Q: My new kitchen is going to have a large island with my double-bowl sink in it. The young plumber and my contractor want to use some newfangled thing that just fits under the cabinet. They call it ...

It’s hard to have a DIY kitchen island that stands out when it’s built using Ikea cabinets, but that was the goal of this project. To not only make something look and feel custom, but all the while ...

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Sitcoms (usually) have the best kitchens. Of course, that’s because they’re fake, missing an entire wall, and designed to make it easy for the cameras to get the angles they need. In addition to a ...

When Katie and Kevin Adams entertain in their Belle Chasse backyard, there’s usually a crowd: kids in the palm-shaded pool, grown-ups sitting by the cabana bar, Kevin boiling seafood and Katie ...