HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1973-03-22, Page 28PAGE 4B--GODERICH SIGNAL STAR, THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1973
Put kitchen remodeling in
the hands of a professional
Home improvement isn't
necessarily spelled do - it -
yourself.
Let's face it, some of us
have four thumbs, We'd
rather do the planning, and
let someone else do the
work especially when a
room so complicated as a
kitchen with all its built-ins
and hook-ups is the room
to improve.
Help is at hand, in the
form of a professional whose
sole business - the design,
supply and installation of
residential kitchens and
baths. Look under Kitchen,
Cabinets & Equipment in
your phone book, and the
chances are you'll find more
than one listed.
Any firm identified with
the American Institute of
Kitchen Dealers trademark
is a good bet, because to
belong to this national trade
association, a kitchen firm
has to meet certain
standards.
One of these is to main-
tain a showroom with at
least two complete display
kitchens, and another is to
have at least one competent
designer on staff.
Any individual identified
by the initials CM) is a,
Certified Kitchen Designer.
This means he or she has
qualified by examination
and affidavits of perform-
ance for accreditation by
the AIHD's Council of Certi-
fied Kitchen Designers, and
is a real pro.
Assuming you'll be in good
hands with whoever you
ultimately retain on the
basis of professional quali-
fications, references , and
preliminary conversations,
what services will this kitch-
en planner perform? ,.
Just about everything.
from ideas to installation.
Working from your answers
to a long list of questions,
he'll develop a floor'plan;
help you select cabinets and
appliances; figure how much
and what type of lighting
you need; order all the
components; supervise con-!
strp.ction and installation;
make sure all of the equip-
ment operates as it should.
The great advantage to
working with a pro is that
he offers one-stop shopping.
Whatever price you and he
agree on, it's all-inclusive
if that's the way your con-
tract is written. If you
prefer to, combine the pro-
fessional with thepetsonal,
he'll handle the functional
and technical aspects of
kitchen design and instal-
lation, and feave the decor-
ative to you.
There are different ways
to work with a kitchen spe-
cialist and, obviously, many
prices you can pay for a
kitchen. Don't think, just
because yours is a VW in-
stead of a Cadillac job, you
can't enjoy the services of
a specialist.
You can — and, it's likely
to cost you less than re-
modeling your kitchen your-
self, unless you're a practic-
ing do-it-yourselfer with a
well equipped workshop and
a handyman husband.
For one thing, the pro
eliminates trial -and -error
costs. He knows what's new,
what's best for your budget,,
and what is most practical
for your family's way of liv-
ing, He' also knows where
and when to cut corners,
without sacrificing quality
or appearance. '
You're paying for experi-
ence when you entrust a
kitchen remodeling to a
professional who does it day
in, day out. Compare this
with your once or twice in
a lifetime, and don't apolo-
gize if you don't want to
do it yourself!
Flat -heating , u r f
for smooth cook
Forty-three mullion Amer-
icans live in homes 10 years
old or older, which accounts
for the present and contin-
ued growth of the 'remodel-
ing market.
The American Institute
of Kitchen Dealers has es-
timated that 2.44 million
kitchens are being re-
modeled annually. The aver -
Compact ' job
Built-ins that hide; slide, pop up and glide — in other words
lazy susans, a mixer lift, bread box,. cutlery partitions and
other space -savers — are part and parcel of this kitchen work
corner planned by a pro. Handy, too, is the breakfast bar at a
lower level. By Riviera Products, Inc., the handsome oak cabi-
nets have avocado counters to blend with the yelloik-orange-
avocado mix of the practical, easy -clean kitchen carpet.. -
c
age price of a r
itchen is from
5,000. ill
When
a tight -trio
uation resulted in a
in housing star, re
kitchens continued"
dice ,e AIS state$ q
A survey by mix mitt
zine, in conjunction
the AIKD, tells why f
isaik
'remodel their kitchens:
• 59 per cent wast %
styling
• 56 per cent
want lip
to -date e:(tuipment and nh
feature.
• 36 per cent Mase s
arivip that need replacini
• 17 • per cent mored re
another home
• 10 per cent niiteil
miscellaneous reasons
(The total exceeds WI
per cent because many rt.
pondent. noted more crus
one reason).
Another survey of Arne,.
can homemakers indica
appearance and the sit
cleaning oven were rant
first and second in prier,
by persons buying UT
ranges.
This explains why',
kitchen remodeling and L
new housing starts, kitche
designers and buildersho
begun to show a preferea
for mixing kitchen elega!
with practicality,
One indicator of this
the use of smoothtop coot.
ing appliances, as standar
features in many net
kitchens, according to Cora.
ing Glass Works, the ori•
inator of' the sinoothtz
concept.
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