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Country Kitchens

Chances are that if you're buying a home that is more than 10 years old, your first priority will be to redo the kitchen.

Or, maybe you've decided that you're staying where you are right now, but want to update your current home, with an eye toward future resale.

What are your options? How much will it cost? Where do you start? Where do you find the best materials?   Whether you're designing a custom kitchen or just refacing your cabinets, there are abundant resources in New England.

Appliances

Clarke Distribution Corp., Milford, MA. Over-the-top showroom for luxury appliances, with more than a dozen kitchens, a 2-story waterfall, cafe, wine bar, and an environmental laundry area. Exclusive wholesale distributor of Sub-Zero refrigerators, Wolf ranges, cooktops, and wall ovens, Asko dishwashers, Eurotech laundry appliances, and KWC faucets and sinks.

Delia, Westwood, MA (showroom only). Exclusive distributor of premium kitchen appliances, including Viking, Kenyon Custom, Modern Aire, Kuppersbusch.

Cabinet Makers

Beaulieu Cabinetry, Plaistow, NH. Design, build and installation of custom cabinetry with old world craftsmanship.

Country Cabinets, Charlton, MA. Shaker and Early American Style.

Ferland Woodworking Co., Bellingham, MA. Ash and cherry kitchens.

Knight Kitchens, North Clarendon, VT. No synthetics or particle board used anywhere.

Michael Stafford, Inc., Portsmouth, NH. Custom handmade cabinetry serving all of New England.

Milford Woodworking, Milford, MA. Custom cabinetry from drawing board to installation.

Cabinet Refacing

About-Face Kitchens, Peabody, MA. Custom-designed, furniture quality cabinets and distinctively crafted cabinet refacing.

Countertops

Bill Shea's Corian Center, Quincy, MA. Featuring the "Exact Match Edge" system, which removes the view of the cross grain on the front counter edge; one-day installation.

Corian Solid Surfaces for the Kitchen. Complete list of products and distributors.

GerrityStone, Woburn and Rockland, MA. New England's largest inventory of granite, marble, and limestone for countertops, floors, and furnishings.

Jack's Custom Woodworking, Woburn, MA and Windham, ME. Virtually every type of countertop--solid surfaces, laminates, wood, and natural stone. Templating and installation.

Sterling Surfaces, Sterling, MA. A division of Kitchen Associates, this company specializes in the design and installation of countertops from such ventors as Avonite, DuPont Corian, Formica, and Wilsonart.



Custom Kitchen Design

designPLUS (Peter Lawton), Worcester, MA. Creating state-of-the-art kitchens for every kind of home.

Euro-Plus Design, Needham, MA. Real life solutions for custom kitchens.

Kitchens for Cooks (Deborah Krasner), Putney, VT. Designing kitchens that work and that fit the people who will be using them.

Water & Fire, Newton, MA. Exclusive designer and importer of high-end European kitchens, bath furniture and custom furniture. Showroom accessible by appointment only.



Kitchen Design and Installation

All About Kitchens, Wolfeboro Falls, NH. Manufactured cabinetry and kitchen design.

Area Kitchen Centre, Portsmouth, NH. Custom and stock cabinetry by Diamond, Luxor, Plato, Yorktowne, and others, as well as a variety of countertops, plumbing fixtures, and accessories.

Carole Industries, Woburn, MA. Kitchen remodeling or new construction; full line of cabinets, countertops. Excellent Step-by-Step Guide to Drawing and Measuring Your Kitchen.

Coldwell's, Berlin, MA. Custom millwork shop and Arborway Kitchens.

Creative Designs in Kitchens and Baths, Stow, MA. Kitchen design and remodeling; suppliers of cabinets, countertops, fixtures.

Dream Kitchens, Leominster, MA. CAD design, free in-home measuring. Vendors include Aristokraft, Diamond, Merillat, Woodward, Yorktowne.

Fay's Fine Cabinetry, Nashua, NH. Hand-drafted architectural quality plans and drawings. Wood-Mode and Brookhaven cabinets.

Friend Lumber, Burlington, MA and Hudson, NH. State-of-the-art technology for planning kitchen projects. Suppliers include Aristokraft, Avonite, Omega, Schrock, Gallery.

Kitchen Art of New England, Pepperell, MA. Custom cabinetry, countertops, fixtures, "from idea to installation." Professional designers, interior decorators, installers, residential and commercial.

Kitchen Associates, Sterling, MA. Wood-Mode and Brookhaven cabinetry and a variety of countertops, including Avonite, Corian, Wilsonart.

Kitchen Center of Framingham, Framingham, MA. Wood-Mode cabinets, Corian and Formica countertops, and a complete line of sinks and faucets. Full remodeling services.

Kitchens by Design, West Boylston, MA. Custom cabinet lines include the handcrafted motifs from Heritage Custom Cabinets and Crystal Cabinets.

O.B. Joyful Home, Williamstown, MA. Creating kitchens that work with the overall character of the home, as well as meeting the functional needs and stylistic taste of its owners. Custom cabinetry by Honey Brook.

Sudbury Kitchens, Sudbury, MA. Total concept remodeling and design projects.

The Cabinetworks, Stratham, NH. Design and installation. Vendors include Kraftmaid, Plain N Fancy, Schrock, Youngs.

Kitchen Remodeling Contractors

Heritage Home Carpentry, Northborough, MA. General contracting firm for design, remodeling, post&beam construction. Mass. Builders Association "Massachusetts Remodeler of the Year 2001."

Read All About It!

Bungalow Kitchens, by Jane Powell, Linda Svendsen (Photographer) (2000). How to restore or design a period-style kitchen for a bungalow or other early 20th century home.

Cooking Spaces: Designs for Cooking, Entertaining, and Living, Helen Thompson, Anna Kasabian (Contributor) (2000). How to transform the kitchen into an all-around work space and family haven.



Country Kitchens, by James Merrell (Photographer), Jocasta Innes (1996). Expert advice on designing, decorating, and equipping a kitchen in ways that capture the rustic charm of country life..

Feng Shui and the 5-Element Kitchen, by Ilse-Maria Fahrnow, Jurgen Heinrich Fahrnow, Gunther Sator (2000). How to create good ch'i in the kitchen.

Feng Shui Your Kitchen, by Sharon Stasney (2002). Just knowing where to place your stove or what color to paint the walls can turn your kitchen into a place you'll want to spend as much time in as possible.

Great Kitchens: At Home with America's Top Chefs, by Ellen Whitaker, Colleen Mahoney, Wendy Adler Jordan (1999). Lavishly illustrated walk-through of 26 fabulous kitchens in the homes of some of America's best chefs.

Kitchens for Cooks: Planning Your Perfect Kitchen, by Deborah Krasner, William Stites (Photographer), John R. Paoli (Illustrator) (1996). Detailed instructions and plans on how to replace an obsolete kitchen with a functional and professional work area that suits the needs and cooking habits of the individual chef.

Kitchens that Work: The Practical Guide to Creating a Great Kitchen, by Martin Edic, Richard Edic (1999). Uses a lifestyle design model to guide the reader through the process of designing and creating a great kitchen--one that works for everyone living in the home.

New Country Kitchens (Country Living), by Rebecca Sawyer-Fay, Editors of Country Living, Rachel Newman (1995). Dozens of fresh and practical decorating ideas to help create a great kitchen in the warm hospitable spirit that is the essence of country.

The Complete Guide to Kitchen Design with Cooking in Mind, by Donald E. Silvers, John Reister (Illustrator) (1994). How to increase the fun and joy of the cooking experience through a properly designed kitchen.

The Kitchen Idea Book, by Joanne Kellar Bouknight (1999). A wealth of ideas for every taste and pocketbook.

The Smart Approach to Kitchen Design, by Susan Maney, Kathie Robitz (Editor), Lynn Elliott (Editor) (1998). Lavish photos and illustrations show a multitude of kitchens and ideas.

Maureen Harmonay, CRS, GRI, ABR
Licensed in Massachusetts and New Hampshire

Your Country Property Specialist

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