kitchen cabinet facelifts for less

My man friend (he turned 30 this month... boy he ain't) and I have been working on fixing up his house. He's lived there for a few years and while he's very bright about a lot of things, home improvement is not an area of strength for him.

The first room we're going to tackle is the kitchen. First up are the cabinets which aren't BAD, but they were a little dingy.  I gave them a hearty scrub and they already look much better.  Next up is an inexpensive facelift in the form of new knobs or cabinet pulls.  


The old ones were terrifyingly oldfashioned :

Good thing there is such a wide selection in our hardware department. There are brass, pewter and chrome pulls and knobs. The styles vary from being very traditional to FUNKY.

When I first started working on the kitchen I went to all the big home repair/remodel stores to get some inspiration.  I couldn't BELIEVE how expensive cabinet hardware was.  $4 for a single knob!  I have 27 drawers and cabinets that need new hardware so it really adds up.  Luckily at UFS we have a wide variety at affordable prices.  



I'm installing the new pulls next week.  Stay tuned for the exciting reveal!

Baby Chuck and Cabinets

So my friend Ashley is married and just had a baby,Charlotte.

Adorable, right?

Her husband is a super handy guy. Seriously, he re-plumbed their house in the dead of winter. Not awesome timing but still, SO handy. They've slowly been fixing up their home. Well Ashley is SICK to death of her old metal cabinets.

With all the the home remodeling and new stove, Ashley's husband told her there was no way they could afford new cabinets. They had been looking for cabinets in all the wrong places.

UFS to the rescue. Ashley came down and had our cabinet guru, Jason, design her kitchen.

The solid wood cabinets with oak fronts, in 2 designs were just the thing. She fell in love with the medium finish and the island that Jason added to their kitchen. When her husband saw the quote for the new cabinets he was blown away.

It's 1:00 AM.. Do you know what you're sleeping with?

Did you know 7 out of 10 of us have trouble sleeping. According to the National Sleep Foundation sleeplessness is dangerous to your health and increases the risk of obesity, diabetes, viral illness, heart disease, and depression. Did you also know that many of us spend $10,000 to $20,000 on a car we drive maybe 15 minutes a day and much less on a mattress we spend 8 hours a day on? Did you know that your mattress is the piece of furniture you spend most of your time on? Did you also know that mattresses have a life? The life of most mattresses is 7-8 years. Every 10 years your mattress doubles in weight due to the accumulation of skin cells, dust mite debris and perspiration. (NASTY) HOW OLD IS YOUR MATTRESS?

(If your mattress is more than two years old chances are you snuggle up with about 1.5 million of this guys closest friends every night.)

At UFS we carry two different manufactured mattresses, Sealy and Englander. They are both excellent products, but because we're all a little different so are they. Some of us like FIRM. Some of us like PILLOWTOP. Some of us like the in between. What you have to do is lay on the bed. Within several minutes you'll discover what's best for you. After any mattress purchase you need to understand your body has to adjust. Usually it takes a minimum of 2 weeks before you fully adjust to a new mattress. Initially your body tells you.... This is not where I'm supposed to be sleeping... because I'm use to that piece of junk you've made me sleep on.... But gradually you'll convince your body that this is the new mattress on which you belong.


So for any of you watching tv at 3-4 am because you can't sleep, you need to come to UFS and speak to one of our mattress specialist about getting some better sleep.

Presidents Day....

It just so happens that old Honest Abe and I share a very important day in common.
He and I were born on the same day several years apart.

(It's hotly contested what effect the snuggie had in the norths victory at Antietam)

It is a bewitchingly special day for lots of reasons: 1. we get to eat cake....My mother makes the best carrot cake with cream cheese frosting...and my favorite supper, leg of lamb, Brussels sprouts and smashed potatoes...The other reason it's so beguiling is I always had the day off from school growing up. Now that I am older and wiser the date causes a lot of sizzle in the world of retail.

This year we are sending out 30,000 direct mailers to our customers outlining our weekend specials. We have appliances, furniture, cabinets, exercise equipment, flooring, etc., etc., etc. Like Abe Lincoln we try to treat all people with respect and dignity, giving all of you the BEST DEAL. You never can tell.... You might come in and get a piece of birthday cake.