Vendor Spotlight: Bekins

Looking for new appliances, home automation, or home theater products? Look no further than Bekins, Inc. Since 1982, they have been a full service retail store in Grand Haven that offers patrons a custom, personal experience. Their knowledgeable staff professionals are trained to match the best product to customer needs through live interaction and displays. Their custom approach is displayed in services and products like...

Appliances

Bekins offers a wide range of appliance brands at amazing prices. From Maytag and Whirlpool to Viking and Sub-Zero, they have something for every budget. Appliances like dishwashers are hooked up and ready to run in the showroom to display how silently each operates. Their service staff is highly-trained and specialized in order to personally install and service every appliance sold.

Here are a few Visbeen Associates' designs featuring Bekins appliances...

Legacy Woods

Westchester

Carlton Shores

Cypress Pointe

Sinclaire

Home Automation

Home automation systems can help you take control of your entire home - remotely, but setting up this system can seem like a daunting task. This is why the Bekins' team simplifes the entire process for you and works with you individually and personally to get to know exactly what you want before customizing and installing the system for you.

Home Theater

"Wow" your guests and delight your family with a professionally installed home theater system, whether you are looking to transform your current home media center or planning to create a new one.

Cooking School

Get the most out of your kitchen appliances with a variety of fun and informal cooking classes designed to make you a better cook. From culinary novices to seasoned professionals, the Real Cool Cooking School at Bekins has something for everyone. Lead by New York trained chef, Tom Reinhart, these classes teach cooking techniques ranging from the fundamentals of cooking to specialty classes in fresh pasta and ravioli, tapas and artisan breads.

For more information on these products, services and more, please visit Bekins' website - www.realcoolstore.com - or their showroom - 735 Washington Ave, Grand Haven, MI.

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Vendor Spotlight: Diane Hasso, Faux-Real, LLC Decorative Painting

Visbeen Associates has worked on numerous projects with Diane Hasso, of Faux-Real, LLC, a decorative painting business specializing in creative surface design of interior spaces, furnishings, fixtures, and accessories. Since 2001, Faux-Real, LLC has offered a complete range of design and finishing services from wall and ceiling treatments, to cabinet artwork and murals, to fireplace, mantel and stove hood treatments. As the owner and chief designer, Hasso works directly with clients, architects and builders on unique designs that enhance existing architecture and can take a space from ordinary to extraordinary. Her work can be seen in commercial and office spaces as well as high-end homes, including Visbeen Associates' designs like Legacy Woods, Two Creeks, Westchester, Reynard and Wiltshire, as seen in the photos below. Her decorative painting and creative finishes have also been featured in the "Parade of Homes" in Grand Rapids and in such publications as Better Homes & Gardens and Grand Rapids Magazine.

Hasso has studied with world renowned Master Artists and also has training in specialty product lines. She currently teaches faux painting classes and is an instructor for Just Once Classes. She has enjoyed volunteering to teach classes for Home Repair services and donating her time for the Boys & Girls Club of Holland Showcase Homes in 2007 and 2009.

Visit Faux-Real, LLC's website today to learn more information about their services or to contact Diane Hasso.

Legacy Woods kitchen with Old World Italian Plaster wall finish

Legacy Woods great room skipped trowel with soft vanilla metallic paint for light reflection with soft brown glaze

Two Creeks kitchen cove ceilings

Two Creeks master bathroom ceiling in custom color metallic plaster

Westchester dining room ceiling custom finish

Reynard living room custom multi-colored and multi-layered metallic plaster on barrel ceiling

Reynard custom finish on MDF block wall in back entry

Wiltshire hand painting work on boy's playhouse

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Vendor Spotlight: TruKitchens & Grabill Cabinet Co.

One of the vendors that Visbeen Associates works with, TruKitchens, is partnering with Grabill Cabinet Co. to offer a fabulous deal to our clients. They are offering $200 off each $5,000 spent on Grabill cabinetry through TruKitchens. This is being offered specifically to Visbeen Associates clients, so please contact our office to see how you can take advantage of this deal!

About TruKitchens...

Todd Wiley is the owner of TruKitchens and has over 20 years of kitchen design experience. His past experience in the building trade gives him the knowledge of structural, electrical and plumbing elements that go into the design of a kitchen. Wiley prides himself on uniting the perfect cabinetry for each client's style, budget and functional needs. Striving to be a calming factor for his clients throughout the process, Wiley customizes solutions based on their wants balanced with their needs. He focuses on keeping up-to-date on new appliances, products and options, which allow him to offer both cutting edge and traditional designs for kitchens and baths, including "green" design using sustainable products and processes. TruKitchens provides a wide range of services, from Concept Consultation and Appliance Recommendations, to Cabinetry Selections and Designs, understanding the importance of collaborating with the other members of the design team on each project. Visbeen Associates, Inc. has worked with TruKitchens on a variety of residential projects, including the Sunset View (pictured below), Kearney Hill, Truxton (pictured below) and Bayview.

For more information or to contact TruKitchens, please visit their website or connect with them on facebook.

About Grabill Cabinet Co...

Headquartered in the heart of the Midwest, Grabill has created cabinetry, architectural elements and fine furniture since 1946. Grabill's 170,000 square foot production facility, complete with a lumber division, ensures the most efficient lead time in the industry for custom products. They offer a variety of styles in cabinetry, millwork and fine furniture, from traditional to modern to transitional, the custom craftsmanship of their products offer the client the ability to create their own masterpiece. The processes that result in the outstanding quality of their products include Grabill's craftsmen hand sorting their lumber for color, stability and grain features, hand sanding all dovetail drawer joinery after assembly and finishing their products with conversion varnish that has unparalleled durability to withstand a lifetime of wear. Their environmentally-friendly practices, which have been in place for generations, have earned them Environmental Stewardship Program certification from the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association, making their products fit perfectly in any green project.

For more information about Grabill, please visit their website.

Here are photos of a few designs on which Visbeen Associates and TruKitchens has collaborated...

Sunset View Kitchen

Sunset View Kitchen Refrigerator

Sunset View Sink Details

Sunset View Master Bathroom

Truxton Kitchen

Truxton Master Bathroom

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