Just redo it: An expert tells you how to build on trends in your kitchen and bath
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Kitchen and bathrooms are the most important rooms in the house when it comes to remodeling, selling and buying. Interest in them is so rabid that they command their own trade shows and gobble up a huge portion of HGTV’s and DIY’s online Web sites. According to the Association of National Homebuilders, improvements in these extensively plumbed rooms also carry one of the largest rates of return when houses are sold; 78 percent of the remodeling costs are usually refunded, so builders, potential buyers and soon-to-be-sellers carefully watch the trends in kitchen and bath design. Here to share her insight on such matters is Elizabeth Falconer, owner of Position by Design in Fort Worth who has been in the building business for almost three decades. She has completed hundreds of custom homes and more than 1,000 model homes and interior-design projects in 42 states. She regularly talks at home-building trade
Source: Fort Worth Star Telegram
Going Hog Wild in Fife
14.01.10
In a region dominated by seafood and sushi, the Warthog BBQ Pit in Fife aims to provide down-home country cooking in a low-key environment.
This little log cabin may seem simple and unsuspecting, but do not be fooled. Owner Gary Kurashima, also known as “Mr. Warthog,” said on average the barbeque pit grills up to 300 pounds of meat in a single day.
Becoming a grill master is not easy. Kurashima’s culinary journey began in the Pacific Northwest more than 25 years ago. From the Alaska Salmon Bake in Fairbanks to a stint as a cook at H.D. Hotspurs BBQ restaurant in Kent and the smoke pits at the Puyallup Fair, this Tacoma native has spent years learning the nuances of what makes great barbeque.
Cooking in a cabin
Like most chefs, opening his restaurant in 1999 was a dream come true.
“I always try to put more into my business,” Kurashima said. “We want to capture their appetite.”
The log cabin site for his restaurant is hard to miss, situated just off exit 137 on Interstate 5. On any particular day, crowds of people – from bikers to babies, can be found lined up to get a taste of whatever’s cooking.
Source: Fife Free Press
Kitchenette-side desks are also prime spots for sorting send, paying bills, looking up recipes, and entrancing up on email while you have a pot on the stove.
