Excellent tips! I have only used sink grids at other people's homes. I liked it at first but then I noticed gunk (with germs and bacteria) builds up underneath and on the rubber covered pegs (or legs). It needs to be scrubbed with brush and it flings all over the sink and sometimes on counter. Also, it is hard to clean sink with grid in there. So, you drip water everywhere when you take it out to clean sink.(unless you take the time to dry it :) ) They are nice, but just wanted people to realize they are no fun to clean.
It would be nice if while you are explaining things you can have some pictures shared to share what kinds of things you are mentioning. It would help with Visualization
Thank you for watching!! I know, we just partnered with a better video team so we can showcase things better for you all 🙂Stay tuned!! I have so much content planned 🙂
Great tips!! ty!! For me the #1 item is DRAWERS *get as many drawer bases as possible*. Why use (what should be obsolete) door crawl in bases? Then people pay ridiculous amounts to add pull outs which require the doors to be opened to access the pull outs. Awkward. Those pullouts will never be as functional as simply installing the base as drawers. The drawer bases with the shallow 1st drawer (even if it is hidden inside a larger top drawer) are fantastic! May I suggest a video on *drawer vs plain shelf base* functionality? New builds that don't have drawers instead of door bases need to be stopped:-). Are the old style door bases still chosen mostly by house flippers (installing for ROI) and/or homeowners who have never lived in a kitchen with drawer bases so they can't grasp what a game changer drawers really are for accessability and space optimization? Glad I found your channel. Thanks so much!! 0:02
Hi Jenny and welcome!! OMG you speak my language HA!! 🙂 Very true on everything and the standard base cabinets are only chosen for ROI on new construction projects...it's sad...
Thank you for your ideas! I like the idea of tucking the trash under the sink! It keeps the area clear of the bulky clutter of a trash can taking up space sitting in the kitchen.
Hey Hey!! Thank you for watching friend!! I'm happy you liked it! I've been working on a ton more content and I'm excited to share soon! Happy Holidays 🙂
Hi Jose! Sounds like a plan I love it! I always use 2020 design for all of our cabinet drawings and there are lots of good videos on RUclips on how to work the program. Good luck!
Beautiful kitchen but I'm just curious why the stove top is by the window and the sink isn't ? I've never seen that before. Isn't the sink usually by the window?
Hi Maria and thanks for watching. The sink stayed in the same place to save cost on the overall project amount. It's a common thing to have the sink by the window but not a standard or a must.
Hi JO! I'm so sorry, the weekend got away from me but I just updated the video description with all the notes I've mentioned. Let me know if you have any other questions. Thanks for watching!!
I just recently purchased the 1300 Bellmont series in white matte finish. What is the best way to keep them clean? (no all purpose cleaner or just dish liquid and water)
I think just soap and water should do the trick!! It's a recycled PET film and looking at my samples at hte office I think that's perfect. Thank you for watching and I hope you're enjoying the cabinets! 🙂
Hi and thanks for watching!! I don't have nothing in particular but your thicker trivets would probably work good. I have a countertop oven (air fryer) that I use straight on my quartz tops.
Modern kitchen here, and we LOVE having zero hardware. Flat cabinet surface makes it super easy to clean, with press open makes it easy to open and close. Also, you don't bump into hardware or get stuck. (Some hardware can cause clothing to get stuck in them) Hardware is also just another thing to clean.
Hey John, thanks for tuning in!! It's all about the person living there! I would totally sub that out, but it's also just me and my lovely Rhodesian Mowgli - HA!
How does the drawer trash overflow faster than a freestanding trash bin? We actually installed a 24" wide trash bin+ recycle bin which are each the size of the freestanding bin we had used before (eliminating 2 big bins on our kitchen floor). When the rubbish gets close to the top the bag is full anyway. The exact same bag that fits in the freestanding bin.
@jenniferkannapel9450 I wasn't referring to the speed of filling the bins. With a house full of kids, overfilling and just being messy is inevitable with them, but the thing I hated the most is having the wood retain the smell, and how gross it gets in the drawer over the years of use. I personally find it so much easier to just take bins outside to bleach and scrub down, over cleaning the inside drawer.
We have a standard 400mm/16" drawer line cupboard with bin in the bottom...... brilliant! B&Q units so easy clean and my grandkids have no problem in using it properly. DIY job with a drawer attached to the base of the door, hinges removed and extendable metal sliders installed to the drawer. Large bin with bin liner, hidden away, very clean, o smells, emptied every couple of days, what's not to like
I used a sink grid for a short time and use one when I visit my daughter. I hate these as I find many things fall through. I'm also the kind of person that likes to add dish detergent to water immediately and swoosh the water with my hands to start the foaming action. I have to wait too long to do this when using the grid! To each his own I guess.
@@cathyfleischmann7067 Hey Cathy, I think this is great feedback for someone who might be contemplating getting one! Yes, I totally agree, we all have our own preferences!! Thanks for your feedback and Happy Holidays!
@@TheMaterialBar Your advices are very helpful. Thanks for sharing of all these. Very much appreciated and glad to see you didn’t forget your German😉 I studied in Germany for Ein Ausland Semester and loved it. Very good memories.
@@willypinguy6128 Awww that is awesome!! Well I was 24 when I moved to the US so German is my first language, I wish I had more Germans in town to speak it to though!!
The comment that you can’t change from doors to drawers later in base cabinets is not true if you have frameless cabinets. One of the reasons I’m looking at IKEA is the flexibility of changing the “guts” of the cabinet boxes and/or fronts down the road.
Trina, you can certainly do that but it would not be the same as a true drawer base as in a drawer base you have a piece of the box (almost like a fixed shelf) behind the section where the drawer faces meet. This is so you do not see a gap as there has to be at least a 1/8" reveal between the drawer faces. Most people wouldn't prefer the gap which is why I say that, but if you're cool with it then you can certainly do that. I wouldn't understand though why you just go for drawers from the start, rather than going through the modification after the fact.
The trash inside of the bin doesn't touch anything but the plastic bag. I'm sure how people handle their trash but If I have something really smell I would either bag it up and put it in the trash or take it out right away. The normal trash bin doesn't really smell....And then it would smell just as much if you had a free standing bin standing in your kitchen...
Some trash pullouts come with lids too, so that's an option to consider if you want the bins tucked away. We currently have a large 2-bin step system, which we're thinking of incorporating into the cupboards too. Because our bins are primarily for recycling and general waste (which is not compostible), this could work for us and we don't need to worry about smells. :)
We have a recylcle and garbage base (24") and if you take your garbage out regularly smells are are not a problem. After buying a house with that as a built in we have now designed the bin drawers into several of our remodels that we have also lived in.
You, me and 3 other people really do not want garbage in a cupboard. I want a foot pedal to open, I don’t want to worry about touching cabinet pulls with wet, gooey hands, I want to be able to use two hands to carry garbage and only small bins fit in in there anyway. But, to each her own. I’m redoing my kitchen with no, none, not one single upper cabinet! And I don’t care about resale. This kitchen is for me! In August. I can’t wait. 😊 Well, I will have 2 tall pantries
I always polyurethane the complete insides of my sink base cabinet to make it water resistance and get a floor liner.
Great idea!
Excellent tips! I have only used sink grids at other people's homes. I liked it at first but then I noticed gunk (with germs and bacteria) builds up underneath and on the rubber covered pegs (or legs). It needs to be scrubbed with brush and it flings all over the sink and sometimes on counter. Also, it is hard to clean sink with grid in there. So, you drip water everywhere when you take it out to clean sink.(unless you take the time to dry it :) ) They are nice, but just wanted people to realize they are no fun to clean.
Hi, yes that is true. I personally prefer a sink grid and thought cleaning it was pretty easy but everyone handles this a little different 🙂
We are redoing our kitchen and the stainless sink and grid were the first to go! So hard to keep them clean and sanitary!
I wish you had pop up photos for every item you mention
Hey Natasha, thank you for watching!! We'll get better and try to add more pictures.
New subscriber! Very happy I found your video, as I am about to start a new house construction. Ty
Hey Maria welcome!! I'm so glad! Feel free to comment if you have specific questions, I always try to incorporate to some of the videos. 🙂
It would be nice if while you are explaining things you can have some pictures shared to share what kinds of things you are mentioning. It would help with Visualization
Thank you for watching!! I know, we just partnered with a better video team so we can showcase things better for you all 🙂Stay tuned!! I have so much content planned 🙂
Seems like good recommendations, but pictures or illustrations would have made it easier to understand what she’s talking about…
Hey Herb, thanks so much for watching!! I will take your input and will try to add more pictures moving forward. Thanks!
Great tips!! ty!!
For me the #1 item is DRAWERS *get as many drawer bases as possible*.
Why use (what should be obsolete) door crawl in bases? Then people pay ridiculous amounts to add pull outs which require the doors to be opened to access the pull outs. Awkward. Those pullouts will never be as functional as simply installing the base as drawers.
The drawer bases with the shallow 1st drawer (even if it is hidden inside a larger top drawer) are fantastic!
May I suggest a video on *drawer vs plain shelf base* functionality?
New builds that don't have drawers instead of door bases need to be stopped:-).
Are the old style door bases still chosen mostly by house flippers (installing for ROI) and/or homeowners who have never lived in a kitchen with drawer bases so they can't grasp what a game changer drawers really are for accessability and space optimization?
Glad I found your channel.
Thanks so much!! 0:02
Hi Jenny and welcome!! OMG you speak my language HA!! 🙂 Very true on everything and the standard base cabinets are only chosen for ROI on new construction projects...it's sad...
Thank you for your ideas! I like the idea of tucking the trash under the sink! It keeps the area clear of the bulky clutter of a trash can taking up space sitting in the kitchen.
Hey Hey!! Thank you for watching friend!! I'm happy you liked it! I've been working on a ton more content and I'm excited to share soon! Happy Holidays 🙂
I like your ideas I am starting to make kitchen cabinets I would like to learn kitchen design on software ...
Hi Jose! Sounds like a plan I love it! I always use 2020 design for all of our cabinet drawings and there are lots of good videos on RUclips on how to work the program. Good luck!
Getting a 36 inch drawers under the stove top!! :D
You know that is a total must!!!!
Beautiful kitchen but I'm just curious why the stove top is by the window and the sink isn't ? I've never seen that before. Isn't the sink usually by the window?
Hi Maria and thanks for watching. The sink stayed in the same place to save cost on the overall project amount. It's a common thing to have the sink by the window but not a standard or a must.
I love your clever well thought out tips
Aww thank you so much for watching 🙂
This is very useful video. Thank you Kerstin 🙏
Hey thanks so much for watching 🙂
Thanks Miss Cobb. Next time can you put it in the description too?
Hi JO! I'm so sorry, the weekend got away from me but I just updated the video description with all the notes I've mentioned. Let me know if you have any other questions. Thanks for watching!!
I just recently purchased the 1300 Bellmont series in white matte finish. What is the best way to keep them clean? (no all purpose cleaner or just dish liquid and water)
I think just soap and water should do the trick!! It's a recycled PET film and looking at my samples at hte office I think that's perfect. Thank you for watching and I hope you're enjoying the cabinets! 🙂
Love your videos. Can you recommend a good heat protector mat for a counter top oven to protect the quartz counter tops?
Hi and thanks for watching!! I don't have nothing in particular but your thicker trivets would probably work good. I have a countertop oven (air fryer) that I use straight on my quartz tops.
@@TheMaterialBar Thanks
Modern kitchen here, and we LOVE having zero hardware. Flat cabinet surface makes it super easy to clean, with press open makes it easy to open and close. Also, you don't bump into hardware or get stuck. (Some hardware can cause clothing to get stuck in them)
Hardware is also just another thing to clean.
Hey love your feedback and input for others that are in the planning phase! Thanks for watching 🙂
Lots of good ideas but no way would i substitute a smaller fridge for a bigger pantry
Hey John, thanks for tuning in!! It's all about the person living there! I would totally sub that out, but it's also just me and my lovely Rhodesian Mowgli - HA!
@@TheMaterialBar good point I have 2 teenagers and never enough room in my fridge also 2 labs
@@johnvandemark7490 HAHA I bet with teenagers!! 🙂
Hate the pull-out trash.
It gets so dirty in there when the kids just toss things in, trash over flows, etc. Just get a really good bin that locks
Hey Hey!! I think everyone has their own preferences. I absolutely love a good trash pull out and periodically clean it out. Thanks for watching!!
How does the drawer trash overflow faster than a freestanding trash bin? We actually installed a 24" wide trash bin+ recycle bin which are each the size of the freestanding bin we had used before (eliminating 2 big bins on our kitchen floor). When the rubbish gets close to the top the bag is full anyway. The exact same bag that fits in the freestanding bin.
@jenniferkannapel9450
I wasn't referring to the speed of filling the bins. With a house full of kids, overfilling and just being messy is inevitable with them, but the thing I hated the most is having the wood retain the smell, and how gross it gets in the drawer over the years of use. I personally find it so much easier to just take bins outside to bleach and scrub down, over cleaning the inside drawer.
We have a standard 400mm/16" drawer line cupboard with bin in the bottom...... brilliant!
B&Q units so easy clean and my grandkids have no problem in using it properly.
DIY job with a drawer attached to the base of the door, hinges removed and extendable metal sliders installed to the drawer.
Large bin with bin liner, hidden away, very clean, o smells, emptied every couple of days, what's not to like
I love your channel, thank you for these tips! question about the kitchen in the background, what kid of counter top do yo have?
Awesome thanks for watching!! In this Kitchen I’ve used the 2cm Silestone Eternal Noir in a honed finish. I absolutely love it!
@@TheMaterialBar thanks!
A picture is worth a thousand words... Old proverb.
Wouldn’t forks and other small items get stuck in or under the sink grid? I’ve never had one before and I’m afraid of the unknown.
I've had my sink grids for years and that is not really a problem, good thinking though lol
@@TheMaterialBar ok good to know thx
I used a sink grid for a short time and use one when I visit my daughter. I hate these as I find many things fall through. I'm also the kind of person that likes to add dish detergent to water immediately and swoosh the water with my hands to start the foaming action. I have to wait too long to do this when using the grid! To each his own I guess.
@@cathyfleischmann7067 Hey Cathy, I think this is great feedback for someone who might be contemplating getting one! Yes, I totally agree, we all have our own preferences!! Thanks for your feedback and Happy Holidays!
Great info!! Thanks!!
Thanks so much for watching!!
Danke schon Kerstin!!
Hey Willy!! Bitteschoen 🙂
@@TheMaterialBar Your advices are very helpful. Thanks for sharing of all these. Very much appreciated and glad to see you didn’t forget your German😉 I studied in Germany for Ein Ausland Semester and loved it. Very good memories.
@@willypinguy6128 Awww that is awesome!! Well I was 24 when I moved to the US so German is my first language, I wish I had more Germans in town to speak it to though!!
Great video
Thanks much for watching Roxanne!
The comment that you can’t change from doors to drawers later in base cabinets is not true if you have frameless cabinets. One of the reasons I’m looking at IKEA is the flexibility of changing the “guts” of the cabinet boxes and/or fronts down the road.
Trina, you can certainly do that but it would not be the same as a true drawer base as in a drawer base you have a piece of the box (almost like a fixed shelf) behind the section where the drawer faces meet. This is so you do not see a gap as there has to be at least a 1/8" reveal between the drawer faces. Most people wouldn't prefer the gap which is why I say that, but if you're cool with it then you can certainly do that. I wouldn't understand though why you just go for drawers from the start, rather than going through the modification after the fact.
Why would you put smelly bins in your cupboards
The trash inside of the bin doesn't touch anything but the plastic bag. I'm sure how people handle their trash but If I have something really smell I would either bag it up and put it in the trash or take it out right away. The normal trash bin doesn't really smell....And then it would smell just as much if you had a free standing bin standing in your kitchen...
No matter what, the smell sticks to wood. Over time it gets nasty in there
Some trash pullouts come with lids too, so that's an option to consider if you want the bins tucked away. We currently have a large 2-bin step system, which we're thinking of incorporating into the cupboards too. Because our bins are primarily for recycling and general waste (which is not compostible), this could work for us and we don't need to worry about smells. :)
We have a recylcle and garbage base (24") and if you take your garbage out regularly smells are are not a problem.
After buying a house with that as a built in we have now designed the bin drawers into several of our remodels that we have also lived in.
You, me and 3 other people really do not want garbage in a cupboard. I want a foot pedal to open, I don’t want to worry about touching cabinet pulls with wet, gooey hands, I want to be able to use two hands to carry garbage and only small bins fit in in there anyway. But, to each her own. I’m redoing my kitchen with no, none, not one single upper cabinet! And I don’t care about resale. This kitchen is for me! In August. I can’t wait. 😊
Well, I will have 2 tall pantries
Amazing that You forgot to add all of your Picture form Ideas ,, .
💡moment for the rest of us..……….😏
YOU'RE AWESOME!!
You're so sweet thank you lady!!
Please show example photos in your videos. You’re beautiful, but for those of us who are visual, we need to see examples. Thank you
Thank you Lisa!!! We've been working hard on showing better photos in the newer videos. I appreciate you!! 🙂
video is blurry and you need to center your head in the video. You seem to ramble a bit.