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Issue 271 – Kitchens & Baths 2017

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Digital Exclusives for Issue 271

Photos, links, and extras for the Winter 2017 Kitchen and Bath issue of Fine Homebuilding magazine.

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Features

  • Kitchen and Bath Inspiration From Our K&B Issue 2017

    24 more kitchen and bath photos from seven projects featured in our 2017 Kitchens & Baths issue.

  • A Home Kitchen Designed for Restaurant Owners

    This kitchen has everything the owners need, all the style they could want, and nothing more.

  • cohesive style in bathrooms
    A Suite Bath, a Guest Bath, and a Powder Room in One Cohesive Style

    Colors, materials, and patterns unify a new home’s three distinct bathrooms.

  • Old-School Kitchen Design Delights with Classic Style

    A new kitchen breaks with the trend of open living space.

  • Grand Master Bath
    Combining Two Bland Bathrooms to Create One Grand Suite Bath

    Adding a barely used guest bath to the suite gives a young family one bigger bath with classic charm.

  • Modern Bath Design: The Best in Best Practices
    Best Practices for Modern Bath Design

    From curbless showers to vessel sinks, it’s important to get the details right.

Article

  • An Inside Look at Custom Kitchen Cabinets

    A cabinetmaker offers smart construction details for the most common types of cabinets.

  • Kitchen Remodel Under $20k

    Do some work yourself and be selective with your spending for an elegant kitchen remodel on a tight budget.

  • DIY kitchen demolition
    DIY Kitchen Demolition

    Put down that sledgehammer. A careful, methodical approach gets better results.

  • Prepping for Demolition

    Before you take the first swing, protect the rest of the house.

  • Kitchen Remodel: Managing Demolition Debris

    Organizing the mess protects the home and its occupants, and saves time and money.

  • Drywall Removal Made Easy

    The goal is to remove the wall in big pieces, not smash it to bits.

  • An ’80s Kitchen Is Remodeled and Taken Back to its Midcentury Modern Roots

    This project did much more than improve a kitchen: It improved an entire house in function, flow, and style.

  • Tile and barn style. The horizontal wall tile accentuates the bath’s broad, rectangular shape. A sliding barn-style door adds style without cluttering up the sparse bath design.
    This Suite Bath Remodel Is a Family Affair

    Siblings and spouses pool their skills to take a dated bath from cramped to contemporary.

  • When Purposeful Kitchen Design Trumps Style

    Designers from across the country agree that it’s not style that makes a kitchen last, it’s function.

Commentary

  • Design is in the Details

    Editor's Note: look for the designer’s restraint when it comes to colors, textures, and materials.

Tools & Materials

  • A Miscellany of Great Kitchen (and Bath) Products

    Take a look at the latest innovations in appliances and other kitchen features.

Great Ideas

  • Kitchen Design Solutions

    From a clever kitchen island to a secret bar, learn about some ingenious design features.

Design Gallery

  • Kitchen and Bath Design Ideas From our Photographers

    Picture perfect through the lens.

Design/Build

  • Bathroom Vanities and the Art of Residential Design

    Choose the right size, style, and layout for your vanity to make this essential bathroom cabinet work and look great.

Keep Craft Alive

  • Keep Craft Alive: Tyler Grace, Remodeling Contractor

    “Basically, I want to get paid for being fussy.”

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