Kitchen Installations

Ridgid introduces a new type of faucet wrenchby Ed Cunha

This cozy seat is fun and offers storage underneath  by John White

Softer and highly-polishable, soapstone can be an excellent choice for a stone counterby Michael Pekovich

By combining a drying rack with a cabinet, crucial storage space can be maximized in small kitchensby Keith Moskow

Make your life easier with the flexibility of custom-built cabinets and adjustable shelvesby Chris Baumeister

If you're ordering and assembling something from Ikea, here's how to do it with as few snags as possibleby Scott Gibson

Stone countertops too chilly for you? Radiant-heat mats built beneath them can fight off the cold.by Kurt Lavenson

Door-catch mechanism choice comes down to aesthetics, function, and costby William Duckworth

Even stone is susceptible to scratches, staining, chipping, and heat damageby Jennifer Stimpson

These three-part forms contain and shape the concrete mixby Jeremy French, Matt Kabat

Once the pour cures, a surgical hand protects the unfinished surfaceby Jeremy French, Matt Kabat

A smart design, a few jigs, and some tactical advice will maximize output and minimize mistakesby Sven Hanson

With a few special tools, you can preassemble the cabinets and cut a big job down to sizeby Mike Guertin

When a family likes to prepare meals together, happiness is having the space to work without getting in one another's wayby David Edrington

A handy one-way valve eliminates most of the plumbing workby Lynn Underwood

A cabinetmaker fuses curves, angles, and clever storage into a well-crafted, affordable designby Rex Alexander

An architect's kitchen sketches inspire the transformation of her 1970s ranchby Melissa Harris

Common-sense strategies for creating kitchen islands that function well and look greatby Scott W. Smith

With inexpensive tools and materials, you can build durable, distinctive work surfaces in just about any size or shapeby Steve Morris