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Welcome! I'm Susan Serra, CKD, CAPS and member of NKBA & USGBC http://www.susanserraassoc
http://www.thekitchendesig
Welcome! I'm Susan Serra, CKD, CAPS and member of NKBA & USGBC http://www.susanserraassoc
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Wall PhotosUpdated about a month ago
My Kohler Talk Post - More ImagesCreated about 2 months ago
Susan Serra Associates, Inc. Here's a piece that I gave quite a bit of thought to - it's been a wild ride the past couple of years - here's where I feel we are going, as we think about our homes.
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Image Courtesy ofSkona Hjem. By Susan Serra CKD, Decorati Contributing Guest Blogger and author of The Kitchen Designer blog. To talk about trends this
Susan Serra Associates, Inc. A few of my thoughts on kitchens 2010 for Dacor. More to come, predictions, observations on what's happening in kitchens.
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Dacor Kitchen Appliances: The Details Newsletter, Details from the Pros - January 2010
Here's an interesting email that I just received this weekend: Subject: Grass Cloth Wallpaper in the KitchenMessage: Hello, I'm toying with the idea of putting grass cloth wallpaper in my kitchen (but not behind any counter space or the stove) and was wondering your thoughts about this idea...
Go here tomorrow, from 5:50 pm EST: Watch live streaming video from 2010 at livestream.com 2009 was my best year and my not-so-great year for various reasons. The best part of 2009 was the birth of my first grandchild, Chloe, a bundle of joy from my precious daughter, Kelly....
We still have one more huge holiday to go this week, but for those who are just fresh from hosting visiting family and friends in your home or for those who endured challenging kitchen floorplans (sounds like a therapy session topic) tell me the following about functioning or visiting in your...
I received this email yesterday and thought it interesting to respond here.....
Holiday Cooking has everything to do with flexible kitchen design. Flexibility in kitchen design, as I define it, is having the foresight to plan adequately for multiple lifestyle scenarios...as simple as that. Foresight is security...
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I cooked fish tonight-a very fresh fish, that, I'm sure of. Dinner is now finished and I still smell the hot seared fish odor. Not bad, not fishy per se, but not welcome. The reason I detect the odor is because I cook with a downdraft. A downdraft ventilation method is not ideal for any type of searing and, of course, ...tall pots. There have been some improvements in downdrafts in terms of taller pop-up rear vents. But, here's the point:
If you can, plan for a hood, NOT a downdraft. Trust me on this. It's about the quality of the air in your home. Here is good information...please comment if you own a downdraft or are thinking of owning one.
www.ventahood.com
Vent-A-Hood® is manufacturer of world class kitchen range vent hoods for cooking ventilations. We have wide varieties of Range Hoods Styles like Under Cabinet, Wall Mount, Euro Style Wall Mount, Island, Euro Style Island & Liner Inserts.
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I'm curious...any epiphanies from days with guests at your home, or just on Thanksgiving day, now that you think back on how the kitchen and surrounding spaces functioned? For me (and fortunately my husband) the deal is sealed that we need to remove the wall between the kitchen/dining room and open up the entire main f...loor for a loft-like feeling. Must do!
We visualized our existing lifestyle as it might be in the future. Did you?
Decorating the kitchen for the holidays is often overlooked as we go about decorating the rest of our home (and we have many big and small holidays in December not the least of which is Underdog Day on December 17)!...
The kitchen table. There is a certain kind of magic that happens around a table. The table becomes a catalyst, a force, that, surrounded by people with positive thoughts and love in their hearts, makes them ever more connected as the words fly about, laughter erupts, a meal ebbs and flows...
Susan Serra Associates, Inc. Latest blog post, somehow it did not auto post! The Kitchen Table
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Kitchen Design tips, ideas, information by a Certified Kitchen Designer.
The movie, "It's Complicated" with Meryl Street, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin, to be released December 25, is partially about (yes!) the renovation of a kitchen (as well as love and divorce). A sneak peek of the kitchen is in this month's Traditional Home Holiday 2009 edition...
Susan Serra Associates, Inc. I hope everyone's plans for Thanksgiving are taking shape! I'm adding to my local online grocery order item by item to be delivered tomorrow between 6 and 8 am..perfect timing. I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving Day and by all means check back here and tell me what's going on, how you're coping and progressin...g and what works and could be improved in your kitchen workflow. I'm very interested! Here is an image of a previous Thanksgiving table of mine with the last roses of the season. Keep me in the loop and ENJOY!
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Tell me about your Thanksgiving prep and your kitchen. Are you prepared? Do you feel organized? Are your countertops cluttered? Somehow that came quickly to mind, which normally doesn't for me, but with cluttered countertops, the flow of the cooking process is very disrupted. Take a look at your kitchen countertops tom...orrow.
What about serving dishes...will you be gathering them together in one spot tomorrow or shortly thereafter? Don't forget serving utensils too...put them all aside. Tell me your methods of organizing for Thanksgiving!
