Design worktable with kitchen drawings and material samples.

Journal

Kitchen Planning Journal

Notes on designing, building and remodeling kitchens for Colorado homes, written for owners who want to make decisions before the first cabinet is ordered.

Concept image, not a completed project.

Recent Writing on Colorado Kitchens

Close view of a white oak cabinet door with a round brass knob below a limestone counter, lit by low winter sun with snowy foothills in the window.

Custom Cabinetry October 13, 2026Why Wood Cabinets Move in a Colorado WinterWhy solid wood cabinet doors shrink, gap and crack at the joints in a dry Colorado winter, what humidity they need, and how to plan cabinetry around it.Read the article

What We Write About

Three Subjects, One Climate

Kitchen Design

Layouts, clearances, lighting, ventilation and appliances, including what changes when you cook a mile or more above sea level.

Custom Cabinetry

Construction, door styles, finishes and how solid wood behaves through a dry Front Range winter.

Kitchen Remodeling

Estimates, permits, scheduling and what a remodel looks like in each season along the corridor from Colorado Springs to Fort Collins.

Plan Your Kitchen

Start With a Project Brief

Tell us about the house, the kitchen you have and the one you want. We reply with next steps.

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