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The Citadel Journal

Design & Detail

Buyer guides, brand deep-dives, and the practical detail behind every surface we sell. Written for Sacramento homes, useful anywhere.

Wood-look luxury vinyl plank meeting tile at a doorway with a slim metal T-mold transition strip Buyer Guide Vinyl Plank Trim, Explained: Reducers, T-Molds, End Caps and Stair Nose What trim do you need for vinyl plank flooring? A plain guide to T-molds, reducers, end caps, quarter round and stair... Read → Wide-plank wire-brushed oak hardwood flooring running through a sunlit living room Buyer Guide Johnson Hardwood: Why We Carry Them and What to Know Explore Johnson Hardwood: hand-finished European Oak and Hickory, engineered and solid hardwood, waterproof rigid cor... Read → An open-plan home with one continuous wood floor from kitchen to living room at dusk Budgeting What a Whole-Home Floor Actually Costs A realistic breakdown of what flooring a whole house costs: material, waste, prep, installation and the line items pe... Read → A dovetailed wood drawer box pulled open on soft-close slides Buyer Guide What Actually Makes a Cabinet Last: Boxes, Hinges and Drawer Runners Cabinet doors get the attention, but boxes, hinges and drawer runners decide whether a kitchen still works in year te... Read → A showroom wall of wood and carpet samples with a carpet roll in front Brands Mohawk Flooring Dealer in Sacramento: The Range and How to Choose Citadel Spaces supplies Mohawk flooring across the Sacramento region. What the range covers, which line suits which r... Read → A fabricator's saw cutting the edge of a stone countertop slab on a workbench Buyer Guide What a Countertop Really Costs: Slab, Prefab and the Fabrication In Between The slab price is rarely the price. How prefab and full slab differ, what fabrication adds, and where edge profiles q... Read → A bright kitchen and living area with light oak flooring and black steel windows Buyer Guide Buying Flooring in Sacramento: A Practical Local Guide What Sacramento's climate, housing stock and slab construction mean for the floor you choose, from a showroom that su... Read → A bright design showroom with slab displays and a consultation table with samples Brands Authorized MSI Dealer in Sacramento: What That Means for Your Project Citadel Spaces is an authorized MSI dealer serving Sacramento and the surrounding region. Here is what that gives you... Read → Two open base cabinets side by side, one with a face frame and one frameless Buyer Guide Framed vs Frameless Cabinets: Which One Is Right for Your Kitchen Framed and frameless cabinets differ in structure, not just looks. Here is how each one behaves in a real kitchen, an... Read → Dark wood shaker cabinets with brass pulls above a stone counter Buyer Guide Why Our Cabinets Do Not Carry a Manufacturer's Badge Citadel cabinets are specified, named and stood behind by us rather than badged by a factory. Here is what that chang... Read → A bright kitchen and dining room floored in wide engineered oak planks Buyer Guide Garrison Engineered Hardwood: Why We Carry It and What to Know Explore Garrison Collection engineered hardwood: European Oak, 4mm wear layers, and 13 collections from Beverly Hills... Read → A kitchen island with a pale stone countertop and three countertop samples laid out for comparison Buyer Guide Best Countertops for Kitchens: Compare Quartz, Granite, and More Compare the best kitchen countertops, from low-maintenance quartz to natural granite, marble, and quartzite, with dur... Read → A straight staircase with warm oak treads, white risers and a slim brass handrail Buyer Guide Best Flooring for Stairs: Safety, Durability, and Style Compare the best stair flooring options for safety, durability, and style, from grippy carpet to timeless hardwood an... Read →
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