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Designing a Luxury Palace in the heart of Silicon Valley with Hoa Chen

As a builder and owner of Silva Management INC., as well as its sister luxury retail store, Lusso, Hoa Chen (picture to the left), knows a thing or two about choosing the right appliances for a home. Along with requiring careful consideration during shopping, he also says, “We build these homes to sell, and we chose Thermador because people get excited to see and hear about the brand in a luxury home.” As far as designing a kitchen, well, Hao aims to create a space that is “elegant but not personal. We want the homebuyer to have the freedom to make the kitchen their own, while still giving them a kitchen that’s beautiful from the start.” he told us.

combine a Navy-Blue paint color with White and Off- White counter-tops and back-splash. They also put in a 24K gold island sink faucet, gold

Induction cooking is gaining popularity for a good reason - it's highly efficient. In fact, induction cooktops are nearly 10% more efficient than traditional electric appliances and about three times more efficient than gas powered ones. Not only that, but induction is also a cleaner and safer option, with environmental benefits over the standard electric cooktops. Because of their popularity and benefits, we've listed the top brands offering induction options, in no particular order

Jennair

Introducing the JennAir Euro Style 36” Induction Cooktop - the key to stress-free

Brian and Sheila Gregory turn their outdated kitchen into a modern entertaining experience.

Having already built and sold several homes, remodeling their own home of 25 years was an enormous passion project for Briand and Sheila Gregory of San Jose. With excitement, Sheila told us, “If this was one of our spec homes, we would have made more neutral choices to remodel the remodel, but, because it was for our own kitchen, we designed it to suit our own needs. It turned out much better than we could have ever imagined.” Their kitchen featured a suite of Miele appliances, which was an easy choice for them because, “...When it comes to quality, we know Miele is top of the line!”.

Brian and Shiela started by selecting a set of quarter-sawn cabinets in a dark gray stain. “We didn’t want anything too ornate, and we also felt the modern trend of ultra-simple would just be

Nancy Nakano and Michael Mangano use Bertazzoni appliances to accent their sleek, minimalistic kitchen. We sat down with Nancy Nakano and Michael Mangano, owners of MTM Building Group located in Gilroy. They recently just finished their free slowing minimalistic home nestled atop the hillside of Gilroy Country Oat Estates! So, naturally, we had to go and find out what went into their remodeling journey!

So, why did you select Bertazzoni for your kitchen?

Well, the first thing we thought about was: We need an appliance manufacturer that has a good reputation. That was a must. Plus, among other things, we wanted a manufacturer that also had been producing appliances for a while and had been manufacturing products that had the high-end appliance look at a competitive price. Ultimately, we wanted a good-Ol' Italian manufacturer, someone that had been in