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 cork flooring - an eco darling, yes, but also quite well suited to the kitchen! More

Anna's 30-year old cookie cutter kitchen served her well, but it was time for an update! A moderate-cost redo later, complete with a wall of metal tile mosaics, gave this kitchen some character. See how it looks now! 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 to familiarize you with terminology, pros and cons, and relevant reader reviews. We've covered sinks and countertops, and now we're moving on to faucets. From basic single and two-handle faucets we move to today's focus: pull-out and pull-down spray faucets. More

Seeing this GRUNDTAL wall shelf in a house tour today at Apartment Therapy, I realized how ubiquitous and useful this particular product is. There are a few products like this that show up over and over again in kitchens, products that are inexpensive and infinitely useful. Let's take a closer look, shall we? 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 linoleum flooring - that is, real linseed linoleum flooring, not the cheap vinyl sheets that are often called linoleum. Do you know there's a difference? Learn more below:
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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. We've covered sinks and countertops, and now we're moving on to faucets. Curious about pot filler versus pull-out spray faucets? We'll get there. Up today: dual or two-handle faucets.
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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. We've covered sinks and countertops, and now we're moving on to faucets. Curious about pot filler versus pull-out spray faucets? We'll get there. Today we start the most common kitchen faucet: the single-handle. More

Are you thinking about renovating your kitchen? Doing research on countertop materials? If so, then our Countertop Spotlight series will help you. Today we look at the pros and cons of ceramic countertops. More

Last week my husband and I bought our first house, and it's a real fixer-upper! We are putting in a new kitchen (watch this space for lots on the IKEA cabinet planning process!), and I find myself wanting white marble countertops very badly. Am I crazy? Read on for some of the pros and cons of marble countertops, and to add your own advice: I'd love to hear your experience! More

Are you thinking about renovating your kitchen? Doing research on countertop materials? If so, then our Countertop Spotlight series will help you. Today we look at the pros and cons of soapstone countertops: More