The Winning Team

I used to play competitive baseball growing up which has made it my favorite sport. Baseball is very much a team sport. There are always 9 players from your team on the field, and very often there are even more members of the team in the dugout. In order to win the game you are going to need every player contributing, not just those on the field. The same goes for any team sport.... Read More

Transitional Design

Transitional Style is a term for mixing traditional flavors and contemporary looks.  Traditional styles include all the styles handed down over generations such as Period or Old World Design using décor from various eras that might be French Colonial or Victorian.  The other end of the scale is contemporary design, encompassing styles that originated in the past century or so,... Read More

The Importance of Follow Through!

Growing up, I loved playing baseball. I was actually pretty good at it as well. I was a pitcher and a utility outfielder, but pitching was my passion. It was the only position that got the ball on every play, no matter what! When I think back on my ability and the simple mechanics of what makes a good pitching wind up, I remember what my earliest pitching coach told me about follow... Read More

Under Construction

We have all gone to a web page that we frequent looking for something we urgently need and seen that dreaded homepage that reads “Under Construction, Check back soon!” There’s a reason the web developers and the web designers put up a page that doesn’t give you access to the work they are currently working on. It’s because construction is ugly. Construction is an ugly... Read More

Romance in the Workplace

It’s often been said that you should “do what you love”.  People spend a lifetime trying to find the job that they are happy doing everyday. In most cases it leads to frustration and the exact opposite of what they’re seeking…unhappiness.  After all work is work.  It’s often about meeting deadlines, performance, and results.  With all of... Read More

New Year, New Look, New You

At the close of this past December we were preparing for the New Year by organizing the office. We were cleaning house. After organizing the office we still had a lingering feeling that the job was not well done and not complete. I proposed painting the walls. From this one proposal our office got its very own facelift. Here is a look at the before:   This bookshelf was the... Read More

Valli & Valli Affordable Luxury

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Bentwood Luxury Kitchens Introduces STRATA

Bentwood is excited to offer you a beautiful new finishing technique- Strata!  This finish technique is a great addition to our already diverse palette of finish effects and styles.  Whether the finish is a stain or a paint, Strata’s linear waves can provide a beautiful natural element to a structured contemporary décor. Different woods will have their own unique... Read More

Style and quality or convenience? Can I get it all?

As a new edition to the team I have been thrown into the blogging mix.   So for being the newbie to this industry I have been slowly learning the trade. It is evident if you have just walked into our show room that we are not just selling a product but we are selling quality and style. If you have not been to our show room yet, you need to! I recently got inspired for this... Read More

Complete 2011 Ad Campaign

Our amazing cabinet ad ran this past spring. Here is the window ad that ran over the summer. Door ad that is currently running. Pick it up in this months issue of Distinction!   Tweet  Read More