Life is too short to prepare your food surrounded by sheetrock and fiberglass insulation, particleboard and PERGO. The view out the old farmhouse windows is much too nice to be looking thru fogged up fake plastic crap #AndersonWindows. This was a dairy barn. Why not keep it real? Photo: Michael J. Kirk

Landing pad for dirty dishes above dishwasher. No sprayer needed here. A rectangular trash can for green waste is to the left. We wanted a hole in the countertop with a stainless steel wastebin for compostables, but hey, what do we know? We just do catering. Contractors hate us. Photo: Dino Colombo

This client requested a two tiered raised vegetable garden for his Philadelphia row home. Photo shows the finished project.
Inspiration for a mid-sized timeless backyard patio vegetable garden remodel in Philadelphia with no cover

We used: Custom cherry cabinetry in Arts & Crafts Shaker style by Kabinart in Boulder and Espresso stains. Liberty Hardware Venetian bronze 1-1/2" cabinet knobs. KitchenAid Architect II Series 22 CF counter-depth French door refrigerator. KitchenAid Architect Series II 27" convection single wall oven. KitchenAid 36" 6-burner dual fuel freestanding commercial-style range. KitchenAid Architect II Series 24" dishwasher. Sharp Insight Pro Series 24" built-in microwave drawer (Model #KB6524PS). Crystorama Solaris 12" wide pendant lights in English bronze. Granite countertops in Brown Fantasy. 3"x6" polished marble backsplash. Paint colors: Walls: Glidden Silver Cloud 30YY 63/024 Ceilings/Trims/Doors: Glidden Swan White GLC23 Robert B. Narod Photography

Engineered cedar siding creates beautiful gray-blue tones at the exterior of the home, while adding a textural element to activate the simple exterior design.

This project is in the final stages. The basement is finished with a den, bedroom, full bathroom and spacious laundry room. New living spaces have been created upstairs. The kitchen has come alive with white cabinets, new countertops, a farm sink and a brick backsplash. The mudroom was incorporated at the garage entrance with a storage bench and beadboard accents. Industrial and vintage lighting, a barn door, a mantle with restored wood and metal cabinet inlays all add to the charm of the farm house remodel. DREAM. BUILD. LIVE. www.smartconstructionhomes.com

'Industry Standards' call for particleboard shelving and fake PERGO flooring. Double pane Anderson Windows with PHONY PLASTIC muntins. Yuk! We strive for authenticity at all costs...and it usually costs less to be authentic. 100 year floor. Floor boards pictured are over an inch and a half thick. They came from a barn on the property. The floor can be sanded and refinished every couple years for the next 100 years. The windows are like 60 years old. No need for FAKE PLASTIC SHIT, we had them reglazed. Photo: Michael J. Kirk

How's that #PaleoDiet you're on? This guy knows the entire #historyofcooking and every implement ever invented to cook with. Since cavemen roasted their first teradactyl to the latest yuppie concoction of #glutenfree #Quinoa and everything in between, he'll share this knowledge with you regardless of your ability to listen. He's a pinch of #JuliaChild and a dash of #MarthaStewart. He's cooked for #NeilYoung, #DollyParton and the #ButtholeSurfers. No one on the #FoodNetwork knows as much about cooking or the history of life itself as my buddy #MikeKirk of #ToastEvents.net Photo by Dino Colombo

Tired of seeing the same old shit? I sure am. Why does every kitchen on this website look like it came out of a catalog, all shiny and fake, never used? No character, no history. Just shit you buy online and screw to the wall. Aren't these kitchens a little ostentatious? Like kitchens for people with too many houses. Why? Because it's all bullshit. These kitchens aren't being shown off here because they feed people. All they feed is the ego. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a commie. I'm not saying people should eat for free. Heck, I hate the homeless. Anyway, our kitchen feeds people. It's the backbone of a new program of sustainability. Teaching the children to care for the land and the food they grow. Food is work and work is food. I'm not sayin' you should feel guilty spending $500 bucks on a blender when 48.1 million Americans live in food-insecure households, including more than 15 million children. I'm just sayin' if you're gonna build somethin' do it with integrity and good taste. Trust yourself (not that I do that). Don't just regurgitate what you see in catalogs ( I steal shit right outta the book). Don't just follow your dreams. Anybody can do that. Live the myth, that's what we do. When remodeling it seems people put all the good shit in a dumpster and all the lame shit on display. First thing we do is get in that dumpster! Q: Like you're really gonna throw out that cool 1950's towel bar and install some piece of Chinese crap from #RestorationHardware instead? A: If that's how you think, don't hire us. Doughboys: We don't do smartphones, we don't do texting, faxes, memos, GPS, iPads, Facebook or Tweeting. We won't design a garage for your toaster and we don't trust microwave ovens. And finally, next time you're trying to figure out how to turn the damn lights off in your fancy kitchen, remember the Doughboys motto; we think intelligent lighting is stupid. Photo of The Artist Currently Known As DINO by Michael J. Kirk

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Mid-sized elegant u-shaped ceramic tile open concept kitchen photo in Houston with a farmhouse sink, raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, an island, beige backsplash and stone tile backsplash

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Our mission is to guide clients seamlessly through the design/Install process; presenting the very best options, maximizing the use of latest technologies and delivering on the quality and integrity of our work. Our ultimate goal is to bring the clients dream space to life.

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Slatwall allows you to keep your most-used tools handy, and moveable accessories allow you to tailor everything to your needs. Photo by Bradshaw Photography

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