As a residential builder and remodeler,
I'm often involved in designing
my company's kitchens. Because of
this, I look for new ideas that will distinguish
me from the typical cabinet
installer. It was with this in mind that
I attended the 1994 Kitchen and
Bath Design and Remodeling Show
near Philadelphia last October. I
wasn't disappointed. The ideas I gathered
there have already altered my
approach to designing kitchens. Some
of the best of these ideas came from
Florence Perchuk, a kitchen and bath
designer from New York City.
Perchuk's forte is creating custom
kitchens with stock cabinets. To make
this work, she says, it's necessary to
see a kitchen not as a collection of
counters, cabinets, and appliances,
but