Joseph Otto Enterprises Awarded Best of Houzz 2019!
Joseph Otto Enterprises Awarded Best Of Houzz 2019! Awarded by Community of Over 40 Million Monthly Users, Annual Best Of Houzz Badge Highlights Home Remodeling & Design Professionals with Top Ratings and Most Popular Home Designs January 30, 2019 – Joseph Otto Enterprises has won “Best Of Customer Service” on Houzz®! Our custom cabinetry firm […]
Bar Cabinetry
Most of us can agree that the kitchen is the heart of the home, but I think we could also agree that a bar is a darn good gathering spot as well! Bars and beverage centers are fantastic for entertaining and can add personality to a space. They can also provide convenient storage for glassware, […]
Summer Fun Ideas
If your family is anything like ours, you’re likely always trying to make the most of our fleeting summer months and have some summer fun outside! We are always on the lookout for things to do outside and new places to explore. The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum is a hike from our house, so we […]
Straw Bale Gardens
A New Way To Garden This is the time of year when many people get the itch to garden. Have you heard of straw bale gardening? When I first did, it didn’t make much sense to me and then the more I learned the more I thought it sounded fantastic. You see, I love fresh […]
Let’s organize those cabinets!
Let’s organize those cabinets! We always tell our clients the most difficult part of a kitchen design isn’t picking the door style or stain color, but designing a kitchen that functions well. Of course, everyone spends time thinking about and dreaming about what that dream kitchen will look like. But we also want to […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Cabinet Construction FAQ
Many of our customers come to us with questions regarding cabinet construction and what makes a “better” cabinet. We thought this would be a good introduction to some basic cabinet construction techniques. Framed cabinets have a wood frame around the front outer edge of the cabinet box. The face frame is made up of several […]