Project: Lido Island Residence by Emily LaMarque Studio
Location: Newport Beach, CA

Every once in a while we like to take a look at kitchen renovations done by professional design studios. They're usually more aspirational than achievable for many of us, but they still provide great visual inspiration and ideas. The kitchen you see above once belonged to a couple who, after finding themselves empty-nesters, decided to sell their high-maintenance beachfront home. The Emily LaMarque Design Studio, based in West Hollywood, stripped the kitchen to its studs, knocked down a few walls, and turned the dated design into a glamorous kitchen befitting its covetable waterfront location. 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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I'm the first person to admit to a fair amount of fancy kitchen ogling. (Hello Pinterest.) Of course, these are mere dreams for me, but for many home buyers designer detailing—custom cabinets, high-end appliances, swanky countertops—are an essential part of a decent kitchen, and anything less is a remodel-in-waiting. But designer kitchens weren't always the "necessity" people now claim they are. As The Salt recently put it: when and how did Americans come to expect expensive kitchen trends and technology to show up in even modestly priced homes? Why do we think we need designer kitchens? 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. Today we look at an restaurant-style faucet that's becoming increasingly popular in home kitchens: the commercial pre-rinse faucet. More

While browsing Pinterest for interesting kitchen design ideas, we came across this photo: a kitchen stove set into what looks like a chimney opening. How unusual!
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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 the pros and cons of ceramic floor tiles: More

If you have ever renovated, updated, or simply added some extra storage or accessories to your kitchen, you have probably at least considered IKEA. Their low-cost, stylish kitchens simply cannot be beat for price. The new IKEA 2013 catalog is just out, so we paged through to see where IKEA kitchen design is headed this year — and whether there were some trends and ideas to swipe from the pages of the catalog. More

For the last five years shelter magazine House Beautiful has collaborated with a renowned kitchen designer to create and build a Kitchen of the Year, which goes on display in Rockefeller Center for one week every July. This year "America's Dream Kitchen" was designed by Mick de Giulio, and I had the pleasure of walking through the kitchen on Monday - well, if you can call it simply a "kitchen," and I don't think you can! More

I'm in the early stages of renovating a fixer-upper first home, and I'm currently in the market for an entire kitchen's worth of appliances. Searching for solid information on appliances has been an unexpectedly overwhelming and frustrating experience (more on this later). Right now I am researching some of IKEA's appliance offerings, and I'm curious: Have you ever bought or used a major kitchen appliance from IKEA? If so, what has your experience been? More

When Kitchn reader Heejoo renovated his Northeast Seattle home earlier this year, the kitchen was a big part of the makeover. Heejoo added a partial second story in order to expand and update the kitchen with a new formal entry and an L-shaped open floor plan—all designed to be "casual and modern." See what it looks like now: More