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Football Season is here: Host Game-Day like a Pro

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Football season has officially kicked off. If you’re hosting Sunday’s game-day celebrations, having a game plan is essential for a successful party. Grab your pen and paper and start drafting your to-do list, Verona Appliances has created a list of hosting and recipe tips that are sure to keep your guests entertained.

Have Ample and Comfortable Seating
Your current seating arrangements might not be able to accommodate a large crowd. Bring in additional seats from other areas of your house. You can also create a comfortable game-viewing environment with throw pillows and floor cushions by placing them in spots where people might take a seat.

 

Ensure everyone has a Perfect View of the Game
Guests will most likely be in and out of their seats during the game. Arrange your television and furniture in a position where traffic can flow seamlessly without blocking anyone’s view.

Support the Teams
A little decorative detail goes a long way. Score points with football-themed plates and serving trays or napkins, cups and balloons in team colors. Go one step further by transforming your food table into a football field with a green tablecloth.

Provide a Drink Station
Your guests won’t want to miss the game to quench their thirst. Create a drink station in your living room. While beer might be the popular drink of choice, please all of your guests with multiple drink options.

Keep Food Flowing and Hot
Guests always gravitate towards hot food options. Let Verona Appliances take the stress out of prepping your menu. Each Verona Range is equipped with high-performance features that will keep your courses flowing and hot until the last quarter:

  • Burner heads are mounted close to the cooking surface for better heat distribution.
  • High output double and triple ring burners allow for faster cooking.
  • European convection ovens are equipped with a third fan element to pre-heat the circulated air in the oven cavity for consistent temperatures and superlative results.
  • Durable and heavy-duty glass doors keep heat and energy in the oven cavity ensuring timely meal prep.

Game-Winning Recipes
The menu is the most important element of a successful party. Be sure to have enough food and an array of options to accommodate all of your guest’s taste buds.

Verona Appliances diverse line of cooking appliances and accessories offer unique features and benefits that offer time-saving prep options such as:

For more from Verona Appliances, visit www.veronappliances.com.

Verona Appliances Named 2017 Interior Design Best of Year Awards Honoree

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Verona, known for their handcrafted Italian appliances, is a 2017 Interior Design Best of Year Award honoree in the Kitchen Appliances category for their exclusive 36” All-Electric Double Oven Ranges. Interior Design’s Best of Year Awards is the design industry’s premiere design awards program, honoring the most significant work of the year as well as recognizing designers, architects and manufacturers from around the globe.

“The Verona All-Electric 36” Ranges offer the very best in industrial design and cooking performance, and it is an honor that the product has been recognized as a Best of Year Honoree,” says Melissa Haber, Vice President for EuroChef USA. “These ranges give designers even more flexibility where an electric connection may be the only option, along with professional cooking performance that one wouldn’t expect from fully electric ranges.”

Now celebrating its 12th year, Interior Design’s Best of Year (affectionately known as BoY) has become the ultimate measure of excellence, showcasing what’s happening today in every category of design while simultaneously setting the bar even higher for future innovations.

The BoY awards ceremony, held in December at the IAC building in New York City, draws over 1,000 worldwide design professionals and enthusiasts. Each finalist is announced live by hosts Cindy Allen, Editor in Chief, and Carol Cisco, Publisher of Interior Design. Winners from each category take home the coveted Best of Year bulb award, designed by Harry Allen.

Guest Post: White Shanty Design’s Industrial Warehouse Home

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Hi there! We’re Seth and Jenna, the husband + wife team behind @Whiteshantydesign. Two years ago we bought a barn style industrial warehouse that we run our businesses out of. In the front of the warehouse we do weddings and events, and in the back we manufacture all kinds of industrial handmade furniture that we ship all over the world. About nine months ago we decided to turn the 3,000 square foot attic portion of the warehouse into our home.

We did everything from the wood floors and finish work, to the furniture and electrical ourselves. We had a very specific look that we wanted and knew the kitchen would be one of the most important rooms in the home. After all, it is where we gather the most for our meals and memories.

We went with a European industrial style design throughout our home, and the Verona 36” Dual Fuel Double Oven Range helped us complete the look. Verona offers a variety of colors to choose from, but the True White was exactly what we had been searching for! Not only is it stunning aesthetically, but the functionality is beyond what I could have hoped for!

I have never had a gas range before, and can I just tell you what a difference it makes?! I love the open flame, and continual grates make it easy to have multiple dishes cooking simultaneously. We’re all about providing wholesome meals for our family, and with five different burners there is plenty of room to cook everything at once. The burners on the cooktop sit closer to the grates than traditional ranges which helps our dishes cook and get to the table more quickly.

I love having the double oven to have dinner going in one side, and dessert in the other. I have plenty of mouths to feed, so the spacious convection ovens are a huge plus for me. When I found out that the larger oven can cook a turkey up to 25lbs., I was sold. I’m especially looking forward to trying out all seven of the cooking modes in both convection ovens.

I cannot say enough good things about my Verona, and if I had to do it all over, I’d choose them again and again. It really was the missing piece to finishing off this space in our new home, and I look forward to baking cookies and making meals for years to come with my five little ones gathered around me in our kitchen. Thank you, Verona, for making it happen!

You can find us and follow more of our journey on instagram at @whiteshantydesign.

Verona’s 36” Electric Ranges Now Available in True White

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Verona, crafted in Italy but made for the U.S. market, introduces a new True White color option to its exclusive line of 36” All-Electric Ranges. In line with current home trends, the true white color adds a fresh and vibrant element to kitchen designs. With the addition of this highly sought after color, consumers can now choose between four color options for Verona’s 36” all-electric range series.

“White appliances have dominated the kitchen design scene this year, and the trend shows no sign of slowing down,” states Melissa Haber, Vice President for EuroChef USA. “With a 5 element cooktop configuration and a multi-function convection oven, the 36” professional-style all-electric range allows for the home chef to get the look they love in an all-electric option, now with even more popular color options.”

High power radiant burners deliver quick and even heat for perfectly prepared meals on a vitro ceramic surface. The 5 Element cooktop surface includes a center dual element that safely accommodates large stockpots.

Fully equipped with a European convection oven that is easily programmed with the digital clock and timer, Verona electric ranges deliver the ultimate in professional performance. The multi-function convection oven provides seven cooking modes including three baking modes (Bake, Fan Oven, Convection Bake); three radiant modes (Broil, Convection Broil, Dual Broil) and also a Defrost mode. Convection cooking helps to prepare meals faster, and in less time than a conventional oven.

A full width compartment at the bottom of the range provides plenty of storage. The range is customizable with optional round oven handles, plinth legs, wrap-around toe-kick and an easy glide rolling rack.

6 Ways to Create Your Modern Farmhouse Kitchen

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With beautiful white painted cabinets, vintage accents and classic flooring it’s no wonder that the modern farmhouse kitchen is one of the biggest trends in interior design today. Luckily, you don’t need to live out in the country to get the modern farmhouse look. Below are six ways to create your own modern farmhouse kitchen.

Bright Walls & Cabinets

Light and airy walls and cabinets are often times the staple feature of a modern farmhouse kitchen. The abundance of white makes the space appear larger, and the neutral palette allows for greater freedom when adding accents such as cabinet hardware, textiles and accessories.

Photo Courtesy of Leah, Leah A. White Interiors & Home Staging. (Instagram: @LeahWhite6)

Open Shelving

Opting for partial open shelving increases your storage options while also making the space feel less enclosed. The open concept creates a warm and inviting feeling for guests and acts as an opportunity to show off that fancy dinnerware.

Photo Courtesy of AHA Interiors Corp.

Modern Appliances

Appliances today act as fully functional modern centerpieces in the kitchen. Decide what type of home cook you are and what features are important to you and your family. With a wide range of sizes, styles, colors and connection options available for appliances, there is truly something for everyone.

Photo Courtesy of Lakeville Kitchen & Bath. (Instagram: @LakevilleCabinets)

Wooden Details

The rich and rustic texture of wood instantly adds a farmhouse feel to the kitchen. Eye-catching reclaimed wood creates a lived-in feeling for a more enticing and welcoming environment.

Photo Courtesy of Jennifer, The Ranch Uncommon. (Instagram: @theranchuncommon)

Fresh Garden Greens

Including even the slightest green touches to your kitchen design creates an even more vibrant look. While they take up only a little bit of space, fresh herbs and produce will infuse your home with fresh scents reminiscent of a weekend at the farmer’s market.

Photo Courtesy of Anissa, House Seven Design. (Instagram: @housesevendesign)

Rustic Touches

Subtle rustic touches add coziness to the heart of the home. Old family textiles or antique wooden stools add a little bit of history and charm to a modern farmhouse design.

Photo Courtesy of Morgan, The White Farmhouse Blog. (Instagram: @thewhitefarmhouseblog)