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Beginners Guide to Kitchen Design

A Beginners Guide to Kitchen Design is the ultimate guide to the important information you will need to know to start a rewarding career as a kitchen designer. This course will cover the Art, the Science and the Business of Kitchen Design.

The Pros & Cons of Taking Cabinetry to the Ceiling

Taking kitchen cabinetry to the ceiling has become very popular in kitchen design. There can be both pros and cons to increasing the height of cabinetry in your designs, and this course explores all your options.

Identifying Common Errors in Kitchen Design

Are there hidden mistakes in your kitchen designs? Often the best way to avoid kitchen design errors is to be aware of them. This course will highlight common mistakes and will have you looking for them in the future to ensure you avoid them!

Essential Kitchen Guidelines

When designing a kitchen for a client you need to develop a functional space and not include anything that will cause grief for your client. This course covers the essential kitchen guidelines every kitchen designer should know and follow.

Putting Kitchen Design Concepts Into Practice

Putting Kitchen Design Concepts Into Practice provides practical design solutions for your kitchen practice. Learn how to use food flow theory & accessories to enhance the functionality of your designs and how to get creative with cabinet selections.

The Art of Appliances

The Art of Kitchen Design & Appliances is the starting point for integrating appliances into your kitchen designs. This course will introduce you to the 4 appliance categories and how to work with these categories.

The Science of Appliances

In many cases your customers are not equipped to handle the integration of appliances into their new kitchen. This course will give you the information you need to be the appliance integration expert and guide your client through the process.

Tips, Tricks & Traps for Reading Appliance Specifications

This course is what you need to navigate appliance specifications. It will take you through how to locate specifications, how to understand specifications and how to integrate that knowledge into your Kitchen Designs.

Big Ideas for Small Kitchens

Designing a small kitchen can be challenging. This course gives you everything you need to know to confidently bring functional solutions to your client's small kitchen spaces.

The Best Seating Areas for Your Kitchen Designs

Kitchens are where people gather to eat, socialize, work and relax. As a Kitchen Designer, it is important to think about these activities and design appropriate seating solutions for every users comfort.

Incorporating an Apron Front Sink in Your Designs

This course will show you how to include apron front sinks into your kitchen designs. Apron front sinks come in a variety of options and the kitchen designer needs to know how to integrate them seamlessly into cabinetry.

How to Specify a Prep Sink for Your Client

There is more to specifying a prep sink for you client's kitchen than drawing one somewhere on the plan. Take this course to learn how a professional specifies a prep sink in a kitchen design.

Kitchen Design Solutions for Entertainers

Many homeowners are big entertainers and the kitchen designer needs to be able to provide practical solutions for these kitchens. This course will provide everything you need to develop the perfect kitchen design for home entertainers.

Kitchen Design Solutions for Bakers

Many homeowners are big entertainers and the kitchen designer needs to be able to provide practical solutions for these kitchens. This course will provide everything you need to develop the perfect kitchen design for home entertainers.

Kitchen Design Solutions for Home Canners

Many homeowners are taking up the food preservation of home canning and the kitchen designer can be a great asset to this kitchen hobby. This course provides you with everything you need to know to design a kitchen perfect for the home canner.

How to Design a Pantry for Any Sized Kitchen

Whether you are working on a spacious kitchen or a compact space where every inch counts, having an efficient and well-organized pantry is essential for a functional home. This course shows the you how to design a pantry for any sized kitchen.

Exploring the U-Shaped Kitchen

Every kitchen designer should know and understand the U-shaped Kitchen. This course will give you everything you need to know to design the perfect space when confronted with an existing U-Shaped layout.

Kitchen Design Corner Options

Most kitchens will have a least one corner to deal with in the design layout. In this course you will see multiple options for customizing corners in your kitchen designs.

Top Condiment Storage Ideas

In the modern kitchen, the art of condiment storage has evolved beyond simple functionality to become an integral part of both design and efficiency. This course will inspire you to integrate condiment storage in every one of your designs.

Intro to Mouldings and Millwork for Kitchen Designers

Interior Finishings are details that complete your kitchen projects. Mouldings, ceiling treatments and interior doors are examples of these. This course will dive deep into these elements and show you how to integrate them into your kitchen designs.

Module 1: Introduction to Interior Finishings

This module will provide an overview of the category of Interior Finishings. It is the starting point for becoming an Interior Finishings Expert!

Module 2: Tackling Trim

Module 2 explains everything you need to know about trim. It is the backbone of Interior Finishings being an element you will use in your designs again and again.

Module 3: The Ins & Outs of Interior Doors

Interior Doors can be a great profit center for Kitchen Designers and Module 3, The Ins & Outs of Interior Doors will teach you everything you need to know about this category.

Module 4: Mastering Wall Treatments

Wall treatments are a great way to add texture to a design. Module 4 will show you the best way to do this and enhance your Kitchen Designs.

Module 5: Taking Ceiling Treatments to New Heights

Ceiling treatments can produce the most impact in your Kitchen Designs. Module 5, Taking Ceiling Treatments to New Heights, will be an exciting one with lots to learn about this important Interior Finishings element.

Module 6: Incorporating Stairway Systems, Posts & Columns

Most of us do not first think about items such as stairs and posts as Kitchen design elements, but Module 6: Stairway Systems and Posts & Columns will change your mind. The open Kitchen will often feature staircases and posts.

Module 7: Exploring Custom Interior Finishings Projects

As you start working with mouldings and millwork, you will begin to see many possibilities to get creative. In Module 7, Interior Finishings Projects, I will spark your creativity!

Module 8: The Business of Design with Interior Finishings

To complete you journey on becoming an Interior Finishings Expert, Module 8, The Business of Design and Interior Finishings, will pull everything together, allowing you to profiting from this exciting category.

A Kitchen Designer's Guide to Style

Use this guide to help get-the-look using common kitchen design elements for popular kitchen decor styles.

Kitchen Design Interview (Checkbox Style)

Use this checkbox style kitchen design interview to survey your clients prior to designing their kitchen.

Kitchen Design Interview (Question Style)

A Kitchen Design Interview that uses open ended questions to survey your clients prior to designing their kitchen.

Selecting Decorative Hardware

Use this document to help your clients choose their decorative hardware easily.

Kitchen Clearance Guidelines

Use this easy guide to check that you have the correct clearances throughout your client's kitchen design.

Determining Ideal Countertop Heights

Use this guide to determine the ideal countertop heights for different kitchen tasks.

Kitchen Storage Guidelines

Use this guide to calculate the amount of storage in your client's kitchen design and compare it to recommendations for small, medium and large kitchen layouts.

Fraction to Decimal Chart

Use this chart to quickly reference and convert fractions to decimals and decimals to fractions.