Three years ago Hakarl and his partner Jili decided to conceive and raise a child with a lesbian couple. The child actually turned out to be a set of twins, and the two couples decided to form a family of their own making. Both couples bought apartments in the same building in Wiliamsburg, Brooklyn, and the two girls now spend time in each of the homes. This burgeoning family, according to Hakarl, necessitated a few kitchen tweaks. First on the list: an oversized table that could easily fit eight people.

Three guys living in an artist loft, and one of them likes to cook — that's pretty good odds, don't you think? Matt is the resident chef at these hard-to-believe-it's-not-a-TV-show-set living quarters. Take a peek at this bachelor pad loft kitchen, inhabited and enjoyed by three artists.

When I asked Dixie whether she used her kitchen, she said, "It depends what you mean by use." That ominous answer immediately tells you that this is not going to be a typical tour for The Kitchn. But what Dixie lacks in cooking acumen, she makes up for in irreverent whimsy and an approach to color in her kitchen that can inspire any cook to make the kitchen a little more playful.

Tu B'Shvat is a holiday that occurs in late January/early February and is a celebration of the tree. According to the Jewish Bible, this day was thought of as the birthday of the tree and was used to demarcate a new fiscal year. Tu B'Shvat lends itself well to kids, providing them with an opportunity to eat dried fruit and draw pictures of trees and fruits and berries. But in the past decade or so, environmentalists have appropriated Tu B'Shvat as a great way to recognize a long tradition among Jews to connect to the land, and to honor nature.

Nick and Rena—London and New York transplants, respectively, who currently live with their two young children in Atlanta—cook a lot. In fact, their kitchen plays host to dozens of home-cooked meals every week. The whole family loves food. Taste, quality, and health are vitally important, but so are cost and logistical necessities. That means very few, if any, meals out, and no frozen dinners or processed foods. It also means a commitment to eating at home, and a lot of shopping, cooking, prepping, and cleaning.

Betty is an interior designer who works from home, and the mom of a tween. Her kitchen island plays host to design clients as easily as to many a play date!

Doryn is a designer, and like the rest of her Manhattan home, her kitchen is impeccably put together. It is both easy on the eye and easy on the hands.

Sabrina Soto is an HGTV celebrity, but that doesn't mean she doesn't like to cook and eat meals at home. In fact, as a recent tranplant from DC, maybe someone will give her the memo that such behavior is rare in New York.

Jane is a designer and as such, has pretty definitive positions on all things aesthetic. Her kitchen is no exception. Here vision here was for warm wood, neutral colors, and striking accents amidst a functional space.

Laura fully renovated her studio apartment and its bathroom a couple of years ago, but she wanted to think about the kitchen for a while — not to mention save up for something good! And she has it now: A cool green kitchen for her small city studio, with just enough space and efficiency to cook well.

A long-time food blogger and serious mixologist, Laura loves to experiment in her kitchen. When it came time to renovate, she chose a number of traditional elements that were reliable and would serve a working kitchen long into the future.