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Not surprisingly, homeowners are making choices to ensure they can live with their kitchens into the future. Most are sticking to the classics with finishes like white cabinets (49 percent), granite countertops (45 percent) and stainless steel appliances (83 percent), according to the survey's findings.

Other survey highlights include:

Top priorities: Ease of storage (65 percent), built-in pantry (44 percent) and pull-out shelves (62 percent) are high on the wish list for new kitchens.

Eye on entertaining: New kitchens often come with an open-concept layout (52 percent), bar with seating (27 percent) and built-in wine storage (21 percent).

Spending: More than half of homeowners budget $25,000 or less for their upcoming remodels (51 percent).

Neighborhood style:The most popular styles for new kitchens include traditional (23 percent), transitional (18 percent) and contemporary (16 percent).

COMMUNITY GARDEN GRANTS: Community garden organizers could win a $3,500 grant to beautify their gardens through the Fiskars ProjectOrange Thumb program. Fiskars Project Orange Thumbis a community gardening initiative that will award 30 applicants across the United States and Canada each $3,500 in cash and tools to create community gardens.Applicationsare being accepted now through Saturday, Jan. 31.

Fiskars Project Orange Thumb has provided over $1.5 million to more than 150 community groups since the program began in 2002. Grant recipients will be announced on Wednesday, Feb. 18, and grants will be awarded in March.

IMPROVING GARDEN SOIL: Look ahead to the upcoming gardening season, and learn how to amend your soil and make liquid fertilizer in a class at theGarfield Park Nature Center. This class on successful gardening meets from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11 at 11350 Broadway Ave., Garfield Heights. Free. Register by Friday, Jan. 9.

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Some families give scarves for Christmas. Others give kitchen floors. Thats seriously how our kitchen reno got started, says Katherine Bailey, owner of a local design firm, Kat Bailey and Company. On December 26, 2011, five of Katherines relativesincluding her dad, who works in commercial constructionarrived at the Baileys Birmingham, AL, home and began demolition on the cramped kitchen.

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The Bailey boys are cooking in their remodeled kitchen, which features a galvanized metal roofing island, ivory-colored cabinets and unfinished rubber-wood butcher block countertops. Four different brick styles were pieced together to create the flooring.

At first the plan was just to redo the floor, says Katherines husband, Clark, a traffic engineer. But before we knew it, a whole remodel was in the works. Katherines family completed the demo in a few days, then left Katherine and Clark to finish the job. I worked for Katherines dad in construction during college, so I knew something about remodeling, but I also had to teach myself a lot, says Clark.

Ten weeks, $3,100, and just one professional hire (a pro to put up drywall) later, the Baileys had a brand-new kitchen.

The cream cabinets and drawers (21 in all) are from Habitat for Humanity ReStore, a national chain that sells donated furniture, appliances, and building materials for a fraction of the cost. Total price: $600. New hardware for the cabinets was just $150. Katherine was able to use the old pulls, so she didnt have to buy all new onesa big money saver.

Katherine came across three long pieces of unfinished rubber-wood butcher block at a local salvage shop and scooped up all 26 feet for $350. They stained them Kona by Rust-Oleum, then put two along the back wall and the other on the island.

The Baileys bought all their appliances off Craigslist for a steal. The fridge, for example, was just $175. Clark is kind of a research guru, says Katherine. He set up alerts that notified him anytime someone in the area posted a stainless steel refrigeratorthats how he snagged this one.

The base of the kitchen island is made from the same Habitat for Humanity ReStore cabinets, but since they were meant to go against a wall, the backs were unfinished. We didnt know how to solve that problem until, on a whim, I thought of galvanized metal roofing, says Katherine. Two sheets were $40.

Four different brick styles make up the kitchen floor. Some had to be cut to size, so the couple rented a brick saw for $100. People dont use brick much indoors, but its indestructible and hides dirt like crazy, says Katherine.

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MyHome, the Manhattan-based renovation company, has completed a kitchen renovation at 529 West 42nd Street in Manhattan. The project was designed by MyHome Remodeling Con-sultant Kristiann Colasacco.

Colasacco and her team were tasked creating the illusion of more space in the kitchen without the actual construction of the room changing. To address this, an existing closet space was in-verted and used for the refrigerator, thus creating a built in refrigeration system. To make up for the lost closet space, a larger island with a drawer storage system was installed. Extra seating was also added around the island.

Tall upper wall white melamine cabinets were installed with silver edge banding, creating fine lines and a open, bright, uniform look. A Haisa Marble backsplash creates a mosaic effect, re-sulting in minimal grout lines and providing beautiful contrast between the backsplash and the darker Caesar stone countertops installed in the space. Porcelain floor tiles that resemble slate were also installed, adding a touch of rustic style to the space, which connects it to the ambiance of the rest of the apartment.

MyHome was founded in 2001 by managing partner Yoel Piotraut. The company, which is based in New York City, has a team of fifteen consultants, designers, and managers. MyHomes New York City showroom is located at 353 West 48th Street in Manhattan. Kristiann Colasacco, the projects lead designer, joined MyHome in 2013 after five years of experience in the industry following graduating with honors from the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandizing in Los Angeles.

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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) So its the first weekend after the holidays are you thinking spring and home remodeling projects?

I think people are always thinking about home remodeling. Theres no bad time to update your house, says Nick Vedder of L&L Exhibition Management.

L&L Exhibition has arranged the 12th annual Pittsburgh Remodeling Expo, and over a hundred local exhibitors are betting homeowners agree that its time to update their homes.

Sure the holidays are just over, and it may seem a bit early to think spring remodeling, but dont tell the folks at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center that. A lot of people are turning out to get some good ideas.

Over ten thousand people are expected to show up this weekend to check out everything from bathrooms to kitchens to basements to garages to all kinds of outdoor improvements.

Just come to see all the new products out this year, and Im off work so its a good time to come, says Bill Phelan of Uniontown.

Like many, Kristen Wenskovitch of Gibsonia with her husband and newborn had some specifics in mind.

Few for the outside patio area that we are working on, yes, and we have an indoor flooring project that were looking for next.

And others were, well, sort of along for the ride.

What brings you out to this exposition today? KDKA money editor Jon Delano asked one gentleman.

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