Bamboo and you

There is a really great article in this month's Colorado Homes & Lifestyles Magazine about Bamboo, and how eco-friendly it is. If you are looking for durable bamboo products, Complete Kitchens recommends bamboo cabinetry by DSWood, bamboo composite EcoTop countertops by Klip Biotechnologies, and bamboo kitchen accents and tables by Kirei.

Exquisite Handmade Cabinetry Goes Local

Custom cabinetry is one of the finer things in life! DS Wood designs and makes custom cabinetry for homes across Colorado. And because they are local to Colorado Springs, they offer the ability to provide outstanding customer service and a hand-tailored experience when working on layouts, design, and installation. The styles vary from traditional to highly modern. Complete Kitchens is proud to commit a substantial part of its showroom to DS Wood cabinetry. Craig at Complete Kitchens is an expert in DS Woods' cabinets, and will provide you with an outstanding design and selection experience. If you are partial to contemporary design, you might covet the "green" kitchen at Complete Kitchens that mirrors many high-end European lines of cabinetry. If you don't like green, you could order it with a choice of many other colors and finishes. Couple it with some fun light fixtures from Austin Bluffs Lighting and a convection cook-top, and your kitchen will be the favorite spot in the house.

You can view more traditional styles, including DS Wood's characteristic inset beading, at Complete Kitchens' showroom at Coutura Design Inspirations, online at http://dswood.com, and on the slide show in this blog.

Eco-Friendly Countertops, Part 1

With so many eco-friendly choices in building materials, now is a great time to consider buying new countertops. Complete Kitchens is featuring some really attractive and eco-friendly countertops. Many have between 50-75% post-consumer recycled materials, and others contain sustainable woods, such as bamboo.

One type of countertop that falls within the eco-friendly is Squak Mountain Stone, carried by Complete Kitchens at Coutura Design Inspirations in Colorado Springs. Squak Mountain Stone is a fibrous-cement material comprised of approximately 45% post-consumer materials, including recycled paper, recycled glass, coal fly-ash and cement. In some pieces you can even see lettering on the paper (eclectic!). The material is hand-cast into slabs and tiles as an alternative to natural or quarried stone. The look of the manufactured surface resembles soapstone or limestones. It is stain-resistant once a sealant is added and it is very durable. They recommend not cutting directly on the surface because it will dull your knives.

Photos courtesy of www.squakmountainstone.com