We've been hunting for a new apartment, but keep running into a problem: many of the the otherwise great apartments we're finding come with an electric stove in the kitchen. We've been cooking with gas for years now and have trouble imagining going back. Is a gas stove a deal breaker? More

Here's some inspiration: the head judge of Top Chef and owner of several very successful Manhattan restaurants cooks at home in a rental kitchen that probably looks a lot like some of yours. He says it's so narrow that the oven and refrigerator can't be opened at the same time. Sound familiar?

Read on for more details from this basic galley kitchen and Colicchio's favorite cookbook... More

With the Spring Kitchn Cure getting underway, we've been looking over our kitchen with a critical eye. Since we're renters, some of the things that we'd really like to change (the faux-wood cupboards...the curling linoleum...) are unfortunately here to stay. But we can still dream! If you could, what one thing would you change about your rental kitchen? More

Last week's post on 10 kitchen improvements for renters was a hit; lots of you are in rental kitchens! But that was just a start: there are plenty of other good ideas on brightening a rental kitchen. Here are three more ideas we noticed in at Domino. More

It's DIY Month, and we're encouraging you to take care of all your projects around the house, even in the kitchen! We get lots of questions from renters who want to spruce up their kitchens without breaking the bank (or their lease agreement). When you rent you rarely have permission or resources to renovate a cramped or ugly kitchen. But there are simple, inexpensive, and creative ways to make your kitchen brighter and better.

As we move through DIY Month and our February Jumpstart event, here are ten ways to help you make your rental kitchen more beautiful, healthy, and organized. More

A kitchen redecorating question today, from reader Libby. She writes:

Any ideas on how to re-decorate my kitchen around these heart pine cabinets? My house is the ubiquitous suburban ranch-style, built in the early 1960s. Despite its small size and ordinary details, I love it.

I want to redecorate my kitchen, but I am at a loss on how to work around these country-esque (notice the fixures and decorative accents) cabinets. Replacing the cabinets is not an option, nor is painting or refinishing them.

Click through for a larger photo of her cabinets and our thoughts. More

We've been on the hunt for a new place to live. The kitchen is obviously of chief importance, but we've seen a lot of uninspiring rental kitchens over the past week. Too small, too cramped, odd configurations of stove and refrigerator, stained walls, bad floors, too little counter space. It's helped us refine what we want in our kitchen, however, because nearly every rental kitchen will bring some degree of compromise. It helps to know what the non-negotiables are first.

Read on for our essentials, and then we're curious to know yours. More

We are totally loving this collection of Takahashi tin containers from Lisa's beautiful apartment kitchen in San Francisco. It's just a taste of the inspiration we found in this kitchen. It's a rental, but Lisa has lived there for 12 years, and it looks like she has made herself completely at home as a cook.

Look at a few more of our favorite things in this rich and inspiring rental kitchen.

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When Kyle realized that she wasn't getting enough light in her Jamaica Plain apartment office, she did a very sensible thingl. She moved her office into the light-flooded pantry. Why not work in close proximity to the kitchen? We are obviously much in favor of this idea, especially when the kitchen is as colorful and lovely as Kyle's. Take a closer look - more photos below.

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Tara's house tour made it look like she has tons of space. But her San Francisco apartment is a tiny rental that measures up at only 400 square feet. She has a classic rental kitchen, too: plywood cabinets, no natural light, and linoleum floors. And yet look at what she's been able to do in this rental... More