Crazy Cabinet Guy's Articles

  • Buying Supplies for Your Remodeling Project
    Buying kitchen cabinets or bathroom vanities can be an expensive if you do not find the right place to buy cabinets. If you attempt to buy kitchen cabinets or bathroom vanities from a retail store, you will defiantly be paying too much. Yes, even the big box hardware stores do not offer the best prices on these products.
  • Adding Some Style to Your Bathroom
    Creating a special look for your bathroom isn't difficult to do if start with a focal point like a unique bathroom vanity. The vanity is always the focal point of any high end bathroom design and it is the best way to set your bathroom apart from all others.
  • Choosing Between Framed and Frameless Cabinets
    It is easy to get caught up in the confusion of the hundreds, if not thousands of styles of cabinets. With so many options to choose from such as color and style and height and width, drawer bases and regular bases, concealed hinges and semi exposed hinges, and full overlay doors or partial overlay doors, we quickly forget two very important factors.
  • Making It Hard For Buyers to Undervalue Your Home
    In this current real estate market, it is important to capture every bit of equity that you think you have in your house. Home prices keep dropping, and buyers think they can drop the asking price by outrageous amounts. It’s not a sellers market because people are holding onto the idea that houses are worth last years prices, but unfortunately prices have fell and they are here to stay for some time.
  • Impressing Potential Home Buyers- Tips For Having a Stand Out Kitchen
    The first thing a potential home buyer or a visitor to you house notices in the kitchen is the kitchen cabinets. The problem is that up until now, kitchen cabinets have been very expensive. Cheap cabinets are just that, they look cheap and do not hold up.
  • Changing Eating Habits With a Custom Diet Program
    Unfortunately for most of us, the upcoming holiday season will lead to additional weight gain, which is why everyone makes a New Year’s resolution to lose weight. We all say that this will be the year when we watch what we eat during the holiday parties, and refuse to over indulge in all of the delicious cakes, candies and comfort foods and continue on with our workout regimen.
  • Creating a Multi-Functional Kitchen
    With the holiday season approaching, it is time to start thinking about holiday parties and all the work that goes into it. One of the biggest problems in most houses is the seating and entertaining space. Since most houses no longer include a formal dining room where larger groups of people can sit, the challenge becomes trying to find adequate seating for all of your guests. With that in mind, a lot of newer homes are being built with multi-functional kitchens.
  • Choosing the Right Hardware for Your Kitchen Cabinets
    So you have finally taken the big step of remodeling your kitchen. You gutted the place entirely, right down to the studs- even though that lovely orange and green wall paper may have been worth saving. You’ve matched the paint and cabinet color perfectly and you got your new tile backsplash and granite countertop, but yet something is just missing.
  • Kitchen Storage Updates Using Cabinet Accessories
    Today kitchens are so diverse and user friendly it is hard to imagine what life was like 30 years ago. It is hard to imagine how you would manage in your kitchen without the simplest of things. Imagine taking away your microwave, and waiting for the water on the stove to boil or oven to preheat or your morning oatmeal to be a half hour process.
  • Bathroom Remodeling Tips Before Starting Your Project
    When the time comes to do your bathroom renovation project it is always important to determine a few key factors before starting your project First, ask yourself What look do I want to achieve? Next, how much time do I want to spend on the project? And finally, how much money do I want to spend on my project?
  • Value-Add Improvements For Your Kitchen
    Adding value to your home is easy if you look in the right areas. Whether you are conducting a minor remodeling job, or a blow gut of your kitchen, you are almost guaranteed to see not only a return on your investment, but a profit as well.
  • Updating our Outdated Kitchen and Bathrooms
    We decided to expand our house and it started with two of our three bathrooms and then it finished with the kitchen. We had to completely demolish two bathrooms and decided to go with new sinks, shower units and bathroom vanities. We saved money by using RTA (ready to assemble) cabinets on all parts of our renovations.
  • Smart Investments- Adding Equity To Your House
    With the uncertain economic conditions we are currently facing, every financial decision is important. Finding the best kitchen cabinet or bathroom vanity for your budget is an important decision as well. The current real estate market is heavily in favor of the buyer, so many sellers are actually losing money on their home.
  • Designing The Bathroom Around The Vanity Top
    I was a novice to the whole bathroom renovation idea, so I wasn't really sure what I was looking for when I started shopping. I always thought that the bathroom vanity and vanity top came together, so I was surprised to find out that the top and the vanity are actually sold separately. Since I didn't really have any remodeling experience, I figured the bathroom would be a safe place to start.
  • Give Your Vote For The Best Kitchen Cabinets
    With elections right around the corner, the economy is certainly one of the big issues. Everyone is listening to hear what each candidate is going to do to help you get more out of each and every paycheck. While an economic stimulous package is certainly important, there are things that we can do on a daily basis to make sure that we are building up as much equity as possible.
  • Making Decisions On An Empty Stomach- How It Can Have Disasterous Results
    With today's busy lifestyles and hectic work days, it is very easy to simply skip a meal or grab a snack along the way, but have you ever considered what affect that could have on your decision making? We all know what skipping meals can do for energy levels, but it can also have a dramatic effect on how we process key decisions throughout the days. Missing a meal lowers levels of serotonin, which is a brain chemical that plays a key role in regulating emotions such as anger and aggression.
  • Bathroom Renovation Horror Story
    Walking through store after store trying to find design ideas for my master bathroom turned out to be a very frustrating experience. I began to wonder why I couldn't find unique bathroom cabinets and accessories available at a reasonable price point, that the average joe can afford? This began my online search to find a cost-effective, stylish way to re-do my bathroom.
  • Euro Vanity- Adding a Touch of Your Personality To The Bathroom
    Everyone wants to add their own personal touch to parts of their home, especially the bathroom. What if you could find a bathroom vanity that matches your personal style and taste? Most likely you have probably been drawn to the high end vanities, mirrors and sinks you see featured in design and architectural magazines. The pieces featured in these magazines have been out of the average consumers reach for years. That is all changing now.
  • Tips To An Affordable Bathroom Renovation
    The best way to find an affordable bathroom vanity is to shop online for your renovation needs. Finding anything from bathroom vanities to kitchen cabinets is not only easy, but it is far cheaper to buy online.
  • Using The Equity In Your Home to Add More Value to Your House
    After deciding to take some of the equity from our home to do some renovation projects, we had to decide which room to remodel. Follow our decision process and how we were able to save a lot of money on our project
  • Remodeling a Victorian Home
    My wife and I bought an old Victorian house. It needed plenty of renovations and updating of the different systems. However, like most houses of this era, it had style and charm. The house contained two stairways, an extra long porch, cathedral ceilings, and very large rooms. And that is where this renovation story takes place; in one of the bathrooms.
  • Keeping Your Remodeling Project Under Control
    Planning to re-model any room in your home can be a daunting task, especially when that room is your kitchen. Before getting in too deep, it is important to establish a budget to ensure that you don't overspend on your project. If you are the average homeowner your budget will most likely need to be firm and going over budget must be avoided at all costs.
  • Find Out What Makes The Euro Vanity So Unique
    If you are looking for a fresh look in your outdated bathroom, there are plenty different vanity styles on the market. One that is growing in popularity, especially for smaller bathrooms is the euro vanity. However, up until now the Euro Vanity has been out of reach to the average spender.
  • RTA Cabinets- The Construction Industries Fastest Selling Product
    RTA Cabinets are a great alternative to over-priced cabinets from the home supply stores. Find out why RTA Kitchen Cabinets are one of the fastest selling products in the construction industry.
  • Kitchen Cabinets- Recent Changes in the Industry Are Making Them More Affordable
    With changes in the economy and housing market, the cabinet business is now making new kitchen cabinets more affordable to a wider range of people. The real way to get the best deals is to shop online and use the right type of kitchen cabinet searches. I will explain what I found, how I save thousands of dollars and what a internet search is and how it can help you find things quickly.
  • Great Advice About Kitchen Cabinets From An Expert
    I recently helped one of my friends renovate a house that he bought. We removed an old bathroom vanity, knocked out some walls, and completely gutted the kitchen. I was almost instinctively drawn to the hardware super stores to buy my supplies. While at one of these mega stores, we received more help from a store attendant than we ever thought possible; we were complaining about the lack of quality, regarding the kitchen cabinets, and more importantly, the outrageous price. The discovery we made has changed my outlook on buying home renovation supplies and has inspired me to look into buying a rehab project.
  • Tackling Your Own Kitchen Design
    Most people think that the kitchen design and installation has to take several months, but in reality, a new kitchen can happen in only a few short weeks. All you need is a good budget, proper planning, and the online skills to find a good deal.
  • New Kitchen Cabinets- Measuring and Installing Them Yourself
    Kitchen renovation... can you really do it yourself? With all of the home improvement shows on cable, they make it look like even the novice can renovate their kitchen.. but can you really do it on your own?
  • Fat Loss Programs Designed The Right Way
    By no means am I a professional body builder or even a motivated weight lifter, but over the past couple of years I have been motivated to get back in shape. I started researching workout programs, and weight loss books which brought me to two very different programs. One was written by Tom Venuto and the other was written by Mike Geary. Both seemed to be credible professionals with very unique backgrounds.
  • Installing Kitchen Cabinets With a Face Frame
    Having installed kitchen cabinets for the past 15 years, it has almost become an automatic process for me when building and installing cabinets. I actually forgot what it was like to install my first set of new kitchen cabinets. I was surprised at how many DIY'ers that were leaving messages on my blog were asking questions about how to secure the cabinets.
  • Kitchen Cabinets- Does "Wholesale Prices" Really Mean Wholesale?
    Wholesale kitchen cabinets is a term that every retailer in America now uses as a marketing tactic. These home improvement stores claim to be selling wholesale kitchen cabinets or discounted cabinets at below retail prices. More often than not, these stores have some gimmick behind their prices or the prices are simply not at a wholesale price. So where can you find good prices on kitchen cabinets?
  • Surviving The Downward Spiral of the Mortgage Industry
    The mortgage industry bailout has a lot of home owners nervous about their own property, and it is for a good reason. The mortgage industry was allowing people to buy houses that they couldn't afford to pay for, based on the assumption that the value would continue to rise at a rise that would offset the risk. As we are now learning, this is not the case. More and more homes are being sent foreclosure. While the banking industry is being bailed out by the government, too many hard working homeowners are not and are in jeopardy of losing their homes.
  • Why Regular Cardio Exercise Will Not Help Burn Fat
    The old approach to cardio and aerobic training had always been 30-60 minutes on the tread mill or bike every day (or atleast 3-5 times a week). While this may be great for building your endurance, this old way of thinking is not the best way to lose weight or burn fat according to new scientific research.
  • Key Facts About Rapid Weight Loss Diets
    If you are trying to find a weight loss program that will provide rapid weight loss and be healthy for you, you might be in for a big surprise. There are so many fad diets on the market, with claims of rapid weight loss and slim waist lines. Some of them involve teas, others are liquid diets, and worst of all... unproven diet pills. The latest diet programs revolve around high amounts of protein, that will supposedly "fill you up and slim you down". Not only can these diets be confusing with their false claims of weight loss, but they can also be dangerous.
  • Transforming Your Kitchen With Kitchen Cupboards
    With the dramatic free fall in the stock market and the emergency relief that the government has to provide to the lending industry, there is a real concern for homeowners and what is usually a families single largest investment.... their home. As if the stock market drop wasn't bad enough, the fact that the government is buying out all of the bad loans that the banks have given out will inevitably have an affect on you and your family in the next couple of years.
  • Economic Bail Out Plan- How It Will Affect You
    With the dramatic free fall in the stock market and the emergency relief that the government has to provide to the lending industry, there is a real concern for homeowners and what is usually a families single largest investment.... their home. As if the stock market drop wasn't bad enough, the fact that the government is buying out all of the bad loans that the banks have given out will inevitably have an affect on you and your family in the next couple of years.
  • Pantry Kitchen Cabinets- How to Incorporate Them Into Your Kitchen
    A kitchen renovation project can certainly give you the blues if it doesn't go according to plan, but in this case "the blues" took on a new meaning. Read about a recent kitchen renovation and how we incorporated pantry kitchen cabinets to help rid the home owners of the blues....
  • Is Bitter Orange Safe?
    Diet pills list a wide range of ingredients that supposedly help burn fat and promote weight loss, but there is one ingredient that seems to be the common threat of a lot of the over the counter diet pills on the market. Find out the real story about bitter orange.
  • Workouts While At Home- Ab Workouts The Right Way
    The common misconception is that you have to go to a gym and use exercise equipment to get a decent workout. If you are looking to add muscle mass this may be true, but if you are just looking for ways to maintain what you have or maybe shed a couple of pounds of that excess stomach fat, it is quite easy to good workout from your home (you just have to be resourceful).
  • Economic Ways to Reduce the Carbon Footprint of Your Renovation Project
    Regardless of where you look, the global community has made "green initiatives" a hot button topic, regardless of what topic you are discussing. Everything industry from construction to cooking, to education, are implementing programs to reduce their environmental impact.
  • Using Kitchen Cabinet Doors to Add Architectural Detailing to the Rest of Your Kitchen
    Sprucing up the look of your kitchen, doesn't mean that you have to do a full kitchen remodel. With the influx of home improvement shows on television, more and more design ideas are readily available to homeowners that, in the past, would have required an interior designer to come up with. Ideas ranging from kitchen cabinet doors as decorative wainscoting, to moldings as accent pieces; now, it’s all part of a kitchen layout. Only a few short years ago the only show that existed was “This Old House”. Now there are currently over fifty different home improvement shows being produced or in production. It is an incredible number and because of this great ideas are being produced.
  • Replacing Your Kitchen Cupboards
    Replacing old, worn out kitchen cupboards doesn't have to be an overwhelming project. Find out an easy way to update and modernize your worn out kitchen.
  • Helping Stop the Decline In Your Home's Value
    The current real estate market has left many people stranded with a house that is over valued. It has happened too many times. Yet other people have paid a large amount for a house and still have improvements to be made to the dwelling.
  • Improving Your Home- Weigh Your Options
    It is a big decision to take on any home improvement project. There is always the cost consideration, but there is also a time factor, and a decision on the labor issue. Cost is usually the most important aspect of any home improvement task. How much will you spend verse how much will it improve my house and the value of it?
  • Bathroom Renovation Is Only A Click Away
    A good rule to live by is to update your bathroom every seven to ten years. It might come as a surprise for some, but seven years is actually the average amount of time an American lives in one house. There are many factors that contribute to that number, but if we go off of raw data, you can see that an updated bathroom might be in your future.
  • Kitchen Renovation the Fun Way
    Looking for an inexpensive idea to improve the look and value of your kitchen? Look no further than new kitchen cabinets. The cabinet is one of the most noticeable parts of a kitchen. Even if another feature stands out; the kitchen cabinet serves as the backdrop for the room.
  • Can Doing Just Situps Actually Burn Fat?
    Have you ever seen that guy in the gym who spends 15-20 minutes just doing stomach crunchs or situps? One of the common misconceptions is that by doing a lot of ab exercises such as situps, will help you burn stomach fat. While ab workouts will help define your abs, if you have excess belly fat you still won't be able to see them. Simply doing a bunch of crunches will not burn the belly fat that is covering your abdominals.
  • Methods of Burning Excess Belly Fat
    The holiday season is always the hardest time of the year for people to try to lose extra belly fat because of all the excessive, unhealthy eating that is assocatied with holiday parties.. It shouldn’t be a big surprise that during the winter, people tend to stopping going to the gym, and start eating excessively. Once the first signs of spring appear, everyone will start looking for a quick way to burn that excess belly fat to get in shape for the summer.
  • Upgrading Your Bathroom with Style and Elegance
    An exciting concept has finally hit the bathroom. For years, other rooms in the house have been showcased while the bathroom is left as an after thought. Finally there is good news for the improvement of an existing bathroom or even for new construction bathrooms.
  • Healthy Weight Loss- No Need For Pills
    Fat diets and miracle diet pill advertisements are all over the place these days- television, magazines, newspapers, and especially the internet. Unfortunately due to busier lifestyles, excessive eating of fast foods, and lets face it... pure laziness... as a society we are getting fatter.

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