By Design Kitchen and Bath Solutions

Warehouse or Kitchen and Bath Showroom? Big Box or Kitchen and Bath Showroom? Warehouses are great.  They are necessary in order to ensure quick turnaround and availability of products, but they do not offer the best shopping experience available.  Especially when it comes to your next kitchen project.  What help will you get from someone who works in Plumbing when it comes to cabinet and countertop options?  You need a kitchen and bath specialist.  When you go to a kitchen and bath showroom, you know that whoever you speak to knows what you are talking about.  And, in most cases, what they are talking about! Big box stores can find and hire knowledgeable kitchen and bath designers, but they do not always have the coverage available when you are ready to discuss your project.  Nearby departments may have knowledgeable employees, but they will not be able to assist you with your kitchen and bath project.  Kitchen and bath requires a specific area o...

Are Outdoor Kitchens Practical in North Texas? March 25, 2024 Outdoor Living in North Texas. Outdoor living is important to Texans, but our climate is not always cooperative.  We usually have a little ice in the winter and heat advisories in the summer.  We are, however, blessed with some beautiful days in between.  80 degree days in the winter and summer are possible and we can use that outdoor grill throughout the year if we are lucky.  So plan accordingly and you won't always have to winterized your outdoor kitchen.  Except for plumbing in the winter of course. Is it worth spending the money on an outdoor kitchen if you can only use it when the weather is nice?  Maybe so.  People spend a lot of money on vacations, outdoor sports and other activities that they can only enjoy when the weather is nice too.  A nice mountain bike these days can cost $3000-6000 or more and that boat or RV, even though you love them, sit idle most of the year.  I...

Framed Cabinetry (Inset)                                 Frameless or Framed Cabinetry?   Which one suits your needs? Frameless Cabinetry The Difference Between Framed and Frameless Cabinetry Framed Cabinetry Framed cabinetry is what most US cabinetmakers offer their customers.  As the name suggests, the cabinet construction includes cabinet fronts that consist of both doors/drawers and a faceframe.  With framed cabinets there is usually a reveal around the doors and drawers where you see the faceframe.  The amount of faceframe you see depends on the overlay you have chosen, usually full-overlay, partial/standard overlay, or inset. With full-overlay, 1/4" of the faceframe can be seen around the door/drawer fronts.  With standard/partial overlay, you can normally see either 1/2" or 3/4" of the faceframe around the doors/drawer fronts.  Keep in mind that the doors a...