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Posts tagged “Kitchen Hardware”

How To Replace a Kitchen Faucet: Our Experience

Earlier this week we asked you if you had ever considered replacing the faucet in a rental kitchen. We realized this could be a simple way to upgrade our kitchen, and this week we did it as our Kitc...

In-Stink-Erator: Dealing With A Smelly Garbage Disposal

A few weeks ago, we noticed a phantom stinky odor in our kitchen. It wasn't the trash. It wasn't the fridge. We finally traced it to the garbage disposal! Here's what we learned about getting it clean...

Hot or Not? Rösle Kitchen Cell Phone Holder

Do you use your cell phone in the kitchen? Many of us rely on the iPhone now for recipes and information as we cook — but there's always a problem. How do you prop up that precious gadget where ...

New IKEA 2010 Catalog! A Peek at New Kitchens and Tools

The annual release of a new IKEA catalog is always an event in the world of home decor and renovation. The low prices, unfussy design and sheer scale of IKEA mean that they will always be an option ...

Tip: Five Ways to Keep Your Cutting Board from Slipping

If you've spent any amount of time doing prep work for a big dinner, you know how annoying it can be to have a your cutting board constantly slipping around on you. We've talked about this before, but...

Good Product: Cupboard Lights

Do you have a dark, dark cupboard in your kitchen? Maybe one that gets more cluttered than it should just because you can't see into it? You need a cupboard light. ...

Survey: How Do You Organize Your Pot Lids?
The Kitchen Cure Spring 2009

Okay, after so many Cure-takers called out for help with their pot lid problems, both Faith and I have weighed in, in depth, on the issue. I slide mine above my hanging pot rack (here are the details ...

Renters: What Would You Change About Your Kitchen If You Could?

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....

Help! Seeking the Perfect Range Hood

This kitchen gets a lot of use, and we cook meat a couple times per week. After renovating last spring, and living without some of the final touches since then, our kitchen really, really needs an exh...

Quick Tip: How to Keep Your Cutting Board from Slipping

Trying to use a cutting board that slips against the counter with every motion of your knife is not only annoying, it's dangerous! Don't worry - this is one kitchen grievance that's easy to solve....

Online Vintage Kitchen and Tableware Minus the International Shipping

If you love French vintage kitchenware from 1900-1960 but can't make it to Paris, D.O.T. (Diffusion d'Objets de Table) on rue Saintonge in the Marais has an affordable solution for you. Their online U...

Small Kitchen Space Makers: Corner Kitchen Drawers

Corners are important places in small kitchens. They are often the awkward spots, where drawers pull out and bump into each other, and they hold potential for wasted space. We showed you a cutting boa...

Space Maker: Corner Cutting Board by Peter Meier

This large oval cutting board is an interesting idea for small spaces - a cutting board that gives you more space instead of less. ...

Design Friday: Design Glut's Hookmaker

From Design Glut, the studio that brought you Egg Pants, comes Hookmaker, a kitchen hook with a surreal familiarity. More pictures and info below... ...

Stainless Steel Sponge Caddy

Where do you keep your sponge or dishcloth? Check out this Stainless Steel Sponge Caddy from the Museum of Useful Things. It lets your sponge drip dry - hopefully suspended over the sink - instead of ...

Good Product: Folding Step Stool

In a small kitchen there's nowhere to go but up when you're looking for creative storage options. Counter space is at a premium, so stacking is the way to go. But this creates a usability problem fo...