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Homeiq Design Tip: Mix Wood Countertops and Any Other Material and Your Kitchen Will Rock

I recently had a conversation with a certified kitchen designer who said something interesting to me: She is no longer designing kitchens with one type of countertop material. Blasphemy! For eons, kitchen design has been like a one-trick pony—countertops kitted out in one material, be it stone, or laminate, or solid surface or whatever. Those walls have come […]Read Post ›

Check Out this Remote-Controlled Sliding Countertop from Bradco Kitchens

We pride ourselves on knowing as many product brands as possible, but sometimes we get stumped by a company that was nowhere on our radar. This week that distinction goes to Bradco Kitchens + Baths. An LA-based outfit that sells all types of kitchen and bath products, Bradco also runs a factory that produces custom cabinetry from […]Read Post ›

We Love This Artistic Tile Mosaic, But Where Would We Install It?

If you read our Tile Week coverage last year, you know that Artistic Tile is a favorite of ours. Founded by Nancy Epstein, the company is at the forefront of some of the coolest looking ceramic and stone tiles you’ll come across. But the company’s new introduction, Chrysanthemum, has us puzzled. Part of the Perlamarmi Collection, […]Read Post ›

This Brentwood, Calif., Renovation Shows How Traditional Architecture Should Be Done

We here at Homeiq are modernists, but we’re not the Daniel Libeskind or Frank Gehry-style modernists. We’re more Lake/Flato, Messana O’Rorke, or Feldman Architecture. In other words, we like warm modernism. Still, we do like a traditional home that’s done well—one that isn’t too stuffy, busy, and loaded with gew gaws and decoration. The Brentwood Estate […]Read Post ›

Thermador’s Pro Grand Steam Range Offers Seven Cooking Options

Your name may not be Mario Batali or Giada De Laurentiis, but that doesn’t mean you can’t whip up a soufflé or a trifold, or prepare a Thanksgiving dinner for 30, including that nephew who’s a left tackle for the USC Trojans. This is where the Thermador Pro Grand Steam Range would come in handy. The manufacturer says this is “the […]Read Post ›

Does Sub-Zero Really Make The Best Refrigerators On The market?

So we just got through reading the recent issue of dwell magazine’s “100 Kitchens We Love” and something occurred to us: there were an awful lot of Sub-Zero refrigerators mentioned in the credits section. Naturally, we decided to tally them up and came up with an interesting (to us, at least) finding. As expected, many of […]Read Post ›

Grothouse Lumber Makes A Strong Case For Wood Countertops

If you’re in the market for new countertops, the world is your oyster: I can think of at least 25 different materials off the top my head. The Grothouse Lumber Company in Germansville, Pa., makes a good case for why you should consider wood. From its 20,000-square foot facility located on a 50-acre farm, the company […]Read Post ›

The Zephyr Cache Range Hood is a New Way to Look at Kitchen Ventilation

Berkeley, Calif.-based Fu-Tung Cheng is a designer, the Principal of CHENG Design, and a concrete virtuoso who also knows a thing or two about product design (check out his Elements cabinet line for TONUSA). His latest creation for range hood manufacturer Zephyr is the Cache under-cabinet hood. Unlike most range hoods, this one features a simple […]Read Post ›

These Cool Faucets Prove Cifial is the Real Deal

A few weeks ago we introduced you to Cifial USA, a Portuguese-based company that knows a thing or two about faucets. As further example, take a look at the Quadra 25 and Techno 25 collections. These products were actually introduced about a year and a half ago, but they’re so cool we thought we’d post them anyway. We […]Read Post ›

Tile Week 2011, Day 1: These Concrete Tiles Look Nothing Like Your Sidewalk

In honor of Coverings, the annual U.S. stone and tile extravaganza that took place last month, we decided to dedicate this entire week to tile. Tapping our many eyes and ears, we’ve assembled some of the coolest, most provocative tile offerings you’ll find anywhere—such as these handmade concrete tiles from Los Angeles-based Granada Tile. Don’t let […]Read Post ›