Ragan Cabinets

Adding natural elements into your home is a hot design strategy. While this is nothing new to the design world, it still remains a popular way to stylize your kitchen. There is something calming about bringing mother nature into your home and there are many strategies to achieve this. Today, our cabinet company at the Lake of the Ozarks has some ideas for you to consider for bringing nature into your kitchen. Use Sunlight to Your Advantage  If you have windows in your kitchen, use them! One of the best ways to bring a natural element into your kitchen is to let the sunshine shine through. Get rid of the of bulky curtains and go with a curtain that are more flowy and translucent. Letting plenty of natural light into your kitchen is a great way to bring nature in.   Use Wood   Wood is a staple item when it comes to bringing nature into your home. There are so many ways to bring wood into your kitchen. Popular ways to incorporate wood into your kitchen ...

A hot trend in kitchen design right now is installing open shelving instead of upper cabinets. While you may absolutely love the way open shelving looks, there are some things that you should consider before deciding before giving up your upper cabinet space. Today, our cabinet company at the Lake of the Ozarks would like to share with you why you may want to think twice before ditching your upper cabinets and installing open shelving in your next kitchen remodel. Pros of Upper Kitchen Cabinets  Storage!  When you stick with traditional upper cabinets, you have plenty of space for storage. Let's face it, you can never have too much storage in your kitchen and installing upper kitchen cabinets will give you just that! Upper cabinets are great for hiding away kitchen appliances that don't get used often. Style  When you install semi-custom cabinets at the Lake of the Ozarks you get to choose every detail that goes into your cabinet design. From the wood finish...

Most of us would probably agree that our homes could use a little decluttering. Life happens and so does clutter when things get hectic with our busy lives. Research shows that if our living space is organized we are twice as productive both mentally and physically. That's why today, our cabinet company at the Lake of the Ozarks has a few tips for handling household clutter!   Start by Decluttering  Sometimes the best way to get organized and handle household clutter is to start by doing a cleanout. It will be much easier to handle your clutter moving forward if you start by tackling some of your cluttered items and do a clean out. Sometimes it can be hard to get rid of these but use these questions below as a guide to help you get rid of a few things.  1) Do you NEED it?  2) Is it a sentimental item? 3) Does it bring you Joy?  If you don't answer yes to at least two of the above questions, it's time to toss it or donate it.  Co...

We should all be taking steps to reduce waste in the kitchen in an effort to be more "Earth Friendly." Every day the landfills fill up with more and more trash and that's why today, our cabinet company at the Lake of the Ozarks would like to discuss a few simple steps that you can take to "Go Green" in your kitchen! We've come up with a few creative ways to implement our semi-custom cabinets at the Lake of the Ozarks to help "Go Green" in your kitchen - check it out!  Recycle, Recycle, Recycle!    One of the best ways to make your kitchen more earth-friendly is to recycle everything you can. Recycle plastic bottles, cardboard, plastic wrapping, and aluminum cans. With our  semi-custom cabinets at the Lake of the Ozarks , we can design your kitchen in a way that makes your recyclables out of sight out mind. Install a recycling station with our pullout cabinets. We can install these pull out cabinets to have multiple trash cans for easy se...