http://www.kitchenobsession.com Kitchen ideas, design, counter tops, hardware, backsplashes, cabinets... Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:34:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en How you use water in your home on a daily basis affects the environment. It's very easy to take advantage of this precious resource because of its availability. With hotter summers and increased droughts, however, it is important to save every little drop. Here are some tips on ways you ... http://www.kitchenobsession.com/kitchen-design-ideas/tips-on-conserving-water-in-the-kitchen/ Every single day people use items produced from places like Japan. More than half the items and products sold in the USA are from Japan or China and are for every day use. There are two main reasons for this. For one Japanese made products are incredibly innovative, they come ... http://www.kitchenobsession.com/kitchen-decorating-ideas/chinese-kitchenware-and-other-kitchen-accessories-online/ Most property sales experts will agree that the kitchen is the most important room in the house when prospective buyers are looking around. Subsequently updating the look of a kitchen before putting a home on the open market is highly advisable. Kitchens however can be expensive; thankfully there are ways ... http://www.kitchenobsession.com/kitchen-counter-tops/the-importance-of-quality-when-choosing-kitchen-worktops/ As a Chef I'm always trying to find new gadgets, equipment, or products to add to my kitchen. Its one of the most important places in any house, not just in mine. Notice the next time you have a party how for some reason everyone always ends up in the ... http://www.kitchenobsession.com/kitchen-decorating-ideas/buying-kitchen-products-accessories-online-is-a-snap/ Built-in kitchen cabinets are a relatively new element in the kitchen. Cabinets were never part of the kitchen construction in centuries past. They were most often freestanding structures like china cabinets or pie racks that could be moved from place to place. During the twentieth century cabinets became an integral part ... http://www.kitchenobsession.com/kitchen-cabinets/a-walk-through-the-history-of-kitchen-cabinets/ From a food preparation area and dining room to paying bills, the kitchen is the center of activity for today's family. Unfortunately, the kitchen can also has the most hidden dangers of any room in the house- some obvious and some less obvious. Below is a list of ... http://www.kitchenobsession.com/kitchen-design/7-tips-to-a-safe-kitchen/ When shopping for kitchen cabinets, most homeowners focus on the look of the cabinets and the design of the doors, but they don't ask about the most important feature of the cabinets- the material used to make the cabinet box. While the face frame and doors are important for ... http://www.kitchenobsession.com/kitchen-cabinets/kitchen-cabinets-plywood-or-particleboard-construction/ In order to renovate a kitchen with less than four thousand dollars, you must plan ahead, cut out over-spending on frivolous items, and stick to a budget. Most kitchen projects run over budget because of poor planning or under estimations. Knowing what you need and where to get ... http://www.kitchenobsession.com/kitchen-design/renovating-a-kitchen-for-under-4000/ Color touches us on a very deep intuitive level. Whether you realize it or not, colors speak very loud to our subconscious and have a positive or negative reaction within 90 seconds. The colors you select for a room will impact you on a very deep level every time you spend ... http://www.kitchenobsession.com/kitchen-decorating-ideas/colorful-ideas-for-kitchen-designs/ I've recently stumbled across another really cool new product on the market...glass kitchen sinks... yes...you read that right...for the kitchen! Glass has been used as a material for bathroom sinks for quite a while now but never really as a kitchen sink material...until now. My first reaction was WOW! Then my ... http://www.kitchenobsession.com/kitchen-design-ideas/glass-kitchen-sinksare-you-crazy/