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Dream Kitchens is Featured in the Weekly Houzz Article!

We are so proud to have our angled kitchen island design chosen as a featured kitchen by the editors of Houzz!

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Dream Kitchens is Featured in the Weekly Houzz Article!
Quartz versus quartzite

Quartz versus quartzite

We are often asked what the difference is between these two popular counter top materials. Here is a comparison that we hope you will find helpful.

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Seeing Double: designing a kosher kitchen

A basic tenet of keeping kosher is the separation of dairy and meat. This includes food preparation, cooking utensils, cooking, and cleanup. Some kitchen designers might say “How hard can it be? I’ll give the client two sinks, two dishwashers and a double oven. Bingo! Kosher kitchen!” However, like understanding many ethnic customs, it is never as easy as it seems. While keeping kosher is mandated in the Torah, the specific details and customs are a combination of Rabbinic decrees…

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Seeing Double: designing a kosher kitchen
Tips for Living Through a Kitchen Remodel

Tips for Living Through a Kitchen Remodel

Life in your home during a kitchen remodel can be a challenge. Learning to live without a kitchen isn’t easy, and remodeling creates disorder and dust in your home. With some preparation, however, you can reduce the limitations and disruptions caused by a kitchen remodel. • Keep the right utensils and cookware handy When packing away all your kitchen items to be stored until after the remodeling, set aside a few utensils and cookware items that you are going to…

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Outdoor Kitchens, Let’s Get Ready For Summer!

How do you entertain? What kind of grilling method do you like to use: gas or charcoal? How much and what kind of storage do you need outside? Do you need a beer tapper? An icemaker? We are talking about outside kitchens, perfect for the summer! Pretty cool, right? At Dream Kitchens we offer custom outside kitchen designs and quality products that will stand the test of time and weather! Brown Jordan/Danver is one of the brands we use because…

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Outdoor Kitchens, Let’s Get Ready For Summer!
Everyday Cabinet Care & Cleaning

Everyday Cabinet Care & Cleaning

How should I clean my kitchen cabinets? – is a question we often hear from our customers. Here is what the cabinet manufacturers recommend: Kitchen cabinetry is designed to withstand the daily use associated with normal household activities and should be treated like fine furniture. Cleaning wood, painted (opaque), melamine and thermofoil cabinetry: Clean cabinet exteriors and interiors using a soft, damp micro-fiber cloth or chamois (not a paper towel) and a mild, non-detergent soap (we recommend 100 parts water…

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Dream Kitchens, Inc. Receives 2016 Better Business Bureau Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics

Dream Kitchens, Inc. Receives 2016 Better Business Bureau Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics

Dream Kitchens, Inc. RECEIVES BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU 2016 TORCH AWARD FOR MARKETPLACE ETHICS Rosemont IL. November 19, 2015. Receiving a Torch Award from the Better Business Bureau is an honor to select businesses. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) Torch Award honors businesses that have been “Doing It Right – Ethically.” Dream Kitchens, Inc. is pleased to announce today that it has received a 2016 Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics. “Companies receiving the Torch Award have distinguished themselves as businesses that operate…

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Dream Kitchens, Inc. Receives Best Of Houzz 2015 Award

Over 25 Million Monthly Unique Users Rated Top-Rated Home Building, Remodeling and Design Professionals in the United States and Around the World Highland Park, IL January 20, 2015 – Dream Kitchens, Inc. of Highland Park has been awarded “Best Of Houzz” for Customer Satisfaction by Houzz, the leading platform for home remodeling and design. The 23-year old kitchen and bath design studio was chosen by the more than 25 million monthly unique users that comprise the Houzz community from among…

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Dream Kitchens, Inc. Receives Best Of Houzz 2015 Award