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Kitchens of the South Food and family go hand-in-hand in Kitchens of the South. Most Southerners love to be in the kitchen for one reason or another. Whether cooking up a holiday meal, concocting a festive cocktail or baking wing for a Saturday football game, folks in the South know how to navigate a kitchen. With that in mind, the Braemar team often considers what Southerners like in the most popular room of a home. There are certain elements distinctive to Southern kitchens. Space: Perhaps the most important component in a Southern kitchen is that it’s spacious. Whether it’s the holidays or weekend events, this space often serves as the gathering place for friends and family. There needs to be room for everyone to move around, snack and converse with one another. Many Southern homes already have a large space, but if not, this is often important when homeowners are

Kitchen Corner Struggles and Great Solutions When you’re building a home, renovating an existing one, or working with a realtor to purchase a new home, you may not think about something such as kitchen corner struggles, but many homeowners become frustrated trying to figure out what to do with awkward corners in the most cherished room of a home. The Braemar team offers several solutions to help you navigate your new kitchen space and ensure you’re happy with how you handle those cumbersome corners. 8 Corner Solutions Blind corner cabinet: This is a popular resolution. A blind corner cabinet is positioned at the corner between two rows of base cabinets where part of one cabinet’s contents is hidden by the other row of cabinets. It is blind in that you cannot see what is inside the cabinet portion that is hidden. The disadvantage is that while you may be able

Kitchen Functionality & Design Functionality & design within your workspace is key to efficiency. There is a significant difference between a house and a home. A house is simply a collection of rooms under one roof. A home is the feeling derived from enjoying the house. Within a home, the kitchen is often the place where everyone gathers to make memories. Whether it’s everyday activities like doing homework or grabbing coffee on the way out the door or traditions like baking cookies at Christmas or toasting pumpkin seeds during the fall, the kitchen is a world of possibilities when it comes to enjoying the little things in life. To make the most of a kitchen, one must also consider functionality. If space is disorganized, cluttered, or significantly dated, enjoying oneself may be impossible. Several components make up the comprehensive functionality of a kitchen. If you’re building a new home or

Kitchen Cabinetry Project The project for the home we worked with in Old Town needed cabinetry in the kitchen and bonus room. Our redesign included built in cabinets, granite counter tops, lighting, coordinating hardware and flooring. The project turnaround was about 6 weeks and our client was thrilled with the end result. Braemar Kitchen & Bath worked with MW Construction to ensure that the final product exceeded the design vision. For more information about doing a kitchen remodel in Alexandria, contact us today to schedule a consultation with our design expert.