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  • Colmar Kitchen Studio's Rachel Hale Awarded: First Place in Regional Design
    15
    Oct

    Rachel Hale Awarded: First Place in Regional Design

    Leading cabinetry company, Wood-Mode Fine Custom Cabinetry has awarded designer Rachel Hale of Avalon’s Colmar Kitchen Studio, First Place in Regional Design. The winners were announced at the reception during Wood-Mode’s 2018 new product showcase as part of their 75th Anniversary celebration on September 17-18....

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  • Viking Awards Quarterly Designer of Distinction to Tom Collins
    4
    May

    Viking Awards Quarterly Designer of Distinction to Tom Collins

    Viking Range, LLC, the leader in residential kitchen technology, has named Tom Collins as the First Quarter Designer of Distinction. Tom is a designer and the owner at Colmar Kitchen Studio in Margate, New Jersey and Avalon, New Jersey. Designers from around the United States are vying for the coveted honor...

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  • 8 Incredible Types of Kitchen Cabinet Doors and Drawers
    18
    Jan

    8 Incredible Types of Kitchen Cabinet Doors and Drawers

    Don't resign your new kitchen to standard, everyday cabinet doors and drawers. Make it extra functional and extra beautiful with cabinetry that utilizes every square inch, camouflages potentially messy areas or accents the unique parts. See if these cabinet doors and drawers can enhance your kitchen's design...

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  • Easy To Clean Kitchen
    8
    Sep

    Easy To Clean Kitchen

    The Perfect, Easy-to-Clean Kitchen
    Cleaning up after a big meal or an evening of entertaining is a chore most try to avoid. If you are looking to build a new home or remodel an existing kitchen, here are some of our suggestions for products and features that will make cleaning up your new kitchen that much easier...

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  • Top Kitchen Design Styles
    4
    May

    Factors to Keep in Mind When Designing a New Kitchen

    Kitchens function as the central hub of a home.Today, homeowners do more than just cook, bake and eat in their kitchen. In a 2017 Houzz poll, 60% said they spend 3+ hours in their updatedkitchen per day entertaining, socializing, doing work, and/or watching television. That's a lot of time!

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  • Top Kitchen Design Styles
    22
    Mar

    Top Kitchen Design Styles

    There are numerous styles of kitchen design and every type is customized to fit the needs of the homeowner. Some kitchens incorporate multiple styles to create the desired look. Below are a few of the styles that the designers at Colmar Kitchen Studio specialize in and have utilized when creating stunning kitchens for their clients.

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  • 3 Keys to an Optimal Entertaining Kitchen
    7
    Feb

    3 Keys to an Optimal Entertaining Kitchen

    "The whole idea of a kitchen as its own room at the back of the house has disappeared," kitchen designer Tom Collins Jr. says. "People don't want to be segregated from family and friends." Collins, the co-owner of Colmar Kitchen Studio — which has showrooms in Margate and Avalon — sees the kitchen as a family hub, not just a place for food preparation...

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  • Kitchen & Bath Industry Show - January 10-12, 2017
    18
    Jan

    Kitchen & Bath Industry Show - January 10-12, 2017

    Members of the Colmar Kitchen Studio team traveled to Orlando, FL between January 10-12, 2017 for The Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS). KBIS is "America's premier annual event dedicated to the kitchen and bath industry. KBIS is the voice of the kitchen and bath industry and has been for 50 years."

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  • New York Avenue Kitchen by Designer Danielle McDonald of Colmar Kitchen Studio
    7
    Nov

    New York Avenue

    A popular design concept inspiring many homeowners today is the open floorplan concept. Open floorplans allow your home to feel larger and makes entertaining a more social experience. An active family from Absecon, with three children and a love for entertaining, recently decided it was time to upgrade their originally small and disconnected kitchen to an expanded living space.

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  • Viking Awards September - Danielle McDonald by Colmar Kitchen Studio
    7
    Nov

    Viking Awards September Designer of Distinction to Danielle McDonald

    Viking Range, LLC, the leader in residential kitchen technology, has named Danielle McDonald as the September Designer of Distinction. Danielle is a designer at Colmar Kitchen Studio based in Margate, New Jersey and is the ninth monthly winner in the 2016 Viking Kitchen Design Competition. Danielle is the lead designer for this month's winning kitchen with co-design support from Rachel Hale, designer.

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  • Colmar Kitchen Studio - Avalon Grand Opening
    29
    Oct

    Avalon Grand Opening

    Colmar Kitchen Studio recently decided it was time share their design expertise throughout more of the South Jersey region by expanding from their flagship Margate, NJ location and opening a second location in Avalon, NJ. Their new state of the art showroom is centrally located on Dune Drive, right as you enter the island from Avalon Boulevard.

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