Concept Kitchen and Bath

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Designer Retainer

A retainer is for those individuals who need a professional to create design solutions after the first free consultation. The retainer begins at $125.00 and is applied to the cost of the total project. This includes consultation time, job site inspections, inventory of needs and requests, design solutions, a finalized detailed floor plan, interpretive drawings, and a written proposal. As a design/build company, plans are only released once an agreement with Concept Kitchen & Bath to implement the project is signed. For additional information, please contact us directly.

Our standard lead time (the time it takes us to design and price a project) is usually five business days, schedule permitting. If a design or price is required before that time frame, we will make every effort to meet the deadline.

Kitchen Design

The kitchen is truly the heart and soul of your home. When friends visit they gather there. When the kids come home from school, the kitchen always seems to be their first stop. Whether simply in need of an update, focus on entertaining, or one to better serve the needs of your family; Concept Kitchen & Bath offers many options for your kitchen cabinetry.

Bathroom Design

Today, many people want their bathrooms to be as attractive and charming as any room in the house. Beautiful cabinets create an atmosphere of subdued elegance and comfort. In the past decade, bathrooms have entered a new era of design and décor. Today's bathrooms are carefully crafted to present an atmosphere of charm and serenity, and compliment the overall character of your home. This demands careful attention to detail and style. For this reason you'll want to choose just the right wood, the most becoming design, and the cabinetry door style that's perfect for the room.

Other Design Services

Bedroom Custom Built-in Design
Hutches
Home Library Design
Laundry Room Design
Entertainment Center Design
Medical Office
Commercial Office
Condo / High-Rise Design
Commercial Design
Residential Design

Wood Species

When you choose Concept Kitchen & Bath, you have 7 different wood species to choose from. Please take the time to educate yourself about each particular species, so that you will have a better understanding of what you will be purchasing.

Wood Characteristics

Oak: Tan to reddish brown in color. Red oak is a strong wood used for its natural beauty of open grain, mineral streaks, wormholes, and knots, which are all considered as the fingerprints of nature.
Pine: Off-white to yellow to orange brown in color. Pine is a naturally soft wood enhanced by knots that are found throughout its grain.
Birch: Off-white to light brown in color. Birch is a subtle grained species of wood that is very smooth in texture and light in color. Color variations, knots, bird's eyes (small black dots), and wormholes are examples of its character.
Hickory: Off-white to gray to dark brown in color. The most unique feature with hickory is its wide color variation. This is commonly known as a “Zebra-stripe” effect. Knots and wormholes bring additional life to this particularly strong and closed grained wood species.
Maple: Off-white to light brown in color. Much like birch, maple is a subtle grained wood that is smooth in texture and light in color. Curly grain, sugar streaks, and bird's eyes are some examples of what you will see when looking at a maple door.
Cherry: Pink to reddish brown to deep red in color. Cherry is a strong wood with an open grain, which is accomplished by knots, mineral streaks, an color variation. The more natural light received by this wood, the darker it becomes.
Walnut: Variances of light and dark areas in the wood. Darker stains tend to disguise this characteristic more than lighter stains. Natural change in color from original color (this will happen in as short as 6 to 12 months). Depending on the light of each individual area, color change will vary.

Cabinetry Tips

Wood Cabinets:

Dust or vacuum periodically.
Polish with a polished-moistened cloth. Follow the grain - wiping against could scratch.
New cabinets must cure for approximately 30 days before cleaning.
ALWAYS use a water-based cleaning agent. Murphy's Soap®, Johnson's Pledge®, or Cabinet Magic® are just a few of these agents that can be used.
Waxing should be done every 6-months. A good wax contains carnauba wax.
NEVER use soap and water because it can damage the finish on the cabinets.
NEVER hang damp towels on doors or cabinet surface.

Laminate Countertops:

Self-cleaning waxes can be used to provide a protective film on the surface.
ALWAYS use a trivet, insulated hot pad, etc. beneath hot objects placed on countertops.
ALWAYS clean up staining liquids (grape juice, cranberry juice, etc.) as soon as possible.
NEVER place hot pans on the surface without a hot pad.
NEVER cut or hammer anything on the surface of the countertop.
NEVER allow water to stand on the countertop surface. It will destroy your top!

Solid Surface Materials:

Use soap & water or Windex®. DO NOT use 409® or Fantastik®.
If stained, use an abrasive cleanser and buff with a Scotch-Brite® Pad using a circular motion.
For minor scratches, simply sand with a medium (180 grit) sandpaper, then follow with a fine sandpaper, and finally buffing with a Scotch-Brite® Pad.
ALWAYS use a heat shield or a hot pad.
DO NOT expose the surface to harsh chemicals.

Natural Stone

Natural stone - the most aesthetic, eco friendly construction material known to human kind. There are many types of natural stone, each with their own properties and benefits. Some are more ideally suited for aesthetically highlighting areas of your home more than others. So what’s best for what you have in mind? To help you decide, we list all these for your ease and convenience:

Granite

A hard coarse-grained rock and one of the most beautiful natural stones in the world, granite consists mainly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase feldspar, which contribute to its color - white, pink, or light grey. The dark brown, dark-green, or black is due to the presence of such minerals as hornblende and biotite mica. The molecules of these minerals entwine in a way that makes granite hard, difficult to damage, generally impossible to scratch, heat resistant, and durable, making it an ideal choice for flooring, wall cladding, pillars, kitchen counters, vanity tops, paved paths and the outdoors.

Resilient, lasting decades on end, easy to clean and maintain, granite is also very aesthetic. It creates a luxurious, spacious feel in any home, getting its glossy finish from highly powered polishing tools and fine grit diamonds. Granite is available in honed (unpolished) and rough textured (flamed) finishes as well, to suit varying decor tastes. And it carries a timeless quality about it; it’s more or less always in vogue.

With the advances in technology creating a revolution of sorts in quarrying, fabrication, and expanding applications, costs are reducing everyday, making granite an affordable alternative to manmade stone industries that generate tons of in-disposable waste.

Marble

Its elegance is legendary. Architects of yore used marble to its best effect, making the most of its strength, beauty, changing hues with light and weather, and its malleability in sculpture. Once considered the domain of the rich and famous, no less than Nobility or Royalty, marble today is popular as elegant flooring or lining interior and exterior walls. Perhaps no other material adds so much prestige to a home as marble does. It is used practically everywhere: outdoor fountains and statues, indoor fire surrounds, Jacuzzis, as inlays on furniture, countertops and bar counters and much more. Hygienic, it traps little or no dirt and never gathers mold.

Marble flooring is best in low traffic areas, to avoid stains or scratches, and, like most exterior stones, can lose its color in a highly polluted environment. It is easy to maintain though; all you need are the right applications and some simple equipment to restore it to its original sheen and condition.

Marble is essentially limestone, calcium carbonate that crystallizes gradually over time, and comes in many forms: calcite, from calciferous limestone, dolomite, from dolomitic limestone, serpentine or green marbles and travertine or sedimentary limestone. It traces its history to heat and pressure in the earth's crust, which metamorphose limestone to form large, coarse grains of calcite containing impurities that contribute an interesting array of colors to marble. In its purest form, marble is white, while hematite adds a reddish color, limonite, yellow and serpentine green.

Because marble is difficult to separate easily into sheets of equal size, it is mined carefully, without the use of explosives, which could shatter the rock. Experts therefore use channeling machines, which cut grooves and holes in the rock to lift it carefully.

Sandstone

Sand, joined by minerals like quartz and feldspar, pyrite and feldspar or through the force of pressure creates the incredibly beautiful natural rock of sandstone. It is usually cream or grey to red, brown, or green in color, depending on impurities caused by other minerals like iron oxide. It requires little finishing, if any, coming ready to use, as it does, straight from the ground - an earthy finish as it were.

Once popular in constructing houses and particularly facades, sandstone today is ideal for flooring or outdoor paths.

Slate

Perhaps the most versatile of natural stones, slate easily splits into thin, durable sheets, making it ideal for roofing, flagstone, trimming the facade of buildings and lobbies and high-water areas like showers, and pool surrounds. Some slate slabs, consisting chiefly of clay are also popular in flooring and sometimes as counter tops. Additionally, slate is durable and waterproof. Made primarily from grains of mica and quartz with small quantities of chlorite, hematite, and other minerals, it is usually grey to black in color. The color may vary, though, becoming red or purple, if adulterated by the presence of other minerals.

Travertine

A porous rock with many cavities and holes, travertine originates from limestone formed over a long period and is available in a diverse range of colors, from ivory to golden brown. For practical use, its holes are filled using cement (grouting) or chemical fillers like polyester resins, or left unfilled for aesthetic appeal. Grouting travertine in different colors gives an amazingly unique effect to your flooring. Travertine is best on floors, vanity tops, wall cladding, fireplace surrounds and furniture.

Maintenance of Natural Stone

Probably the biggest fear people have of natural stone is its maintenance. Truthfully, natural stone requires about the same level of care and maintenance as any countertop or floor, and certainly no more than natural wood products like tables and chairs.

The best care you can give your natural stone is preventative care. Preventing stains or scratching before they happen is far easier than getting rid of them after the fact.

Granite countertops are surprisingly resilient to stains, and practically impossible to scratch. But, as a preventative measure, wipe up any spills on the countertops within a reasonable amount of time. Don't let liquid sit on countertops overnight. Granite is most prone to staining by oil and acid, so blot these spills up soon after they happen, and then clean the stone with mild soap and water.

Marble countertops and tabletops are easily stained by acidic foods like fruit, tomato sauce, coffee, and wine. Blot, do not wipe, any spills up immediately, and then clean with mild soap and hot water. Do not set hot pans directly onto marble. And place a mat or pad between marble and anything which might scratch it, like a pan or utensils. Use coasters between marble and any glasses, especially ones containing acidic compounds like fruit juices, wine, or coffee.

On floors, the best preventative measure is regular cleaning. The movement of dirt and grit as it is ground into marble or granite tiles can wear away the finish. So the regular use of a dust mop can help keep dirt off the floor and preserve the finish. Use mats at all entry points to further ensure the long life of your floor's beautiful finish. Wet mop regularly with very hot water, and change the rinse water frequently. If the floor is particularly dirty, the use of a neutral stone cleaner or a mild dish detergent (one that is not oil-based) is perfectly acceptable.

In bathrooms, marble and granite tend to attract soap scum, just like manmade tile. Keep a squeegee handy for shower walls, and rinse vanities and natural stone sinks with hot, clean water regularly. Then towel them dry.

The use of sealers is also a powerful preventative measure. For countertops, ask your dealer if a sealant was applied before installation. If not, get his recommendation for a high-quality, food-grade sealer and apply it according to the manufacturer's directions. You will need to reapply this sealer periodically. The frequency of applications will depend on the sealer, and on the type of stone you have. Penetrating sealers are also available for flooring and bath areas. Likewise, the application of additional coats of sealer will depend on the type of stone, the frequency of use, and the manufacturer's recommendations.

If stains and scratches do occur, there are many things you can do on your own to remove them. On granite countertops, remove oil-based stains with acetone, mineral spirits, or bleach or ammonia diluted in water. (NEVER mix ammonia and bleach!) Food stains like coffee, tea, or fruit juices can usually be removed with hydrogen peroxide, combined with a few drops of ammonia. On marble countertops, avoid harsh cleaners and acidic cleaners, including vinegar.

For stubborn soap scum in the bath, ammonia can be used sparingly. Ammonia will, over time, dull the finish on marble, so use it with caution, and only when the soap scum cannot be removed with a mild, neutral detergent and hot water.

Water spots and rings occur because of minerals in water, and can be removed by buffing the spots gently with steel wool. Likewise, small nicks and scratches can often be removed the same way. Larger scratches, nicks, and pesky stains may require professional help, which can be located by calling your local stone dealer.

Remember the following list of DOs and DON'Ts:

DO use preventative cleaning measures to keep your stone pristine.
DO use sealers, applied and reapplied according to manufacturer's directions.
DO blot up spills quickly, especially on marble, and then wash with mild soapy water.
DON'T use any kind of acidic cleaner on marble, limestone, or travertine.
DON'T use harsh bathroom cleaners or grout cleaners on any natural stone.
DON'T be afraid to call your stone dealer for suggestions on maintenance, care, and cleaning.
DON'T worry, if you get a significant stain or scratch, that your entire natural stone investment is ruined. Virtually anything can be fixed with professional help.
And above all, DON'T let the fear of maintenance for natural stone scare you into avoiding it. There is no substitute for natural stone when it comes to beauty, practicality, and value. Keeping your natural stone beautiful is something you will enjoy, and no one ever regretted having chosen natural stone over its alternatives.