Breakfast bars, or separate "morning areas," are coveted details in kitchens with room to spare. In smaller kitchens, hideaway features, like this tabletop, are incredibly useful. What about combining the two features and creating a hideaway breakfast area—in this case, a roll-out cabinet dedicated to your morning joe, complete with pot-filler faucet! More

If you've already renovated a kitchen or are just beginning the process, you know how overwhelming the details can be. Our Fittings and Material Spotlights are quick guides to basic kitchen fixtures and materials to familiarize you with terminology, pros and cons, and relevant reader reviews. Today we look at the pros and cons of rubber flooring in the kitchen:
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If you've already renovated a kitchen or are just beginning the process, you know how overwhelming the details can be. Our Fittings and Material Spotlights are quick guides to basic kitchen fixtures to familiarize you with terminology, pros and cons, and relevant reader reviews. Today we look at an restaurant-style faucet that's becoming increasingly popular in home kitchens: the commercial pre-rinse faucet. More

If you've already renovated a kitchen or are just beginning the process, you know how overwhelming the details can be. Our Fittings and Material Spotlights are quick guides to basic kitchen fixtures and materials to familiarize you with terminology, pros and cons, and relevant reader reviews. Today we look at the pros and cons of ceramic floor tiles: More

Annapolis Blue by Jonathan Adler for Kohler

This morning at House Beautiful's Kitchen of the Year event at Rockefeller Center (more on that soon) I spotted this gorgeous cobalt blue sink by Kohler. Turns out it's one of four new colors designed by Jonathan Adler for Kohler's enameled cast iron kitchen sink models. They're all beautiful, too! Check out the other colors below: More

If there's one thing you should have in your small kitchen (well, besides this and this), it's under-cabinet lighting. Small kitchens are a challenge to begin with, but especially when they have poor lighting. A few under-cabinet lights can go a long way towards making your cramped kitchen feel a little more cozy, not to mention way more functional and workable! More

If you've already renovated a kitchen or are just beginning the process, you know how overwhelming the details can be. Our Fittings and Material Spotlights are quick guides to basic kitchen fixtures and materials to familiarize you with terminology, pros and cons, and relevant reader reviews. Today we look at the pros and cons of bamboo flooring: More

I have to admit: I'm a flooring girl. It's the one element that catches my eye before any other. (You might be into cabinets or countertops, and that's cool! We can still be friends.) I like how dramatic flooring accomplishes so much with so little: it creates visual interest without needing a lot of other stuff, so you can reduce knick-knacks and other unnecessary decorating details. Keep the rest of the kitchen streamlined and functional, and let the floor do all the talking. More

Q: We received a wood butcher block as a wedding present and it gets a lot of use. We wipe it down and scrub it, but it still smells funky. I've tried everything from food-safe soaps to lemon juice. Does anyone have a foolproof trick for getting butcher blocks clean and odor-free?

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If you've already renovated a kitchen or are just beginning the process, you know how overwhelming the details can be. Our Fittings and Material Spotlights are quick guides to basic kitchen fixtures and materials to familiarize you with terminology, pros and cons, and relevant reader reviews. Today we look at pot filler faucets - a cook's dream or an unnecessary extravagance? You decide. More