland to get a one-on-one experience with professional kitchen designers and manufacturers at Signature Kitchens.

When searching for a kitchen design expert, Signature Kitchens has everything you need, which is one of benefits of dealing with a manufacturer.

Kitchen Designer – when you deal with Signature Kitchens, you have direct access to a kitchen designer who assists in the layout, design and installation of your kitchen project.

Services – kitchen design, kitchen cabinet installation, cabinet refacing and more, Signature Kitchens offers everything you need to completely renovate your kitchen no matter how big or small the project may be.

Kitchen Showrooms – there are 3 kitchen showrooms located in the Washington, DC area for our customer’s convenience. Our guests are able to look and use the quality wood craftsmanship that Signature Kitchens offers its home builders and direct customers.

All-in-1 – With Signature Kitchens you work with one company. Everything from the manufacturing, design and installation is done within the company so you never have to run back and forth between customer service reps from other companies.

With so many great services being offered, it’s no wonder Signature Kitchens has been the premier kitchen design company in Northern Virginia and Maryland for so long. Come see for yourself at one of our kitchen design showrooms!

Realtors Seeking Kitchen Remodeling Contractors

Our nation’s housing market is still seeing some of the lowest interest rates ever. It has been a great few years for buyers and a very busy time for realtors as well. With many homes being foreclosed or selling as “short sales”, homes are left as is which can make them difficult to sell at times.

Every room usually undergoes some sort of touch up before selling, but the one room that can truly sell a home is the kitchen – a room that needs to be up to par with kitchens found in new homes. Kitchens are the most used rooms in a house and it often shows. So what needs to be done to sell the home?

Kitchen Cabinet Refacing

Kitchen cabinets take up a lot of real estate in the kitchen. In addition to being the main focal point of the kitchen, they are used constantly and experience a lot of wear and tear. This is why kitchen cabinet refacing can be the perfect facelift for any outdated kitchen.

Kitchen Remodeling Contractor

When a home needs to be sold quickly and potential buyers are citing the kitchen as their main concern, realtors will call a kitchen remodeling contractor to do a professional, quality job in a hurry.

We work with many realtors who are seeking professional kitchen remodeling contractors. Often it takes only a few minor updates to transform a home and have it sold quickly.

If you are a realtor looking for a reliable kitchen remodeling contractor to work with, Signature Kitchens has over 20 years of experience and provide the highest quality service throughout Northern Virginia.

Kitchen Design Ideas after the Storm

Storms have rolled through Northern Virginia in a big way the last couple of weeks, and combined with the worst heat wave the DC metro area has ever experienced, locals did all they could to stay inside during the 110 degree weather.

During that week, I spent as much time indoors as I possibly could and, maybe it was a bit of cabin fever, but I began fixing things that didn’t need to be fixed, cleaning things that I rarely clean, etc. It was also a great time, maybe for you, also, to assess the layout of your home and kitchen, and take note of some changes you would like to see.

Kitchen Design Ideas

Spending a week indoors, you will become much more familiar with your surroundings than you would ever like to be – even more so than Thanksgiving in the kitchen. That’s why it was the perfect opportunity to collect some unique kitchen design ideas.

Kitchen Cabinet Installation

Kitchen cabinet installation is often a much needed improvement to an outdated kitchen. Whether your kitchen cabinets appear worn down, or they have taken their toll physically, kitchen cabinet installation is a great way to give your kitchen a brand new look.

When searching for kitchen design ideas, it is always great to look at kitchen cabinet installation. This is your opportunity to change the location, size and color of the cabinets, and even the overall functionality, as well – if you need more drawers, larger doors, etc.

If you have a great kitchen design idea or want to speak with us about kitchen cabinet installation, we would love to hear from you at Signature Kitchens! Swing by our kitchen showroom in Haymarket, Virginia or give us a call.

Kitchen Cabinet Installation in Herndon, Virginia by Signature Kitchens

Remodeling & Renovation: What's the Difference?

As a homeowner looking to take on a new project, it is important that you understand exactly what you are getting into and how to express that to those involved. To better explain your new project to contractors, service providers and even building supplies retail centers, we’ll take a look at some very common home improvement terms that are used constantly throughout the industry.

Kitchen Remodeling

Kitchen remodeling, or remodeling in general, is a fairly broad term that is used to describe any change to a house. Remodeling carries with it a heavier weight and can often represent a major undertaking. For example, a kitchen remodeling project may involve combining the dining room and the kitchen into one room. This is becoming an extremely popular kitchen remodeling project as it involves a complete transformation of not one but two rooms.

Kitchen Renovation

Smaller scale projects can be categorized as renovations. A renovation is a project that would involve making the room appear new again. Not a complete overhaul, but updating the existing fixtures and overall look of the room. In a kitchen renovation project, you may see cabinet refacing being done, new appliances or light fixtures, or even new flooring. It is essentially taking what exists currently and revitalizing it.

Knowing the difference between these two types of home improvement projects will allow you to communicate your needs and concerns more effectively with building contractors and retail outlets. For all of your kitchen remodeling and kitchen renovation needs, contact Signature Kitchens in Haymarket, Virginia.

The "Work Triangle" for Your Kitchen Remodeling Project

Home values have increased again this month signifying an upswing in the housing market. As I stated in previous blog entries, kitchen remodeling projects create a highly-valuable return on investment for homeowners. These projects steadily increase in popularity as homeowners continue to sell by creating a memorable atmosphere at the heart of the home.

Layouts for Kitchen Remodeling Projects

Kitchen cabinet installation is one of the most important pieces to your remodel. Kitchen cabinets need to be durable, have ample storage space, and most importantly, they have to look good.

The Correct Location for Your Kitchen Cabinet Installation

In order to find the proper location for your kitchen cabinet installation, you need to understand how you want your kitchen to function. Depending on the size of your kitchen remodeling project, you may be looking for a complete overhaul – changing the location of your stove, cabinets, sink, etc.

A tried and true layout for a kitchen remodel is known as the Work Triangle. According to zillow.com, the triangle should have the stove, sink and refrigerator at its points. They should have plenty of space between each item without any intersecting inhibitors such as a kitchen island or counter. This is used to maximize efficiency in the kitchen and to create a space that promotes a seamless operation and room for guests and loved ones to gather.

Signature Kitchens has a fantastic showroom for everyone to browse through for their kitchen remodeling project ideas. You will be able to select the wood, finish and overall look of your new kitchen cabinets, and even see them paired with counter tops and appliances.

Visit Signature Kitchens in Haymarket, Virginia. We service all of Northern Virginia including Loudoun County, Prince William County, Fairfax County and beyond.

Going Green: Kitchen Renovation Ideas

Keeping up with the latest kitchen design trends can be a fun process. New designs are constantly emerging and everything from the economy and location of your home can impact the overall style of a newly built home.

One of the hottest topics for the last several years is “going green.” We hear about it from every company under the sun as businesses shift towards environmentally-friendly products and manufacturing processes.

Kitchen Renovation Ideas for “Going Green”

A trend that continues to gain more steam is incorporating renewable or recyclable products into home building, according to zillow.com. Homeowners are now requesting flooring materials that are environmentally-friendly. The most common solution to that request is bamboo. Since bamboo is considered grass and grows rapidly, it is also considered a renewable option for flooring, and a kitchen renovation idea worth remembering.

Going Green with Cabinet Installation

Gone are the days of lugging armfuls of plastic bottles and cans out to the green recycle bin in your garage. With a society that is more sensitive to recycling and reusing than ever before, homeowners are finding new ways to incorporate the process into their homes through cabinet installation. Separate receptacles for recycling are now hiding underneath kitchen islands and unassuming cabinets. Often found next to the trash can inside the cabinets, recycling bins are conveniently located and at the top of your mind while you dispose of waste.

Courtesy Flickr user erin lanigan

Incorporating the going green process into your kitchen renovation ideas can be a great benefit to the environment and your home. For all of your home’s cabinet installation and kitchen renovation needs, visit Signature Kitchens in Haymarket, Virginia.

The Showroom at Signature Kitchens

This week, I took some time out of my day to tour the absolutely beautiful Signature Kitchens showroom conveniently located in Haymarket, Virginia. The front of the building looks just like a small home, but upon entry, the walls seem to expand as the showroom opens up, full of fantastic kitchens and exquisitely-crafted cabinetry.

The kitchen showroom provides an amazing experience full of breathtaking kitchens, but it also proves educational as guests see firsthand the process behind their legendary kitchen cabinet refacing, or “recrafting” process.

What makes the kitchen cabinet refacing process so incredible is the ability to completely transform the entire physical appearance of the existing cabinetry without a complete overhaul of the cabinet frames and installation process. It may sound like a complete kitchen remodeling project, but the recrafting process can be done in a fraction of the time and at a fraction of the cost.

The selection of new cabinet and drawer faces is vast and the entire collection is as stunning as the piece before it. There were so many great samples to choose from, and some of my favorite pieces were even found in photos of their completed projects proudly hanging on the showroom walls.

Most of all, the showroom felt intimate. It wasn't a large, impersonal business that didn't care, it was personal and catered exactly to what each guest wanted. I felt like I was standing in someone's home when I was there, and that is the perfect way to envision your new kitchen.

Stop by the showroom sometime and see for yourself. Haymarket is a beautiful town and truly adds to the whole experience. (The diner across the street is amazing, as well!)

The Signature Kitchens showroom is located at 6612 James Madison Highway, Haymarket, Virginia 20169.

Completed Project by Signature Kitchens

Stair ReCrafting: What is it?

There are only a few more weeks until school is officially out for the summer. For some stay at home parents, this means that your vacation is coming to an end and the real work is about to begin. Keeping up with rambunctious children is definitely a full time job, and maintaining a clean home in the process seems impossible. As your children run down the stairs and out the door, then in the door and up the stairs this summer, you will begin to notice that your stairs are taking on twice the work that they are used to! Stairs with carpet will appear worn and stained and beyond the point of repair. Time to call a remodeling contractor.

The remodeling contractors at Signature WoodCrafters specialize in stair recrafting. For those unfamiliar with the term, stair recrafting is simply replacing the visible components of your existing stair case. That means you don’t have worry about completely rebuilding the frame of your staircase. Remodeling contractors take exact measurements of your stairs, while you begin selecting the type of wood, stain, and risers. Each stair is custom-made in our manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania and as soon as they arrive to your home, they are ready for installation.

Since each stair and component simply slides over top of your staircase, there is no mess, no disruption, and a lasting value by some of the finest remodeling contractors in the country. Stop by our showroom to see how recrafting can transform your staircase!

Cabinet ReCrafting/Refacing: Fairfax, VA

This video explains the how-to of how Signature WoodCrafters installs its solid hardwood refacing/recrafting product. Enjoy the show!

Kitchen Remodel: Fairfax, VA

Kitchen Remodel: Fairfax, VA, originally uploaded by lauren_taggart1.

Doesn't this look gorgeous? Signature WoodCrafters' Erin Watson completely redesigned this kitchen, adding beautiful details like this corbel on the new kitchen island. Details will be coming soon about an open house to be staged for this kitchen in the fall!