Lindsay's seasonal, local, loving food blog, Rosemarried, first caught my eye last year. She prepares healthy foods and strives to cook (and live) in the moment. When I realized this blogger and I lived in the same city, I knew I had to check out her kitchen.

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Today's kitchen renovation story is a particularly satisfying one. This is a full-on, top-to-bottom remodel, a dramatic before and after for a young homeowner. While we love smaller remodels too, sometimes it is just really gratifying to watch someone completely transform a kitchen! Alison and her husband bought an inexpensive fixer-upper house and poured their money instead into making their kitchen a lovely place for them to entertain and cook.

Read on to see the before photos of this kitchen (yikes!) and to read Alison's renovation story. More

We love seeing our readers' freshened-up kitchens! Today's kitchen renovation story comes from Maria in Vancouver, BC. Her kitchen renovation is really inspiring, as it falls in that challenging in-between category — she wanted to do more than just paint her cabinets and hang some artwork (a $200 job), but she didn't have the budget for a full gut renovation of her old and challenging kitchen. So she worked a modest, realistic budget, and this plus some elbow grease got her a serious amount of upgrade!

Read on to see her kitchen before the upgrade, and for all the details of what she did, including a budget breakdown. More

Corner cabinets are a tricky spot, especially in small kitchens that seem to be all corner. Corner cabinets are extra-deep and they're often difficult to use effectively. Here's a rather strange yet oddly awesome solution: Corner drawers. More

Oh man, we love kitchen renovations! It's such a treat to see a transformation, especially when it's as good as this one. Want to see how reader Annie transformed her little bungalow kitchen? Read on! More

Carriage house conversions always catch my imagination, leading me to daydream about living in a cozy little relic from days gone by. And the room I most often picture in those daydreams? Why, the kitchen, of course! More

Black and white checkered floors? Check. Funky old stove? Check. Soft light streaming through an open window? Double check.

Clara's sweet apartment kitchen in Portland, Oregon, shows us we can doll up any space (even a rental!) with a few family heirlooms and great style.

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We love kitchen renovations and before and afters — they're so satisfying, don't you think? Take a look at this breakfast nook transformation; it's particularly dramatic! It started with this, and then... More

Christopher Alexander's book, A Pattern Language, has been used for decades by architects, designers, and homeowners to help create a home life that is comfortable, delightful, and functional. While I've referred to the book often in my practice as an architect, I've never set out specifically in search of how the book regards kitchens and eating spaces. Until now, that is: More

This little kitchen is located on the Upper East Side of New York City, and it has undergone quite a transformation. Just a few months ago it was completely gutted — a scary process for any homeowner, but especially for this one!
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