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Today is a feel good day here at Northeast Kitchen and Flooring. We donated a truck load of building materials to Habitat for Humanity’s (Attleboro location) ReStore! As anyone that has been through a home renovation knows, there are typically building materials leftover. Those materials usually end up in a dumpster or in our case, a storage unit. Instead of sending our leftovers to a landfill, we decided to give back to our local community. Design Assistant & Social Media Manager Aliya coordinated this effort. Operations Manager Shannon (pictured with ReStore employees Tony & Jim) was on site today to make sure everything ran smoothly. As the materials were loaded in the truck, we couldn’t help but to feel a sense of joy with the thought of the many families these items would be helping.

Habitat for Humanity is a global nonprofit housing organization working in local communities across all 50 states in the U.S. and in approximately 70 countries. Habitat’s vision is of a world where everyone has a decent place to live.

Habitat ReStores are home improvement stores that accept small and large donations of new or gently used furniture, appliances, housewares, building materials and more. Proceeds from the sales of these items help Habitat’s work in your community and around the world.

Nearly 50 percent of homeowners changed or plan to change the layout of the kitchen as part of their remodeling plan. According to a recent Houzz.com survey, the most popular kitchen design trend among U.S. homeowners undertaking a kitchen renovation is L-shaped Kitchens. U-shaped kitchens were the second most popular layout followed by a galley layout.

Open floor plan kitchens are another significant trend among homeowners remodeling their kitchens. Many of our clients agree, opening up their kitchen space to other parts of their home is one of the most requested services. The Houzz survey found more than 50 percent of homeowners opting for opening the kitchen to other living areas, while 18 percent choose to open their kitchen space to outdoor spaces.

The average size of a kitchen remodel was 230 square feet. A reported 40 percent of homeowners opted to increase the size of their kitchen as part of their remodel. More significant than size is style. The top priority among homeowners in the survey and among our clientele is to create a kitchen that is both stylish and beautiful. That’s the number one reason why our clients depend on our showroom. We know how to ask the right questions to determine wants, needs and dreams. The most popular style of kitchen renovations was transitional, followed by contemporary and farmhouse.

A well-designed kitchen is an organized kitchen. The greatest source of buyer’s remorse among our clients is overlooking storage and accessories that make the kitchen easier to use and more beautiful. The top built-in and specialty storage amenities specified for American kitchens according to the survey are as follows:

• Pullout waste or recycling cabinets (67 percent)
• Cookie sheet/tray organizers (55 percent)
• Deep drawer organizers (45 percent)
• Pull/swing out trays/shelves (44 percent)
• Lazy Susans (44 percent)
• Spice organizers (42 percent)
• Cutlery organizers (40 percent)
• Utensil organizers (35 percent)
• Pots and pan organizers (34 percent)
• Small appliance garage/drawers (24 percent)
• Wine and/or bar cabinets (20 percent)
• Pull out corner drawers (19 percent)
• Dish organizers (18 percent)

If you’d like ideas for making the kitchen of your dreams become a reality, call us at (401) 257-6610 or visit our showroom at 2949 Hartford Avenue Johnston RI.