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Should you have a sink on a kitchen island? It's just one of the many questions you’ll encounter when designing your dream kitchen. It's something you see all the time, so you'd be forgiven for ...

Houzz just released its 2026 Kitchen Trends Report. Marine Sargsyan, Houzz staff economist, gives me the scoop (and photos) ...

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I'll be honest. When I first moved into my home, the kitchen island felt like the centerpiece of my dreams. It was massive, ...

For the recurring series, That’s Debatable, we take on a contentious issue of the day and present two spirited arguments—one in favor and the other emphatically opposed. Previous installments from the ...

More often than not, the simplest designs make the most sense — and in terms of kitchens, a one-wall kitchen is definitely one of them. As its name suggests, this style of kitchen is purposefully ...

Lloyd Alter is Design Editor for Treehugger and teaches Sustainable Design at Ryerson University in Toronto. I used to complain that kitchen islands had become so big that they were now kitchen ...