| Cooking Up the Kitchen: Finishing Touches |
From "Home IQ"
episode DHIQ-114 |
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In this final segment of our "Cooking Up the Kitchen" episode, viewers see the added touches that give the kitchen a custom look. Brad Oberg, homeonwer, installs the ceramic tile backsplash and grace notes such as molding, grapes and leaf design handles are added to give the kitchen that Old World Tuscan look.- Brad, a true do-it-yourselfer since childhood, painstakingly installed the decorative ceramic tiled backsplash (figure A) himself.
- To add a Tuscan touch, wide molding is attached to the top of the cabinets (figure B).
- A grape cluster design (figure C) is added to the cabinets as well for more of that Tuscan flavor.
- Another grace note in the Oberg kitchen is the leaf design on the cabinet doorknobs (figure D).
- The piece-de-resistance has to be the vine-and-leaf design (figure E) drawn on the archway leading into the kitchen by artist Eileen Barron and Lynn. The artist says the key to this particular clever Trompe L'oeil artwork is that she placed a few faux nails with pieces of rope throughout the design to make it appear like someone has actually tacked the vine to stay on the wall.
- The island pot rack and lights (figure F) are installed and the final touch is the installation of the floor tiles.
For more information of custom kitchens, do a search at the top of this article page on kitchens or you can check out another new series, Kitchen Renovations -- click here.In our next episode of Home IQ our homeowners spend countless hours planning, shopping and creating the four-and-a-half bathrooms for their custom home.
RESOURCES :
Cabinets
Manor House Kitchens
Website: www.manorhousekitchens.com
Lighting
Sterling Lite, Inc.
Website: www.sterlinglite.com
Tile (Best Tile, Inc.)
Best Tile Distributors, Inc.
Website: www.besttile.com
Molyneaux Tile and Carpet
Website: www.beautifulfloors.com
Faucets
Kohler Co.
Website: www.us.kohler.com
Sinks and Fixtures (Nicklas Supply, Inc. / Splash)
Nicklas Supply, Inc./Splash
Website: www.wit-co.com
or www.nicklassupply.com
Builder
Hendolhurst Homes
955 Markman Park Rd.
Baden, PA 15005
Phone: 724-935-5658
Fax: 724-935-0884
E-mail: buildm@zoominternet.net
GUESTS :
Brad and Lynn Oberg
Homeowners
Company: IBACOS (Brad)
Title: Co-Founder/Chief Technology Officer
Website: www.ibacos.com
Henry (Hank) Swierczynski
President
Hendolhurst Homes
955 Markman Park Rd.
Baden, PA 15005
Phone: 724-935-5658
Fax: 724-935-0884
E-mail: buildm@zoominternet.net
Greg Allen
Site Supervisor
Hendolhurst Homes
955 Markman Park Rd.
Baden, PA 15005
Phone: 724-935-5658
Fax: 724-935-0884
E-mail: gcrbs@adelphia.net
Allen Kline
Senior Kitchen Designer
Manor House Kitchens
See contact information above under Resources
Todd Kline
Installer
Manor House Kitchens
Ryan Wigfield
Template Maker
BC Stone, Inc.
376 Industrial Blvd.
Everett, PA 15537
Phone: 814-652-2397
Fax: 814-652-9235
Website: www.bcstone.com
Glenn Cogan
Stone Craftsman
BC Stone, Inc.
See contact information, above
Eileen Barron
Artist
Phone: 724-443-4209
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