Issue 295 – Kitchens & Baths
Features
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Row-House Remodel
Reconfiguring an oddball bathroom vastly improves the functionality of a small kitchen.
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Rise of the IAQ Monitor
These devices may lack accuracy, but they can teach us how we play a role in maintaining indoor-air quality.
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Bath on a Bluff
This primary bathroom offers lessons in layout and designing for comfort and quality.
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Traditional at First Glance
With hints of the Shaker style, this kitchen's more modern leanings are subtle, but important.
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What's the Most Durable Grout?
A former remodeler wonders why more people aren't using polyurethane grout in their kitchen and bath projects.
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A Kitchen for the Rest of Us
A contractor crafts his own kitchen for $12,000.
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1970s Revamp
Space restrictions and the desire for clean lines inform every inch of this kitchen transformation.
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One Bad Kitchen, Three Good Designs
Three designers modernize a disconnected, dysfunctional midcentury space.
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Timber-Frame Resurrection
Uncovering and reconfiguring hand-hewn timbers results in a character-rich kitchen.
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Kindred Spirits
A home's three bathrooms maintain a consistent style with enough interest to stand on their own.
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Opening Up a Family Kitchen
Folding the functions of multiple rooms into one makes for a dynamic hub.
Article
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Glass in Wet Spaces
Rules for protecting occupants from injury in slippery locations.
Know the Code
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Everything, and the Kitchen Sink
This remodel included one very unusual feature: a kitchen backsplash window.
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All for Fun With Family
Designing for multiple generations means creating more space for storage.
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Midcentury Makeover
Converting an antique credenza into a vessel-sink vanity drove the design of this master bathroom.
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Spa Experience
A near gut remodel turns a dated 1980s bath into a luxurious retreat.
Great Ideas
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Audio-Inspired Shower Fixtures
These vintage stereo-inspired shower mixers make the perfect addition to any audiophile's bathroom.
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Elegantly Simple Illumination
With a perforated, spun-metal shade, this pendant light lends dappled light to any room.
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Vibrant Kitchen Faucet
This industrial-style fixture is bold without being overbearing.
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Svelte Cooker
This touch-screen wall oven lives up to it's Minimalist name.
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Crafted in Stone, Inspired by Nature
This mosaic tile made of volcanic stone comes in vibrant colors with a variety of shapes and textures.
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Color-Coordinated Quartz
These new monochormatic slabs and tiles are made to mimic natural stone.
Spec
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Why Is Indoor-Air Pollution Largely Unregulated?
Pollutants are all around us, but regulation of air quality largely stops at the front door.
Building Matters
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Keep Craft Alive: Ace McArleton, General Manager
A commitment to inclusion and respect inspired this home builder to create a different kind of construction company.
