BY JODY GARLOCK
ONLINE
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Point, click, redo!
Ready to spruce up your kitchen? These five
online resources will ease you into the job.
1 M e a su re up.
A v o id flu bs, like
h a v in g to sta n d
o n tip to e s to
re a ch th e
m icro w a ve , b y
le a rn in g p ro p e r
heigh ts,
clearances, a n d
distances fo r
w alkw ays,
appliances, a n d
m o re . T he se
2 0
tip s fo r a b e tte r
k itc h e n w ill h e lp
p lo t th in g s o u t.
kitchenbathideas.com/
measure
See it and believe
it— or at least
understand it. Home
improvement guru
Danny Lipford’s videos
walk you through the
basics of updating
cabinets and other
common kitchen
projects. Tag along as he
shops for cabinet hinges
(it sounds simple, but if
the holes don’t match up
you’re in for a drill-and-
patch job) and preps
doors for paint (mixing
in paint conditioner is his
trick for minimizing
brush strokes).
BHG.com/cabinettips
3
Ask a pro. Wondering
how to tear out a
soffit— or even what a
soffit is? Type in a
question about your
remodeling project, and
a professional at the
National Association o f
The Remodeling
Industry will get back
w ith an answer. (To use
the “ Ask A Remodeling
Pro” feature, you’ll
need to register first.)
You can also search
recent topics and read
forum s from fellow
remodelers sharing
their tips and dilemmas.
And in case you’re
wondering, a soffit is
that drywall “ box” that
fills space between the
top o f cabinets and the
ceiling. BHG.com/
askapro
4
Be counter
intelligent. Get the
lowdown on laminate,
granite, butcher block,
and more so you can
update your countertops
without second-guessing
your choice. This easy-
to-read feature
(rem odelingcenter
.com/counters)
points
out the pros and cons
of popular surfaces and
gives price points for
each (did you know that
concrete can damage
knives?). If new cabinets
are part of your plan, go
to
kitchenbathideas
.com/cabinetterms
to
find a door style you like
and learn the lingo, such
as face frame, full
overlay, and slab.
^ G e t o rg a n iz e d . C o n s id e r i t a
m in i- r e m o d e lin g p r o je c t— a w a y
t o m a x im iz e e v e r y s q u a re in c h
o f y o u r k itc h e n . W e ’v e r o u n d e d
u p o u r fa v o r ite g a d g e ts t o h e lp
y o u t id y u p d ra w e rs , c a b in e ts ,
a n d c o u n te r to p s . C h e c k o u t o u r
s to ra g e - b o o s tin g p ic k s a n d see
w h e r e t o b u y th e m at B H G .c o m /
s to ra g e b o o s te rs . a
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