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Spash into Luxurious Bliss in these Elegant Bath Tub Designs
Creating a spa-inspired elegant bath can invoke a romantic sense of luxury into daily living. Spa style amenities in the bath are one of the most common design requests by our Long Island clients. Below are a few more tub styles if you are seeking some ideas for your...
Trend Alert! Wood-Mode’s New Contemporary Cabinetry Door Styles
Kitchen Designs by Ken Kelly is excited to show you contemporary cabinetry in Wood-Mode's new textured high pressure laminates -- available to ship in December. Recently there has been a trend in contemporary design for wood grains to take on a more textured look and...
Induction Cooking and How it Works
Induction cooking is a superior electric method of cooking. It is effective, energy efficient, and safe. How it works… In technical terms, an induction cooker transfers electrical energy by induction from a coil of wire into a metal vessel (pot or pan) that...
Scalloped Potatoes
Scalloped potatoes in a rich and creamy sauce, it is buttery and tasty. Layered potato slices, sprinkled with breadcrumbs, baked until browned top.
Elegant and Classic Hamptons Style White Painted Kitchen by Ken Kelly
This kitchen features all the elements of a classic Hamptons style home including a mudroom and outdoor-entertaining area. Ken designed the space with an open floor plan connecting several indoor and outdoor entertaining areas including a separate pantry and mudroom...
Take Advantage of Wood-Mode’s Pick A Premium Savings Event
Update: This offer is now expired... Announcing Wood-Mode's savings event! Now you can enjoy the beauty and quality of America's leading brand of fine custom cabinetry at exceptional savings. Wood Mode is offering a new Pick-a-Premium Sales Promotion....
Design & Decorate Your Cozy Beach House Kitchen
Your Cozy Beach House Kitchen We designed this in the classic Hamptons Style: Designed by Ken Kelly, CKD, CBD, CR “Light and airy” are the first two words that come to mind. With a home near the beach, decorate and design with the idea of bringing the outdoors in and...
Bornholm at Kitchen Designs by Ken Kelly Sag Harbor Showroom
Kitchen Designs by Ken Kelly is thrilled to introduce a beautiful new line of Scandinavian-style cabinetry, Bornholm Kitchen, at our Williston Park showroom at 26 Hillside Avenue (Long Island, New York). Bornholm is designed to be a flexible collection of kitchen and...
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Tried and true, this is by far the best chocolate chip cookie recipe you will ever need. Mix the dry ingredients with the wet mixture. Break the good quality chocolate bar into chunks and stir into the dough.
Create the Look of this Wood Mode Elegant Traditional Kitchen Design
click images to enlarge Everything about this Wood-Mode kitchen is exquisite. The kitchen's elegant design includes modern Gaggenau appliances that make it warm and highly functional. The mixture of woods, textures and contrasting light and dark cabinetry give this...
Judging a National Kitchen and Bath Design Competition
Mario Mulea, senior designer at Kitchen Designs by Ken Kelly checks in on his recent experience as a design competition judge... Challenging as any design profession is and challenging as the economy can be, nothing is more challenging than getting a room full of...
How to Choose a Kitchen or Bath Countertop Edge Detail
Choosing a countertop edge detail! As in any project or undertaking in the home, there are many decisions and choices to be made. Yes, it can be time consuming and frustrating to have to have to make a decision on every aspect in the design, but as we all know,...
How to Use Fire Elements to Create Outdoor Kitchen and Patio Ambiance
One of the things I love about summer is the time we spend using the outside of our property. For Ken and I, our yard and gardens are our sanctuaries where we enjoy a peaceful cup of coffee every morning and evening dinners with our family. Balanced with what nature...
Create the Look of this Wood Mode Gramercy Park Kitchen
Today's kitchen inspiration is the "Gramercy Park" kitchen in Brookhaven cabinetry. A combination of door styles, finishes, and high-end appliances all contribute to this kitchen’s unique appeal.The perimeter cabinets are Reston Raised in Nordic White, the islands are...
Kalamazoo Outdoor Pizza Ovens Sold Out
It is no surprise that we are sold out of our early season inventory of the Kalamazoo outdoor pizza ovens. A new client loved it so much he bought our showroom display! We are placing a reorder with the manufacturer on July 10. If you want to piggy back...
The Secret to a Great Kitchen is a Great Mudroom
The secret to a great kitchen is a great MUDROOM!This is something we tell our clients all the time. You need to have an efficient place to drop all the things that you're going to bring into your home as you walk in. Which door in your home do you always walk in...
How to Clean and Remove Odors from Your Dishwasher like Magic
Dishwasher Cleaner Trick Recently we added a "live" Allmilmo kitchen display over at Appliance World in Huntington, Long Island to showcase Gaggenau's latest products. At a recent cooking workshop for our designers in the new display, the topic of why dishwashers...
Healthy Energy Balls Recipe
Healthy and tasty energy balls made from a mix of nuts, coconut, and dates. Here are six of our favorite go-to energy ball recipes with no added sugar for the best tasting snack.
Portable and Stylish Kitchen Island Carts
Center islands or butcher block tables are practical and beautiful in the kitchen. They allow for additional storage and worktop surface for the cook. If your kitchen is smaller, portable kitchen island carts or trollies may be a nice option if a new kitchen is not in...
Join Kitchen Designs by Ken Kelly, Dodds & Eder, SubZero Wolf, and AIA Peconic
FRIDAY, JUNE 15 PROGRAM: 5:30 - 6:15 PM Cocktails & Hors d'oeuvres Followed by Guest Speaker Sara Cedar Miller historian and photographer, Central Park Conservancy 7:15 PM Remarks by Ken Kelly Kitchen Designs by Ken Kelly, Inc. BBQ Style Buffet Dinner, Coffee,...
Sexy Bathtub Alert Victoria + Albert’s New Cabrits Bath Drawn From Nature’s Curves
Known for their exquisite collection of freestanding luxury baths, Victoria + Albert unveils their newest premium bathtub Cabrits. This strikingly-exotic bathtub embodies the beauty of its namesake -- the exclusive Cabrits peninsula on the Caribbean island of...
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