Kitchen & Bath

Cabinets

Kowalske Design Studio has chosen Seville Cabinetry as their preferred maker of
custom cabinetry. Choose a Cherry, Hard Maple, Hickory, Red Oak, or Knotty Pine
wood and finish it with one of the standard finishes. Or request a custom color
match from an existing finish you may already have in your home or noticed
elsewhere. Visit our showroom to choose from a wide variety of door styles. As
artisans, you and your designer pick and choose the elements that will make up
your own unique creation. The selection of the right wood, the perfect finish,
and the design features that match your style will surely create a masterpiece
you can call your own and nobody else's.

Hardware

Whether you're doing a total kitchen remodel or just want to update the look of
your cabinets you can choose all of your hardware in our showroom. From Satin
Nickel to chrome we have tons of different finishes and styles to choose from.

Sinks

The sink is the most frequently used area in your kitchen. It serves as both a
busy work area and a fashionable focal point. Kowalske Design Studio uses
manufacturers with the highest quality and innovative design. Choose the
enduring elegance of trusted names including Moen, Blanco, Oliveri and
Swanstone. Your choices are endless and you can be assured of its long-lasting
beauty and strength.

Faucets

Today's faucets are no longer just utilitarian — they combine enhanced
functioning with distinctive design statements. Here are some choices and things
to consider when buying a new faucet. One of the latest developments in faucets
is the pull-out faucet that can disperse water in a spray or stream. Faucets can
complement any style from city to country — from rustic to retro. Tall-necked
faucets are handy when placed near the stove for filling and cleaning large
pots. A new trend is for soap dispensers to be integrated with the line of
faucet and handles, keeping clutter to a minimum. A huge variety of finishes and
metals are available for today's stylish faucet: brushed or satin, antique, high
polish, chrome, pewter, nickel, copper, platinum, gold, enameled plastic. A
variety of handle styles are available: single lever, double lever, cross
handle. Water filters can be incorporated directly into the faucet. When using a
stainless-steel sink, a brushed metal finish looks best. Enameled plastic can
match the sink color, but its finish can be scarred. For those who love vintage
wrought-iron faucets reminiscent of faucets used in the early 1900s may have an
old style, but there’s nothing old fashioned when it comes to their
functionality. Today's faucets combine beauty and function. Homeowners looking
for a crowning touch to a kitchen or bath will like what they see in new
faucets.

Countertops

Today, we want countertops that delight the eye, stand up to heat, keep out food
stains, are easy to clean and are more durable than the deck of a battleship.
Amazingly, a variety of materials, natural and man-made, manage to fit the bill:
plastic resins, sheet metal, wood, stone, ceramic tile, concrete, even slabs of
quarried French lava. Prices range from less than $5 per square foot for
post-formed plastic laminate to $300 per square foot for rare granite. In
addition to their many practical contributions, countertops also make a big
visual and tactile impact. The huge variety of materials -- each with its own
range of colors, textures, performance characteristics and cost -- allows a
kitchen countertop to fit neatly into just about any lifestyle and architectural
tradition. Spending thousands of dollars isn't hard to do, but far more
economical alternatives also exist. The only trick is wading through all the
options.

Butcher Block

Butcher block is one of the few totally natural kitchen-countertop materials.
Usually made from strips of hard maple. Other species of wood are available, 1
1/2-in. thick butcher-block counters are glued up to expose wear-resistant edge
grain. Wood must be oiled regularly to prevent drying. Cleaning is necessary to
remove bacteria the same as wooden cutting boards.

Concrete

From a design perspective, few countertop materials are as malleable as concrete.
Cast upside down in molds or formed in place, concrete counters can be made in
virtually any shape and thickness. A nice hard surface but due to concrete being
a porous material some level of maintenance and sealing is necessary.

Tile

As a countertop material, ceramic tile offers nearly as much design flexibility
as concrete. Tile is available in a huge variety of colors, patterns, textures,
sizes and prices, 6 x6 – 24 x 24 field tile to hand-printed works of art.
Porcelains strength and non-porous nature makes them longwearing, highly heat
resistant and nonabsorbent. Tile can be set on a mortar bed or over cement
backerboard with thinset mortar. Tiles major short-coming is the grout between
the tile. The smaller the grout joint, the less maintenance you have. Tile is
more impervious to heat than solid surfaces, but easier to chip and break, so
extra tiles should be purchased and stored for replacement

Solid Surfacing

Synthetic materials acrylic resins or polyester plus a filler called ATH -- that
resemble and feel like polished marble. Pricey, but popular because they are
durable and easy to keep clean.

Few products have had more influence in kitchen design in the past 35 years than
DuPont's Corian. What was the world's first solid-surface countertop material
now has many rivals. Avonite, Gibraltar, Surell, Pionite, Swanstone, and
Fountainhead all are brand names for the same type of materials. Solid surfacing
comes in plain colors, patterns that resemble stone and more recently,
translucent versions that are glasslike in appearance.

Solid surfacing is the same material all the way through. The surface has great
performance benefits but it can scratch. This is the main factor in lowering
it’s popularity as of late. Sinks may be under-mounted, which makes cleaning
easier because there is no lip to catch dirt.

Slab Stone

Granite, slate, and soapstone are the common types of slab stone. Slab stone,
especially granite, is cold to the touch, heavy, hard to work and expensive.
Granite comes from all over the world, in a variety of colors and patterns.

Granite: Sold in two thicknesses (3/4" and 1 1/4"), granite is
resistant to heat and scratches. Most countertop material is polished, but it
also is available in a honed (matte) finish. Requires resealing with penetrating
sealer every couple of years to prevent stains.

Soapstone: Both slate and soapstone come in smaller slab sizes
than granite and in not nearly the variety of colors. Blue gray and lightly
variegated when newly installed, soapstone oxidizes and darkens with time to a
rich charcoal. It is extremely dense, with better stain resistance than granite.
But soapstone is also soft. Soapstone is usually treated with mineral oil.
Scratches in soapstone can be sanded out.

Stainless Steel

Once found only in commercial kitchens, stainless-steel counters are gaining
ground at home. Like stone and concrete countertops, stainless steel can't
easily be modified on site. Countertops are usually fabricated from templates,
often in 16-gauge material. Sheet metal is glued to a substrate of
medium-density fiberboard. Sinks can be welded in. Counters are typically made
from 304 stainless with a #4 brushed finish, the same stuff used in commercial
kitchens. Length is usually limited to 10 feet, widths to 4 feet. Larger sheets
can be ordered. Stainless can be cleaned with a mild detergent or baking soda or
vinegar diluted in water. Avoid bleach. Some foods - mayonnaise, mustard, lemon
juice - that sit on the counter may cause a white surface discoloration that can
be rubbed out with a fine Scotch-Brite pad.

Quartz

Kowalske Design Studio has a very wide range of quartz countertops to choose
from, whether its Cambria. Zodiaq or Hanstone we have them all. Quartz
countertops are typically made up of 93% quartz and 7% resin binders and
pigments. When it comes to countertops quartz is by far the most durable and
easy to clean. Quartz is non pourous surface that is heat resistant, scratch and
stain proof and comes with a warranty to back it up.