Anu Sood
Sun
Many top kitchen retailers want to help bring your dreams to reality by providing inspiration and practical planning resources.
HERE ARE THREE SITES THAT OFFER FREE MONEY-SAVING TIPS:
GrowAGreenKitchen.com
Designed by high-end appliance-maker Sub-Zero, this website is very much like a glossy kitchen magazine with pages and pages of professionally designed kitchens.
This site offers helpful articles about kitchen trends, interviews with top chefs and tips on how to create a green kitchen. The Interactive Kitchen Vignettes section enables you to select the kitchen picture that most accurately reflects your style and play with appliance and cabinet finishes, countertops, wall and trim colours, and flooring.
www.ikea.com
The Swedish giant understands that you don’t need to live in a palace to have a luxurious kitchen. The new 2009 IKEA Home Planner allows you to enter the dimensions of your existing kitchen, add doors and windows and lay out IKEA cabinetry in the finishes of your choice. The software allows you to play with different layouts, mix or match door styles and finishes, and select different flooring and countertop options.
www.us.kohler.com
If you’re just thinking about updating your kitchen sink or faucet, check out kitchen and bath giant Kohler’s site. The Kitchen Sink Planner tool allows you to combine sink, faucet and countertop to create a perfect washing centre. The sink and faucet selections aren’t restricted to standard box-store selections. See how an oval sink with a pull-down faucet and a pale green countertop would look together. Ideal for the homeowner looking to do a quick makeover. For more kitchen and bath planning resources, visit:
– www.rona.ca
– www.thermador.com
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