In honor of our upcoming national holiday, here's a quick peek at a few kitchens that take red, white, and blue (but especially red!) to new heights in the home kitchen. More

Our spring contest, Small Cool Kitchens 2010, is now in full swing! (Have you entered yet?) We wanted to take a quick look back to 2007 and the last time we did this contest. There were some lovely small kitchens in it, and you may not have seen them yet. Here's a look back at some of the top reader favorites. More

Small Cool, Apartment Therapy's annual celebration of small living spaces, is well underway this month. We've been so impressed by many of the kitchens in this year's contest, and we're about to give you a look at some of our favorites. But first — an even more interesting announcement! Next month, May 2010, The Kitchn will be celebrating small(ish) kitchens for a whole month, with a small kitchen contest of our own! So start thinking about your own kitchen — is it ready for Small Cool Kitchens 2010? In the meantime, for inspiration, here's a look at some picture-perfect kitchens from Small Cool Homes 2010. More

Sure, most of these kitchens could eat ours for breakfast, but it's still fun to look at kitchens that were designed with entertaining in mind. And there are plenty of usable ideas here for opening your kitchen up to guests when you're entertaining at home: More

This kitchen remodel shows off one of our favorite tricks in making a kitchen look bigger. It also happens to make the kitchen much more functional. Do you know what it is? We talked about it here, too. More

Why are these called breakfast nooks? Sure, sipping coffee and enjoying toast while reading the paper in the morning light seems the fitting activity in one of these smallish spaces. But we're sure the owners of these homes tuck in to meatloaf there, too. Either way, we love nooks. The nearer they're nestled to the kitchen, the better. More

We are preparing to move to a new apartment, and although we have been known for having a colorful kitchen, our plans for the new space are quite different. Perhaps it's symbolic of the fresh start, or maybe we're inspired by the sunny windows in our new kitchen, but we keep imagining bright white walls with warm wood countertops, shelves, or other details. Here are some of the lovely examples we've bookmarked for inspiration. What do you think? Do you have – or dream about – a kitchen with these elements? More

When it comes to the Kosher households, having the ability to lay out your kitchen in accordance with your beliefs and dietary needs is a true blessing. You have to have a keen eye, but can you spy anything in this kitchen that seems different than your own? The great design makes it hard to see, but this kitchen has a few extra things that yours might not! More

A few weeks ago we talked about chairs in the kitchen — we love being able to pull up a hospitable seat for a guest! But some kitchens don't need chairs because they already have more substantial seating built in: Benches and booths! Here's a look at a few examples of built-in kitchen seating in real homes. More

We live in a Philadelphia Row House and we're in desperate need of more space in the kitchen. It's impossible for me to cook with anyone &mdash because there's simply not enough room. More