Issue 271 – Kitchens & Baths 2017
Features
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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.
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A Home Kitchen Designed for Restaurant Owners
Full of Personality: This kitchen has everything the owners need, all the style they could want, and nothing more.
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Three Bath Designs in One Cohesive Style
Three of a Kind: Colors, materials, and patterns unify a new home’s three distinct bathrooms.
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Old School Kitchen Design Delights With Classic Style
New kitchen breaks with the trend of open living space.
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Master Bath Plus Guest Bath Equals One Big Bath With Tub, Shower, and Oversize Vanity
Traditional Touch: Combining two barely functional bathrooms gives a young family a bigger bath with classic charm.
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Modern Bath Design: The Best in Best Practices
From curbless showers to vessel sinks, it’s important to get the details right.
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Custom Cabinets: An Inside Look
A cabinetmaker offers smart construction details for the most common types of cabinets.
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Kitchen Remodel Under $20k
A Labor of Love: Do some work yourself and be selective with your spending for an elegant kitchen remodel on a tight budget.
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DIY Kitchen Demolition
Put down that sledgehammer. A careful, methodical approach gets better results.
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Prepping for Demolition
Before you take the first swing, protect the rest of the house.
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Kitchen Remodel: Managing Demolition Debris
Organizing the mess protects the home and its occupants, and saves time and money
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Drywall Removal Made Easy
The goal is to remove the wall in big pieces, not smash it to bits.
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An ’80s Kitchen is Remodeled and Taken Back to its Roots
More Midcentury: This project did much more than improve a kitchen. It improved an entire house in function, flow, and style.
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This Master Bath Remodel is a Family Affair
Would you hire your siblings to take a dated master bath from cramped to contemporary?
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When Purposeful Kitchen Design Trumps Style
Timeless by Design: Designers from across the country agree that it’s not style that makes a kitchen last, it’s function.
Article
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Design is in the Details
Editor's Note: look for the designer’s restraint when it comes to colors, textures, and materials.
Commentary
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Great Kitchen and Bath Products Inspired by our Best Houses
Spec: Custom burner layout, kitchen workstation, smart cooktop, teak shower bench, secret faucet feature, metal shower pans, prefab pizza oven, textured basins, and modern artisanal tiles.
Tools & Materials
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Common House Design Problems Ingeniously Solved
Great Ideas: clever kitchen island, reclaimed barn wood, concrete with glass inlay, vessel sink, graduated drawers, and a secret bar.
Great Ideas
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Kitchen and Bath Design Ideas From our Photographers
Picture perfect through the lens.
Design Gallery
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Bathroom Vanities and the Art of Residential Design
Design/Build: Avoid the dangers of a poorly detailed vanity.
Design/Build
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Keep Craft Alive: Tyler Grace, Remodeling Contractor
“Basically, I want to get paid for being fussy.”