Kitchen Sculpture YesterTec’s collection of Kitchen Workstation Furniture has been designed to accommodate the tasks of any kitchen while presenting an entirely different aesthetic than typical built-in cabinetry. The following article discusses some unique characteristics that separate a furnished kitchen from a built-in one, concentrating on its visual or sculptural attributes. SCULPTURAL: A YesterTec Workstation  … Read More

A SEASIDE KITCHEN Symmetrical Simplicity defines a kitchen furnished with Workstations and Stainless Steel Appliances! Four years have passed since Peter and Sue Mulroe started the renovations to their 3-story Victorian fixer-upper in the seaside town of Ocean Grove, NJ. At the time, it was divided into five rental units, its original siding was covered  … Read More

REVOLUTION AND INNOVATION IN THE KITCHEN: The Development of Kitchen Workstation Furniture Its called Kitchen Workstation Furniture and we’re not talking about tables and chairs! Architect David Beer, president of the YesterTec Design Company, has redefined the kitchen into a collection of beautiful, highly functional pieces of furniture. These classically designed “pieces” evoke a “timeless”  … Read More

What do successful business owners do when they live in New Jersey but love to weekend in Nantucket? Put a plane in the garage of course! Load up the plane on Friday afternoon, taxi it down the driveway, take off down the runway and have dinner in Nantucket! Not the most common residential development, but  … Read More

No more hiding appliances ‘beyond the lens’! Why is it that when you see a picture of a period styled kitchen in a magazine, you rarely see any modern appliances in the photo? Why do you usually see photos of old work tables, cupboards, stone or copper sinks or perhaps a pie safe? It’s because  … Read More

A Furnished Kitchen in this home was the key  feature that sold the house.   YesterTec’s customers can be called true pioneers since they have ‘bucked the trends’ by searching out and finding YesterTec to help them with their dream of creating their own furnished kitchen. That’s how the original owners of this over 55  … Read More

Alternative Kitchen Focal Points Many kitchen designs currently show a Hearth/ Range as the main kitchen focal point. Many are beautiful, like the one above, and they are typically built to add relief and focus to designs that have long lengths of base cabinets, top cabinets and counter tops. But they also can have functional  … Read More

Does your kitchen need a little ‘tweaking’ to finally get it right? Does it need more counter space and storage? Or do you need a dedicated place to store and use your baking gear? Or maybe you are already tired of that stainless steel refrigerator and you want one that disappears. In this article, we  … Read More

I became involved in designing mini-kitchens for YesterTec when I helped my daughter move into her first Manhattan Studio apartment. The entire apartment including the bathroom was less than 280 square feet and exposed to view was the efficiency kitchen shown above. Granted, this was close to the bottom of the price range for Lower  … Read More

Do the phases Do-it-Yourself kitchen design and Luxury Kitchens belong together as a cohesive concept? Think about furnishing your kitchen instead of installing cabinetry. A normal luxury kitchen design project can be a daunting experience for the unsuspecting homeowner. The choices of cabinetry, counter tops, appliances and accessories on the market today are staggering. Architects,  … Read More