Directors Insights - Kitchen Renovations: How To Stay Within Your Budget Without Compromising
      
        
          
            While G & M’s kitchen designs incorporate functional and aesthetically pleasing features, we are dedicated to working with clients to produce cost-effective solutions. 
We are proud of the custom joinery and cabinetry we provide our clients, but custom doesn’t mean you need to break the bank to feature our craftsmanship. Our team can design a kitchen that meets your style brief while remaining within your budget.
            
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      Directors Insights - How To Make Your Functional Kitchen Beautiful
      
        
          
            As the most used area of your home, it’s important for your kitchen to be functional. But G & M ensure aesthetics never takes a backseat when designing kitchen spaces. 
Your kitchen is the centre of your home, and if you’re spending a lot of time there, shouldn’t it be an inviting space also? 
Somewhere you actually want to prepare meals? 
You don’t have to sacrifice style for functionality. To add something special, think outside the box when deciding on your standard features. 
            
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      Directors Insights - Laundry Goals 
      
        
          
            It is designed by them, for them. But if you'll take time to create an aesthetically pleasing kitchen or bathroom because you spend a lot of time in those spaces, why not your laundry?
We welcome clients who come to us with a clear vision for their space. But for those who need help figuring out where to start, we suggest looking at the size of your laundry and understanding your washing machine and dryer types will affect your storage options.
            
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      Directors Insights - How To Find A Reliable Tradie
      
        
          
            With so many tradesman businesses popping up, it’s hard to know who to use for your new home build or renovation. Finding one that offers quality work on time while being cost-effective is no easy task.
            
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      Directors Insights - Why A Butler's Pantry Is So Handy? Yay or Nay?
      
        
          
            More and more, our G & M Craftsman clients are asking us to design and install butler’s pantries for added luxury to their homes. There was a time when some may have dismissed a butler’s pantry as too extravagant and an added expense. But a butler's pantry has almost become a prerequisite when building a new home or completing a kitchen renovation.
            
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      Directors Insights - Material Shortages Are No Problem For G&M 
      
        
          
            It’s no secret Australia’s current home-building boom has seen building material costs and shortages increase during the pandemic. But G&M remain unaffected by the downfalls many building trades are experiencing.
            
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      Directors Insights - Is Now The Time To Renovate?
      
        
          
            Choosing to renovate your home is a huge decision. Whether your family is growing or your design tastes are evolving, a renovation is the best way to accommodate lifestyle changes while maintaining your home's sentimental value.
More and more, our clients are requesting remodeling consults and designs to upgrade their homes and inject personality into their personal space.
            
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      Directors Insights - 5 Tips To Avoid Price Shock When Renovating
      
        
          
            Our clients can be very surprised at the cost of a large scale renovation or design project; we know that they aren’t trying to be cheap and unrealistic, they’re simply not used to shopping for quality materials the way that we are.
Here are a few tips for you to use to avoid being shocked when it comes to designing your space.
            
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      March Directors Insights - How To Choose The Right Kitchen Company In 2021
      
        
          
            If you are planning a project this year, the kitchen renovation is a significant investment. Naturally you want to make the right decision, but not all kitchen companies offer the same services or work the same way, so how do you know which company to choose?
            
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      December Directors Insights - Kitchen Renovation Costs
      
        
          
            The magic question… "What is the real cost of a kitchen renovation?" Budgets are important and everyone wants to know before they start their kitchen renovation. The best answer is every project is different so there really is no straight answer. The major cost factors are determined by the size of the project, the schedule of finishes, and the tradespeople needed for the project. Using new benchtops as an example. Depending on whether you choose from laminate, a natural stone or engineered stone, the price difference can be thousands of dollars. Generally, they split into the following kitchen renovation cost brackets.
            
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      November Directors Insights - Natural Stone VS Man-Made Stone
      
        
          
            When it comes to doing a new kitchen or renovate an existing one the most popular choice for benchtops is stone, but what is the best choice between natural stone or man-made stone? Numerous masons and wholesalers are offering beautiful choices between the Sunshine Coast and the Gold Coast. They offer both options, so which one is better? The answer to this question will help you choose a good benchtop material.
            
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      July Directors Insights
      
        
          
            As a part of constant business development, we look at new or potential client feedback and reviews all the time. One of the most constant parts of information we receive is that clients are needing or wanting a company to take control of the whole project. That means from the day they sign on everything will be handled start to finish by the head contractor being G&M.
            
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      June Directors Insights
      
        
          
            The last month for G&M has been testing. As a long-established family business, it was scary to think we could be undone by something out of our control. 
            
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      The History of G&M Craftsman Cabinets
      
        
          
            G&M Craftsman Cabinets, 30 years in the industry, and now a 3rd generation family business. Let’s look into the history behind the brand.
            
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