Category: Kitchen Design

What To Do When Your Kitchen Floods (7 Easy Steps)

Michelle from Modern Architecture Concept

Is your kitchen flooding? Here’s what you need to do before things escalate and cause water damage to your home. Keep reading!


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In many cases, whole house floods that start in the kitchen can be incredibly costly — affecting costly kitchen cabinets that soak up water like a sponge. Leaks underneath the sink can go unnoticed for days, saturating everything in its wake. Flooding in the kitchen requires more than a couple of towels and mops to soak up the mess, especially if it’s something that’s been left unattended to for several hours while you were away.

If you’re experiencing a major kitchen flood that’s affecting the majority of your home, you should consider having it handled by a professional water damage restoration service that can respond immediately and that are equipped for disasters like this; mitigating any further water damage and preventing possible mold growth in your home.

1. Turn Off The Water

Turning off a water supply line valve usually stops the flow from any broken or burst pipes under the kitchen sink. However, if this doesn’t work or you’re just not sure where the source is, you can turn off your home main water line at its shutoff valve.

2. Turn Off The Electricity

You’re going to want to head over to your breaker panel and cut the electricity into your kitchen and any other rooms affected. It’s pretty elementary that water and electricity don’t mix. To be safe, you should also unplug any and all household appliances.


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3. Be Careful With Gas Stoves

Do you have a gas stove? These stoves can be affected by standing water and some regulators and bottom burners may need replacement. If you suspect your stove may have been compromised, it’s best to turn off your gas and have it inspected.

4. Mop/Towel Up Standing Water

Move any furniture that affected by standing water out of the way so you can start the cleanup process. You want to soak up as much standing water with towels and mops to prevent any more water soaking into building material.


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5. Start The Drying Process

Air movement is key. Set up box fans (you can find them at your local hardware store)in the immediate area to dry out the kitchen. Adding a dehumidifier can also help with the drying process by bringing the overall air humidity down — this will also help prevent any mold growth as well.

6. Know When To Call The Professionals

Trust us, a couple of towels, mops, and fans aren’t going to cut it with a full kitchen flood that’s affecting multiple areas of your house. Water can penetrate porous building material, like kitchen cabinets and walls, extremely fast. If left untreated, this high level water saturation can quickly turn into mold and become a disaster.

Avoiding A Flood In The Kitchen

Obviously, there’s not much you can do if a random pipe bursts or a supply line breaks. What you can do is routinely check on your household appliances and underneath the kitchen sink for any obvious small leaks that can become major ones.

5 Reasons the Modern Home Needs Air Filters

Michelle from Modern Architecture Concept

Improve your home’s air quality with an air filter. Here’s how!


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A home can be pristine and the eptimony of what it means to be a modern home, but low air quality will ruin that. Residents and visitors alike will have issues with a home that they can barely breath in. Air filters are made and placed in your ventilation system in order to raise a homes air quality and keep a home home smelling fresh and clean. Your home needs air filters for simple, but important, reasons.

New Air Filters Keep Air Quality Up

When a ventilation system pumps in air from the outside the air goes through the filtration process. Air filters trap in the dirt and debris traveling with the air and that causes the filter to become dirtier over time. Dirty filters affect airflow and affect indoor air quality, and even cause fluctuations in home temperatures. Air quality is necessary to comfort but filters also help keep a home safe.

A Home With Clean Air is Safer

The problems and air filter traps are able to do more than just dirty up a home or ventilation system. Higher quality filters are able to block out allergens like pet dander or pollen that act as possible triggers for problems like asthma. Certain filters are also able to block out issues like bacteria or even viruses in a home. You can breathe easy as air filters keep a home smelling fresh and even lowering costs.


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Home Bills Are Lowered With Clean Filters

Dirty filters actually cause a home’s ventilation system to need more energy in order to function. The air flow will have difficulty going through the blocked filters and the energy compensation will help push the air through. The home suffers from the delay as the cost of energy spikes upwards and temperatures in rooms become different. The raised energy usage raises bills and a homes environmental impact all at once.

Air Filters Help Keep a Home Green

Modern home owners are becoming more and more aware of the way that they are impacting the environment. Homeowners are staking steps to prevent wasting power and resources alike. The energy a home uses plays a large part in the impact it has on the environment. A dirty filter causing a spike in energy usage becomes a problem all around.


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Air Filter Providers Offer Affordable Products and Services

Air filters are not difficult to acquire or use, one of the few issues with them is their need for periodic changing. A home needs the filters but you do not need the stress of having to remember to replace them every few months. Filter King offers affordable filters at bargain prices. You can purchase the subscription option where new filters are delivered to your home monthly, and install them as soon as they arrive.

How to Free Up Space in Your Home

Michelle from Modern Architecture Concept

Make your home look and feel twice the size with these easy ways to free up space in your home! You’ll be surprised at what a difference it make’s and how large your home really is!


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Have you been feeling space is a bit tight in your home as of late? Is it starting to get difficult to find a place for everything and move through the house without feeling like you are in an obstacle course? If so, it’s probably time to start looking for ways to free up space in your home. This will leave the space feeling bigger, brighter, and just more enjoyable to relax in. Here are some tips you can use as you work to free up space in your home.

Go Through the Cupboards

One of the biggest culprits when it comes to wasted space in a home is our cupboards. There is bound to be items there that you no longer want or need that are just taking up space. Think about it, if you manage to clear space in your cupboards, then it allows for more storage space for all those items that are currently causing clutter in your home.


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You will want to start by taking everything out. Once you’ve got an empty cupboard, you can then start to decide what will be going back in. A general rule of thumb that will help you decide what to keep and what to get rid of is the one-year rule. If you haven’t used it or worn it in the past year, then there’s a good chance you won’t miss it.

[su_note note_color=”#f1aec4″ text_color=”#000000″ radius=”0″]Tip: Before you do put everything back into the cupboard, it would be a good idea to consider a cupboard organization system. This could include racks, shelves, drawers, and hanging rods. These types of system provide you with a massive amount of storage space in an organized manner.[/su_note]

Invest in Smart Furniture Pieces

Rather than just looking at furniture to serve one purpose, it’s time to start shopping for smart pieces. Today, you can find furniture that is able to multi-task and act as both a place to sit, rest, or place objects and provide storage.

Great examples include ottomans with storage under the top, a bench seat at the front door that offers storage underneath, a bed frame with built-in shelves and drawers, and even storage chests that can double as tables.


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Start Using those Nooks in Your Home

Does your home have an odd shaped nook or area that is pretty much just dead-space? There’s no reason it can’t be functional and act as the perfect place for a bookshelf, a small desk or workstation, or even a coat rack and umbrella stand. If you’ve got small kids, this could even be their designated toy corner. You can also make a window nook look bigger by adding flooring to ceiling curtains that make your ceiling look taller, and your windows longer.

Install Shelves on the Wall

For those looking to free up space in their home, shelves can be your very best friend. Think floating shelves that don’t take up any floor space but offer you spots to store items, collections, and even a place for your decor pieces.

What to Do with the Junk?

Now that you’ve gone through the house and reorganized and gathered up a pile of things you no longer want or need, it’s time to get rid of all that junk. Enviro Waste London can help by removing it for you. You won’t have to do any of the work and Enviro Waste will even re-use and recycle items where applicable.


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Enjoy the Added Space

By taking these steps to reorganise your home, you will suddenly feel as though you’ve gained all kinds of valuable space. Not only that, you will find it’s much easier to locate items once they have been stored and placed in a more organised and uncluttered manner.

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Know Where to Save and Where to Splurge on Your Bathroom or Kitchen Remodel

Michelle from Modern Architecture Concept

Give your bathroom and kitchen a new remodel for this season with some of these smart ideas and advice from home reno experts!


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The bathroom and kitchen are two of the most common rooms when it comes to redecorating a home. As a homeowner, you should know where to spend and where to save while you learn everything you need to remodel your home kitchen and bathroom to make the process a success. Doing so goes a long way in making the most of your investment and your remodel.

Where to Splurge in the Kitchen

In regards to where to invest your money in the kitchen, since you’ll get a lot of use out of your appliances, you’ll want to spend money on energy-efficient designs that come with warranties. While you’re picking out appliances, make sure you think about how much you want to spend on cabinets so you don’t blow your budget on a new fridge that will likely need to be replaced in about 15 years instead of countertops that are likely to last longer. Watch end of season sales, and look out for coupons on Raise to ensure you get the best bang for your buck, and save a lot of money in the long run.

[su_note note_color=”#f5bac9″ text_color=”#000000″ radius=”0″]Speaking of countertops, you should splurge if your counter is the centerpiece of your kitchen remodel. Just make sure you’re fully aware of your countertop options and different materials to get the best buy.[/su_note]


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Where to Save in the Kitchen

Cabinet material is definitely one place where you can save in the kitchen. This is because home remodelling technology has advanced to a stage where it’s hard to tell the difference between actual wood and veneer. Drawer inserts are another aspect of your kitchen remodel in which you can scale back on the price. Theres no need to spend more than necessary on the pulls, handles and knobs on your kitchen cabinet doors.

In regards to the backsplash in your kitchen, your priorities are where you can save. For instance, don’t make any changes to the mechanics, plumbing or walls, which adds more to the overall price. You should also stick to your original decision to avoid being stuck with the cost of returning materials.

Where to Splurge in the Bathroom


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While you can save on the cabinetry in your kitchen, the same doesn’t necessarily apply in your bathroom. This is because your bathroom experiences more moisture than your kitchen, and you want cabinets that are made to withstand the rigours of that moisture and continue to perform. Plumbing fixtures like those from Tankless Water Heater Companies are another aspect on which you’ll want to make a solid investment. This is because high-quality fixtures can help you save on future water bills, and they’re much likely to last longer.

The floors of your bathroom are likely to be a bit of a middle ground in regards to spending and splurging. To stay balanced, opt for a slip-resistant floor to better avoid slip-and-falls, which can also cost you money on medical bills.

Where to Save in the Bathroom

The background tile of your bathroom is one place where you can save money. If you really want to add a bit of pop to your bathroom tile, you can add a few expensive tiles to your shower or a vanity backsplash. As long as you don’t do an entire wall, your overall expense shouldn’t be too scary. When it comes to bathroom countertops, you want something that’s going to be low maintenance. You can also get a laminate for your countertops that resembles a more expensive material like granite without paying a granite price.


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[perfectpullquote align=”full” cite=”” link=”” color=”#d4bf57″ class=”” size=””]If you don’t take a lot of baths, you may prefer to have a shower installed in your bathroom and remove the tub. That being said, if your home has two bathrooms, you might want to leave the tub in one if you later plan on putting your home on the market. Knowing where to save and where to spend in your bathroom and kitchen remodel better ensures you get what you want without compromise. Know that you don’t have to go broke to have the best design![/perfectpullquote]

Trying to sell your home? If you are tired off all the remodelling and renovations there are companies that will actually buy your home as-is and offer you are great sum upfront. See this link for more info on this subject: https://socalhomebuyers.com.

Try these Easy Kitchen Makeover Ideas for a Modern Decorating Look

Michelle from Modern Architecture Concept

You don’t need to spend a fortune on renovating your kitchen, follow our easy makeover tips and give your kitchen a whole new look! With a small amount of money and some clever organization and decluttering tips, you can transform your kitchen into a functional, trendy, and comfortable space!


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Kitchen renovations seem like a massive undertaking that require taking out a home loan to fund. This doesn’t have to be the case. Many kitchens just need a little TLC. Functionality is key when it comes to kitchens. If you can never find the tool you need when cooking, it becomes frustrating and you spend less time cooking healthy delicious meals and more times calling out. Make your kitchen a place you want to spend time with a few simple tricks, tips and updates.

Reduce Your Kitchen Clutter

The first step is to reduce all that clutter. We tend to try to put too much stuff in too little space. You don’t need every kitchen gadget on the market. Most of these gimmicky gadgets get used once and are then condemned to a drawer where they take up space and make it a hassle to find what we actually need.

[perfectpullquote align=”full” cite=”” link=”” color=”#ad913b” class=”” size=””]Tip: Avoid purchasing unnecessary kitchen gadgets you don’t see yourself using at least once a week. Some things may be tempting to buy especially if they are on sale, but if you really don’t need it – it’s better to pass it up.[/perfectpullquote]


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The kitchen table and counters should not be the home of book bags, purses, keys, mail, etc. Give every non-kitchen items a proper home. Once your kitchen is free of these items, it is time to start reducing other sources of clutter. Consider finding a new home for countertop items such as spice racks and toasters. Reclaim that counter space for chopping veggies and preparing meals. Take on one drawer or cabinet at a time. Get rid of items you don’t use. Be realistic.

Organize Your Cooking Stuff

Instead of using your countertops for storage, get creative. Cute wall storage serves to decorate and organize. Magnets, hooks and rods allow you to utilize wall space, keeping spices and utensils at hand. Give everything a specific home. Use drawer organizers to help to keep everything organized. Spices can be put in jars that hang by their lids from the bottom of cabinets. Kitchen organization extends to the pantry. Put things in specific locations. Transfer sugar and flour to labeled containers. This keeps ingredients fresh and easy to access.

[su_note note_color=”#f2b3c7″ text_color=”#000000″ radius=”0″]Unless you have a big family or are saving big bucks, refrain from buying in bulk. Plan out meals in advance and purchase just what you need. This way your cabinets contain what you need, and you don’t have to find places to store items that aren’t necessary.[/su_note]


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Consider a Small Renovation

Once you have gotten rid of the clutter and organized, you know what your kitchen is lacking. This is when renovations can give your space a facelift. Maybe you just need some extra storage. Or maybe you want a beautiful place to create your culinary masterpieces. Start your project right with a visit to Superior. Wholesale prices make updates much more affordable. A fresh coat of paint and updated cabinet hardware can go a long way to making your kitchen look new and improved. Bigger projects may include replacing your countertops. Now that everything is organized and decluttered, you will be able to better appreciate any additions.


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Kitchen renovation sometimes just comes down to organization and decluttering. It is hard to enjoy a space that lacks functionality because it serves as a storage spot for mail, keys and other items. Clean up your kitchen before starting a renovation project, so you can appreciate what is necessary.