Today we announced that we're going to launch this year's Small Cool Kitchens contest next week! So here's a look back at the previous times we've run this contest (2007 and 2010), and some of the inspiring winners and finalists. From a bold little kitchen in Minnesota, to a classic renovation in Cambridge, take a peek at some of the past favorites. More

Recently Apartment Therapy featured the digs of Monica in Kansas City and her Plaza apartment plays host to some serious Hollywood glamour. Her kitchen is long and skinny with fantastic light and a beautiful color palette that's just begging to have a meal cooked in it! More

Apartment Therapy's biggest event of the year, Small Cool 2011 just wrapped, and the winners were announced. It was a complete festival of inspiring compact homes this year — nearly 200 entries from teeny-tiny to small. We took this as an opportunity to dig through this year's entries and pull out the most inspiring small kitchens. From sleek, all-white modern kitchens to simple and homey spaces, here are 30 small kitchens to inspire. More

Our sister site, Apartment Therapy, is in the final stretch of one of our favorite yearly events: Room for Color! It's a wonderful celebration of readers' own homes and the ways they bring color in! Here is a look at the kitchens from this year's contest — gorgeous yellow, blue, aqua, and even purple! More

When we watch home design shows (i.e. House Hunters), we're always struck by how many people say, "Oooh, I love the dark wood kitchen cabinets." Usually, they're cherry, and frankly, we'd take bright and white over cherry any day. But these wood kitchens we love—proof that wood can be modern, clean, and warm (but still cool). More

It didn't take long to round up 19 examples of chalkboard walls (and cabinets...and refrigerators...). What is a simple, humble, utilitarian accessory in so many European restaurants has become a trendy design element in American kitchens. However, just because they're everywhere doesn't mean they aren't cute. More

These kitchens are from Apartment Therapy Europe house tours collected over the years. Most are in Paris, fitting loads of function and charm into small footprints. More

Earlier this week, we visited some Indian kitchens from Apartment Therapy house tours. Now, we're glimpsing into more Asian home kitchens from past tours: More

The Kitchn is heading off to Asia this week (in words and pictures, at least) and we want to revisit some house tours that take us into Asian kitchens. First stop: India! More

At first we couldn't quite get behind the zig-zaggy, dropped ceiling in this space. But once we realized its purpose (and saw the cramped, dark room before) we were on board. This is not a huge kitchen, and the owners made it feel open and expansive. Go take a look. More