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Join Us for a Food Can Heal Workshop by Thrive Naturally
Join Kitchen Designs by Ken Kelly and Thrive Naturally of Manhasset for another healthy cooking workshop called "Food Can Heal." The workshop will take place in our Williston Park Long Island, New York kitchen and bath showroom. For those of you coming from the city,...
Create The Look – Brookhaven Oak Park
Cabinetry Kitchen Style - Sausalito Wood - Quartersawn Red Oak Finish - Pecan Stain Hardware - P76 ring/P77 bail pull Drawerhead - 3 piece Dining Room Style - Sanoma Wood - Cherry Finish - Autumn w/Black Gl Hardware - P76 ring Sitting Area Style - Sanoma Wood - Cherry...
7 Best Questions to Ask About Factory vs Job Site Finishes
Factory vs Job Site Finishes If you ever want the opportunity to see first-hand the process of creating a superior quality factory finish and why the finishing process is vital to ensuring the durability of your cabinetry, we would love the opportunity to show you. We...
Roasted Chick Peas Recipe
This roasted chick peas recipe comes courtesy of, MaryAnn Jones, Holistic Nutritionist & Certified Health Coach at Thrive Naturally. Kitchen Designs by Ken Kelly and Thrive Naturally are excited to announce a wonderful series of workshops and cooking events that...
Create The Look of this Brookhaven Crosscreek Kitchen
click images to enlarge Our Create The Look posts are designed to give you the sources needed to replicate looks you love for the kitchen, bath, library, laundry room, or office ...complete with a listing of hand-selected design accessories that work...
Designer Lighting Showroom’s Incredible Zoom Features
Shopping online for lighting is sometimes a daunting task. It is always difficult to see the details up close. Lighting Showroom has some unusual new features they are tweaking on their website that really allow you to get in there and see very...
Halloween in the Kitchen
I have so many memories of things we have created at Halloween time in our kitchen. From carving crazy pumpkins at the kitchen island to roasting the seeds to family theme costumes, to making dirt pies and creepy cupcakes... all this bustle of activity... always in...
Create The Look of this International Gourmet Kitchen
Our Create The Look posts are designed to give you the sources needed to replicate looks you love for the kitchen, bath, library, laundry room, or office ...complete with a listing of hand-selected design accessories that work beautifully for each space. Today's...
We Found Perfect Great-Room Lighting at Layla Grayce
Ken and I are in the middle of major renovations at both our main showroom in Williston Park and our new showroom in Sag Harbor, NY, and we found perfect great-room lighting. The greatroom in our main showroom is almost finished, and we will have our first cooking...
Create The Look of this Brookhaven Cape Cod Kitchen
Today's kitchen inspiration is a Cape Cod kitchen and bathroom design in Brookhaven cabinetry. The kitchen has a classic American feel with beaded veneer panels in the backsplash and chair rail moldings. The kitchen has two sinks so and planter of counter space...
Food Can Heal Cook & Learn Workshop at Kitchen Designs
Update: This event is closed. I just wanted to extend an invitation to all of you to come to our workshop in the newly renovated greatroom. Come by for some great eats, conversation, and cooking demos. Together we will prepare simple recipes that have the power to...
New Door Styles from Brookhaven by Wood Mode
Many of you are familiar with Wood-Mode’s semi-custom cabinetry line called Brookhaven, known for its consistent quality and fantastic price point. Wood Mode has greatly expanded the Brookhaven line and product offerings keeping prices affordable. They've added a...
Exciting New Door Styles from Wood Mode
Hot off the press: We are excited to share with you new door styles from our Wood Mode line. (Georgetown Raised, Passage Inset, Hancock Raised, and Vanguard Plus - photos below) Wood-Mode also added walnut, a nice choice for strength, hardness and durability without...
Healthy Fall Recipe: Pumpkin Pie Quinoa
This healthy fall pumpkin pie quinoa recipe comes courtesy of, MaryAnn Jones, Holistic Nutritionist & Certified Health Coach at Thrive Naturally. Kitchen Designs by Ken Kelly and Thrive Naturally are excited to announce a wonderful series of workshops and cooking...
Create the Look of this Wood Mode Southern Reserve Kitchen
Today's kitchen inspiration is the "Southern Reserve" kitchen in Wood-Mode cabinetry. This kitchen combines an appealing burnished antique leather finish on maple wood using the Georgetown door style, which has a unique one-inch front frame. Notice...
High Style Child Chair to Match Your Kitchen
I stumbled on this walnut Stokke Tripp Trapp Chair Walnut while shopping for a baby gift at my favorite baby shop (Hanna Andersson) the other day and thought it was a brilliant design. The chair, designed by Peter Opsvik, has a lean profile and can be pulled right up...
Gentleman’s Quarters Before and Afters Designer Showcase
See Kitchen Designs by Ken Kelly at Mansions & Millionnaires Designers' Showcase 2011 at Chestnut Manor, an original Long Island Gold Coast Mansion. Ours is Room #6: Gentleman's Retreat, which just won the Producer's Award 2011 for "Most Transformed Space"...
Ken Kelly’s Social Kitchen Design in Lloyd Neck Long Island NY
Kitchen Designs by Ken Kelly, The Social Kitchen We just finished this elegant kitchen in a completely remodeled home in Lloyd Neck (Kitchen Designer: Ken Kelly, CKD, CBD, CR) . The project included the expansion and renovation of 23 rooms and was the collaborative...
Kitchen Designs by Ken Kelly in Better Homes & Gardens Beautiful Kitchens & Baths
News: Kitchen Designs by Ken Kelly Featured in Better Homes & Gardens Beautiful Kitchens & Baths. Copy is used with permission from Better Homes & Gardens Beautiful Kitchens and Baths™ Magazine ©2011 Meridith Corporation. All Rights Reserved. (click...
Clever and Beautiful Canisters to Best Organize Your Kitchen
We tend to think of canisters in the kitchen only for the basics like the country store canisters above: flour, sugar, coffee, and tea but really the possibilities throughout the kitchen and home are endless! ...tea bags, cookies and treats, dog biscuits, nuts &...
Kitchen Island Pendants Designers Love
Mini Pendant No. 2664 by Kichler - This steel pendant is a versatile choice for either a Craftsman inspired or Contemporary setting with a variety of finish options available. Orleans 2 Light Linear by Hudson Valley - We used this in our Oyster Bay Cove...
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