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Kitchen Design Solutions PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID CHARLOTTE NC Benefits of a Screened Porch PERMIT NO 3609 Remodeling Designs, Inc. 3720 Benner Road Miamisburg, OH 45342 Utilizing Color Boards Photo: Courtesy of Screen Tight (www.screentight.com) Courtesy of Screen Photo: Creative Kitchen Designs Provide Solutions Steve and Bettina Scharrer have lived in their 1976, tri-level home for over 20 years. They have raised two wonderful children here and The BenefiTs of a now enjoy spending quite a bit of time with their grandchildren. They couldn’t imagine leaving a place with so many memories. SCREENED PORCH It was finally time to do a major renovation to the kitchen. Although Article on page 2 the space wasn’t large, Steve and Bettina knew it could be improved. Bettina knew she wanted new cabinets, countertops, backsplash tile and flooring, but wasn’t quite sure how to take the remodel one step further. We were able to give them a few ideas they fell in love with that dramatically changed the way their kitchen functioned. The first thing we did was remove the soffits which allowed us to install taller cabinets and increase storage significantly. It also makes the feel much larger without removing . The next thing we did was move the range and microwave down and away from the corner in order to install a lazy susan cabinet rather than a blind corner. We also extended the bank of cabinets down all the way to the kitchen table. To avoid crowding the table, we stepped the cabinets back to a 12” deep cabinet instead of the traditional 24” deep kitchen cabinet. It still gave Bettina and Steve storage, but kept traffic flow free and uninterrupted. Again, we wanted to maximize every square inch of this kitchen. The last change we made isn’t obvious to the eye, but made a huge impact. It was important to Bettina and Steve to keep a full-size refrigerator. They did not want to change to a cabinet depth, which are inherently smaller appliances. The solution was to steal four inches of space from the front entry to push the refrigerator back and out of the middle of the kitchen. Doing this allowed them to utilize the corner cabinet, as well as the countertop space in that corner much more efficiently. We also took out the closet and installed a more proficient pantry cabinet with a huge pull out. In the end, we took a 1970’s kitchen, and not only updated it, but utilized the space to its fullest potential. We had the best time working with Bettina and Steve and they were very happy with the kitchen and service they received.