Two Hammers

The shaker cabinet styles are very popular this year, edging out traditional styles by a good margin.  The clean understated lines of the shaker cabinet works well in most kitchen remodels or new homes.  The style is well represented in the semi custom manufacturers lineups like Diamond Cabinets, Decora Cabinets, and Kraftmaid Cabinets, so there is plenty to choose from.  Increasing in popularity is the shaker style with wider stiles and rails, giving a more contemporary look to a timeless classic.  For a detailed discussion of cabinet styles visit our website.

Diamond Cabinets has released a new off white cabinet finish (Dover) for their maple cabinet line.  The Dover finish is much warmer than a standard white finish.  It is far

easier on the eyes, more forgiving of smudges and very easy to decorate to.  The off whites from Diamond Cabinets: Dover, Amaretto Crème, Toasted Almond glaze, and Pearl White should be top contenders for new kitchens for many years to come.  See other finishes from Diamond Cabinets.

The plunge in the value of the stock market takes its toll on investment and retirement accounts; and we call these paper or unrealized losses.  I guess that one does not realize that they lost something if they never had it to begin with.  Whereas, my machinery and tools may not be worth as much as they were before, but, they are still here and real.  My machines still make money for me, though again, not as much as before.  Likewise my house is worth a fraction of what it was worth a year ago.  Yet, I will not realize the loss until I sell it.  In the meantime it is a nice place to raise a family.

This line of thinking is probably way to utilitarian for the Wall Street types.  But if I can live in, or rent my house, it will always have value to me.  Maybe instead of worring about my unrealized paper losses, I should work on completing some of the remodeling projects around the house.