Kitchen Installations

by Fu-Tung Cheng

The perfect marriage of cost, aesthetics and performance is what suits your lifestyle and budget best by Scott Gibson

Careful planning and knowing exactly where the framing is help factory-made cabinets go in quickly and easily for a custom look with no nasty surprises by Kevin Luddy

With store-bought moldings and a router, you can give laminate counters the monolithic look of solid-surface material by Herrick Kimball

An experienced fabricator explains the process from the templating to the final setting of the slabs by Joe Ranzoni

Laminate-covered substrate produces a bright, clean and washable cabinet at a lower cost than hardwood panels by Rex Alexander

With careful layout and efficient assembly, you can piece together affordable cabinets from mix-and-match doors, drawers and boxes by Sven Hanson, Joel Wheeler

Solid, durable and attractive, an uncommon countertop can be cast from common materials by Thomas Hughes

Synthetic materials can be worked like wood and polished like stone by Sven Hanson

Construct base cabinets with a carpenter's pragmatism and a cabinetmaker's precision by Anthony Simmonds

Cutting shears and spray adhesive are among the tricks that make the job easier by Herrick Kimball

This system combines traditional looks with efficient assembly techniques by Jim Tolpin