One of our floor manufacturers, Mohawk Industries, was chosen for House Beautiful’s Kitchen of the Year designed by celebrity chef Jeff Lewis. We wrote extensively about the state-of-the-art kitchen last week on our blog, but we wanted to highlight Mohawk’s part in the project.

Mohawk, a leading manufacturer of carpets for over 120 years, was prominently featured throughout the kitchen which was on display in Manhattan’s Rockefeller Center.

“I’m not a carpet guy. I love the solid floors, wood or stone, with area rugs because I can lift them up and clean underneath,” says Lewis, who used Mohawk Hardwood flooring to complete his 2010 design.

Visit our showroom to see how a Mohawk floor can enhance your kitchen.

Kitchens.com has this great questionnaire to help you choose the best cabinets for your kitchen. Take the quiz below and then visit our showroom to see the different types of cabinets we offer at Karpov Design Studio.

1. Do my current cabinets provide enough storage? Do I need more cabinetry, or do I need more organization accessories?

2. Who will be using the kitchen? Do their needs differ by age, height or other factors?

3. What activities besides cooking and eating take place in the kitchen? Do I need a desk area, recycling area, or cabinets to conceal a washer and dryer or TV?

4. Is easy maintenance a must? Which material is least likely to show fingerpaints and scratches?

5. What features do I need with my new cabinets and which could I live without or add later?

6. What is the architectural style of my home? Is it distinctive enough that I want the kitchen to reflect it?

7. What kind of overall style do I want to create in the kitchen? Contemporary? Traditional? Country?

8. Depending on the overall style, do I want a wood door or would another material better create the right look?

9. What type and style of door will help to create the look and style I want?

10. If choosing wood, what kind of grain appeals to me? What finishes will create the look and style I want?

11. Do I want my cabinets to include display space, such as open shelving or glass-front doors?

12. Do I need wall cabinets for storage or do I prefer to keep wall space open for windows or decorative items?

13. Do I need moldings and trim to create the look I want? Do I want to dust them?

We recently posted about House Beautiful’s 2010 Kitchen of the Year with designer Jeff Lewis, from Bravo’s Flipping Out, but we wanted to show you the finished project. This contemporary kitchen is set-up in the middle of New York City’s Rockefeller Center.  This traffic stopper of a kitchen is complete with the latest high-tech appliances, cozy seating area and surprisingly, lots of open space, not typical of a standard New York City kitchen! I love how they improvised a wine rack as a wall barrier between the kitchen and the seating area.

What do you think of this kitchen?

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