The key to making your kitchen a place for peaceful inspiration, family fun and of course the ultimate cooking haven, is mixing materials and textures that bring about the perfect piece of mind. The secret is juxtaposing the very classic natural pieces like wood, stone, vegetation or burlap against a modern glass, metal, leather or [...]

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The trip to this year’s Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS) in New Orleans, LA was a learning experience in three ways: the changing show over the years, presenting at the show for the first time, and visiting New Orleans itself. Changing KBIS – From Inspirational to Analytical I have been to three KBIS conferences [...]
Bespoke started out as a word to describe custom made clothing, but has evolved to mean “made-to-order”. So DIY projects that turn out exactly like we want are certainly bespoke. That is if you don’t mind the fact you did all the work not someone else. A backsplash panel makes a perfect background for a [...]
Last week we went through the options available for changing your countertops. While laminate does offer great options and has a reasonable price tag, that still might be a little more than you want to to spend. For those of you in that boat, there is the DIY countertop option. There are a few products [...]
I have been wanting a wine rack for my house for a while now, and just haven’t been able to find one that I like. So when I got my Funature in the mail, I of course imagined a wine cabinet. I laid out all the pieces and looked at what could be done with [...]
I have a corner in my library that is very bland and really needed some sprucing up. The room has a huge wooden bookcase so I didn’t want anymore wood items. The perfect thing to turn to was fabric and metal.The first thing I did was add some matching pillows to the bench seat. For [...]

This contest is now over – Thank you for voting on our Inspiration Boards! Holiday Inspiration Contest Directions 1. Click the link located in step five to go to the Inspiration Board Contest page. On the Inspiration Board Page you will see all 13 inspiration boards designed specifically to go with one of our 1005 [...]
The basic black and white of this board creates an incredibly classic kitchen environment. The design is centered around the Stainless Steel Weave pattern. The black paint color suggested is a Benjamin Moore chalkboard paint and the white is Sherwin Williams’ Extra White. These colors can be used based on your preference and decor as [...]
This year 1005 Design exhibited at the 2012 Remodeling Show in Baltimore, Maryland. It was a lot of fun and great to meet a bunch of people from the industry. Upon entering the Remodeling Show you are ready to see all the great new products and ideas that have come around since last year. A [...]
The Art Nouveau movement occurred during the 1890s which was during the same time Gustav Klimt was visiting Lake Attersee and painting landscape portraits such as the Farmhouse in Upper Austria. This painting was the inspiration for the design of this kitchen. Rosenwind being the name of the breeze over the lake. For this Romantic [...]