Author - Dory Otto

Earth Day

In Honor of Earth Day Earlier this week was Earth Day, in honor of that; let’s take a look at some greener ways to clean around the house. Our spring is a little late and maybe you’re a little late in doing a good spring cleaning and can put these ideas to use. If you have recently been to a household cleaning aisle at the store, you know the choices are overwhelming. You can get things for specific surfaces, multi surfaces, [...]

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Visit Our Custom Roll Out Shelves Booth at the Home and Garden Show!

JOIN US AT THE 80th Annual MINNEAPOLIS HOME GARDEN SHOW February 26 – March 2, 2014 At the Minneapolis Convention Center Discover the latest styles, trends and products for your home. Consult with experts.  Gather There is a great choice of slots machine , wide collection of blackjack and video poker games, several types of roulette and many other games. new ideas and solutions. We are excited to be part of this event! Visit us in booth 3012 to see our [...]

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Best of Houzz Award Winner in Customer Service for Custom Cabinetry

Joseph Otto Enterprises of Ham Lake Receives Best of Houzz 2014 Award!  February 4, 2014 – Joseph Otto Enterprises has been awarded “Best of Houzz” by Houzz, the leading platform for home remodeling and design. The custom cabinetry shop was chosen by the more than 16 million monthly users that comprise the Houzz community. The Best of Houzz award is given in two categories: Customer Satisfaction and Design. Customer Satisfaction honors are determined by a variety of factors, including the number and [...]

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The Kitchen: The Heart of the Home

The kitchen is commonly referred to as the “heart of the home” and with it being Valentine’s Day today, it seemed like a good time to take a look at why that is. We’ll start by taking a look at the evolution of the kitchen. Until the late 18th century cooking was done over open flame. While specific kitchen design varies by country, climate, and wealth much of it centers on how the food was prepared. In many places food [...]

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Organized Spaces

It is a brand new year, a fresh start that often brings lots of well-meaning intentions to get organized. There are countless tips, books, and professionals to help you get organized spaces. So many in fact, that even deciding what advice to follow can be overwhelming. Since I love organization I thought I would share my personal top 5 favorite organizational tips. These are five simple things you can do that may improve the function of your home too. Everything needs [...]

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Get Organized In The New Year!

This is the time of year you can”t help but take a few moments to look back at the year”s events. This year, like most, seemed to fly by. We have had a very busy year and the milestone event for our business has been moving into our new showroom. The space is still a work-in-progress, but it is certainly feeling more like home all the time. Perhaps at no other time of year is our desire to change habits, [...]

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Visit Our Roll Out Shelves Booth For Great Storage Solutions.

The Home and Landscape Expo has moved to the Minneapolis Convention Center!  We would love to have you stop by our booth and see what new ideas we have for organizing your kitchen and making your storage space more accessible with Roll Out Shelves! We will be in booth 615. The show dates and hours are: Friday, December 27th from 12-8pm Saturday, December 28th from 10-8pm Sunday, December 29th from 10-5pm Stop by and sign up to win a free under cabinet spice rack!

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Decorating your kitchen for Christmas!

  We hear all the time that the kitchen is the heart of the home. Then Christmas rolls around and we go all out decorating the family room. It gets all the oohs and aahs, but the kitchen still gets all the traffic. Decorating the kitchen for Christmas can be tricky. This is the time of year when many of us wish the kitchen was bigger, casinos online so you don’t want to add too much stuff that will get [...]

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Visit Our Custom Roll Out Shelves Booth!

    Join us at the Midwest Home and Holiday Show at the Minneapolis Convention Center November 15-17.  We will be exhibiting our custom roll out shelves. Tired of trying to get that pot out of the back of the cabinet? Go to the store for something only to find it at the back of the cabinet when you get home? We build custom roll out shelves for your existing cabinets to maximize your storage and make it more accessible. Each shelf is measured to your space, [...]

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Joseph Otto Enterprises Is Hiring A Custom Cabinet Maker!

We are a family owned, second generation custom cabinet shop that transforms lives by transforming homes.  If you are someone that believes in doing the right thing and constantly strives for improvement, then you are the perfect full time cabinet maker and installer to join our team. An ideal candidate would have: Experience in cabinet making; Installation experience a plus; The ability to work independently as well as within a team; A desire to improve systems and processes within the company; A focus on customer [...]

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