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Jonathan Adler’s New Kohler COLORS

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Given Jonathan Adler’s all-consuming love of color (after all, the man did write a book called Happy Chic Colors), it’s no surprise that he’s teamed up with Kohler to introduce four bold new hues for a selection of enameled cast iron kitchen and bath sinks.

Kohler actually began offering colorful kitchen and bath fixtures in the 1920s and has continuously updated the shades in its repertoire to reflect changing times and tastes. The fresh yellow, green, and blues created by Adler are thoroughly 2012. The designer took inspiration from various places, including the lush green of an English estate, an exuberant yellow evoking London’s Picadilly Circus, a serene aqua that matches the Italian Mediterranean, and a nautical navy that calls to mind the sailing-centric city Annapolis.

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Top Tips for Reorganizing Your Kitchen

Reorganize Your Kitchen

We recently painted our kitchen cabinets, which involved clearing every cabinet, drawer, and countertop. In addition to keeping sanding dust off our foodstuffs and kitchenware, doing so offered a golden opportunity to reorganize the kitchen. In our case, we not only ended up with a more efficient kitchen in which to work, but also several shelves emptied of items we never used! You don’t, of course, need to repaint cabinets in order to reorganize your kitchen. Just follow the steps outlined below.

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Bob Vila Radio: The New Fridge

After years of Thanksgiving dinners, superbowls and midnight snacks, it’s probably served you well, but that old fridge in your garage is adding more to your electric bill than it’s worth. Did you know that refrigerators hog more power than almost anything else in your house?

The New Fridge

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Top Tips: Choosing Kitchen Cabinets

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The first things we chose during our eight-hour selections appointment for our new construction home were our kitchen cabinets. Cabinets are chosen first during these meetings, because they are the biggest investment in the kitchen. And the kitchen is one of the biggest investments in the house.

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5 Great Backsplash Ideas

Prior to April, I was a “tile virgin.” But then I went to Coverings, the tile and stone industry trade show. With over 800 exhibitors in 300,000 square feet of space, I was over-stimulated, overwhelmed, and amazed at the size, innovation, and passion of this high-performance industry. Of course, any time you gather a lot of Italians under one roof, there’s gonna be passion!

There’s a lot of product news to relay from Coverings, and I am going to start with a few spotlight-stealers that would make beautiful backsplashes. Gale Steves, author and trend spotter, believes the backsplash is often an afterthought for kitchen remodelers. I venture to say that the tiles below might actually drive the design and mood of the entire kitchen.

Backsplash Ideas

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Bob Vila Radio: Kitchen Sink

Bob Vila Radio is a newly launched daily radio spot carried on more than 60 stations around the country (and growing). You can get your daily dose here, by listening—or reading—to Bob’s 60-second home improvement radio tip of the day. Today, it’s all about the Kitchen Sink.

Kitchen Sink

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Bob Vila Radio: Kitchen Faucet Options

Bob Vila Radio is a newly launched daily radio spot carried on more than 60 stations around the country (and growing). You can get your daily dose here, by listening—or reading—to Bob’s 60-second home improvement radio tip of the day. Today, it’s all about Kitchen Faucet Options.

Kitchen Faucet Options

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Bob Vila Radio: Kitchen Cabinet Design

Bob Vila Radiois a newly launched daily radio spot carried on more than 60 stations around the country (and growing). You can get your daily dose here, by listening—or reading—to Bob’s 60-second home improvement radio tip of the day. Today, it’s all about Kitchen Cabinet Design.

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Bob Vila Radio: Induction Cooking

Bob Vila Radio is a newly launched daily radio spot carried on more than 60 stations around the country (and growing). You can get your daily dose here, by listening—or reading—to Bob’s 60-second home improvement radio tip of the day. Today, it’s all about Induction Cooking.

Induction Cooking

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Bob Vila Radio: Countertop Options

Bob Vila Radio is a newly launched daily radio spot carried on more than 60 stations around the country (and growing). You can get your daily dose here, by listening—or reading—to Bob’s 60-second home improvement radio tip of the day. Today, it’s all about Countertop Options.

Countertop Option

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