Traditional Kitchen Design Ideas: Cabinets, Tile, Appliances, Custom Hoods, Pantries, and Lighting
Host:
Welcome to the Home Remodeling Show with Edge Construction on News Talk 1310 WIBA. Have a question? Email it to EdgeConstructionRadio@gmail.com.
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This is the Home Remodeling Show, brought to you by Edge Construction right here on 1310 WIBA.
Learn more about Edge Construction on their website, EdgeConstructionCompany.com. That is Edge Construction Company dot com.
As a matter of fact, we are going to be talking about a recent kitchen remodel at Edge Construction in just a moment, so you can head over there and get a preview at EdgeConstructionCompany.com.
Their telephone number is 608-636-3343. That number is so easy to remember: 636-EDGE.
Also, when I mentioned the website, EdgeConstructionCompany.com, what I did not mention was the links to Pinterest, Facebook, and Houzz, which is an amazing resource and tool if you have been thinking about doing some remodeling.
Definitely make sure you are checking out EdgeConstructionCompany.com and their link to Houzz.
Joining us this Saturday morning from Edge Construction is Mike Twohig.
Mike, how are you doing this week?
Mike:
Great, Sean. It is good to see you.
Host:
Do you guys do saunas?
For some reason this morning, I have heat on the brain.
Do you get requests for some of those specialty spaces that people enjoy? We have talked about this before, and obviously you are not going to put a sauna in your kitchen, I do not think, but do you get requests for saunas and those kinds of things?
Mike:
A lot of people do the kits.
If you have seen these online, there are some really good kits that somebody with a little skill set could put together. I have seen homeowners put these together, and they turn out pretty decent.
They come with all the cedar, or whatever kind of wood you order. Some come pre-finished, and some you have to finish yourself. They come with all the mechanicals of it.
Some need a drain, but most are dry now, I think.
There are times where people will say, “Can you give us the infrastructure to do what we want to do?”
Maybe we need a heavy-duty fan down there because we do not want to heat up the whole house. Or we need a bigger wire running over there, maybe a 220 or something. Or if it needs a drain line and water supply, we can do that too.
Occasionally, we have built them into strange nook-type areas in basements.
Usually in the past, it has been somebody from Finland or someplace over there, one of those countries, because they are used to sauna. They do it every day. It is just part of their life, and they are pretty healthy.
So maybe we should be thinking about that.
Host:
It is a great idea and a neat little addition.
You mentioned you are able to do custom ones if folks want to add one into their homes.
All right, enough of that. It is actually cooling down there.
Mike:
We can all dream of it.
Host:
I do, actually.
It is funny you say that. There is a spot just off the main area of our basement where I think, “Man, we could put a sauna right in here.”
For some reason, my wife is not a big fan of them.
There is nothing better than working out and then going to sit in the sauna to finish everything off.
Mike:
Then you need the cold plunge.
Host:
Yes, you have to break the ice and freeze yourself for a minute or two.
Have you guys ever done any type of indoor thing like that?
Mike:
We have not.
We actually have an indoor pool right now in design.
These things sort of go with trends. It seems like we will not get them for a while, and then all of a sudden they come back around.
There are those smaller lap pools. They are smaller size-wise, but basically you are swimming against a current in there, so you are not really getting anywhere. You get in there and swim against the water.
I thought those were going to make a run.
We had a couple of those maybe five years ago or longer, but it was not like we had to do much. We kind of built a deck for it.
It is like a big hot tub, a much bigger hot tub, but the same type of thing. You have to get a lift, get it in there, and get it dropped into place. Then from then on, the plumbers take over and get it going.
If you want to do fancy finishes, you can always do that stuff.
Host:
You have to have one of those. What do they call those?
Mike:
Current pool?
Host:
That is it.
This week, we are going to talk about kitchen designs and some traditional kitchen ideas.
Obviously, if it is a traditional kitchen and traditional design, it is a look that has been around for a while. Looking back and looking forward, we are talking about a design style that is going to look great for generations to come.
Mike:
Yes.
I am looking at our website, EdgeConstructionCompany.com. The first job that shows up is always the latest one they have put up. This one happens to be a kitchen.
It is a Craftsman-style door on the cabinets, full overlay doors going to the ceiling. It is white, and I think you cannot get much more traditional than that.
The cool thing is that I have been talking to the manufacturers, and I go to the Kitchen & Bath show, which is combined with our Builders’ Show now every year.
When I talk to them, they say something like 65 or 70 percent of cabinets sold are this Craftsman style, or a version of it.
If you go in our showroom, we have a lot of versions of the Aspen style. Some are a little fancier. Maybe they have a little molding or a little bit of a twist to them.
The part I like about it, and I think the reason it has gotten so popular, is that to the younger crowd, it looks clean, neat, straight-lined, and simple, which it is.
The whole Craftsman movement was kind of that way. Everything had to have a purpose. It was getting away from Victorian stuff where things were just fancy for no reason.
The Craftsman guys — and I will talk about my man Gustav Stickley, who you have probably heard me talk about several times — his stuff still holds up.
I have his book. I cannot remember what the name of the book is, but I think he really wrote one book. He was kind of the father of that movement.
It ties in well with Prairie style, which we are very familiar with around here with Frank Lloyd Wright.
It is that simple, everything-has-to-have-a-purpose look.
But the younger crowd does not know that this also appeals to the older crowd, those of us who have been around a little longer and like that traditional look.
I think it is a great buy because ultimately, if you ever had to sell your house, you want it to appeal to as many people as possible.
Host:
When we talk about that look, and the cabinets, we are talking about something very clean.
Are the cabinets kind of flat-faced with a little trim piece around them?
Is that what I am envisioning when we talk about Craftsman style?
Mike:
Yes.
It is that square look. It has a band that goes around. It is not really a band. It is three-quarter-inch maple, and then it has a center section that comes together.
So yes, straight lines.
I think that Craftsman look is here to stay. Like I said, it appeals to everybody.
Host:
It has a framed look.
We were talking about this recent project, and obviously the cabinets pop.
The other thing that jumps out is the tile work on the backsplash that goes from the counter up to the ceiling.
I was looking at this, and I said, “Mike, are those all individual tiles?”
Because it is a herringbone design.
And you said, “Why, yes, indeed they are.”
Mike:
Yes.
I was kind of joking.
When I call Eli, I say, “What are you doing there? Why is this backsplash taking so long?”
It is the material. It is herringbone.
Then I call our designers, and they talk me down and say, “Do not worry. It is all figured out.”
Designers do not really want your input. They act like they do, but they really do not. They just want you to do what they tell you.
I love the herringbone look, especially with these small tiles. I think they are one-by-four or one-by-three tiles.
It really comes together and looks beautiful. It adds that little bit of spice to the kitchen.
Host:
One of the things I also found interesting about that tile is the grout is part of the design.
Correct me if I am wrong, but the spacing between each tile and the different shades of grout available out there make a difference.
To me, this looks very intentional, like it was meant to really draw your eye into that herringbone pattern.
There seems to be a slightly wider gap there. They are not right next to each other. You can see that grout.
Mike:
Yes.
We have white cabinets, white ceilings, and this tile.
I do not really know what color you would call it. What would you take a guess at?
Host:
I am going with grayish tan.
Mike:
Yes.
Then you have a lighter quartz top.
You need something to give things a little bit of personality, and that tile does it.
Something as simple as picking the right grout color — or the wrong grout color — makes a difference.
If you go too dark, maybe it does not look right. If you do not have it stand out a little bit, it may not give it the personality.
Like I said, the designers earn their money on these things, and they look absolutely fantastic.
Host:
I was looking at another picture, and at first I wondered if the tile background was some kind of very intricate wallpaper.
It appears to me that the wall design is actually tile.
Do we see a lot of that, where people say, “I want to use tile as the wall design”?
The first time I saw tile going countertop to ceiling, I thought, “That is a great idea.”
This is the first time I think I have seen an entire wall from cabinet to ceiling done with tile. It looks like a couple of the walls are done that way.
Do we see much of that?
Mike:
We do.
I am going to group these in because we are lazy and we call things by a general name. It is like calling all film Kodak, or all copies Xerox.
A long time ago, and they are still around, there were cement tiles. Basically, it was a piece of cement that looked like tile, and they would hand-paint the designs on them.
These get grouped in and called that. They may not necessarily be cement tile. In fact, they most likely are not. But those designs are really specific, and that one is very cool.
We have one coming up.
One of my favorite things to do in our showroom is to look in the selection areas. We have two selection areas where homeowners come in and the designers get together. They start bringing up product and picking things out.
While these jobs are in the process, and really until the job is done, each home has its own spot on a shelf. You will have the pieces of flooring, the backsplash tile, maybe a countertop sample, and a cabinet door.
You can look at how these jobs progress design-wise.
I noticed one of these types of tiles in there and asked about it. This is going to be a backsplash, and I am sure it will go to the ceiling because we cannot do anything simple at Edge Construction.
Host:
You love picking on the designers.
Mike:
But they are right 99.9 percent of the time. I cannot say 100 percent.
Host:
That countertop-to-ceiling look has been a popular option for a couple of years now, hasn’t it?
I can see it aesthetically, but it also seems nice to have that surface.
Mike:
It does.
This is one of those things that probably should have just been a standard.
People looked at a backsplash as dual purpose. It was a surface you are cooking in front of, and things might jump or splatter up there. However they get up there, if you cook, you want a cleanup surface.
You also wanted it to look nice.
But for a long time, I do not think there was a lot of design there. They just put up tile.
Now it is art. It still serves the other purpose, but it is like artwork.
Going to the ceiling with it — sometimes you do things in this job just because you always did it that way.
It was really common to stop that backsplash at the bottom of the cabinets. I still see builders and remodelers doing this all the time.
I think that is something that sets our designs apart sometimes, or our pictures, because it is rare to see us stop tile at the bottom of the cabinet unless somebody really wants it that way.
It does take a fair amount more effort. It might take another couple of hours to run that tile up.
But the result speaks for itself. It is a pretty impressive look.
Host:
You can check that out online at EdgeConstructionCompany.com. That is all one word, Edge Construction Company dot com.
We are talking this week about traditional kitchens and design, and some of the elements that go into it.
When you think of kitchen design, a lot of us maybe hosted Thanksgiving or visited family and friends, and we think about all the things that go on in our kitchen area.
It is a really good time to start that conversation with Mike and the team at Edge Construction.
All you have to do is head over to EdgeConstructionCompany.com or pick up the phone and give them a call at 608-636-3343. That number is 636-EDGE.
We will continue our conversation about traditional kitchen design ideas and what makes them so great next as the Home Remodeling Show with Edge Construction continues right here on 1310 WIBA.
Host:
This is the Home Remodeling Show, brought to you by Edge Construction. You can find them online at EdgeConstructionCompany.com. That is all one word, Edge Construction Company dot com.
Maybe you were at the in-laws, or maybe a sibling’s house for the holiday — or the outlaws, sometimes for sure — and saw something you really liked.
You thought, “That would look great at our house.”
Mike and the team at Edge Construction would love to talk with you. All you have to do is pick up the phone and call 608-636-3343. That number is 636-EDGE.
Obviously, the kitchen is a very popular room in the house year-round, but especially this time of year, a lot of people are focusing on their kitchen.
We are talking about some traditional kitchen design ideas — things that really hold up over time.
One of the things, Mike, we were talking about before the break is that maybe younger folks like the traditional Craftsman look because it is very clean.
Older folks remember what a great look it is and all the benefits.
One thing I have noticed coming into kitchens more is appliances and other things. Appliances used to stand out like a sore thumb in some cases.
There are people with certain types of ranges that want those ranges to stand out, and that is great.
But there are also things like microwaves, wine coolers, and other appliances where manufacturers have done a really good job. Edge Construction has implemented them, tying them in very nicely with that Craftsman-style look.
Mike:
Right.
The appliance thing is interesting now.
A while back, I was saying, “How many more new ideas can we have?”
That kitchen we have been talking about on our website has what looks like a double oven, but it is actually a microwave over an oven. I think it does more than a microwave too. It does convection cooking and other stuff.
Between the slide-in range and those specialty items, you can accomplish a lot of things.
The fridges are another deal.
We just had one go in that is a smart fridge, and I wanted to talk to you about this because it made me a fan a little bit.
It has a screen on the front. This lady had her two-year-old drawing stuff on the screen, and it was like a whiteboard.
Then you could see what was in your fridge. You could stand at your fridge and surf the web, I guess. I do not know why you would, but I did like some of the features these things have.
A lot of these appliances can be connected, whether you use that to diagnose a problem or use some of the amenities they have.
It is really cool stuff.
They still make them look traditional enough that they can fit into most projects and just about any design.
Host:
That is interesting.
With our washer and dryer, we get an alert on our Alexa throughout the house. It says the dryer is done. It will ping on the little Alexas, and that is awesome.
You mentioned the refrigerators. I have not seen the newest ones, but a couple of years ago when we were shopping, I was looking at those and thought, “That is so cool.”
Like you mentioned, being able to see what is in your refrigerator — people say, “Why would you want that?” Well, you do not have to open the door.
If you are shopping, you can look at it from your phone. Or if you are at home and thinking about grabbing something, you do not have to let the cold air out.
You have kids and grandkids. They love pulling that door open and standing there. I still actually do that.
Sorry, Mom.
If you had a camera in there, you could take a look and see what is in there without ever opening the door.
Mike:
If you could just get an app to bring you something, or a robot, you would never have to get up.
Host:
Dogs are our most loyal companions, and I always think, could you imagine if a dog had arms and could open doors?
They just want to make you happy. They would bring you every beverage you ever needed.
They would be the best. They already are the best.
You mentioned bold colors and color palettes for kitchen remodels.
In one picture, and actually in a lot of these pictures, I see very dark blue and other colors.
You can do those types of things, can’t you?
Mike:
Yes.
If you go to our website, look at the portfolio, then kitchens. Informally, I would say more than half the kitchens there now have kind of a bold paint color.
Maybe it is starting to get more normal now, but there is a lot of color going on. There are a lot of different colors that I do not know if I would have picked before I saw how well they turned out and how nice they are.
The kitchen is going to get its personality from something, whether it is the countertop, maybe the floor, or the backsplash.
I am looking at one that is kind of — I do not even know what color. It has some green tints to it, but it is mild. It is not a bold green.
It has a white subway tile, and now everything that is a rectangle tile gets called a subway tile. It is kind of an irregular subway tile. When they fire it, the corners come up, and it is not perfect on purpose.
What a great look that is.
That backsplash can go with a lot of different cabinets, but when you have bold cabinets, you have to be really careful when picking out the other things to go with them.
You do not want that thing where you do not know where to look. It has to make sense and flow.
That is the challenge.
Host:
One of the kitchens that seems most different is one with a more traditional look.
Is that pine?
Mike:
That is rustic maple.
Host:
Is that what that is?
Mike:
Yes.
I use the word rustic, and it is rustic.
The other thing I really like about it is that it has the best of all worlds. It is rustic, but they look very clean and neat.
Host:
It is like a fancy cabin.
Mike:
Yes.
Sometimes natural things can have that right feel. You can have everything look a little too processed.
This one actually has a brick backsplash too. It is a brick material, but a little smaller. I think those made a great pairing.
Everything goes together well, and then you have a bold, dark wood floor in there.
Maybe that is where the personality is coming from on that one.
I do like the rustic cabinets in the right situation. I am not sure I would have the boldness to pick it out for myself, but this is another one where I really did like how it turned out.
Host:
It is pretty amazing.
If you head over to EdgeConstructionCompany.com, that one is the Brightening Remodel, and it absolutely brightens that whole space up. It looks phenomenal.
With these kitchen remodels and projects, I was looking at the slider.
Mike:
Yes. I was doing the slider on that.
It had a really strong maroon-purple color on the backsplash and on the back of the island, and then some gray on the cabinets.
They bought themselves some time there.
I remember these homeowners and how much they loved how it turned out.
They got an island, things really changed, it cleaned things up, and now everything flows and looks great.
I am not picking on anybody because, over time, you are trying to get these rooms to last a few more years. You may be doing some trendy things. Maybe Martha Stewart got in there a little bit and said, “Hey, do this.”
It ends up how it ends up.
The owners knew, as well as anybody, that this was not working anymore and they had to start over.
They made some great choices.
Host:
Again, we talk about all these kitchens, and Mike mentioned the slider.
As we are talking about traditional kitchen design and some of the cool things they can do at Edge Construction, all of those kitchens are amazing when you go to EdgeConstructionCompany.com and compare the before and after, especially with that slider feature.
What a transformation they are able to do for you at Edge Construction.
Learn more at EdgeConstructionCompany.com. That is all one word, Edge Construction Company dot com.
Their telephone number is 608-636-3343. That number is 636-EDGE.
We will continue our conversation and talk kitchens and more with Mike next as the Home Remodeling Show with Edge Construction continues right here on 1310 WIBA.
Host:
This is the Home Remodeling Show, brought to you by Edge Construction. You can find them online at EdgeConstructionCompany.com.
Their telephone number is 608-636-3343. That number is 636-EDGE.
We are talking about traditional kitchen remodels.
Before the break, we were talking about Craftsman cabinets and some of the other design features.
One of the cool things you do a lot of times — and these are custom — are the hoods, the range hoods.
I am seeing things like paneled range hoods that tie in with the traditional Craftsman-style look.
Mike:
Yes.
I am looking at one of our projects. It is like memory lane here.
There have been a few where we have access to buy them from our cabinet company. They make some standard ones, and there are a few to pick from.
But several that we have done in the last couple of years, I have either built or modified in our shop.
Sometimes we can take a standard one, peel it apart, and change it to get whatever our designers and homeowners desire when they get ideas.
There are a lot of times people will bring a picture and say, “I found this on Houzz. I do not know what I love about it, but I love it. How close can we get? Can you make it?”
We have done that too.
Like I alluded to before, when you are trying to find something to give the kitchen personality, something is going to stand out.
If friends and relatives come over and first see your kitchen, something is going to catch their eye. It might be that range hood. It might be the cabinets, the floor, or whatever it is.
Sometimes something a little custom can be like artwork.
Host:
What kind of wood was used on that particular hood?
Mike:
I tend to use maple, whether it is painted or stained.
If we have an oak kitchen, I am not going to use maple there. But we do not do a ton of oak kitchens, which I think should make a comeback.
Some of the oak stuff we have done recently is a really good look in cabinets, and I think people need to give it another chance.
A lot of times it is maple because it has become a standard. I do not want anything painted that is not maple. It is a better, smooth surface to paint. It is really stable, really strong, and hard, so it does not dent as easily. It has a lot going for it.
On the stained stuff, it is all the same reasons.
Host:
I have to ask something that is popping into my head.
With the popularity of painted cabinets, if it is done right, you obviously do not know what type of wood or material that is.
Not all wood or building material is made the same.
Are we seeing more of a buyer-beware situation where you need to understand what those cabinets are made of?
Paint hides a lot of things, and not all materials or craftsmanship are created equal, are they?
Mike:
They are not.
I would definitely ask if you are buying painted cabinets.
Painted cabinets are actually a little more expensive than stained cabinets, believe it or not. A lot of people think they should be cheaper, maybe because you can hide something. I do not know the reason.
But we will not buy a cabinet that is not maple and then painted.
Some options might be pine or birch. I would be surprised to see anybody in today’s world painting a pine-based cabinet. I just do not believe it is done.
Birch is a little bit of a downgrade. It is still a pretty good surface and a pretty good way to go.
But with the new fast-growth maple trees, it seems like maple is not in short supply anymore.
It used to be that we just did not have enough maple, and it was a real upgrade to go with maple over oak or anything else.
Now it seems like that supply chain is keeping up pretty well.
Host:
Going back to that hood, the stunning green kitchen and pantry — was that a custom one?
Mike:
Yes, it was a custom one.
If you look at one of the other pictures, you can see there is a pantry door at the end of the kitchen. I am pretty sure we were matching the stain on the range hood with the stain on that door that leads into the pantry.
You try to make it look like it makes sense.
I think all design has to work for somebody who did not go through the process.
If there is a reason for something to be different or not what you would think it would be, you do not want to have to explain yourself. You want it to be obvious to somebody who did not go through that design process.
Host:
This one also has a few open shelves, which I thought was really cool.
It looks like they placed some nice ceramics and other things on there. It is a very cool, personal touch to have these open cabinets.
Mike:
That is actually a pantry.
This was a really common 1980s and 1990s plan. You had a U-shaped kitchen, and then there would be a small dining room at the end.
We have done this several times where we made a great big kitchen by using that dining room plus the original kitchen.
On this one, the designers at Edge did a fantastic job.
You can see we made the kitchen bigger by stealing some of that dining room space, but we left enough down there and kept a couple of windows in that pantry.
When you come in there, that pantry is so nice I would almost be afraid to use it. At least for my family.
Then we got another window in the kitchen.
The challenge there was that in between those windows is where the old wall used to be, so we had to carry some load there. We also had to get a vent pipe up through that same space in between those windows.
I am having a little bit of PTSD thinking about when we opened up the walls there.
But I really love the end result.
I think the outside had natural wood siding or brick. It was something that created more of a challenge.
If you have the budget and have this traditional plan, you can see the possibilities in the pictures right there.
That pantry — I cannot imagine not wanting that pantry.
Host:
Am I seeing that it has a glass door to the pantry?
At first, I was not sure if I was looking at the kitchen or the pantry. Then I noticed there was a bunch of stuff sitting on the other side, and I thought, “Oh, this is somebody’s pantry.”
But the end that you see through the glass door looks like a beautiful display room. It almost looks unreal.
Mike:
Surprisingly, that homeowner chose clear glass to look through there.
That is a challenge to yourself to keep it organized, neat, and clean because you can see into that pantry.
They did a great job picking things out.
A lot of people will choose one of the glass options where you cannot quite see through.
This homeowner, by the way, was a second-time customer for us. So thank you very much.
We did their bathrooms upstairs maybe four years before this kitchen. We really loved them, and obviously they made great choices.
Host:
That is interesting.
You get a lot of repeat customers at Edge Construction, where you will come in and do a bathroom or a basement remodel, and then a couple of years later, they pick up the phone and say, “Hey, let’s do a kitchen.”
That is always good. You know each other. They know the process as well.
Mike:
They do.
About 25 percent of our work is either return customers or somebody very close to them, like a friend or relative.
Obviously, they forgot the pain and suffering of their remodel after a couple of years because they call us back.
Host:
You have to enjoy the new space for a while.
I feel like you need a seal or something. When people are over for the holidays, there should be a little Edge Construction logo somewhere.
When people come in and ask, “Who did this?” there is the seal of Edge Construction.
Like a hood ornament, but for your kitchen or bathroom.
Really amazing stuff.
We are talking this week with Mike Twohig, owner at Edge Construction. The website is EdgeConstructionCompany.com. That is all one word, Edge Construction Company dot com.
Their telephone number is 608-636-3343. That number is 636-EDGE.
We will continue our conversation with Mike next as the Home Remodeling Show with Edge Construction continues right here on 1310 WIBA.
Host:
This is the Home Remodeling Show, brought to you by Edge Construction. You can find them online at EdgeConstructionCompany.com. That is all one word, Edge Construction Company dot com.
Their telephone number is 608-636-3343. That number is 636-EDGE.
Welcome to the lighting segment of this particular program.
Lighting is worthy of an entire segment because it is such an important part of any remodel, but especially a kitchen remodel.
Lighting is very important.
Mike:
It is.
I am going to ask you: What is the lighting situation at the Prebil house?
Are you still high-teching it?
Host:
Yes. Everything is controlled through Alexa.
Mike:
If you are at my mom’s house and are going to take her out to lunch, the last thing that happens is she is walking out the door saying, “Alexa, turn off the lights in the great room.”
Host:
Is that right?
I will have to get her to show me how to do that.
It is pretty amazing stuff.
I think about technology with Alexa and other things, but the other technology is LED — good LED.
Mike:
Exactly.
I never thought I would like the look of LED lighting. The early ones — did they hurt your eyes when they first came out?
That blue-white color was a little painful. Or if somebody in your house buys the wrong light bulbs once in a while, it can still be painful.
A lot of that has been fixed.
The basis for our lighting, especially in a kitchen, are these fixtures that look like recessed can lights, but really, they are LED fixtures.
They have so many benefits.
They do not use much electricity, obviously, but the whole bottom of the fixture is the light. So the cone that spreads out is not like having a bulb up in a hole where you have a really narrow cone.
This spreads out, so you get fewer shadows.
It is a great background light, and the dimmers have gotten much better. Now you can control it more. You can have all the control you want.
We use LED lights for under-cabinet lighting. That has been great. It does not create heat. It has a bunch of advantages, and you can dim it.
At our house, if we are upstairs or even if we are gone, sometimes we will leave that under-cabinet lighting on at a low level because it gives enough light that it looks like somebody might be home. It is also nice when you are heading downstairs at night.
Host:
With light as a design element, obviously the light itself is important, and I know that is fully incorporated when it comes to the design process and CAD.
But fixtures themselves are amazing too.
As I was scrolling through the different kitchen remodels at EdgeConstructionCompany.com, you start to see all the different light fixtures, whether it is pendant lights or lights in another area of the kitchen.
There is a lot of variety and a lot of cool design elements that can be accomplished using different fixtures.
Mike:
Right.
Some of these fixtures are nice to look at and provide light, but if that was your only source, you would probably be pretty frustrated.
That LED background light, where we can get it up there and control it, allows us a lot of leeway in picking out stuff we like to look at.
If you are dropping pendant lights over an island, they do not have to light your kitchen.
You can get some extra light for that surface you are working on, doing homework at, or eating dinner at, but it does not have to light your kitchen because you have the background light.
You have these other layers of light contributing.
On the surface-mount fixture side, whether it is pendants or surface-mount fixtures, there is more variety every day.
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I had never thought of that, but as you point it out, I understand.
I see one of these projects that has almost globe-style fixtures. There is some wild stuff going up.
It is very cool stuff.
It is a great day to start that conversation if you have been thinking about remodeling. Maybe you got some ideas over the Thanksgiving holiday.
Now is the time to start that conversation with Mike and the team at Edge Construction.
All you have to do is pick up the phone and call 608-636-3343. That number is 636-EDGE.
We have referenced the website a few times today. Definitely make sure you check that out regularly: EdgeConstructionCompany.com.
That is Edge Construction Company dot com.
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