Author - Dory Otto

Kitchen Design Trends

Kitchen Design Trends   Are you like me and are hoping this is the year to FINALLY remodel your kitchen?  9 years ago we moved into our home (after fully renovating our previous home) and decided the first thing we would change was the kitchen.  Instead we replaced all the mechanicals, dealt with a flooding issue, planted over 1,000 plants and revamped all the landscaping, and decided to have me work full time in the cabinetry business as well.  So, fast [...]

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Kitchens: The Heart of the Home

I suppose it makes sense that I love kitchens. They have a reputation for being the heart of the home, I love to cook, and our family business is cabinet making. We have designed and built some lovely kitchens over the years…I wish ours was one of them! Our kitchen is not a dream kitchen. We went through a period of time when the oven door would simply fall off of the oven. This is never good. We now [...]

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We are heading back to the Home and Garden Show!

We are making our plans, for what has now become a yearly trip to the Minneapolis Home and Garden Show. The show runs February 25 – March 1. Honestly, it gets to be a long week displaying at the show. However, it is always exciting to see the new trends and products that show up. This year the idea home has an active lifestyle theme. Design experts have found that active people prefer a smaller home because they spend [...]

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Tiny Homes

Tiny Home from Country Living We spent part of last week displaying at the Lake Home and Cabin Show. It is hard to be around all the woodsy goodness and not want a little piece for ourselves. It seems like just about everyone either has a get-away place or wishes they did. We all want a place to call our own. A special place where we can escape the day to day grind and recharge. But that little slice of heaven [...]

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Custom Roll Out Shelves Maximize Your Existing Space!

Custom roll outs maximize your existing space and make that space more accessible. We all want to love our home, and being organized certainly helps us feel better about our spaces.  We pride ourselves on providing a comfortable experience and believe in transforming lives by transforming spaces. Where to use roll outs? Everywhere! Your immediate thought may be kitchen and you are right, roll outs are a wonderful way to make your kitchen function better. However, our custom roll outs make [...]

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It’s Cold Outside, Get It Delivered!

January is traditionally the month when most people at least give some thought to getting more organized. It is also the time of year when many of us make some plans for how we will spend our time and money in the year ahead. I recently learned of a cool service that Target offers that can save you time, money, and aggravation. Another reason to love Target. Target offer a subscription service   http://www.target.com/c/target-subscriptions-ways-to-shop/-/N-55b84 that allows you to shop thousands of commonly [...]

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Breathe Easy

www.sacredheartbahamas.org Breathe Easy We are in the thick of what typically are the coldest days of a Minnesota winter. If you aren”t planning on visiting a warmer climate, you may be missing the color green. You know that color that the grass is during the spring, that color of tree canopies, and the color of vegetable and flowers plants? If so you are not alone. Houseplants can boost your mood during a long winter and they can also improve your home’s [...]

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Spice Storage and Organization

  What is the most often asked question at home shows when we are there exhibiting our roll out shelves?  What solutions do you have for spice storage and organization?   Many of us have an abundance of spices.  We end up purchasing a spice because we need a 1/4 teaspoon for a recipe and the bottle sits in our cupboard.  Or since we have so many spices, we can”t find what we need.  So we go purchase another bottle only to [...]

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Come Visit Us at the Home and Landscape Expo This Weekend!

Stop in and see us at the Home and Landscape Expo at the Minneapolis Convention Center December 26-28, 2014.  We will be exhibiting our roll out shelves.  We’ve got lots of ideas on how to organize your kitchen and bath with custom roll out shelves.  Check out the website for more information.  www.homeshowcenter.com Home and Landscape Expo 2014  

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Holiday Shipping Tips

Holiday Shipping Tips It’s crunch time when it comes to holiday shopping. While stores like Kohl’s will be open around the clock for the days before Christmas, many of us will be shopping online or shipping gifts. This process can be convenient, but it can also be costly. Here are a few things to keep in mind to help keep budget and anxiety under control. The United States Postal Service expects to deliver up to 470 million packages between Thanksgiving and [...]

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