The 7 Most Effective Solutions for Kitchen Organization
Spring is in the air at last! Like most of us your thoughts are probably turning to spring cleaning and getting your kitchen organized. Your kitchen should make it easier to store, cook and clean up – not harder. If you find yourself moving things to get at other things (especially in pantries) or worst […]
5 Essential Seniors Bathroom Renovations
As Canada’s population ages, more and more of us are thinking about making bathrooms safer for those who have reduced mobility. It’s easy to see why – falls account for more than half of all senior injuries, most falls occur at home, and the bathroom accounts for the lion’s share of the location for these […]
How to Adjust Your Cabinets and Drawers
At Laurysen, we know that every kitchen and bathroom is different, and we have to make our cabinets and drawers ready to adapt to the real world conditions of your home. Most rooms aren’t perfectly square, plus most homes shift slightly over time. That’s why we make our cabinets and doors fully adjustable. All you […]
How To Care For Your Countertops
Knowing how to take care of your countertops is important. It will help whether you’ve already got a countertop you love or you’re trying to learn what kind would be best for you. We look at granite, quartz and laminate. Granite Countertops Granite, as a natural stone, has an individuality to the patterns that brings […]
Don’t Make These Bathroom Design Mistakes
Design is something that can so easily go wrong, especially where bathrooms or kitchens are concerned. This is because they’re very task-oriented spaces that get used by different kinds of people with different needs. It’s so easy to get caught up in trying to cram as much stuff into a space as possible, or in […]
What Does “Contemporary” Mean?
At Laurysen, we know there are two aspects to a great kitchen, bathroom or closet: how it functions and how it looks. The same set of cabinets can be styled to look very contemporary or with timeless classic style. Neither is better; it’s all about what makes you feel more at home. We are often […]
Designing a Smart Kitchen Using Zones
There is a European movement within the kitchen renovation planning industry, known as the Intelligent Kitchen (Hettich) or Dynamic Kitchen (Blum) based on the ideas and work of the Modern Kitchen Workgroup (AMK). The AMK is a group of German kitchen design experts whose focus is to maximize both efficiency and ergonomics in kitchen space. Their […]
Ask Our Designers: Kitchen Lighting
“Let there be light,” goes the phrase in Genesis, and it’s a phrase that is relevant to design of all kinds. But it’s critical in the kitchen when you’re chopping, reading labels and recipes, and plating meals. There is, however, a great deal of misinformation about how kitchen lighting works, and how it relates to […]
6 Essential Tips for Small Kitchen Design
There’s no right way to design a kitchen, but sadly there are plenty of wrong ways—especially when you’re dealing with a small kitchen. If you’ve got a space challenge on your hands, it’s critical to work with a kitchen designer. A good designer is a problem solver, and will get you a solution you’ll love […]
Before and After: White Kitchen
When you look at a finished kitchen, you don’t get to see what’s really interesting about kitchen design. You don’t get to see an old kitchen get a new life. And that’s why we’ve started this series of Before and Afters. We’ll be using these posts to give you a closer look at the kitchen […]
Know Your Designer: Aviva Ben-Choreen, CKD
Our designers are very cool people. They come from many different backgrounds and have called many different countries “home.” One thing unites them: love of good design. We’re starting a new series here at the blog to help you get to know our designers better. Each new post will feature one of the very cool […]
10 Things You Need to Share With Your Kitchen Designer
Many people think that design begins and ends at colours and shapes. These things are important, but good design is about usability, and to create a usable room your designer needs to get to know the real you. Here are 10 things you should share with your designer to help them create the best space […]