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Bath Remodeling Mistakes to Avoid

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Adding or remodeling a bath is an exciting investment in your home and we want to help you avoid the most common remodeling mistakes.  There will be endless decisions every step of the way, but with tips from our pros, you will achieve the style and function you need, without these common blunders.

Ignoring Scale

Shiloh Cabinetry, Shanna Wolf Photography

Bigger is not always better.  It’s important to evaluate your space and choose fixtures based on the proper scale.  Just because you can squeeze in a 9′ Jacuzzi, doesn’t mean that you should.

Treating the Toilet as a Literal Throne

New bathroom design don't focus on the toilet

Das Holz Haus Cabinetry, Josh Z Photography

The toilet is not an objet d’art.   Even with many beautiful modern designs, placing it discretely is the best approach for everyone’s comfort.  In the primary suite having a partition or separate compartment is highly desirable.

Bath remodeling mistakes to avoid the toilet location

Shiloh Cabinetry, Shanna Wolf Photography

For the standard bath, do your best to position the toilet away from the direct line of site upon entry.  Consider the view from outside of the bath to eliminate any awkward unexpected moments.

 

bathroom remodeling mistakes to avoid

 

Avoid Underestimating Storage Needs

avoid mistakes of underestimating storage needs

Plato Woodwork Cabinetry, Shanna Wolf Photograph

Be sure to include enough storage for all the things that will make you feel pampered.  Storage should be functional while personalizing the space for your routine.  Built-ins like this heated drawer offer the bonus of toasty warm towels.

Plato Woodwork Cabinetry, Shanna Wolf Photography

Not Being Flexible

Plato Woodwork Cabinetry, Shanna Wolf Photography

Think outside of the bathroom box and enlist adjacent areas for additional storage with room for luxuries, like a beverage/coffee station. Good design allows you to ease your way into the start of each day.

Ignoring Storage Opportunities

Best of houzz avoid the mistake of overlooking storage niches

Plato Woodwork Cabinetry, Bella Tile Lake Geneva, Shanna Wolf Photography

From the first year we posted this bathroom to our Houzz portfolio, it has been a repeat Best of Houzz award winner!  Some natural opportunities present themselves when designing a space, and our design professionals know how to make the most every inch.  In this bath, recessed areas surrounding the tub allow easy access to towels along with the display space for lovely porcelains to add character.

Limiting the Light

Bath Remodeling Mistakes to Avoid in lighting

Grothouse Countertop, Hafele Hardware, Marvin Windows, Shanna Wolf Photography

Natural lighting is everything in the bath.  However, it can be harsh and should be balanced with fixtures emitting softer more flattering illumination. This is especially important above vanities.

Overlooking Comfort Details

Bella Tile Lake Geneva, Shanna Wolf Photography

Steam shower technology, zero threshold shower construction and underfloor heating systems all contribute to the comfort and utility of your home.  Research and be aware of design innovations that will create a space to accommodate your abilities now, and in the future.

Trying to DIY

 

Hiring your brother-in-law, unless he works for GCC, may not be the best approach.  Work with those who know how to avoid bath remodeling mistakes while offering a complete project package. From design to installation, ever remodeling project requires endless decisions, measurements, and knowledge of construction codes. This is the value in hiring Geneva Cabinet Company professionals for successful results!

Visit our award-winning showroom in Lake Geneva for inspiration and ideas.

Contact us for an appointment today!

 (262) 245-9600
info@genevacabinet.com

 

 

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Outdoor Kitchen Perks

The kitchen is the command center for home activity, so when summer rolls around make the swap to an outdoor kitchen for a refreshing change.  This upgrade will improve your attitude, and potentially your home’s value.

Increase Living Space

outdoor kitchen expands living space

Geneva Cabinet Company, Lowell Custom Homes, Shanna Wolf Photography    

Often backyards don’t live up to their full potential.  Create outdoor rooms that will bring dormant property to life.  When planning, place the outdoor kitchen in an area that is easy to access from indoors.  For more tips see our Outdoor Kitchen Guide.

Fluid Space for Entertaining

outdoor kitchen for more space to entertain

Geneva Cabinet Company, Lowell Custom Homes, Shanna Wolf Photography

Social events are more appealing when guests can flow between spaces.  An event that begins indoors suddenly becomes more relaxed as guests follow the sun.  Adding an outdoor gathering space expands your entertainment opportunities for more fun with family and friends.

Increase Healthy Outdoor Time

Outdoor kitchen helps spend more quality time outdoors

Geneva Cabinet Company, Lowell Custom Homes, Shanna Wolf Photography

Spending time outdoors improves health and well-being.  Take everyday activities alfresco to boost your energy along with many other proven health benefits.

Energy Saving

Outdoor Kitchens saves energy

Geneva Cabinet Company, Lowell Custom Homes

Cooking outdoors will keep the heat out of the kitchen on a steamy summer day.  Save on air conditioning while the grill multitasks for meal preparation.  Plus, grilled food has its own deliciously unique flavor!

Make the Most of Spring and Summer

Outdoor Kitchens Make the Most of Spring and Summer

Geneva Cabinet Company, Lowell Custom Homes, Photo by Aimee Mazzenga

While the weather is pleasant, take advantage of every day with an outdoor kitchen surrounded with comfortable seating.  Adding a fireplace or heater will extend your seasons from the beginning of spring through the early days of winter.

Designed to Fit Your Home

Outdoor Kitchens designed to fit your needs

Geneva Cabinet Company, Lowell Custom Homes, Shanna Wolf Photography

Geneva Cabinet Company will design the perfect outdoor kitchen to fit your space and budget.  Tuck one into an existing outdoor niche or have our designers create a layout to perfectly suite your needs.

Contact us and we’ll help you get this project started!

262-245-9600

 

 

 

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Home Renovations Beyond Cabinetry

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A space may be charming, but not living up to its full potential.  That’s when the experts at Geneva Cabinets Company work their magic.  Your home renovations will go beyond cabinetry when you look to Geneva Cabinets for a one-stop-shopping experience.

Before and after home renovations by Geneva Cabinet Company

It’s about more than replacing cabinetry.  Geneva Cabinets wants you to have an entire space that is beautiful and flows seamlessly from room to room.  New kitchen cabinets certainly improved the outlook for this kitchen, while our designers take it a step further reimagining the entire home.

 

Address the Space

When it comes to this home’s renovation, relocating the bath was a key decision.

home renovations in kitchen and moving bath to enlarge spaces

Once the kitchen was open and spacious, the rest of the home was ready for a refresh.  This included lifting the ceiling, new windows, flooring, and lighting.    The kitchen roofline was raised into a gable adding visual space along with a series of sunny skylights.

enlarged kitchen space and raised ceiling

New wood flooring extents throughout the home along with special ceiling treatments, updated woodworking, and lighting.

home renovations with new cabinetry in kitchen

The cabinetry is custom from Plato Woodwork Inc.   Perimeter cabinetry is painted in timeless Essential White with an island in Blue Nose from Benjamin Moore .  Hardware from Schaub in Satin Brass is a nod to Lake Geneva’s nautical perspective.

island with undercounted refrigerator and microwave drawer

In addition to being a fabulous workspace, this island is a natural gathering point with undercounted refrigerator, microwave drawer and plenty of storage.  The exaggerated thickness in the island’s Cambria countertop is our latest obsession.  It is such a modern statement that exudes luxury.

Beyond the Kitchen

home renovation include new flooring in the living room

A impressive part of this home renovation is the new flooring flowing into the living room, where molding details and hearth also receive an upgrade.

living room renovation by Geneva Cabinet

Guest Bedroom and Bath

enlarged guest bedroom

The guest bedroom now feels open and airy while the relocated bath features a bright modern attitude.

guest bath renovation

Entry Hall

Upgrading the entry as part of the home renovation offers visitors a preview of the new sunny disposition.

entry hall remodel

. . . with a little added surprise

two way closet

Sometimes it’s the little things that make you smile. A guest bedroom doesn’t really need a dedicated closet, so some clever shared storage is included.  Contents are accessible from the entry hall or the guest room!

Attention to Detail

attention to detail

As with every kitchen and bath installation, the team at Geneva Cabinet attends to the little details.  The new wood floor deserves a perfectly set in air vent that blends visually without obstruction to the path of circulation.

For a seamless home renovation experience, start in our Lake Geneva showroom.  It’s bursting with inspirational product displays and a friendly team to guide you from design to installation.

Photography Shanna Wolf

Cabinetry Plato Woodwork, Inc.

Tile Bella Tile Lake Geneva

 

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Kitchen Design Secrets Revealed

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A kitchen is never just about cooking.  Yet when a love for cooking combines with the great desire for comfort, a fresh kitchen concept is born. The kitchen is naturally the heart of any home.  Adding the seamless integration of lifestyle and architecture is the secret to creating an engaging space.

Before and After

A new design brings opportunities for greatness.  The spacious room with beautiful views was a good start.  However a central fireplace limited the natural flow of activity.  Removing the fireplace and borrowing space from the mudroom was a game changer.  Essential to the new plan is an inviting island with generous space for storage, meal prep, gatherings and dining.

Next Best Thing to a Sofa

Centerstage a supersized island-banquette offers true comfort.  Dining options include counter height seating on two sides as well as space to stretch out on upholstered lounge seating constructed by V Upholstery

Business in the Back

While the exposed side of the kitchen is all about comfort,  the interior of the island faces a run of cabinetry and cook space that is all business.  From the luxury range to double dishwashers, this prep area will accommodate team cooking efforts with ease.

The homeowner’s existing John Boos & Co butcher block table finds a built-in position for the serious chef business of cutting and chopping.  Throughout this kitchen we feature Shiloh Cabinetry in contrasting stain and painted finishes.

Hidden Secrets Revealed

But some of the best features in this kitchen are cleverly disguised.  Gliding doors are concealed within the full height Cambria backsplash constructed by Old World Stone where the homeowner can neatly collect a secret stash of spices.

And integrated into the countertop are “Chameleon” pop up outlets from S-Box. You only see them when you need them.

Accessible Storage for Clutter Free Space

In keeping with the focus on the view, this kitchen features countless storage options easy to access to help the space remain clutter-free throughout the day.  Countertop appliances are nesting together behind a cabinet door with glide up lift system for added convenience.

A coffee and snack bar is well situated in a special niche between the living room and kitchen for morning or mid day pick-me-ups.

For more inspiration visit our Gallery here

And set up an appointment to discuss your personal home design needs by contacting our showroom here.

 

Kitchen Design by Joyce Zuelke, ckd

Cabinetry from Shiloh Cabinetry

Photography by Josh Z Photography

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Geneva Cabinet Wins 2022 Best Of Houzz Design!

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Geneva Cabinet Company Awarded Best of Houzz 2022

 2022 people’s choice award highlights top home professionals among the Houzz community.  It is based on quality service and the most popular designs!

Geneva Cabinet Company of Lake Geneva Wisconsin won a “Best of Houzz” award for Design on Houzz®.  This is the leading platform for home remodeling and design. Our design centric cabinet company was chosen by millions of homeowners that comprise the Houzz community from among more than 2.7 million active home building, remodeling and design industry professionals.

This is the 10 year anniversary of the Best of Houzz program.   Geneva Cabinet has been awarded badges annually in Design and Customer Service since the very beginning.   The design award honors professionals whose work was the most popular among the Houzz community.

The entire team at Geneva Cabinet Company is honored by this special recognition. Only the top 3.5 – 4% of professionals around the world are named as the Best of Houzz. We always strive to create beautiful and functional designs for our customers.  Being awarded with this badge on such a reputable platform is a bonus!

The Geneva Cabinet Company “Best of Houzz 2022” badges appear on our Houzz profile as a sign of our commitment to excellence.  More than 65 million homeowners and home design enthusiasts on Houzz are helped when they identify popular and top-rated home professionals for their projects.

Join us on Houzz or view our inspiration gallery for personal home improvement projects.  We are here and happy to help!

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Geneva Cabinet Wins The Best of Houzz 2020

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There are times when we are surprised by which photos go viral.  But not this year!  This crop of our most popular photos on Houzz are only predictable because they are such classic beauties!

We thank Houzz and congratulate our homeowners for having the good taste to make their kitchens or baths the envy of all.

Our projects are among the most popular saved as inspiration by 2.5 million members of the Houzz Community!  We are honored to receive this award that places us in the upper 3% of the professional work on Houzz.  And now, drum roll please . . .

This Luxury Bath is our #1 most popular photo for the year!

See more of our favorite bathrooms here.

 

A Crisp Blue and White Kitchen featuring Shiloh Cabinetry follows close behind!

See the full project here.

 

This kitchen is more popular after we updated it by installing a new generous island.

See more of our favorite kitchens here.

 

And a lovely kitchen collaboration with Lowell Custom Homes uses Plato Woodwork custom cabinetry.

See the details here.

 

This Refreshing Beverage Center takes a top spot.

See the full project here.

 

This Master Bath has double the pleasure and storage while featuring Shiloh Cabinetry.

See more of our lovely bath cabinetry here.

 

Here timeless traditions are beautifully expressed in this kitchen featuring Plato Prelude cabinetry

For more kitchen ideas follow this.

And the Lifetime Achievement Award goes to this kitchen that is on top of our most popular pictures year after year!

See the full kitchen here.

Join in on the fun on Houzz and create Ideabooks for your future home design inspiration.  Then take a minute to subscribe to our future blogs that will feature all of the latest trends and products for your kitchen and bath!

201 Geneva National Ave S

Lake Geneva, WI

262-245-9600

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Geneva Cabinet Named Best of Houzz 2019

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The Best of Houzz winners for 2019 have been named and we are so excited to once again receive this distinctive honor in two categories!

Best of Houzz Design Award

The Best of Houzz Design is a special badge presented to professionals whose images have been the most popular in 2018.

Best of Houzz Customer Service

And we especially value the Best of Houzz Customer Service award that is based on our client reviews and overall professional rating.

Geneva Cabinet Company was chosen by the more than 40 million monthly unique users that comprise the Houzz community from among more than 2.1 million active home building, remodeling and design industry professionals.  These award badges will appear on our profile along with our awards from past years.

“Best of Houzz is a true badge of honor as it is awarded by our community of homeowners, those who are hiring design, remodeling and other home improvement professionals for their projects,” said Liza Hausman, vice president of Industry Marketing for Houzz. “We are excited to celebrate the 2019 winners chosen by our community as their favorites for home design and customer experience, and to highlight those winners on the Houzz website and app.”

Geneva Cabinet Company Kitchen Design

This welcoming kitchen became our most popular photo on Houzz in the past year! To see the entire kitchen along with the lovely bath areas of this home click here or visit our Houzz profile.

Houzz is the leading platform for home remodeling and design, providing people with everything they need to improve their homes from start to finish.  Join us there for inspiration and advice about your upcoming home cabinetry improvements. While you’re there, be sure to save your favorites from all of our projects to your personal Ideabooks.  It is the best way to create easy reference files to remember all of your favorite looks.

Our designers are ready to help with your cabinetry and home improvements for every room of you home.

We are delighted to work directly with homeowners or with design specialists.

262-245-9600

201 Geneva National Ave. S.

Lake Geneva, WI 53147

 

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Best of Design & Best of Service Awarded to Geneva Cabinet Company by Houzz in 2018!

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We are delighted and honored to receive the Best of Houzz 2018 award in 2 categories! Best Of Design & Best Of Service!

Geneva Cabinet Company Kitchen Design

 

An enormous Thank You to all who supported our work and especially to our clients who took the time to share a review with the Houzz community! Houzz® is the leading platform for home remodeling and design across the country and beyond. Geneva Cabinet Company, LLC was chosen by the more than 40 million monthly unique users that comprise the Houzz community from among more than one million active home building, remodeling and design industry professionals.

Houzz Best of Service 2018

Best of Service

Geneva Cabinet Company, LLC has been awarded the Best of Houzz Service every year since we first appeared in Houzz in 2015. It is based on several factors, including the number and quality of client reviews received each year.

Houzz Best of Design 2018

Best of Design

The coveted Best Of Design award is presented for work that has been most popular among the more than 40 million monthly users on Houzz. We are so honored and delighted that our work caught the attention of so many viewers!

 

“The Houzz community selected a phenomenal group of Best of Houzz 2018 award winners, so this year’s recipients should be very proud,” said Liza Hausman, Vice President of Industry Marketing at Houzz. “Best of Houzz winners represent some of the most talented and customer-focused professionals in our industry, and we are extremely pleased to give them both this recognition and a platform on which to showcase their expertise.”

We invite you to join in the fun on Houzz and continue to save your favorite Geneva Cabinet Company, LLC projects to your own ideabooks!

Visit our showroom today

& be inspired for tomorrow!

262.245.9600

 

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